Oklahoma is still looking for a solution at the corner position opposite of junior Jordan Thomas, which will cause problems for the Sooners.
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The Sooners opened as 9 ½-point favorites in the spring, it dropped to a touchdown when the season started and, after a very good Houston team playing at home upset the Sooners with big plays, they became slight underdogs to the young Buckeyes.
“This is kind of the opportunity you come to a place like this to play in games like this, where everybody’s watching on a Saturday night”, Mayfield said. “They’re exciting for everybody”. He knows that Barrett’s talent leaves the 14th-ranked Sooners with little margin for error against the third-ranked Buckeyes. “Obviously, he knows that offense, you can tell, very well”. Coach Linc is one of, if not the best OC in the country.
“Offensively everything goes through J.T. Barrett, an exceptional athlete at quarterback, throwing the football really well”, Coach Stoops said. Barrett has thrown for just shy of 500 yards in the first two games of the season. The redshirt junior first saw action back in 2014 when Braxton Miller re-injured his shoulder, so the Wichita Falls, TX product has plenty of experience quarterbacking the Buckeyes. I think the victor takes all here.
It will no doubt test the Sooners to face a dual threat guy like Barrett, but Oklahoma had the chance to face a similar styled quarterback when they played Houston earlier in the year.
After taking a tough loss to Houston in Week One, a win over Ohio State would be monumental for Oklahoma. They’re challenging and they’re great competition that you’re going against.
In two seasons as the lead back for the Sooners, Perine has accumulated over 3,000 yards rushing. It could be up to Durbin to win it for the Buckeyes, which makes me think Coach Meyer would certainly know him from that point on. He’s a speedy runner who can make the big play at any moment, and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer likes to find a way to get the ball into the junior’s hands. “So many different ways they can get him the football, electrifying guy in the way he can run”.
CURTIS SAMUEL: Samuel, Ohio State’s H-back, had nine catches for 177 yards against Bowling Green and ran 13 times for 84 yards. The Buckeyes are winning the turnover margin by huge numbers each game, and even when the offense struggles to find its identity, Ohio State can rely on Raekwon McMillan and company to hold opposing offenses to nearly nothing on the scoreboard.
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While Samuel is lightning in a bottle for the Buckeyes offense, Weber is more of a thundering runner at 5-foot-10 212 pounds. A strong non-conference win would strengthen the Buckeyes’ case for a spot in the College Football Playoff, should they be in position to be considered at season’s end.
