Next game: Ohio State is off September 24 and returns to action October 1 with a noon home game vs. Rutgers. The Cougars were able to accomplish that, but Oklahoma probably learned a few lessons in that Week 1 loss and could counter with more pressure to limit some of the problems at cornerback.
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Trotter: Since 2009, no team in college football has dropped more games as a double-digit favorite than Oklahoma.
BALL HAWKS: Ohio State already has three interception returns for touchdowns by three different players. And, do what many expected them to do this season-is dominate the Big 12 with an experienced team-behind a very talented quarterback in Baker Mayfield. The Sooners and Barry Switzer were at the height of their powers. Both of these teams are in the SEC, and if either of them can run the table they have a shot at a playoff spot.
Oklahoma has forged its identity on the ability to run the football.
So far this season Patrick is 2-0 picking the results of Ohio State Football games. Oklahoma’s defense must win when it gets the Buckeyes in second- and third-and-long situations.
Rice (0-3) led 3-0 after the first quarter before JaMychal Hasty scored on a 16-yard run, and Cannon caught a 10-yard pass from Russell to put the Bears up 14-3 midway through the second quarter. Just when looked like the eagerly anticipated match-up was going to be a dud, two things happened.
Ohio State is a run-first offense, which bodes well for OU.
He is a freshman reserve quarterback for Oklahoma. The entire country had eyes fixated on Ohio Stadium in 1977; the Buckeyes were looking to protect their own and the Sooners were winning games left and right.
Von Schamann toyed with the Ohio Stadium crowd before the kick.
Defense, defense, defense: Keep laying the wood and smack them in the mouth early.
Keeping plays in front of them and preventing any big gains from breaking will help Oklahoma stay in this game and be around until the end.
While this game may not look as intriguing on paper now as it would have with these original rankings, this is still a matchup between two of college football’s best programs, and an important game for both teams.
After a tough start to the season that brought out numerous doubters, OU will have a chance to make a huge statement when they host No. 4 Ohio State this Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
If Ohio State needed any more motivation, Kendall’s words have provided another rallying point. And let’s just say Kendall didn’t give much respect to Ohio State’s defense. The Buckeyes opened the season with Bowling Green and Tulsa. Mayfield is one of the best distributors of the ball in the country and that ability mixed with his athleticism make him a very risky dual-threat passer.
Urban Meyer won’t have to make up any bulletin board motivational stuff this week for Saturday’s nationally televised showdown between No. 3 Ohio State and No. 14 Oklahoma in Norman.
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Riding the play of a confident, explosive offense, Ohio State will overwhelm Oklahoma and sink their hopes of returning to the CFP. From talking to the defensive coaches and players, the keys to slowing down Oklahoma’s offense are keeping Mayfield in the pocket, and getting him to the ground when you have a chance to tackle him. “You just have to be conscious of where he’s at and what you want to do with him”.
