The best offensive weapon Ohio State has right now is Ezekiel Elliott jumping over people, so it’s not surprising that the Buckeyes put a few clips of Elliott’s hurdles in the trailer for Saturday’s game against Maryland.
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Ohio State (7-3-3, 2-2-2 Big Ten) wasted no time taking the lead in the third minute when Lindsay Agnew found a streaking Sammy Edwards, who beat Purdue goalkeeper Erika Yohn from 10 yards. Saturday also marks Ohio State’s homecoming game. The Buckeyes are heavy favorites entering the contest, and these 5 reasons show why Ohio State will clobber the dismal Terrapins.
The Buckeyes are coming off a 34-27 win at Indiana while the Terrapins fell to No. 22 Michigan, 28-0, at home last Saturday. Ohio State has won 25 Big Ten regular season games in a row, going 8-0 in each of the past three seasons and 1-0 this year.
On the season, the Maryland Terrapins average 169.8 yards in passing and 162.6 yards in rushing. On the ground, Brandon Ross rushed for 44 yards in 14 attempts. In receiving, Jalin Marshall had 110 yards in six receptions while Michael Thomas added 54 yards and one touchdown in four catches.
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The Terrapin rusher totaled 130 rushing yards at West Virginia two weeks ago, turning in his seventh career 100-yard rushing performance.
