The Buckeyes and Sooners have only met twice before. No matter what they do, they’ll have a tough time topping their original showdown. The Buckeyes lost 11 players to the 2016 NFL Draft, but Urban Meyer might be the best in-game tactician in the Power 5 today.
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Uwe von Schamann was the biggest of many heroes for the Sooners. They have combined for 246 yards and three scores. “I haven’t heard what the gentleman said, about the quarterback is going to light us up or something”.
Von Schamann works in communication and development for the Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany, Oklahoma.
Barrett is off to an impressive start to the new college football season, but Meyer warns that his team must balance the way they play against Oklahoma this weekend. That’s what will carry them to a W this week, being “in” the game, and letting it all hang out.
Like any team, it starts up front for Ohio State. Ohio State looks similar to Houston, but Oklahoma also looks similar to Tulsa. Ohio Stadium was packed with 88,119 fans, the third-largest crowd for an Ohio State home game at the time.
Oklahoma will be fortunate to remain in the top 20. Oklahoma has some pretty decent trends to look at for this game.
Then there are teams like TCU and Oklahoma State. Their fullback, Jeff Logan, wasn’t fully healthy. He’ll be the man in charge of organizing Ohio State’s primary defense against Mayfield, who has to be a better decision maker than he was against Houston. The Cardinals have been dominant the first two weeks, with sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson accounting for 13 touchdowns, vaulting him into the Heisman conversation. The Buckeyes generally preferred to grind things out on the ground with Mike Weber totaling 92 yards on 17 carries with a one yard scoring run while Samuel made himself known on the ground as well as the air with 78 yards on eight carries as OSU eventually became a dominant in the trenches offensively while smothering the Golden Hurricane attack. “We’re ready for anything”, cornerback Marshon Lattimore said. “That was just a trademark of Barry Switzer teams”.
Even though OU has played home-and-home series with Alabama, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Florida State, Miami (Fl) and OR, this is one of the few times it has caught one of those programs at the height of its powers.
FILE – In this September 3, 2016, file photo, Oklahoma wide receiver Mark Andrews (81) pulls in a touchdown pass in front of Houston safety Garrett Davis (1) in the second half of Houston’s 33-23 victory in an NCAA college football game, in Houston.
Schiano is in his first season as a defensive coordinator at Ohio State, but Fickell has served in the role to varying degrees since 2005.
The Oklahoma redshirt junior is often at his best when he’s unscripted – scrambling, improvising, and lengthening plays to benefit the offense. The same can be said for the Sooners. In order to beat them, the Sooners will have to take some chances by going for it on fourth down early in the game and not being afraid to send pressure after Barrett. “I’m playing 10 guys right now, which is kind of unheard of, but it’s a great problem to have”. “I think it’ll be a good matchup”.
The Sooners took over at the 50-yard line. But a win would put the Sooners squarely back in the picture. “So the only thought on the sideline watching it was the snap and the hold, because Uwe was going to do his job”.
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“We positioned it where it was only a 41-yard kick, and that’s an extra point or a chip shot for Uwe”, Blevins said.
