In their first game, it was all offense which we expected. Tyquan Lewis led Ohio State in sacks last season and looks to have picked up right where he left off, while Raekwon McMillan leads the defensive unit with 12 tackles.
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It’s no secret that Barrett is one of the best playmakers in the entire country, and the mobile quarterback will be the biggest threat to OU’s defense this Saturday. The Buckeyes opened the season with Bowling Green and Tulsa. That he could slice up the Buckeyes defense as easily as Mayfield.
Point spread: Ohio State is favored by 2 points, according to scores and odds. They allowed only 69 rushing yards on 28 attempts. The freshman is averaging 6.8 yards per carry.
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Elsewhere, on the college football Week 3 schedule, No. 1 Alabama travels to Oxford to take on No. 19 Ole Miss, hoping to stop a two-game skid in this series.
So far this season, Mayfield is completing almost 72 percent of his passes with five touchdowns and no interceptions. Schiano said. “That’s the kind of really fine athlete that he is”. He has carried the ball six times for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Ohio State 0 // wait and get points? They also lead the FBS when it comes to defensive touchdowns with three. I do think the game line of Ohio State -1 is a line that can be attacked. With seven interceptions and four touchdowns, that question has been answered.
This is a big match-up between two ranked teams. Though he’s a proficient passer, it’s Barrett’s ability to gouge defenses with his legs that makes him risky.
Mayfield said he doesn’t expect anything fancy from Ohio State, just skilled players who know their jobs.
Playing a mixture of both running back and slot receiver, Samuel has rushed 21 times for 162 yards while catching all 14 of his targets through the air for 239 yards and two touchdowns.
Samuel is on pace to produce 2,406 all-purpose yards in the regular season, which would rank second in school history behind Keith Byars (2,441 in 1984).
“There’s a lot of similarities, but there’s still a lot of differences in how they utilize their personnel”, Stoops said.
Ohio State wants to force Oklahoma into third-and-long scenarios in which Mayfield will be forced to a be a more traditional passer. 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. It may have been against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks but a win is a win. And the 2014 team won that title by showing that you don’t have to be a top-10 recruit to succeed at Ohio State.
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Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield previous year threw for 3,700 yards and 36 touchdowns with just seven interceptions, and rushed for 405 yards and seven scores.
