CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio State’s 54-10 blowout win over Iowa is deceptive as a result of anemic run recreation the Buckeyes offered.
Star tailbacks Treveyon Henderson and Miyan Williams had been held to 57 yards on 21 carries. As a crew, the Buckeyes had solely 66 yards on 30 carries and by no means did set up their run recreation. Iowa was in a position to restrict it with a number of schemes and “wins” in one-on-one matchups.
On movie, Iowa was dedicated to stopping the run and was in a position to match up with the large entrance of the Buckeyes. Shifting ahead, they will fight this by both including extra run-friendly personnel teams, or abandoning the run altogether and counting on Heisman hopeful C.J. Stroud.
The Hawkeye entrance seven is loaded with bodily, mature gamers dedicated to their assignments. No matter their scheme, they constantly moved ahead and recreated the road of scrimmage. They’re extremely nicely coached, bodily robust, and technically sound. Their fundamentals allowed them to cowl each hole and have constant run matches towards the Buckeyes.
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Under is an instance of the Iowa entrance seven successful within the run recreation.
On this break up zone play, Buckeye middle Luke Wypler, and proper guard Mathew Jones are alleged to double crew defensive sort out Noah Shannon to the #1 linebacker Jack Campbell. They need to get vertical displacement or motion on Shannon earlier than they chip off to Campbell.
Shannon does an incredible job of attacking Jones, shifting the road of scrimmage backwards, and making the double crew exhausting for Wypler.
They’re pressured to remain on the double crew, giving Campbell the power to run free and sort out Miyan Williams for a 4-yard loss. On the bottom, Logan Lee wins his matchup towards left guard Donovan Jackson.
This is among the many occasions Iowa had quite a lot of gamers within the backfield able to make a play.
To keep away from gamers penetrating within the backfield, the Buckeyes ought to think about using an aggressive hole scheme, which can enable the offensive lineman the chance to dam down with out all the principles wanted in a zone scheme.
Iowa was in a position to management the Buckeye run recreation by partaking in two schematic themes:
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1. Forcing the bounce
The defensive tackles for the Hawkeyes had been very stout and managed each A and B gaps. They typically lined up contained in the guards and tackles or stunted down into these gaps. With A and B gaps managed, the remainder of the protection was in a position to rally and run to the soccer.
They crowded the road of scrimmage and compelled Ohio State to throw the ball. Fortuitously for the Buckeyes, C.J. Stroud responded by throwing for 4 touchdowns and carrying the load for the Buckeye offense.
Under is a take a look at Iowa taking management with six defenders on the road of scrimmage and a complete of eight throughout the field space.
Ohio State will run an out of doors zone idea on third-and-short. Everybody on the offensive line for the Buckeyes will attain to the proper with Jones attending to the second degree to dam #1 linebacker Campbell.
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The inside defensive position from the Hawkeyes will occupy each the A and B gaps and permit free security Quinn Schulte, and bottom sturdy security Kaevon Merriweather, to run unblocked to Williams.
There are simply too many defenders to dam leading to a 3-yard loss on the play.
With this many defenders within the field, the Buckeyes will get one-on-one protection on the skin. This performs to the Buckeyes’ strengths and permits their star-studded cross recreation to shine.
2. Bringing an additional participant from depth
Together with the constant defensive position motion, Iowa introduced an additional participant from the second or third degree and Ohio State was unable to account for them. This run blitz idea offered the Hawkeyes with additional, strong tacklers that had been inside 4 to 5 yards of the road of scrimmage.
Under is an instance of this run blitz from Iowa.
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Ohio State will run a zone play to the left. Your complete Hawkeyes defensive position slants or angles to the proper. As they slant, security Sebastian Castro will blitz from off the other left slot and make the sort out on Williams for no achieve.
Iowa was very artistic on getting additional defenders constantly concerned in Ohio State’s run recreation.
If the Buckeyes constantly see second- and third-level stress, twin play calls will enable Stroud to get right into a run play away from the stress.
What we realized
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The Buckeyes have an extremely explosive passing recreation. Whereas traditionally, one-dimensional groups shouldn’t have success on the highest degree, the Buckeyes’ aerial assault could also be sufficient to win them a nationwide title.
Nonetheless, with an improved run recreation, the Buckeyes will probably be unstoppable.
Lance Reisland is the previous coach at Garfield Heights Excessive College, the place he spent 18 seasons as an assistant for his father, Chuck, and 4 as head coach, from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, his crew completed 11-1 and appeared within the OHSAA Division II regional semifinals. That crew went 10-0 and made historical past as the primary Garfield Heights crew in 41 years to have an undefeated common season together with beating Warren G. Harding for the primary playoff win in class historical past.
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Former Iowa Hawkeyes star George Kittle is in the midst of what has to be the most trying season of his NFL career.
Kittle’s San Francisco 49ers—who were Super Bowl contenders heading into 2024—fell to just 5-6 with their loss to the Green Bay Packer this past Sunday, further hindering their playoff chances.
However, the tight end is not giving up hope in the midst of severe adversity.
“My optimism is not broken by any means,” Kittle told reporters. “We still have a lot of very talented players. We will get some guys back. And I still have full trust in the coaching staff to put our guys in position to make plays, and I got no worry about that. But definitely an uphill grind, and going to see what we’re made of, which I’m looking forward to.”
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You have to love Kittle’s fighting spirit, but it seems hard to imagine the 49ers righting the ship in their current predicament.
San Francisco is dealing with a plethora of injury issues up and down the roster, which includes quarterback Brock Purdy, who missed the Packers game with a shoulder problem.
Kittle himself had a strong performance in Week 12, logging six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown. He has also been his usual impressive self overall this season, totaling 49 receptions for 642 yards and eight scores in nine appearances.
But not even Kittle can save the Niners from all of their current troubles.
The 49ers will face the Buffalo Bills in a matchup that could ultimately decide their playoff fate this Sunday.
No. 17 Iowa State goes into its home game against Kansas State on Saturday night as one of the Big 12 teams with the highest probability of making it to the conference championship game next week.
That calculation comes from conference officials putting pencil to paper to figure out all the scenarios that could unfold on the final weekend of the regular season.
Cyclones coach Matt Campbell said his team just needs to worry about itself and not the myriad of possibilities that could determine the matchup for next week’s Big 12 title game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“To me,” he said, “all that other stuff is wasted time, effort and energy.”
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If the Cyclones (9-2, 6-2, No. 18 CFP) beat the Wildcats (8-3, 5-3, No. 24 CFP), they probably would be in. Arizona State would be the likely opponent if the Sun Devils win at Arizona.
So much would have to align for the Wildcats to advance — starting with beating Iowa State — that coach Chris Klieman said he didn’t plan to address the possibilities with his players. He said he wouldn’t have to anyway.
“The kids know,” he said.
Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson runs the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arizona State Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Manhattan, Kan. Credit: AP/Charlie Riedel
Going for 10
The Cyclones are trying to become the first team in the program’s 133-year history to win 10 regular-season games. Wildcats’ tight end Will Swanson said he wasn’t aware of the 10-win milestone until a reporter told him. He indicated he and his teammates would like to keep the Cyclones from achieving it.
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“I’ll probably have to mention that,” he said, laughing.
Up and running
K-State quarterback Avery Johnson appears to be back to his old self. The staff tried to reduce his rushing attempts after he was injured Oct. 12 at Colorado. There were no limitations on him in last week’s 41-15 win over Cincinnati. He ran 10 times for 70 yards, including a 33-yard burst and a 21-yard touchdown.
“People saw when he’s healthy, we’re really good on offense,” Klieman said.
Cold, but no snow
Temperatures are expected to be in the teens in Ames, but no snow is in the forecast. Heavy snow fell during last year’s game in Manhattan, Kansas. Abu Sama III ran for 276 yards and three touchdowns and the Cyclones’ defense made a fourth-down stop in the final minute to preserve a 42-35 victory.
“I just remember the snow and Abu running wild,” ISU receiver Jayden Higgins said. “There definitely was a lot of snow on the field.”
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K-State’s Swanson said the game reminded him of a backyard football game but that it “panned out terribly.”
“Some spots there were 6 inches of snow,” he said. “I remember I caught a ball and I got tackled. I was face-first in the ground and had a pound of snow between my face and my facemask.”
Injury update
Klieman said RB Dylan Edwards could return against the Cyclones after sustaining a no-contact leg injury two weeks ago against Arizona State.
Campbell said S Drew Surges will be available and DT J.R. Singleton and TE Ben Brahmer are on track to play.
Colorado Buffaloes (5-1) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (4-1)
Lahaina, Hawaii; Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Colorado and No. 5 Iowa State play at Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii.
The Cyclones are 4-1 in non-conference play. Iowa State ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 41.2 points per game in the paint led by Keshon Gilbert averaging 9.2.
The Buffaloes are 5-1 in non-conference play. Colorado ranks fifth in the Big 12 shooting 39.3% from 3-point range.
Iowa State makes 49.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.2 percentage points higher than Colorado has allowed to its opponents (40.8%). Colorado averages 13.9 more points per game (77.7) than Iowa State gives up (63.8).
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Gilbert is scoring 16.8 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Cyclones.
Elijah Malone is averaging 14.3 points for the Buffaloes.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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