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Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21: Scarlet & Gray Matter analysis
Observations on Saturday night time’s Ohio State-Wisconsin sport by Joey Kaufman:
The sport at hand
• Quick-attention span synopsis: A beatdown of the Badgers harking back to the 2014 Massive Ten championship sport. An Ohio State offensive onslaught from the get go. The Buckeyes handed one other bodily check for an unbeaten September.
• Pregame buzz: A bit angst set in among the many Ohio State fanbase when the Buckeyes launched their availability report two and a half hours earlier than kickoff, leaving them with out their finest receiver and a beginning cornerback. So as to add to the unease, the opposite beginning nook was dominated out in warmups. Secondary depth was scrutinized.
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Backside line: How did the Buckeyes grade out vs. Wisconsin?
• Unfold the wealth? The Buckeyes had been 19-point favorites, the heaviest that they had been towards Wisconsin since 1996. Even with a excessive unfold, they had been in place to cowl by the top of their third drive late within the first quarter and by no means led by lower than three touchdowns. It was the second straight week they coated the unfold after not doing so the primary two weeks.
• Strategically talking: Ryan Day leaned on the operating sport extra usually than any level this fall, operating on 43 out of the 70 whole performs for a season-high 61.4% of the time. The run-pass splits had been close to equivalent towards Notre Dame and Arkansas State, earlier than tilting towards the run.
The View
- How the staff sees it: We beat Wisconsin at instances enjoying like Wisconsin.
- How the pollsters will see it: A few of us are transferring the Buckeyes to the highest of our ballots.
- How Buckeye Nation will see it: Heat flashbacks to 59-0.
Hey, what did Ryan Day say?
- What he mentioned: “I feel we have proven what we will do. Now whether or not we do it each week, that is on us.”
- What it means: That is eight weeks of video games earlier than reaching Indianapolis.
They mentioned it
- Pregame chatter: “They will want they by no means made the journey.” Ohio State linebacker Tommy Eichenberg, speaking about Wisconsin to followers on the pregame Cranium Session.
- Speaking heads: “He feels totally different this yr. He is like a coach on the market.” ABC’s Kirk Herbstreit, on Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Numbers for dummies
9: Wins in a row by the Buckeyes over Wisconsin.
243: Hole in whole yards of offense between the groups.
4: Consecutive drives leading to a landing for Ohio State to start out the sport.
5: Touchdowns thrown by C.J. Stroud for the second straight week.
222: Mixed dashing yards for TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams.
118: Receiving yards by Emeka Egbuka, the third in a row of greater than 100 for the OSU receiver.
4: Profession-high receptions by tight finish Cade Stover.
14: Whole tackles by Tommy Eichenberg, a season-high and team-high towards the Badgers.
90: Speeding yards by Wisconsin operating again Braelon Allen exterior of late 75-yard run.
3: Turnovers pressured by the Buckeyes over the past two video games, together with Tanner McCalister’s interception within the first quarter.
On faucet
The Buckeyes have a becoming opponent for homecoming subsequent week. It’s Rutgers, a staff they’ve dominated by a mean of 42.5 factors because it joined the Massive Ten in 2014. The Scarlet Knights began this season 3-0, successful all of their non-conference sport, earlier than struggling a 27-10 loss to Iowa. The problem hanging over Rutgers is its quarterback scenario. Evan Simon, who began behind heart towards the Hawkeyes, was its solely wholesome scholarship passer.
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Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State soccer for The Columbus Dispatch. Contact him at jkaufman@dispatch.com or on Twitter @joeyrkaufman