[Editor’s note: NEWBrutus is one of our long-time posters on the Legacy Forum who crunches numbers after every game and offers up various bits of data. This is one of those posts.] Let’s start with success rate. Successful plays are defined as a gain of 50% of the needed yards on first down, 70% of the needed yards on second and 100%…
There is only so much you can take away from a spring game. Of course, Ohio State’s 54-21 win over UNLV on Saturday wasn’t a spring game, but that’s sort of what it felt like — though a fourth quarter in the spring game usually features more fans in the stadium. The score wasn’t nearly as close as the score indicated, as it also featured…
The Ohio State offense began the season lacking creativity and misdirection, predominately in the loss to Oklahoma. But with that loss came an added emphasis on these missing concepts in the following weeks. The Buckeyes have shown an increased use in bubble motion and Run Pass Options. Versus UNLV, however, the Buckeyes…
Ohio State freshman quarterback Tate Martell came to the Buckeyes from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a starter at Bishop Gorman, Martell led his team to three-consecutive 15-0 seasons and three national titles. With his hometown UNLV Rebels in the Horseshoe on Saturday, there were plenty of familiar faces…
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was benched with 3:32 remaining in the second quarter against UNLV Saturday. Albeit that came after the fifth-year quarterback completed one of his most efficient games in his career at Ohio State, converting 12-of-17 passes for 209 yards and five touchdowns. Barrett’s first touchdown pass was…
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and a number of Buckeyes spoke with the media following OSU’s 54-21 win over the UNLV Rebels. Here are the highlights. Meyer started by thanking the fans for showing up on such a hot day and an early kick. “Man, it’s awesome.” He and the team talked about the crowd in the locker room…
Ohio State starting quarterback J. T. Barrett played just under a quarter and a half against UNLV before being pulled in favor of redshirt freshman Dwayne Haskins. That usually happens when a quarterback or offense is struggling. In this case, it was anything but struggles that caused Barrett’s early departure. Barrett and the Buckeye
