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Ohio State Buckeyes’ Win Ugly With Help From Ezekiel Elliot, Defense

By Joe Russo

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Sep 12, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones (12) looks to pass the ball in the second quarter of the game against the Hawaii Warriors at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

The Win by the Numbers:

– After averaging 41 yards per scoring play and over 10 yards per play overall, Ohio State’s offense failed to strike on big plays. Their scoring plays went for 10 yards TOTAL and the offense averaged only 4.4 yards per play on the day.

– Even without the big play, Ohio State was able to sustain a few long drives. Ohio State had a drive in the 4th quarter that saw 17 plays for 91 yards over 8:05. That’s a longer drive time than any Buckeye drive all of last season. On the day, Ohio State won on time of possession 35:32 to 24:28, including a whopping 9:22 to 2:43 different in the 1st quarter.

– Ohio State managed a whopping 27 first downs on the day, proving further that the Buckeyes offense couldn’t get the big play, but was still able to string together plays and sustain drives.

– Just how few big plays were there for Ohio State? There were only two total plays that went for 20 or more yards. Cardale Jones had a 24 yard rush and Jalin Marshall had a 24 yard catch. Again, this is an offense that averaged 41 yards per scoring play against Virginia Tech.

With back to back weeks of normal prep time and MAC schools, Ohio State should recover from today’s missteps and continue a strong title defense. And, on a week that saw Toledo knock off Arkansas and Auburn escape Jacksonville State, it was good to pull away from Hawaii healthy and convincingly.

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