They came in droves from every corner of the state – Gary, Fort Wayne, Evansville and everywhere in between – for what was billed as the biggest in football game in decades. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 57 points. He surpassed others on the Ohio State depth chart, such as Demario McCall and Antonio Williams.
An Ohio State fan offers his opinion about Thursday night’s match-up against IN at Memorial Stadium IN Bloomington, Ind. The game will air live on ESPN.
“Very genuinely, it’s all Ohio State“, Allen said. In this game, Ohio State had the horses to keep up the pressure on Lagow, protect an overmatched secondary, and bring victory. The Buckeyes need their senior quarterback to round into form and play like the conference’s two-time quarterback of the year.
Coming into the game, Ohio State’s defensive line was talked about as being one of the best in the nation.
The freshman broke a 15-year-old school record by rushing for 181 yards in his college debut, J.T. Barrett threw three touchdown passes and No. 2 Ohio State managed to pull away in the second half for a 49-21 victory over in on Thursday night. The injury was serious enough that it held the running back out of Thursday night’s game, giving Dobbins, a freshman, a chance to shine. Yes, it’s just one play and it’s just Buffalo – Johnson outran a handful of defenders – but a new era of excitement for Minnesota is certainly off to a good start. While all the Hoosiers really want at this point is more bowl appearances the administration upset their continuity by firing head coach Kevin Wilson after the regular season finale. Not only are they trailing at the half, but against a team they should walk all over. In 2016, IN posted just 25.7 points per game while giving up 27.2 per contest.
IU quarterbacks threw the ball 68 times.
Meyer said playing this season opener is a little easier than 2016 because 15 starters return compared to six returning starters in 2016. Plus, IU missed graduated RB Devine Redding.
-Former Hallandale quarterback Tyler Huntley made his first career start for Utah, finishing 23/32 for 227 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
IN should be amped up for this game at home.
Immediately, given the gravitas of the coach making the promise, it spawned an overarching national question for fall and winter 2017-18.
The Hoosiers’ rushing attempts will likely be by committee.
When Ohio State lost three starting defensive backs to the NFL Draft, they knew it would be a tall task to fill those voids.
Last season, IN football averaged 426.0 total yards, 273.8 IN passing and 152.2 IN rushing.
Early on, Dobbins was about the only consistent thing in OSU’s offense. Look for Ohio State to make a statement in their opener and pick up a huge win.
IU entered the game without a clear feature back and tried a running back by committee system during the game.