The Shocking Statistic That Reveals Ohio State’s Hidden College Football Weakness
The Nebraska game left a bad taste in Ohio State fans’ mouths heading into a blockbuster game at Penn State in Week 10. Those fans have good reason to be concerned.
In crunch time, Ohio State’s run game evaporates.
How do you define crunch time? There are any number of ways. Overall, Ohio State averages 5.4 yards per carry, but it averages 6.9 in the first half and 4.1 in the second. Ohio State averages 4.2 yards per carry when the game is tied and 2.8 when it’s trailing.
Of course, you’d expect a team to run the ball less effectively when it’s salting away the clock with a big lead, or when things are going badly enough that a team as talented as Ohio State is behind. But what really tells the story of Ohio State’s failure to run in big spots is short yardage.

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