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Tulsa Golden Hurricanes @ Ohio State Buckeyes – Ohio Stadium, 3:30 p.m. ET
Things could not have gone more smoothly in Columbus on Saturday as the Buckeyes completely annihilated the Bowling Green Falcons on their way to breaking a few records which have stood for many years. Even the most die-hard fan out there could not have imagined how badly the Buckeyes would beat the Falcons. It is not like the Falcons are a terrible team, they will win 7-10 games this year and play in a bowl game. Many people think they will even win their conference but that did not stop the Buckeyes from rolling up 77 of the easiest points you could ever imagine. They did not punt the ball until there was five minutes and thirty seconds left in the third quarter…after the starting offense had left the field!
Much of the same can be said for the Golden Hurricanes who come into the game with a lot of momentum after their 45-10 victory over San Jose State. With the Golden Hurricanes, the Buckeyes will face another very notoriously pass-happy offense but as they showed last week, they are able to run the ball better than most passing offenses as they ran for 305 yards.
Much like the Buckeyes, the Golden Hurricanes are going through a little bit of a youth movement as they played 13 freshmen (eight red-shirt and five true-freshmen) on Saturday. In total, the Golden Hurricanes have 17 first or second year players on their two-deep.
The Intangibles
TV: ABC (Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill)
Radio: Ohio State IMG Radio Network/97.1 WBNS (Paul Keels/Jim Lachey/Matt Andrews)
Online: WatchESPN I 97.1 WBNS (Audio)
Social Media: @OhioStAthletics I @TulsaHurricane
Series Record: 0-0
Previewing the Golden Hurricanes
Tulsa is led by head coach Philip Montgomery who is in his second year as head coach of the Golden Hurricanes where he is 7-7 overall. Prior to being named the head coach at Tulsa, Montgomery was the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Baylor…which will give you an idea on the style of offense they run.
At quarterback for the Golden Hurricanes is a very experienced senior named Dane Evans who has started 31 games in his career.
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 19: Quarterback Dane Evans #9 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane looks to throw against the Oklahoma Sooners September 19, 2015 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Tulsa 52-38.(Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
In 2015, Evans threw for 4,332 yards, 25 touchdowns, and only threw eight interceptions. With many quarterbacks who run the Baylor style of attack, you may be concerned about his ability to beat you with his feet but Evans is not that type of quarterback. In three years he has only rushed for 82 yards on 202 carries. Evans has thrown for 8,530 yards during his career and was very prone to interceptions in his first two years (27 combined in 2013-2014). Against SJSU, Evans completed 12 passes on 23 attempts for 198 yards and one touchdown.
Evans top target will be senior Keevan Lucas (5’10”, 198 lbs) who missed most of 2015 with an injury. In his career, Lucas has caught 165 passes for 2,182 yards and 17 touchdowns. In his first game back from injury, Lucas was able to haul in six catches for 112 yards versus San Jose State. Joining Lucas at wide receiver will be sophomore Justin Hobbs (6’4”, 207 lbs) and senior Josh Atkinson (6’2”, 208 lbs). In 2015, Hobbs had 551 yards receiving and two touchdowns while Atkinson had 1,071 yards and five touchdowns. These three will surely be a test for the young Ohio State secondary.
At running back for the Golden Hurricanes will be junior D’Angelo Brewer (5’9”, 185 lbs) who is coming off of his best game of his career where he rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns. For his career, Brewer has 1,129 yards and 10 touchdowns in 11 starts.
The offensive line for Tulsa is fairly young age wise but full of starts as only one player is a new starter from last year. Sophomore Willie Wright (6’3”, 296 lbs) and junior Evan Plagg (6’4”, 292 lbs) will line up at tackle for the Golden Hurricanes and have a combined 27 career starts between them. Lone senior Blake Belcher (6’5”, 304 lbs) and his 14 career starts will line up opposite at guard of sophomore Tyler Bowling (6’6”, 325 lbs) who is making only his second career start. At center is sophomore Chandler Miller (6’3”, 290 lbs) who has started 14 games.
The defensive line is anchored by two very experienced players at one defensive end position; Jeremy Smith (6’5”, 260 lbs) and Jesse Brubaker (6’3”, 270 lbs) who split time with each other. Smith has started 12 times in his career and has 56 career tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, and 4.5 sacks. Brubaker is fifth on the team in career starts with 23 with all of those being at defensive tackle where he played prior to this season. For his career, Brubaker has 53 tackles, 9.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks. On Saturday versus SJSU, Brubaker had his first career interception which he promptly returned for a touchdown. Starting opposite of the experienced duo is junior Frankie Davis Jr. (6’2”, 240 lbs) who started his first game last week and tallied two tackles and half of a sack.
In the interior of the defensive line the Golden Hurricanes will have two seniors, Jerry Uwaezuoke (6’3”, 286 lbs) and Hayden Carman (6’4”, 289 lbs), looking to clog up the running lanes for the Buckeye rushing attack. For their careers, Uwaezuoke has 42 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, and 2.5 sacks while Carman has 19 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, and 0.5 sacks.
TULSA, OK – NOVEMBER 21: Linebacker Trent Martin #40 and linebacker Matt Linscott #38 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane tackle quarterback Tago Smith #18 of the Navy Midshipmen during the fourth quarter of a NCAA football game at the Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium on November 21, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by J Pat Carter/Getty Images)
The linebacker corps is led by senior Trent Martin (6’2’, 232 lbs) at middle linebacker. On Saturday against SJSU, Martin had 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss which led to him being named the American Athletic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week. For his career, Martin has 242 tackles, 28.5 tackles-for-loss, and 5.5 sacks in six seasons at Tulsa. Joining Miller at linebacker will be senior Matt Linscott (6’1”, 230 lbs) and junior Craig Suits (6’, 220 lbs) who are both returning starters. Linscott has 132 career tackles while Suits has 131 career tackles.
The defensive backfield for Tulsa is comprised of three juniors and one senior. At strong safety is senior Jeremy Brady (5’10”, 197 lbs) who will be making his 14th start in his career. In four seasons, Brady has 76 tackles and two interceptions. Starting next to him at free safety is junior Jordan Mitchell (6’4”, 212 lbs) who will be making his fifth start. In his career, Mitchell has 39 tackles and five pass deflections.
At cornerback, the Golden Hurricanes will be turning to junior Kerwin Thomas (5’10”, 171 lbs) and junior Keanu Hill (6’2”, 185 lbs) to slow down the Buckeye passing attack. Thomas has started 19 games in his career and has 74 tackles, and two interceptions. Hill, who is a JuCo transfer from Long Beach Community College, started in his first game against SJSU and had two tackles and a forced fumble.
Previewing the Buckeyes
It looked like a completely different J.T. Barrett on Saturday from what we saw in 2015. With no looking over his shoulder and his first full off-season as the starting quarterback, Barrett looked like an older more skilled version of the J.T. Barrett who stormed the college football world in 2014. In a game where no one really knew what to expect from the Buckeyes offense, Barrett overcame an early interception to have a historical day throwing for 349 yards and combining for seven touchdowns.
The great game by Barrett was not totally unexpected as he will more than likely be in the Heisman conversation most of the season. The biggest question mark was how would the Buckeye rushing attack be able to replace Ezekiel Elliott without riding the Barrett horse too much? Well, a combination of four guys stepped up and showed they were ready and willing.
The unquestioned starter, despite what the depth chart tells you, is redshirt freshman Mike Weber who played in his first game as the starting running back at Ohio State and proceeded to rush for 136 yards on 7.2 yards per carry. He was a few shoestring tackles away from breaking three or four long runs and gaining his first touchdown. The change of pace back to Weber is starting H-back
COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 3: J.T. Barrett #16 of the Ohio State Buckeyes hands the ball off to Curtis Samuel #4 of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the first quarter of the game against the Bowling Green Falcons on September 3, 2016 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
junior Curtis Samuel who had the most impressive performance on Saturday. In his first start, Samuel combined for 266 yards (84 rushing and 177 receiving) while racking up three touchdowns. Also lining up in the backfield was true freshman Demario McCall (8-54-1) and back-up H-back senior Dontre Wilson (5-36-0). Altogether, the Buckeyes rushed for 359 yards on 6.5 yards per carry.
Another major question mark the Buckeye offense had to answer was who would replace Mike Thomas and Jalin Marshall at wide receiver? Against Bowling Green, the Buckeyes named Noah Brown and Parris Campbell as the starters but utilized a rotation of players constantly moving different players in and out. At the end of the day, nine different players caught a ball and five different players caught touchdown passes.
Defensively against Bowling Green, the Buckeyes were pretty stout against the high-powered BGSU offense holding them to only 244 yards (69 rushing/175 passing) on the day. While many, including myself, expected the Ohio State defensive line to dominate early and often…that was not the case. They did a great job of controlling the line but was only able to get to BGSU quarterback James Knapke twice and both of those were by back-ups later in the game.
With Tulsa being slightly more advanced that BGSU on offense, starting defensive ends redshirt sophomore Sam Hubbard and junior Tyquan Lewis will really need to make their presence known to take some pressure off of the young secondary. The big loss on Saturday was the unfortunate injury to starting defensive tackle Tracy Sprinkle who will now be replaced by either redshirt freshman Dre’Mont Jones or redshirt freshman Davon Hamilton. I would expect Jones to be lined up next to junior Michael Hill when the Silver Bullets take the field on Saturday.
Another smaller case of the injury big struck in the linebacker corps as junior Dante Booker was hurt very early in the game and sat out essentially the final three quarters. At this time, it is unknown if Booker will play, if he can’t senior Joe Burger or redshirt freshman Justin Hilliard will receive the start against Tulsa.
COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 3: James Knapke #3 of the Bowling Green Falcons dodges a tackle by Tyquan Lewis #59 of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the third quarter on September 3, 2016 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Bowling Green 77-10. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
One guy there is no question about is junior middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan. The All-American once gain played a great game on Saturday, in limited time, racking up four solo tackles which was remarkably tied for the team lead. Next to McMillan will once again be junior Chris Worley who made his second career start against BGSU. Worley was able to grab three solo tackles in limited time.
The Buckeye secondary will be challenged by this Tulsa passing attack and will need to build on their momentum from last week. The starters should stay the same as sophomore Marshon Lattimore and junior Gareon Conley are expected to start at cornerback. At safety, barring any surprises, will be sophomore sensation Malik Hooker and junior Damon Webb who both made their first starts at safety last week.
Three Key Matchups
Prediction
I really think the Buckeyes will have a tougher time stopping the Tulsa offense this week as they are a little more advanced than Bowling Green was. On offense, I think the Buckeyes should be able to move the ball with ease as the Golden Hurricanes are severely undersized at almost every position. The Buckeyes will once again come out of the gates and let Barrett throw the ball around before wearing the Tulsa defense down with the combination of Weber/Samuel. Buckeyes win easily by a score of 63-17.
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Tulsa Golden Hurricanes @ Ohio State Buckeyes – Ohio Stadium, 3:30 p.m. ET
Things could not have gone more smoothly in Columbus on Saturday as the Buckeyes completely annihilated the Bowling Green Falcons on their way to breaking a few records which have stood for many years. Even the most die-hard fan out there could not have imagined how badly the Buckeyes would beat the Falcons. It is not like the Falcons are a terrible team, they will win 7-10 games this year and play in a bowl game. Many people think they will even win their conference but that did not stop the Buckeyes from rolling up 77 of the easiest points you could ever imagine. They did not punt the ball until there was five minutes and thirty seconds left in the third quarter…after the starting offense had left the field!
Much of the same can be said for the Golden Hurricanes who come into the game with a lot of momentum after their 45-10 victory over San Jose State. With the Golden Hurricanes, the Buckeyes will face another very notoriously pass-happy offense but as they showed last week, they are able to run the ball better than most passing offenses as they ran for 305 yards.
Much like the Buckeyes, the Golden Hurricanes are going through a little bit of a youth movement as they played 13 freshmen (eight red-shirt and five true-freshmen) on Saturday. In total, the Golden Hurricanes have 17 first or second year players on their two-deep.
The Intangibles
TV: ABC (Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill)
Radio: Ohio State IMG Radio Network/97.1 WBNS (Paul Keels/Jim Lachey/Matt Andrews)
Online: WatchESPN I 97.1 WBNS (Audio)
Social Media: @OhioStAthletics I @TulsaHurricane
Series Record: 0-0
Previewing the Golden Hurricanes
Tulsa is led by head coach Philip Montgomery who is in his second year as head coach of the Golden Hurricanes where he is 7-7 overall. Prior to being named the head coach at Tulsa, Montgomery was the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Baylor…which will give you an idea on the style of offense they run.
At quarterback for the Golden Hurricanes is a very experienced senior named Dane Evans who has started 31 games in his career.
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 19: Quarterback Dane Evans #9 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane looks to throw against the Oklahoma Sooners September 19, 2015 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Tulsa 52-38.(Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
In 2015, Evans threw for 4,332 yards, 25 touchdowns, and only threw eight interceptions. With many quarterbacks who run the Baylor style of attack, you may be concerned about his ability to beat you with his feet but Evans is not that type of quarterback. In three years he has only rushed for 82 yards on 202 carries. Evans has thrown for 8,530 yards during his career and was very prone to interceptions in his first two years (27 combined in 2013-2014). Against SJSU, Evans completed 12 passes on 23 attempts for 198 yards and one touchdown.
Evans top target will be senior Keevan Lucas (5’10”, 198 lbs) who missed most of 2015 with an injury. In his career, Lucas has caught 165 passes for 2,182 yards and 17 touchdowns. In his first game back from injury, Lucas was able to haul in six catches for 112 yards versus San Jose State. Joining Lucas at wide receiver will be sophomore Justin Hobbs (6’4”, 207 lbs) and senior Josh Atkinson (6’2”, 208 lbs). In 2015, Hobbs had 551 yards receiving and two touchdowns while Atkinson had 1,071 yards and five touchdowns. These three will surely be a test for the young Ohio State secondary.
At running back for the Golden Hurricanes will be junior D’Angelo Brewer (5’9”, 185 lbs) who is coming off of his best game of his career where he rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns. For his career, Brewer has 1,129 yards and 10 touchdowns in 11 starts.
The offensive line for Tulsa is fairly young age wise but full of starts as only one player is a new starter from last year. Sophomore Willie Wright (6’3”, 296 lbs) and junior Evan Plagg (6’4”, 292 lbs) will line up at tackle for the Golden Hurricanes and have a combined 27 career starts between them. Lone senior Blake Belcher (6’5”, 304 lbs) and his 14 career starts will line up opposite at guard of sophomore Tyler Bowling (6’6”, 325 lbs) who is making only his second career start. At center is sophomore Chandler Miller (6’3”, 290 lbs) who has started 14 games.
The defensive line is anchored by two very experienced players at one defensive end position; Jeremy Smith (6’5”, 260 lbs) and Jesse Brubaker (6’3”, 270 lbs) who split time with each other. Smith has started 12 times in his career and has 56 career tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, and 4.5 sacks. Brubaker is fifth on the team in career starts with 23 with all of those being at defensive tackle where he played prior to this season. For his career, Brubaker has 53 tackles, 9.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks. On Saturday versus SJSU, Brubaker had his first career interception which he promptly returned for a touchdown. Starting opposite of the experienced duo is junior Frankie Davis Jr. (6’2”, 240 lbs) who started his first game last week and tallied two tackles and half of a sack.
In the interior of the defensive line the Golden Hurricanes will have two seniors, Jerry Uwaezuoke (6’3”, 286 lbs) and Hayden Carman (6’4”, 289 lbs), looking to clog up the running lanes for the Buckeye rushing attack. For their careers, Uwaezuoke has 42 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, and 2.5 sacks while Carman has 19 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, and 0.5 sacks.
TULSA, OK – NOVEMBER 21: Linebacker Trent Martin #40 and linebacker Matt Linscott #38 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane tackle quarterback Tago Smith #18 of the Navy Midshipmen during the fourth quarter of a NCAA football game at the Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium on November 21, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by J Pat Carter/Getty Images)
The linebacker corps is led by senior Trent Martin (6’2’, 232 lbs) at middle linebacker. On Saturday against SJSU, Martin had 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss which led to him being named the American Athletic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week. For his career, Martin has 242 tackles, 28.5 tackles-for-loss, and 5.5 sacks in six seasons at Tulsa. Joining Miller at linebacker will be senior Matt Linscott (6’1”, 230 lbs) and junior Craig Suits (6’, 220 lbs) who are both returning starters. Linscott has 132 career tackles while Suits has 131 career tackles.
The defensive backfield for Tulsa is comprised of three juniors and one senior. At strong safety is senior Jeremy Brady (5’10”, 197 lbs) who will be making his 14th start in his career. In four seasons, Brady has 76 tackles and two interceptions. Starting next to him at free safety is junior Jordan Mitchell (6’4”, 212 lbs) who will be making his fifth start. In his career, Mitchell has 39 tackles and five pass deflections.
At cornerback, the Golden Hurricanes will be turning to junior Kerwin Thomas (5’10”, 171 lbs) and junior Keanu Hill (6’2”, 185 lbs) to slow down the Buckeye passing attack. Thomas has started 19 games in his career and has 74 tackles, and two interceptions. Hill, who is a JuCo transfer from Long Beach Community College, started in his first game against SJSU and had two tackles and a forced fumble.
Previewing the Buckeyes
It looked like a completely different J.T. Barrett on Saturday from what we saw in 2015. With no looking over his shoulder and his first full off-season as the starting quarterback, Barrett looked like an older more skilled version of the J.T. Barrett who stormed the college football world in 2014. In a game where no one really knew what to expect from the Buckeyes offense, Barrett overcame an early interception to have a historical day throwing for 349 yards and combining for seven touchdowns.
The great game by Barrett was not totally unexpected as he will more than likely be in the Heisman conversation most of the season. The biggest question mark was how would the Buckeye rushing attack be able to replace Ezekiel Elliott without riding the Barrett horse too much? Well, a combination of four guys stepped up and showed they were ready and willing.
The unquestioned starter, despite what the depth chart tells you, is redshirt freshman Mike Weber who played in his first game as the starting running back at Ohio State and proceeded to rush for 136 yards on 7.2 yards per carry. He was a few shoestring tackles away from breaking three or four long runs and gaining his first touchdown. The change of pace back to Weber is starting H-back
COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 3: J.T. Barrett #16 of the Ohio State Buckeyes hands the ball off to Curtis Samuel #4 of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the first quarter of the game against the Bowling Green Falcons on September 3, 2016 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
junior Curtis Samuel who had the most impressive performance on Saturday. In his first start, Samuel combined for 266 yards (84 rushing and 177 receiving) while racking up three touchdowns. Also lining up in the backfield was true freshman Demario McCall (8-54-1) and back-up H-back senior Dontre Wilson (5-36-0). Altogether, the Buckeyes rushed for 359 yards on 6.5 yards per carry.
Another major question mark the Buckeye offense had to answer was who would replace Mike Thomas and Jalin Marshall at wide receiver? Against Bowling Green, the Buckeyes named Noah Brown and Parris Campbell as the starters but utilized a rotation of players constantly moving different players in and out. At the end of the day, nine different players caught a ball and five different players caught touchdown passes.
Defensively against Bowling Green, the Buckeyes were pretty stout against the high-powered BGSU offense holding them to only 244 yards (69 rushing/175 passing) on the day. While many, including myself, expected the Ohio State defensive line to dominate early and often…that was not the case. They did a great job of controlling the line but was only able to get to BGSU quarterback James Knapke twice and both of those were by back-ups later in the game.
With Tulsa being slightly more advanced that BGSU on offense, starting defensive ends redshirt sophomore Sam Hubbard and junior Tyquan Lewis will really need to make their presence known to take some pressure off of the young secondary. The big loss on Saturday was the unfortunate injury to starting defensive tackle Tracy Sprinkle who will now be replaced by either redshirt freshman Dre’Mont Jones or redshirt freshman Davon Hamilton. I would expect Jones to be lined up next to junior Michael Hill when the Silver Bullets take the field on Saturday.
Another smaller case of the injury big struck in the linebacker corps as junior Dante Booker was hurt very early in the game and sat out essentially the final three quarters. At this time, it is unknown if Booker will play, if he can’t senior Joe Burger or redshirt freshman Justin Hilliard will receive the start against Tulsa.
COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 3: James Knapke #3 of the Bowling Green Falcons dodges a tackle by Tyquan Lewis #59 of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the third quarter on September 3, 2016 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Bowling Green 77-10. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
One guy there is no question about is junior middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan. The All-American once gain played a great game on Saturday, in limited time, racking up four solo tackles which was remarkably tied for the team lead. Next to McMillan will once again be junior Chris Worley who made his second career start against BGSU. Worley was able to grab three solo tackles in limited time.
The Buckeye secondary will be challenged by this Tulsa passing attack and will need to build on their momentum from last week. The starters should stay the same as sophomore Marshon Lattimore and junior Gareon Conley are expected to start at cornerback. At safety, barring any surprises, will be sophomore sensation Malik Hooker and junior Damon Webb who both made their first starts at safety last week.
Three Key Matchups
- Keevan Lucas vs. Damon Arnette/LB combo: While it is extremely hard to find things to be critical about, the Buckeyes struggled early to contain BGSU speedster Ronnie Moore across the middle. He had a few catch and runs which could have been turned into big gains if it wasn’t for him tripping or the last defender standing making the tackle. Lucas will line up in the slot and work the Buckeyes the same way Moore did. Last week, Arnette started at nickel back and expect a lot of him on Saturday as the Buckeyes will probably play a lot of nickel…especially if Booker misses the game.
- Tulsa Defensive Backs vs. Ohio State Wide Receivers: The Buckeyes were able to take advantage of the BGSU secondary because they were young and their strategy was pretty dumb to be honest. Their goal was to press the Ohio State receivers and force them to outrun their defensive backs which they did with ease…over and over and over. The Buckeyes wide receivers will not have that luxury as the Tulsa defensive backs have quite a bit of experience. With the focus of all defenses shifting to Curtis Samuel and Dontre Wilson in the slot, will Noah Brown or Parris Campbell be able to step up and become another threat?
- Tyquan Lewis/Sam Hubbard vs. Willie Wright/Evan Plagg: So many people expected Hubbard and Lewis to walk away from BGSU with multiple sacks a piece that it was a little bit of a letdown when they were both relatively quiet all day. Both Wright and Plagg are experienced and will make the talented sack specialists work for any one-on-one facetime with Dane Evans. In order to keep pressure off of the young secondary, Lewis and Hubbard will have to make their presence known early and often.
Prediction
I really think the Buckeyes will have a tougher time stopping the Tulsa offense this week as they are a little more advanced than Bowling Green was. On offense, I think the Buckeyes should be able to move the ball with ease as the Golden Hurricanes are severely undersized at almost every position. The Buckeyes will once again come out of the gates and let Barrett throw the ball around before wearing the Tulsa defense down with the combination of Weber/Samuel. Buckeyes win easily by a score of 63-17.
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