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Ohio State’s Basic Defense Shuts Down Mayfield and the Sooners, Win 45-24
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After a few warm-up games under their belt, the Ohio State Buckeyes made their first road visit of the season when they traveled to Norman to face off with the Oklahoma Sooners. After an hour and a half weather delay due to lightning, the game finally kicked off around 9pm EST.
Oklahoma got the ball first after the Buckeyes won the toss and deferred to the 2nd half. The Sooners came out and had a 12 play drive that got the ball down to the 10 yard line before Austin Seibert came out to attempt the field goal. The field goal went off the left upright and the score was still knotted at 0-0. The Buckeyes took over and looked a little shaky as Billy Price got called for a false start and the Buckeyes went three and out and the Aussie Cam Johnston came out and boomed a 68 yard punt that was downed at the 11.
The Sooners took over, and they too were hit with a false start and Baker Mayfield couldn’t find any open receivers and they were forced to punt. Seibert, who doubles as the punter also, came out and punted 39 yards to the 45. The Buckeyes would start would great field position, and it didn’t take long to strike. After getting it to 4th and 1 on the 36, the Buckeyes called a timeout and decided to go for it. J.T. Barrett handed off to Samuel on sweep and he was off to the races. The Buckeyes has struck first and made it 7-0.
Oklahoma started their next drive at the 25 after a touch back, and were moving decently down the field with Mayfield finding Dede Westbrook and Geno Lewis for first downs. Then on 3rd and three, Mayfield went back to pass and was hurried by Jayln Holmes who tipped the ball, and Jerome Baker made the catch and ran it 67 yards for a touchdown to make it 14-0. This was the Buckeyes 4th defensive touchdown of the season in only their 3rd game.
The celebration was short lived, as Tyler Durbin’s kickoff was fielded by Joe Mixon on the 3 and got some huge blocks and took it 97 yards for the touchdown, immediately cutting the Buckeye lead in half at 14-7. It wasn’t noticed right away, but Mixon actually dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line which should have negated the touchdown. The play wasn’t reviewed and the touchdown stood.
Ohio State didn’t let them enjoy that moment for very long. Weber started the drive with runs of 9 and 35 yards and Barrett took off for runs of 9, 6 and 12. On 1st and 10 from the 13, Mike Weber took the ball 7 yards to the six. Barrett had a two yard run to the 4, and then threw a fade route to Noah Brown who made the catch over true freshman defensive back Parrish Cobb and the lead was back up to 14 at 21-7.
Oklahoma drove down the field on an eight play 73 yard drive which included a Dede Westbrook end around that went for 35 yards, and then a Baker Mayfield pass completion to A.D. Miller for another 36. On first and goal from the three, Mayfield went back to pass and was sacked by Jayln Holmes and Malik Hooker for a loss of 13, which set up 2nd and goal from the 16. The Sooners were unable to get in the endzone, as a pass from Mayfield to Mark Andrews was dropped and then they stopped Joe Mixon after a seven yard gain on 3rd down. Seibert came out and this time converted making it 21-10 with 11:04 to go in the second quarter.
The next Buckeye drive got a first down but then a delay of game penalty cost them five yards and they weren’t able to get another first down and were forced to punt. Johnston came out and hit a 41 yarder that was fair caught by Mixon at the 14. Two plays later Mayfield avoided a sack by Nick Bosa but threw a pass that Marshon Lattimore made a great play on, intercepting it and returning it 21 yards back to the 37 yard line. The Buckeyes didn’t wait, as the first play after the turnover was again J.T. Barrett finding Noah Brown in the end zone making it 28-10.
Oklahoma wasn’t going to lay down without a fight. Mayfield found Andrews for 20 yards then ran for another 11 before finding A.D. Miller wide open for a 35 yard touchdown pass cutting the Buckeye lead to 28-17. With a little over four minutes left in the half, the Buckeyes got the ball back with a chance to put more points on the board knowing that they would be receiving the second half kickoff as well. Barrett and the Buckeyes methodically drove down the field trying to use as much of the clock as possible before the half. Between runs by Weber and Samuel and Barrett came completions to James Clark and Terry McLaurin before the highlight reel catch of the season was made. Barrett on second a ten dropped back to pass and saw Noah Brown with one on one coverage down the left side of the field. He threw it up and with the Michiah Clark draped all over him, Brown made the catch one handed off the back of the Clark while getting both feet in bounds and securing the ball on his back. The Buckeyes had a 35-17 lead at the half, and the 35 points that they scored in the first half were the most that Oklahoma had ever allowed in the first half of a game at home in history.
The Buckeyes got the ball on the second half kick and again the Buckeyes drove down the field with relative ease and were helped by a facemask penalty on a 2nd and 15 run that Samuel was stuffed on. That put the ball inside the red zone. Samuel then had runs of eight and two before J.T. Barrett found his new favorite target Noah Brown for the 4th time that evening, tying an Ohio State record for most receiving touchdowns in a game.
Oklahoma had one more scoring drive on the night as Mayfield found Mark Andrews on a six yard pass to make it 42-24, but at that point the game was pretty much done. Mayfield looked like he had thrown another interception later that Marshon Lattimore made a great play on, however it was overturned after replay showed that the ball wasn’t controlled through the catch. It didn’t matter. Tyler Durbin added a late field goal to make the score 45-24 and that was the night.
Ohio State had stormed into Norman, Oklahoma and physically beat up the Sooners on both sides of the ball. While the Sooners were able to gain over 400 yards of offense, and score the first two touchdowns against the Buckeye defense, it never seemed like the game was even close. Barrett had total control of the offense, and when it needed to go, he made it go. Noah Brown had a coming out party and the highlight real catch of the season. Mike Weber had a great game on his 18 carries for 123 yards, and the “basic” defense played an amazing game giving Mayfield fits all night and basically bottling up Samje Perine all night limiting him to a 3.5 yard per carry average.
The Buckeyes will look to heal up this week as they are off next weekend before hosting Rutgers at home on October 1st.
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Ben van Ooyen via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo courtesy of Eric Seger at 11W @EricSeger
After a few warm-up games under their belt, the Ohio State Buckeyes made their first road visit of the season when they traveled to Norman to face off with the Oklahoma Sooners. After an hour and a half weather delay due to lightning, the game finally kicked off around 9pm EST.
Oklahoma got the ball first after the Buckeyes won the toss and deferred to the 2nd half. The Sooners came out and had a 12 play drive that got the ball down to the 10 yard line before Austin Seibert came out to attempt the field goal. The field goal went off the left upright and the score was still knotted at 0-0. The Buckeyes took over and looked a little shaky as Billy Price got called for a false start and the Buckeyes went three and out and the Aussie Cam Johnston came out and boomed a 68 yard punt that was downed at the 11.
The Sooners took over, and they too were hit with a false start and Baker Mayfield couldn’t find any open receivers and they were forced to punt. Seibert, who doubles as the punter also, came out and punted 39 yards to the 45. The Buckeyes would start would great field position, and it didn’t take long to strike. After getting it to 4th and 1 on the 36, the Buckeyes called a timeout and decided to go for it. J.T. Barrett handed off to Samuel on sweep and he was off to the races. The Buckeyes has struck first and made it 7-0.
Oklahoma started their next drive at the 25 after a touch back, and were moving decently down the field with Mayfield finding Dede Westbrook and Geno Lewis for first downs. Then on 3rd and three, Mayfield went back to pass and was hurried by Jayln Holmes who tipped the ball, and Jerome Baker made the catch and ran it 67 yards for a touchdown to make it 14-0. This was the Buckeyes 4th defensive touchdown of the season in only their 3rd game.
The celebration was short lived, as Tyler Durbin’s kickoff was fielded by Joe Mixon on the 3 and got some huge blocks and took it 97 yards for the touchdown, immediately cutting the Buckeye lead in half at 14-7. It wasn’t noticed right away, but Mixon actually dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line which should have negated the touchdown. The play wasn’t reviewed and the touchdown stood.
Ohio State didn’t let them enjoy that moment for very long. Weber started the drive with runs of 9 and 35 yards and Barrett took off for runs of 9, 6 and 12. On 1st and 10 from the 13, Mike Weber took the ball 7 yards to the six. Barrett had a two yard run to the 4, and then threw a fade route to Noah Brown who made the catch over true freshman defensive back Parrish Cobb and the lead was back up to 14 at 21-7.
Oklahoma drove down the field on an eight play 73 yard drive which included a Dede Westbrook end around that went for 35 yards, and then a Baker Mayfield pass completion to A.D. Miller for another 36. On first and goal from the three, Mayfield went back to pass and was sacked by Jayln Holmes and Malik Hooker for a loss of 13, which set up 2nd and goal from the 16. The Sooners were unable to get in the endzone, as a pass from Mayfield to Mark Andrews was dropped and then they stopped Joe Mixon after a seven yard gain on 3rd down. Seibert came out and this time converted making it 21-10 with 11:04 to go in the second quarter.
The next Buckeye drive got a first down but then a delay of game penalty cost them five yards and they weren’t able to get another first down and were forced to punt. Johnston came out and hit a 41 yarder that was fair caught by Mixon at the 14. Two plays later Mayfield avoided a sack by Nick Bosa but threw a pass that Marshon Lattimore made a great play on, intercepting it and returning it 21 yards back to the 37 yard line. The Buckeyes didn’t wait, as the first play after the turnover was again J.T. Barrett finding Noah Brown in the end zone making it 28-10.
Oklahoma wasn’t going to lay down without a fight. Mayfield found Andrews for 20 yards then ran for another 11 before finding A.D. Miller wide open for a 35 yard touchdown pass cutting the Buckeye lead to 28-17. With a little over four minutes left in the half, the Buckeyes got the ball back with a chance to put more points on the board knowing that they would be receiving the second half kickoff as well. Barrett and the Buckeyes methodically drove down the field trying to use as much of the clock as possible before the half. Between runs by Weber and Samuel and Barrett came completions to James Clark and Terry McLaurin before the highlight reel catch of the season was made. Barrett on second a ten dropped back to pass and saw Noah Brown with one on one coverage down the left side of the field. He threw it up and with the Michiah Clark draped all over him, Brown made the catch one handed off the back of the Clark while getting both feet in bounds and securing the ball on his back. The Buckeyes had a 35-17 lead at the half, and the 35 points that they scored in the first half were the most that Oklahoma had ever allowed in the first half of a game at home in history.
The Buckeyes got the ball on the second half kick and again the Buckeyes drove down the field with relative ease and were helped by a facemask penalty on a 2nd and 15 run that Samuel was stuffed on. That put the ball inside the red zone. Samuel then had runs of eight and two before J.T. Barrett found his new favorite target Noah Brown for the 4th time that evening, tying an Ohio State record for most receiving touchdowns in a game.
Oklahoma had one more scoring drive on the night as Mayfield found Mark Andrews on a six yard pass to make it 42-24, but at that point the game was pretty much done. Mayfield looked like he had thrown another interception later that Marshon Lattimore made a great play on, however it was overturned after replay showed that the ball wasn’t controlled through the catch. It didn’t matter. Tyler Durbin added a late field goal to make the score 45-24 and that was the night.
Ohio State had stormed into Norman, Oklahoma and physically beat up the Sooners on both sides of the ball. While the Sooners were able to gain over 400 yards of offense, and score the first two touchdowns against the Buckeye defense, it never seemed like the game was even close. Barrett had total control of the offense, and when it needed to go, he made it go. Noah Brown had a coming out party and the highlight real catch of the season. Mike Weber had a great game on his 18 carries for 123 yards, and the “basic” defense played an amazing game giving Mayfield fits all night and basically bottling up Samje Perine all night limiting him to a 3.5 yard per carry average.
The Buckeyes will look to heal up this week as they are off next weekend before hosting Rutgers at home on October 1st.
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