QB Tavien St. Clair (Official Thread)

[Gizmo]

I agree fully, watching Fahey piss down his leg was one of the worst QB showings I've seen by OSU since OSU played Mizzou with Brown and Kienholz. I'm not saying his play was excusable, but I doubt Carr has similar success if he wasn't playing in the Big House against a bad opponent.

Also, Carr had a week to practice and get ready while Underwear was in Cali, apparently.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Almost? His first start was over 18 years ago.

Right you are. I forgot how early in the season Tress made the change. I wish I could forget that USC game.

 

[jwinslow]

This 50% Ohio homers and 50% eyeball test is ignoring whatever % there is of people who just watched what looked like a baby deer on the Autobahn. I'd like to say it's not fair to expect a true freshman to look polished and prepared for a game where he wasn't expected to play......but then I see Michigan put their true freshman in and he's capable enough to complete a pass. And we have the QB Guru as a HC.

Fahey looked pretty decent in mop up time against bad teams. In his first real contest, he struggled a lot

Carr has been on the doorstep of replacing Bryce the entire offseason. There was a very dramatic and very public set of leaked tweets about how much Whitt wanted to replace Bryce.

One QB faced a team that gave up 400 yds on the ground to Northwestern.
The other faced maybe the best coached defense in the country, which is very stout against the run.

Meaning one backup has to do a lot of heavy lifting, and the other has to channel his inner Nine.

Carr's drives:
10 yd rpo, complete
5 yd RB rush
0 yd RB rush
3 yd completion on 3rd & 5, punt


They lined up marsh in the backfield, ran a blatant pick play with heavy contact, he was a little late and high with throw, giving D time to catch up, as they were outnumbered when it began.

*immediate TO by PSU, stares down his man and tries to throw it through two defenders (including the CB's torso), no chance of a completion*

UM takes possession
RB lateral back to QB, stares down right sideline entire time, chucks it into double coverage with no chance of a completion. Overthrown by 5 yds or it likely gets picked right back
43 yd run, both LBs vacate the hole, and the safety whiffs. Solid cut by RB but hilariously bad D. Which is why their numbers are what they are

7-3 lead after 2 carr drives with one solid throw, one accurate but slow throw, and one bad throw.

PSU turns it over again (just deep in michigan's end this time)

8 yd run
another 7ish yd run, called back by hold
2nd + 10, corner blitz, no LB takes the TE in the flat. Stands in pocket, good check down by Carr, catches it 2.5 yds downfield, runs for another 20+ after the catch
RB off tackle for 22. PSU's defense is hilarious
RB 3 yds
QB 3 yd run on read option keeper
RB 2 yd
RB 2 yd first down
QB keeper on option for 22 yd
RBs punch it in after 2 tries from the 1

Definitely still running the Bryce Underwood offense here

14-3

PSU shows some life, drives to cut it to 11-14

Hiter off tackle for 41 yds
RB handoff for -1
check down pass to RB for 2.5 yds
awkward option play with intent to pass, gets sacked for a loss of 3
punt

PSU punts

2 runs and a 2 yd dumpoff pass to RB. 3 + out

PSU gets to the 25, then gets sacked. UM recovers

Carr begins drive at 13.
RB 3 yd rush
Carr rollout and checkdown to WR for 8 yds
Carr option keeper for 6 yds, stopped at goal line, illegal formation
3rd and 9, they run another speed option, and there's absolutely no one but two winded DT's in the middle
... so he strolls in easily for a 12 yd TD

Replayed it, two of the blitzers rush around the backside of the play
The other two overpursue on the top side... so there's absolutely no one left



Solid entire half of football for a debut. Largely with his feet. Minimal but ok passing.

Hilariously bad PSU defense, which is a pretty big factor here.

Just like if Fahey had come in to relieve Sayin against Maryland, we'd be understandably skeptical of how it would translate to a real opponent.
Let's review just how horrific that PSU rush D is:

Caleb (188 vs PSU)

• Other 5 games: 46 + 49 + 7 + 47 + 66 = 215 yards (about 43/game, best of 66)
• Against PSU: about 4.4x his average and nearly 3x his best other game

Joseph (162 vs PSU)

• Other 5 games: 87 + 28 + 0 + 42 + 27 = 184 yards (about 37/game, best of 87)
• Against PSU: about 4.4x his average and almost double his best other game. That one game is close to everything he did in his other 5 combined.

Combined: 399 yards between them in their other 5 games, versus 350 against PSU alone.

 

[Onebuckfan]

Justyn Martin package? That’s what my brother in C bus just said.