Ivan Maisel’s “Daily Briefing” for On3:
Ohio State has been super-charged in first quarter
Nobody is coming out of the locker room faster than No. 3 Ohio State, which has scored 10 of its 27 touchdowns in the first quarter. In their past three games, the Buckeyes have scored a touchdown on all nine first-quarter possessions. On the two possessions that spilled into the second quarter, the Buckeyes scored a field goal and a touchdown. C.J. Stroud has a first-quarter efficiency rating (32-of-41, 553 yards, seven touchdowns, no interceptions, 247.69 efficiency rating) far exceeding his numbers for the rest of the game (47-of-71, 669 yards, nine touchdowns, one pick, 184.