Ohio State defeated the No. 1 team in the country on Saturday and only accumulated 203 yards of total offense.
Jeremiah Smith and Max Klare had uncharacteristic drops early. While the running game had its highlight moments, it also struggled to find consistency against Texas’ vaunted defensive front. Julian Sayin, to his credit, kept his poise, managed the game efficiently in his first start and didn’t turn the ball over, but it was clear the game plan had training wheels on it. Ryan Day admitted after the game that he and offensive coordinator Brian Hartline called a conservative game plan offensively once they saw how dominant their defense was holding up against Arch Manning, the No.