Something’s off about the Ohio State run game.
In the past 10 full seasons, the Buckeyes have only failed to average 200 yards per game on the ground in two of them. Coinciding with the 2021 team’s 189.3-yard average this year, Ohio State has failed to reach the 200-yard benchmark in each of the past four games, and the Buckeyes’ efforts running the ball have been particularly troubling in back-to-back close wins against Penn State and Nebraska.
Not hitting a desired number of rushing yards was no big deal when the Buckeyes were scoring 66 and 54 points against the likes of Maryland and Indiana.