5.5 & 3.9
What are these figures? The number of points allowed per game (5.5) and the yards allowed per play (3.9) by the stingy Ohio State defense, 1/3 of the way through the 2025 regular season, are good enough for first and eighth, respectively, among all defenses nationally. And the national media has taken notice.
In a contest that few circled before the season began, Matt Patricia's troops once again stymied a high-profile offense, this time holding a Washington squad that had scored 167 points in its first three games to just six.