Ohio State OC Chip Kelly shuts down speculation around a valid worry about the offense of the Buckeyes
Ohio State remained at No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and everything remains in front of them. The Buckeyes have three regular-season games left and they will need to win all three likely if they want to be in the Big Ten Championship. After their win over Purdue last weekend, Northwestern is […]
Ohio State remained at No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and everything remains in front of them. The Buckeyes have three regular-season games left and they will need to win all three likely if they want to be in the Big Ten Championship.
After their win over Purdue last weekend, Northwestern is next up for the Buckeyes. Following the trip to Wrigley Field to play the Wildcats, Ohio State will host No. 5 Indiana in a top-five matchup.
Ohio State has breezed through quite a few games this season. At times, there has been a growing sentiment that the Buckeyes hold back their offense from its full ability against inferior opponents. Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly denied that on Tuesday.
"I don't think we hold anything back, I think our offense is always game-plan specific to who we're facing,” Kelly explained. “You have to win every game, and I don't think you can take that approach of, 'Hey, let's save this for another game’."
The Buckeyes had to squeak by Nebraska and it was a surprise to all at the end of October. Other than the loss to Oregon and win over Penn State, Ohio State hasn’t really been tested much this season.
The Buckeyes are scoring 38.6 points per game, which is ranked No. 11 in the nation. Ohio State is putting together 462.7 yards of offense per game. Will Howard is leading a passing attack that averages a hair under 270 yards a game, and Ohio State’s two-headed tandem at running back is rounding up 182 yards on the ground each time out.
Ohio State has weapons all over the field on offense and the most consistent contributor of them all has been freshman wideout Jeremiah Smith. He is a player that the offense and Kelly clearly have trusted from the very jump.
Getting into the most important part of the season, the Buckeyes won’t be able to hold back anything even if they were prior. Each game means a lot going forward and everything should be treated as a must-win.
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