I didn't know what to expect out of the Buckeyes after 7 games. Throttled? Yes Clemson was throttled. They had a total of 44 yards rushing. Clemson apparently has not played a team this year with the speed that Ohio State has. The number of passes that were thrown over 40 yards against Clemson when their DBs were beaten showed the speed Ohio State has. Clemson gave up 192 yards rushing to Sermon alone. Ohio State got well over 600 yards in offense. Sounds like a difference in speed to me. In games against Northwestern and Clemson the last two games, Sermon has rushed for 524 yards and Northwestern beat Auburn today making the BIG 3 and 0 in Bowl Games. Clemson was one dimensional and had no choice but to throw the ball. A lot of the yards they got passing were in the later stages of the game when the had no choice but to throw being down by 28 points at one time. This is the worst loss Clemson had all year giving up 49 points. Fields had a great game playing hurt. Completing around 75% with 6 touchdowns and one interception passes and several of his touchdowns and passes were over 40 yards.
Now.....after 8 games do I know how good Ohio State is? Not really. All I know is they play Alabama for the title. And as I said before this season is incomplete for me. To many variables forced by Covid and the late start by some conferences. I look forward to a more complete season in 2021. And I hope Covid will no longer be a concern by then.
