As I watched our Buckeyes unleash an offensive, defensive, and special teams show on Nebraska the other night I couldn't help but grow sick and tired of listening to the announcers speak about how "great" Alabama is.
Me personally, I think that we will beat them. First and foremost, we have had a few weeks of lower production but in the beginning of the season and this most recent game have shown what we are capable of.
*** The stats show that the two teams are closer than anyone is giving credit to our Buckeyes (stats as of today) despite a few weeks of less than stellar production.
Ohio State: Alabama:
Passing Statistics
CMP – 187 CMP – 159
ATT – 286 ATT – 252
YDS – 2116 YDS – 1973
CMP% - 65.4% CMP% - 63.1%
YDS/A – 7.40 YDS/A – 7.83
TD – 22 TD – 14
INT – 4 INT – 6
RAT – 150.1 RAT – 142.4
Ohio State: Alabama:
Rushing Statistics
CAR – 422 CAR – 405
YDS – 2417 YDS – 2334
AVG – 5.7 AVG – 5.8
LONG – 74 LONG – 85
TD – 24 TD - 21
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DEFENSIVE STATS:
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* Alabama - #2 Defensive Rank, 9 games, 571 plays, 2321 yards allowed, 4.06 yards/play, 257.9 yards/game
* Ohio State - #5 Defensive Rank, 9 games, 595 plays, 2568 yards allowed, 4.32 yards/play, 285.3 yards/game