Play calling is "the magic sauce" of offensive football.  It accounts for several variables and is almost always the primary complaint when a team loses a game in which they don't score a bunch of points.  I think sometimes that's a knee-jerk overreaction by us, but it's worth investigating.

Let's look at how the game was called against IU.

First drive, 4 plays for 17 yards, 3 passes/1 run, 1 first down.  Sayin throws an INT on 3 and 6 trying to squeeze a ball into a very tight window

Score is 0-3

Second drive, 6 plays for 25 yards, 4 passes/2 runs, 2 first downs.  Sayin gets sacked on 3rd and 3, team punts

Buckeyes get a short field with an INT on IU 25

Third drive, 4 plays for 25 yards and a TD, 2 passes/2 runs, 1 first down by penalty.  Sayin throws 9 yard TD pass to Tate on 2nd and 9

Score is 7-3

Fourth drive, 6 plays for 67 yards and a FG, 2 passes/3 runs/1 FG conversion, 1 first down.  Sayin sacked on 3rd and 6 forcing FG attempt

Score 10-6

Fifth drive, 4 plays for 13 yards, 3 passes/1 run, 1 first down, Sayin is sacked again and throws incomplete pass on 3rd and 8, team punts

First Half Stats, 24 plays, 14 passes/9 runs/1 FG attempt, 6 first downs for 147 yards

Sixth drive, 5 plays for 11 yards, 4 passes/1 run, 1 first down, 2 sacks set Bucks back on this drive, team punts

Score 10-13

Seventh drive, 12 plays for 70 yards, 6 passes/6 runs, 4 first downs, move the ball down the field well, Sayin fails on QB sneak

Eighth drive, 15 plays for 81 yards, 8 passes/6 runs/1 FG attempt, 4 first downs, we know what happened, this drive included a pass from Brandon Inniss to Bo Jackson

Ninth drive, desperation, 3 passes for 47 yards, 1 first down, game over

Second Half Stats, 35 plays, 21 passes/13 runs/1FG attempt, 10 first downs, 209 yards

Total Game Plays, 59 plays, 35 passes/22 runs/2 FG attempts, 16 first downs