It's becoming increasingly clear that Dwayne Haskins is maybe the most important player in all of college football. With him, Ohio State is a decisive pass-first quick-strike pure rock fury of a team that absolutely can win a national championship. Without him, they're... good. Really good, even. But not badass.
See, I agree with this, and I was a student at Ohio State from 2003 through 2008 (Master's included, put some respect on my name please and thank you) and I saw Troy Smith light up opposing teams in person, so, so many times. The peak of his powers came in the Michigan game in 2006, where I had reached utter confidence in his ability to convert third downs with anywhere from one to 20 yards to go.
Doesn't matter. Dwayne is the best passer I've ever seen. He doesn't have the resume, yet, but it's becoming increasingly obvious that Ohio State has an NFL quarterback under center because his mechanics, velocity, and accuracy (a season completion percentage of over 75% so far, and it should be noted that Troy Smith did that in a single game... once. Ever.).
Anyway, the other thing that makes Dwayne great is his ability to make everyone around him look awesome and score touchdowns, which makes them happy, which makes them want to post on social media, which makes me happy.
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Next week is a big one, boys and girls. But if history is any indication, Mr. Haskins is up to the challenge.