Ohio State leads the FBS in fewest points allowed at 9.3 per game. Jabrill Peppers ran for a career-high two touchdowns and set up another score with a 63-yard run in his return to his native New Jersey and No. 4 MI (6-0, 3-0) routed Rutgers 78-0 in Piscataway, N.J., in a game in which the Scarlet Knights (2-4, 0-3) were limited to 22 yards total yards and two first downs. Ronald Reagan was finishing up his presidency, John Cooper was in his first year of coaching the Ohio State Buckeyes, and Urban Meyer was an assistant coach at Illinois State, working with outside linebackers.
It was a problem in the win over Michigan State - and it likely cost the Hoosiers a chance to beat Ohio State at the end of this game: in can't punch the ball into the endzone when they get close. In 2012, in a night game at Memorial Stadium, IU lost 52-49 to the No. 8-ranked Buckeyes.
"Parris and the kickoff return team, obviously he didn't do it himself, but Coach (Kerry) Coombs is in charge of the (kickoff return) unit and they did outstanding", Meyer said.
While OSU has played three cupcake opponents in Bowling Green, Tulsa and Rutgers, Week 3 did bring an impressive win over then-no.
A grade card on Ohio State's 38-17 win over IN on Saturday. The 228 points scored by the Buckeyes are the most in program history over the first four games.
Ohio State had little trouble fending off IN on Saturday despite J.T. Barrett having just 93 yards through the air and throwing an interception. Armstrong is second to Ohio State's J.T. Barrett in Big Ten passing efficiency, and has thrown for nine touchdowns against two interceptions. The Wisconsin Badgers ground game is averaging 161.6 yards per contest, and Corey Clement leads the way with 319 yards and five touchdowns. He threw for two touchdowns, including an 18-yard pass to Mitchell Paige that got the Hoosiers within 17-10 with a minute remaining before halftime. Redding is successful because he hits holes hard and keeps his feet moving.
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Ohio State's struggles in the passing game might be only a blip on the season radar. Barrett has been sharp in all four games. Last year, he carried 30 times for 45 yards against the Buckeyes. Marcus Baugh had 16 yards and a touchdown.
Wisconsin is in the midst of the rigorous part of its Big Ten schedule.
IN hasn't been particularly stellar in the red zone in the first four games.
Sometimes, the eye test is a better indicator of a game than the box score.
Eighth ranked Wisconsin faces off against number number two Ohio State at Camp Randall.
IN quarterback Richard Lagow was 14-of-28 passing for 182 yards and two touchdowns and one late interception. This is the second road game for IN on the season, but traveling to take on Ohio State is a little different than going to Florida International. When Wilson was asked about how competitive the Hoosiers have been against Ohio State, he focused on the fact the Buckeyes have won the last 22 meetings, the last six with him as the head coach.
When Indiana forced a turnover on the first drive of the game, it created some hope that they may be up to the task of upsetting one of the best teams in the nation.
