The first half for Ohio State against Indiana has been up and down. After the first drive, the offense struggled to get anything against the Hoosier defense. Earlier this week we talked about how Indiana relies on bringing pressure to force mistakes and Fields certainly made mistakes. Fields needs to calm down and take what Indiana’s zone is giving him. He did better in the second quarter.
Granted, there were two missed fumble calls, a pick play not being called, and some questionable officiating, but that can not be the excuse for the mistakes. Ryan Day needs to tell Fields to just work his way down the field. Allow the run game to keep getting yards and force Indiana to have to play differently. The Hoosiers have struggled against the run game. Fields, Teague, and Sermon have been great on the ground.
The game is far from over, and Day is great at adjustments at half-time. The defense has played well for the most part. They do need to get a little more pressure on Penix, but this game is certainly winnable and Indiana’s offense has not been good. Get to Penix, stop Fryfogle, and force Indiana to stop the run, and the Buckeyes should be able to pull away.
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