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Ohio State football vs Missouri: Five observations halftime review

Ohio State football vs Missouri: Five observations halftime review #GoBucks

Welcome to halftime of the Cotton Bowl and despite the low score, the Ohio State Buckeyes are in solid position with a 3-0 lead over the Missouri Tigers. It isn’t all doom and gloom despite what is being shared on social media. This Missouri team is extremely talented and Ohio State is dealing with injuries at the quarterback position.

It is a bit odd that Ryan Day is refusing to open up the playbook at all, but I want to reserve my anger until the second half. We have seen Devin Brown struggle and then get hurt and a true freshman in Lincoln Kienholz, who is clearly not ready, be not allowed to throw the ball, which is very odd given the constantly stacked boxes.

Again, it sounds like I am upset, but I am really not, I feel that the Buckeyes are in good position going into halftime and I am very excited to see what Ryan Day comes up with in the second half. Let’s dive into he top five most interesting topics from the first half.

Advanced stats heavily favor Texas over Kansas per Parker Fleming

Texas appears heavily favored based on how it matches up with Kansas.

Texas is heavily favored over Kansas based on advanced stats. It concurs with out original prediction for the game and how the Longhorns fared against Jayhawks last season.

According to football statistics expert Parker Fleming and his statistical model, Texas has a 94.7% chance to win the game. The Longhorns are projected to win by an average score of approximately 43-18.

Kansas has won all its games this season, including impressive wins over Illinois and BYU. It has been better than Texas situationally and in total offense and defense statistics. Even so, when scaled to which teams they have faced the Longhorns might have an upper hand.

Texas is bigger, faster and stronger than Kansas. It likely isn’t going to be moved around by the Jayhawks offensive line up front. And while we can expect Kansas to land some punches, the rosters aren’t all that different than in last season’s 55-14 Texas win.

If Texas shows up prepared, it may not win by this projected margin. Nevertheless, the Longhorns should leave them game 5-0 heading into the Red River Rivalry match next week.

The day after: Lasting thoughts on Ohio State’s spring game

Plenty to think about after the Scarlet and Gray game. What sticks out in your mind the most? #GoBucks

If you are like me, you’re going to miss updates on [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] football for the next four months. Yesterday’s spring game was football, even thought it wasn’t really football.

It is the last glimpse of the Buckeyes we will get until camps starts in late summer, so many of us will be thinking about what transpired during the Scarlet and Gray game.

After having a day to think about it, there were some aspects that have continued to stick out in my mind. Here are some thoughts still brewing in my head after yesterday’s glorified scrimmage.