With a big outing in the red zone and short yardage against Rutgers, Ohio State has continued seeing results from its off- and in-season focus on situational football.
There are 12 categories of situational football Ryan Day feels Ohio State has to win – or at least win most of – to win games.
Rutgers served as the latest example of an Ohio State team that hasn’t blown all of its opponents out in 2023 but has continued to win those key situations that allow it to take control of the game as it progresses. The three field goals Rutgers settled for all came after Ohio State made stops in goal-to-go situations, where defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said his group’s"confidence" showed through. Calls are simplified that close to the end zone, Knowles added, which means it often comes down to execution and playing fast.
Rutgers’ lone 4th-and-short conversion, and lone fourth-down conversion in general across three attempts, came on a trick play where quarterback Gavin Wimsatt took the snap and passed it beneath his legs a second time to running back Kyle Monangai. Monangai skirted around the edge of the Buckeye defense and collected 45 yards.
"I think explosive plays were even but we counted Jordan Hancock’s as an explosive play," Day said."So that made it 5-4. changed the whole game."
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