Oregon started with the ball and they started fast with 2 straight out routes receptions with Mariota passing while he was rolling out of the pocket then they decide to test the inside part of the Ohio State defense with some dive runs on the A gap, once they arrived in the redzone Mariota delivered a perfect pass to Lowe who was free in the end zone, all of this happened after the mobile QB escaped the pressure, result of the read option fake. Ohio State answered their rivals 2 drives later with a 97 yards 1 played so much on the shotgun formation where they played lots of read options, some of them that resulted in passes to their WRs and some others in inside runs, the demise 1 has been the 33 yards run on a trap by HB Elliott. Oregon couldn't react due to a costly drop pass by Stanford on 3rd down so they have been forced to punt the ball to Ohio State that made a good return bringing the ball close to midfield area, once there they marched into the end zone alternating Elliott runs both inside and outside the tackles and Jones passes especially the 1 that out of a play action fake on a pistol formation has been received by Vannett in the end zone for the go ahead TD on an out route. Oregon offensive struggle continued and this gave the Buckeyes the chance to extend their lead and they seemed to could do it but once they arrived in Ducks' territory they lost the ball on a very bad decision by QB Jones on a read option play who fumbled the fumble trying to give his HB Elliott the ball with a late handoff. Oregon didn't take advantage of that mistake because even after a very convenient start of the drive full of Mariota's passes they slew down once close the end zone and they failed a 4th down conversion on a Mariota's run who fell just inches short of the TD. The Buckeyes put up another very good drive keep the balance between Elliott very good runs and Jones medium and long passes and 1 of those has been caught inside the Ducks redzone but fumbled by WR Smith. No signs of life by the Oregon offense so the Ohio State offense got the 3rd straight chance to increase their lead and this time they complete their target, they got the ball at midfield and a very precise Jones' pass to WR D.Smith brought them inside the Ducks 10 yards, they scored 3 plays later on a QB sneak by Jones who used his size to enter in the end zone. The Ducks returned to put points on the board with their last drive of the 1st half, a drive with so many problems from them due to the bad decisions by Mariota and some poor throws but at least they came out with 3 points.
The 2nd half started in the same way that the 1st ended, with OS in control offensively but again they turnovered the ball after a very good drive this time has been a Matthingly interception on a pass misshandled by WR Marshall. The other Marshall of the game Byron who plays for the Ducks received on a vertical seem from the slot a very good pass from Mariota that he took for 70 yards right in the end zone. The Buckeyes continued their turnover trend when on a 4h down conversion Jones fumbled the ball and lost the ball deep on their own territory. Again the OS defense came up big and limited them just to a FG. OS got back on track riding their HB Elliott who continued to be unstoppable and he ended up to the end zone on a read option outside run on his left using at the best the great block made by his entire o-line. The Buckeyes defense continue to do great and they let their offense put 2 complete possession between them and their opponents, Jones and Elliott put up another great drive that ended with the 3rd rushing TD by Elliott. Trailing with 2:50 left in the game Mariota missed the pass that would convert the 4th down inside their own 20 yards and this mistake essentially ended their chances to win.
Oregon after the 1st drive had huge offensive problems due to the Mariota's mediocre perfermance but it's not all his fault because he didn't have any help by the running game and this made him so predictable that OS played lot of nickle and dime formations to deal with his passing game, on defense the Ducks played bad especially against the inside runs in fact HB Elliott destroyed them right from the beginning of the game along with that issue they shown poor tackling especially on Jones in possible sack situation who cost them downs and yards all game long.
OS played a perfect game with the exception of the turnovers that kept Oregon in the game a way more than they should be, they also played with Jones who is actually the 3rd QB on the depth chart but he played like a true starter making good decisions and be so precise even on tight window passes along with him their defense played a tough game inside against the rush and a remarkable job to cover Lowe and Nelson outside, in my opinion the MVP of this game is the Buckeyes HB Elliott who ended with 4 TDs and a really great performance in terms of decisions, speed, power and i also can't remember him to lose yards on a play, of course a good part of his success owns to the entire o-line who dominated the quick Ducks' front 7 right from the beginning.
OS played a perfect game with the exception of the turnovers that kept Oregon in the game a way more than they should be, they also played with Jones who is actually the 3rd QB on the depth chart but he played like a true starter making good decisions and be so precise even on tight window passes along with him their defense played a tough game inside against the rush and a remarkable job to cover Lowe and Nelson outside, in my opinion the MVP of this game is the Buckeyes HB Elliott who ended with 4 TDs and a really great performance in terms of decisions, speed, power and i also can't remember him to lose yards on a play, of course a good part of his success owns to the entire o-line who dominated the quick Ducks' front 7 right from the beginning.
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