Ohio State's first marquee matchup of the season - a banger on the road versus Notre Dame - brings our own Dan Hope, Ramzy Nasrallah and Matt Gutridge to the 11W Roundtable.
Ohio State’s pass defense faced a legit attack last weekend and largely shut it down but obviously Sam Hartman’s experience and talent pose an even bigger test.
For those who like random facts and stats, Ryan Day has faced 22 ranked opponents. In those games, quarterbacks on the other sideline have passed for 200+ yards 16 times and over 300 yards eight times. Based on those numbers, I will be more surprised if Hartman doesn’t throw for over 250 yards and connect on a long touchdown pass.While Hartman has more game experience than some NFL quarterbacks, Ohio State’s Kyle McCord will be making just his fifth collegiate start against an Irish squad giving up only 126.8 passing yards per game. Will McCord prove up to the task against what is currently the nation’s No.
While whether Ohio State can keep Hartman in check is a huge storyline, games are usually won or lost in the trenches where the Buckeyes could have their hands full in trying to slow down an Irish run game averaging 5.9 a pop. Leading Notre Dame’s ground assault is tailback Audric Estime who enters the contest ranked No. 2 in the country with 130.3 rushing yards per game on a nation’s 12th-best 8.3 yards per attempt.
Will a quarterback with the same number of starts as digits on his throwing hand make Day a little gun-shy? Maybe, but that’s not how Day has attacked ranked opponents in road games. However, Day will also take what the defense is giving him.
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