Ohio State v. Miami: Offensive Review

The Ohio State offense proved itself capable of handling a strong Miami defense and its own miscues to roll up a solid performance.  OSU's offensive outlook could have been even more prolific were it not for self-imposed miscues, which stalled ongoing drives, particularly in the red zone.  This is not to take anything away from the Miami defense, which was extremely impressive and may be the most athletic defense OSU faces this year.  In the end, Terrelle Pryor's legs proved to be the difference maker, as he repeatedly converted crucial third down with his feet.

The Chess Match

 Miami came out with an uncomplicated, but effective scheme to face the Ohio State offense.  Like Oregon in the Rose Bowl, Miami determined that its first task was to stop the OSU inside running game.  Miami's vehicle to do so was the 4-3 stack (or '4-3 Miami').  In the 4-3 stack, the linebackers all slide over a gap to the strongside, playing between the defensive linemen to get more men in between the tackles (see below).  Miami then generally brought its safety up to the formation's strength, leaving only one safety deep.

From this Miami played 'cover 3.'   This was not your traditional cover-3, however.  Instead, the CBs immediately bailed with the Wide Receivers and played essentially man coverage with a deep safety.  The four underneath defenders took short drops with their eyes in the backfield at all times.  They would then 'pattern match' if an offender came through their zone.  (See above video).  Miami's objective was to crowd the box to handle the inside run game, but stay in zone with their underneath defenders to keep eyes on Pryor in case he scrambled.  Miami then trusted their back 3 to be good enough to handle the OSU passing game.  This is essentially Nick Saban's style of defense and is a solid plan against this Ohio State offense.  

One more thing Miami did was have their linebackers flow hard downhill at the first sign of run.  They were not blitzing, per se, but rather attacking gaps when they saw run action.  Miami would then turn to a 4-2-5 over nickel in passing situations.  For the most part Miami played straight up--there was little blitzing and Miami's goal was to play sound, assignment football.  The exception, however, was on third down, particularly in the Red Zone.  Here, Miami featured a lot of defensive line twists, with a delayed ILB blitz, particularly to OSU's left side.  This latter combination was something OSU had difficulty with all day, as Boren and Adams would repeatedly get caught  on the inital stunt, missing the twisting end or linebacker behind them.   The latter was one of the primary reasons OSU had drives stall in the red zone. This combination did an effective job managing the OSU run and pass game--though OSU, to their credit, moved the football.

Ohio State had several counters to what they saw from Miami, though.  First, OSU took advantage of Miami's aggressive run-first philosophy, and counted on Posey to beat the CB.  Note how aggressive the linebackers are on run action.

OSU also sought to exploit the natural gap between the deep and underneath coverage created between the cornerbacks bailing to play man and the underneath zone's responsibilities with their inside and underneath receivers attacking the outside.  Below is a nice play where OSU ran their base spacing play with the tagged wheel route by Saine.

Ohio State also sought to run far more to the weak side of the formation (away from the TE) than they normally do.  Partially this was based on avoiding the matchup of an undersized Jake Stoneburner against Miami's 9 technique DE at the point of attack.  But this was also a numbers' issue.  Miami's safety was often walking up to the formation's strength.  OSU sought to gain an advantage going away from the safety and getting the edge on the stacked inside linebacker.  To do so, OSU turned to a play they have rarely used--counter trey. 

OSU ran counter trey more this game then they probably have in the last year.  Originally made famous by the Washington Redskins' Hogs, the play allowed OSU to run weakside but get 4 blockers past the centerline to Miami's 3 through the pulling Guard and H-Back.

Finally, as against Oregon, OSU took what was given to them, and that was to take advantage of Terrelle Pryor's legs.  No where was it more noticable then in two situations--third down and to clinch the win by controlling the clock in the fourth quarter.

The Pryor run plays took advantage of what Miami was doing.  By running the 4-3 stack, Miami was putting numbers between the tackles.  As one can see in the above counter-trey video, they also often had their defensive ends crash down when they saw run action to them.  But with their cornerbacks having to bail to play man coverage, this provided OSU the ability to get to the edge.

And OSU had a nice panoply of QB-designed runs to take advantage of the situation.  For instance, OSU would go unbalanced with the 'tackle over' to establish the edge on the speed option, a nice melding of 'spread' principles with power football.   

OSU also had a nicely designed QB draw, counter trey play that I have not seen before.  Here, the HB in the shotgun took over the fullback's role and blocked back, leading the way for Pryor.

Finally, just as against Oregon, OSU turned to the fake-Dave QB keep that has proven so difficult for defenses to stop.  The play puts the defense to that side in a bind--if the DE crashes down to stop from getting kicked out, as Miami was doing here, a natural hole develops.  Then, the secondary must be prepared for the fact that Pryor could be passing, severely testing the front-side edge players.

Of course, beyond any x's and o's, a large credit goes to the fantastic job running the football by Terrelle Pryor.  As noted, Miami hoped that by playing cover 3, their linebackers and strong safety would be in a position to stop him from running.  But time and time again, Pryor ran around them or traversed field, making crucial plays that kept the OSU offense humming.

Pryor's Day

As a passer, Pryor's performance was uneven.  It was perhaps a step-back from his Marshall performance.  Perhaps he was overly-concerned about the Miami pass rush.  In the short, timing-based passing game he did not get his feet set and often drifted too far up in the pocket, preventing him from stepping into throws.  He then began trying to force balls into Posey to the one-receiver side rather than work the spacing and snag routes.  But Pryor didhad some great throws such as the two featured above.  Unfortunately, the inconsistency caused several OSU drives to sputter.  

What was impressive, though, was how Pryor continued to command the game despite some passing game hiccups.  Last year he would tend to not overcome such adverse situations.  Against Miami, he took over the game with his legs and continued to move the offense.  As noted, Pryor's big rushing day was the backbone to the OSU victory.  What he can do on third down is backbreaking to a defense and makes the offense dynamic.  As Oregon and Miami have shown, teams are concerned foremost about the OSU rushing game and game plan to take that away.  But the beauty for OSU is that they can counter that and make teams play by getting to Pryor to the edge.  It's a deadly inside-outside combination that will keep OSU's offense moving against a variety of fronts.  

The Ohio State Offensive Line and Backs

The offensive line play was also strong, though not without hiccups.  As with Pryor, I bet many players graded out highly following the game.  The offensive line continues to demonstrate why its a team strength.  But unfortunately the blocking had a few breakdowns that was likewise the cause of stalled drives in the redzone.

Part of this can be expected when playing against a defensive front as talented as Miami.  For example Mike Brewster had a few difficulties handling the Miami NG, who was a very talented player and made some nice plays.  But that is not to say Brewster had a bad game (though it was not his dominant performance against Marshall), but rather at times an example of getting beat by a good player.  Similarly, as noted, Stoneburner was put in the unenviable task of trying to handle Miami's DE at the POA on OSU's lead zone plays.  This was not a good matchup for Ohio State and partially why they started running to the weakside.

In assessing performances, Justin Boren had an excellent game.  He demonstrated why he is OSU's most consistent linemen, and the one they lean on in the run game.  Boren controlled both the line of scrimmage and did a very nice job getting to the second-level and locking up linebackers. 

One can see Boren come off the combo block, lock up the inside linebacker and maintain his blocks eventually pancaking him.  OSU's line had some difficulty all game on  one plays getting off their initial combo blocks on the defensive linemen and getting to the next level.  Linebackers were coming untouched to make the play.  Partially this was because of the technique Miami's LBers were using.  But in such situations the linemen need to keep their eyes up and if they see the LBers shooting the gaps come off the combo block and pick the 'backer.  Boren did by far the best job handling his responsibilities in the run game.

Mike Adams and J.B. Shugarts also deserve mention.  One of the concerns before the game was whether OSU would be able to handle Miami's defensive ends or would they need to chip with TEs and backs.  That concern was no where to be found during the game.  OSU did a very nice job pass blocking--indeed probably better than with the run blocking.  Adams and Shugarts both handled the speed rush.  The pressure Miami got was generally up the middle, often through twists and blitzing on third down.  Adams and Boren need to work better together in handling the twist, but in terms of individual blocking, Adams did a very nice job.  

As for the back play, it was not as bad as I thought re-watching as I believed it was live.  I thought Boom did a nice job.  Boom is not a home run hitter, but he is far better this year at using his vision and taking advantage of cut-back opportunities.  Saine had a pretty average game.  Miami was doing a good job stopping the run game in the first quarter and the rest of the game Saine pressed.  Both backs missed some clear bounce-out opportunities opened up by Miami crashing their ends inside.  Both are good, if unspectacular.  I have long been a Jordan Hall fan, and I think both he and Jamal Berry and demonstrating their talent on the field.  I would still like to see both get some touches in the offense.

The Ohio State Third Wide Receiver Situation

By now, its pretty clear that OSU does not have a third viable wide receiver threat in its passing game.  But I do not believe this is a reason to panic.  First, Posey and Sanz are a very good 1-2 and are Pryor's primary looks anyway.  As demonstrated in this game, Pryor is not necessarily going through a five progression game before running, so this is less of a concern.  In addition, Stoneburner, Zach Boren, and Saine are all very good passing threats for their position.  In some ways, this is better for OSU because they can create match-ups from a variety of formations, as seen in this game.  In sum, if this is OSU's biggest concern, then it is going to be a good year for the Buckeyes.

A Word on Special Teams

Though it will quickly be forgotten, in every area besides the coverage, this may have been OSU's best special teams' game in awhile.  Five field goals, a blocked FG at a crucial time, and a great kick return game the likes of which OSU has not seen in years. 

In terms of the coverage, it is partially an issue of discipline and partly of tackling.  For example on the kickoff return.  Miami had a clear block in a back that collapsed down that lane.  But that was exacerbated by the rest of the right side failing to maintain their responsibilities.  Dominic Clarke has outside contain but he collapsed down.  Then, Corey Brown strangely tried to make up for this by deciding to circle around outside Clarke, allowing one offender to block both and creating an even larger gap.  In sum, it is an accumulation of deficiencies that caused the problems.  It may be an overall lack of experience on the unit that is causing issues, but these are problems that can be addressed and cleaned up.  One issue that is making their job far harder too, is the kickoffs.  We are having difficulty getting a kick farther than the 10 yard line, putting a lot of pressure on the kickoff coverage team. 

Conclusion

I was very impressed with Miami in reviewing the film.  They are very talented on defense (far more than Oregon was) and a certain top-10 team.  Oftentimes holes were there that Miami's linebackers quickly filled.  With this in mind, I thought Ohio State had a very solid performance.  As noted, there were bumps in the road, but that demonstrates OSU's offensive potential.  The fact that OSU can beat teams three ways--with the inside run game, the passing game, and Pryor running-demonstrates the offense's versatility in handling different defensive looks and make the offense 'slump proof.'  It was a solid performance against a very good defense and bodes well for the season.  Below is the play-by-play breakdown.

OFFENSE-First Half

First Possession-OSU 20

1^st-10:  Tight trips right, motion to weak I right.  Miami 4-3 over safety walked up into 4-4 stack.  1 high.  Lead zone left.  Cover 1.  Aggressive attacking of run action by LBers.  Good control of LOS by OLine.  Stoneburner did not sustain his block backside.  Limited to 3 yd gain.

2d-7:  Tight Wing left, twins right.  Miami 4-3 stack, 2 high.  Dropback.  Miami plays cover 3.  All curl route.  Pryor hits Posey.  Nice catch and throw.  8 yd gain.

1^st-10:  Weak I open twins left.  Miami safety walks up to 4-3 stack.  Counter trey right.  Horrible angle by Brewster in blocking back, backside 1 technique blew right by him and blew up the play.  Adams whiffed backside as well.  0 yd gain. 

2d-10:  Ace tight trips left. Miami 4-3 stack 2 high.  Dropback, drive route.  Miami in cover 3.  Good protection.  Pryor did not mess around in leaving the pocket.  He could have waited to see what developed but took advantage of open ground to gain 11.  Nice run.

1^st-10:  I right.  4-3 stack, 2 high.  Drops down to a 5-3 1 high look.  Sprint draw play pass right.  Miami in cover-3.  Nice drop down by Pryor to Saine.  10 yd gain.

1^st-10:  OSU ace tight wing trips right.  Miami 4-3 stack.  1 high.  Outside zone toss right.  Poor blocking.  Boren got driven back by the 9 technique, cut off Browning pulling.  Then Browning took a poor angle.  2 yd loss.

2d-12:  Empty backfield trips left.  Miami.  4-2-5 over nickel.  2 high.  Double out routes to trips side.  Miami cover 2.  Poor throw by Pryor behind Stoney

3d-12:  Gun ace left.  4-2-5 over.  2 high.  Miami Q-Q-H to field.  Snag route.  Posey open on crossing route, but Pryor overthrows.  Never set his feet.  Pryor had time, got happy feet unnecessarily. 

4^th-Punt

2d Possession:  Miami 25

1^st-10:  Ace unbalanced.  tight wing right, twins left.  Miami 4-3 stack.  Dave right.  Nice hole.  Good down block by Shugarts.  Great patience and vision by Boom.  Nice job by the Boren bros. at POA.  9 yd gain.

2d-1:  I left.  4-3 stack.  2 high.   Lead zone left.  Good drive blocking by Boren and Adams. 

1^st-10:  Shift to strong I left.  Miami 4-3 over LBers walked up.  2 high.  Counter trey left.  Great blocking by Borens.  Should have been a TD.  Horrible call on Posey. 

1^st-10:  Motion to tight trips left.  Dave left.  Stoney held up at POA.  Boom could have bounced out on this one.  Patient, though, got 4.

2d-6: Gun ace strong right.  Miami 4-3 over 2 high.  Fake zone left, boot right.  Pryor overthrows 3 yd route to Stoney.  Didn’t set his feet, just forced it. 

3d-6:  4-2-5 over nickel. 2 high.  QB draw.  Browning sits there and blocks air.  Should have been a first down.  Shugarts shadow dances also instead of locking up the DE.  Poor job on the right side.  Should have been a 1^st down. 3 yd gain.

4^th-FG:  3-0

Third Possession-OSU 49

1st-10:  Tight trips left.  Miami 4-3 stack.  1 high.  Miami cover 3.  Strong flood route.  Pryor forced it into Posey, tight coverage, incomplete. 

2d-10:  Strong I right.  4-3 stack 1 high.  Weak safety in 4-2-5 over position.  Counter-trey right.  Miami’s LBers playing really downhill.  5 yd gain.

3d-5:  Gun 5 wide.  4-2-5 over nickel.  2 high.  Double nickel blitz.  Browning did not see the blitz, came untouched right through B-gap.  Pryor able to scramble around it.  Able to get off a nice pass to Sanz, dropped.

4^th-Punt.

Fourth Possession-OSU 12

1^st-10:  Tight wing trips left.  4-3 stack.  2 high.  Zip motion weak.  Lead zone right.  Poor job by Boren and Brewster.  Neither came off their respective double teams, the two LBers shot the middle gaps and blew the play up.  When running zone, the linemen must keep their eyes up field and watch for shooting linebackers.  Poor job.  Linebackers just flowing hard.  Browning had the 3 locked up, Brewster needs to come off. 

2d-11:  Open weak I twins left.  Miami 4-3 stack.  1 high.  Smash.  Adams and Boren  allowed the pocket to collapse.  Understand what they are doing.  They are trying to attack Miami playing that cover 3 man by attacking the flat area left by the CB but Sanz ran a horrible route, got no depth.  4 yd gain. 

3-9:  Gun strong tight trips right.  4-2-5 nickel.  2 high.  Speed option right.  Stoney got beat up field that destroyed the pitch relationship.  Pryor still could have gotten the first down if he attacked it harder.  8 yard gain instead. 

4^th-1:  Punt

Fifth Possession:  OSU 20

1^st-10:  I right.  Miami 4-3 stack.  1 high.  SS walked up to field.  Fake lead zone left, half roll right.  Miami cover 3.  Look at how linebackers flow downhill.  3 verticals.  Posey beats him on outside leverage.  70 yd pass. 

1^st-10:  Ace tight bunch right.  Miami-4-3 stack 1 high.  Spacing mesh ‘wheel’ route.  Great call against the coverage Miami was playing.  Matched up on LBer who is playing run.  TD.

Sixth Possession:  OSU 40

1^st-10:  Ace bunch right.  4-2-5 over nickel.  1 high.  Cover 3.  Double scat route.  Good protection, nice pocket.  Pryor had time, just threw to late to Sanz.  Allowed the LBer to come up and make the play where he was open.  Incomplete. 

2d-10:  Ace tight trips.  Miami 4-2 over.  2 high.  Walked up weak.  Weak zone right.  Much better job by linemen getting to the second level.  J. Boren locked up the ILB.  Saine cut the wrong way, still able to pick up 6 yds.  Nice blocking by Adams at POA.

3-3:  Gun tight trips strong right.  Miami 4-2-5 over.  2 high.  Speed option right.  Much better job by Stoney at the POA.  Nice job by Adams getting to second level.  Good execution.  13 yd gain.  Great blocking by Sanz.  The play that got the chink in Miami’s gameplan.  Miami’s CBs have to bail with the WRs.  Meanwhile, LBers are stacked inside, able to get the edge.

1^st-10:  Tight wing right, twins left.  Miami 4-3 open plus.  2 high.  Twins’ running ‘switch’ route.  Pressure off front side.  Pryor had to scramble outside, underthrew Sanz.

2d-10:  Split gun right.  4-3 stack  2 high.  Outside zone read left.  The frontside DE crashed, Pryor should have given the ball.  Kept, then Boren got beat on the backside, kicking Pryor outside, 1 yd loss.

3d-14:  Weak I left.  4-3 stack. 1 high.  Weak flood route.  Nice throw on the deep out to Sanz, great catch.  17 yd gain. 

1^st-10:  Weak I right twins right.  4-3 stack.  2 high.  Post-flag combo.  Nice job by Shugarts handling the speed rush.  Pryor had Saine open underneath.  Should have checked down like he did the first series.  Instead made a really bad throw into coverage. 

2d-10:  Gun split back left.  Miami 4-3 stack.  2 high.  SS walked up.  Outside zone read.  Pryor missed a gigantic hole right up the gut.  Often that’s where the QB must hit the outside zone.  Instead ran right into the DE.  Missed opportunity.  Still got 4 yds.

3d-6:  Gun ace right.  Miami 4-2-5 over 2 high.  Miami weakside twist.  Boren did not get off the DT quick enough to pick up the twist.  Pryor had to throw it away.

4^th-FG

Seventh Possession:  Miami 19

1^st-10:  Ace tight trips left (into boundary).  Miami 4-2-5 over.  2 high.  Drive route.  Miami playing cover 3.  Nice call against this catch them playing the quasi underneath zone.  Much better job by Pryor on the short route.  Very nice protection. 16 yd gain. 

1^st-Goal at 5:  Unbalanced.  Twins right.  Miami 4-2-5 over.  DBs to twins.  DB takes Pryor, nicely executed pitch.  Good design and execution. 

Eighth Possession:  OSU 29

1^st-10:  Tight trips right.  Miami 4-3 stack.  1 high.  Zone weak left.  Brewster got badly beat across his face by the 1 technique.  Who made the play in the backfield.  That is a tough solo block, but needs a better angle.

2d-13:  Open I weak twins right.  Miami 4-2-5 over.  Snag strong, Posey fly route weak.  Cover-1.   Good protection, Pryor tried to force the fly route that was not there.  Incomplete.

3d-13:  Gun ace left twins right.  4-2-5 open 2 high.  QB Counter trey draw.  Neatly designed play, but Stoney whiffs at air blocking, allowing a huge hole to collapse.  Dissapointing.  4 yd gain.

4^th-Punt.

Ninth Possession:  Miami 28

1^st-10:  Gun tight trips strong right.  Miami 4-2-5 over.   1 high.  Shugarts got beat on a speed rush.  Nice job by Pryor avoiding the sack and gaining 4 tough yards.

2d-6:  Gun strong ace left.  4-2-5 over.  2 high.  Weak cross.  Good use again of short crosses into areas vacated by fast dropping corners.   Nice protection up the middle.  Hit Stoneburner for 8.

1^st-10;  Tight bunch right (boundary).  Miami 4-3 stack.  Spacing route right, Posey ran a fly weak.  Pryor again passed up open spacing route (either underneath) to throw to Posey in coverage. 

2d-10:  Gun strong tight trips left.  4-3 over. 1 high.  Speed option.  Miami trying to take away Pryor.  Nice job on the pitch.  5 yd gain.

3d-5:  Ace left.  4-2-5 over.  Twist X blitz.  OSU line again beaten by stunt.  Don’t switch off well again, Pryor has backer in face.  Great individual play by him getting 1^st down with his feet.

1^st-Goal:  Shift to unbalanced strong twins right.  Sprint draw play pass. Trying to hit Boren in the flat.  Safety recovered but he was open.  Pryor did not put touch on it. 

2d-Goal:  gun strong tight trips.  4-3 stack.  Counter speed option.  Adams did not maintain his block.  He gets his block, it’s a TD. 1 yd gain.

3d-Goal:  Tight wing trips right.  4-3 stack. 1 high.  Rolled up to strength.  Boot right.  Had Stoney, if he just would have waited and let him settle down.  As is, just threw it behind him.  Like the call, just need to execute.  Could have kept and scored. 

Tenth Possession:  Miami 25

1^st-10:  Pro set twins right.  Miami 4-3 stack.  2 high.  Dropback pass.  Pryor unnecessarily stepped up in the pocket right into the rush.  6 yd sack. 

2d-16:  Strong I left, motion to twins right.  Miami 4-3 stack, 1 high walked up to field.  Dropback.  Two man smash route.   Pryor underthrows Sanz on out route, again did not step up into throw.

3d-16:  Gun ace right.  Miami 4-2-5 over.  2 high.  Double scat route.  Great job scrambling by Pryor, keeping eyes downfield and hitting Posey in stride.  Nice job by Brewster and Browning sticking with the block.  25 yd gain.

1^st-Goal:  Spike.  Unecessary here.  They were at the line with 23 seconds left  Could have thrown a fade. 

2d-Goal:  Gun tight trips.  Quick drop.  Quick slants.  Tight coverage on Posey, hit for 3 yd gain.

3d-Goal at 5:  Indecision.  Quick snap, Pryor tries to run around end, no one knew what was going on.

4^th-FG

SECOND HALF

First Possession:  Miami 15

1^st-10;  Tight wing unbalanced left, twins right.  Miami 4-3 stack.  1 high to field.  Dave left.  Great down block by Adams and Shugarts.  Browning came up on filling LBer but hole closed quickly.  3 yd gain

2d-7:   trips slot right.  Miami 4-3 stack.  2 high.  Sprint out right.  Unreal individual play by Pryor rolling right, and cutting across the field.  TD

Second Possession:   OSU 27

1^st-10:  Ace double tight left.  Miami 4-3 stack.  2 high.  Dave left.  LBer shot the gap and Browning missed him.   2 yd loss, could have been a productive play.

2d-12:  Ace tight trips left.  Miami 4-2-5 over.  2 high.  Shovel pass.  Great play design.  Miami thought Pryor was running speed option and Miami overflowed.  And great block downhill by Adams, sprung the play for big yardage.  42 yds.

1^st-10:  Ace tight wing right,  Miami 4-2-5 over.  2 high.  Dave right.  Big hole to the outside.  Boren pulled and correctly sealed when he saw the crashing LBer.  But Saine refused to cut outside and just pitter pattered in the hole.  0 yd gain

2d-10:  Ace right.  4-2-5 over.  QB draw counter trey.  Pryor also had the outside off Saine’s block but he stopped also.  Both those two plays should have been solid runs.  2 d loss

3d-12:    Weak I left, motion to strong I, Miami 4-3 stack.  Screen left.  Nice call.   If Saine cuts it back inside he can get the first.  9 yd gain.

Third Possession:

1^st-10:  Ace tight bunch left.  Miami 4-3 stack.  2 high.  Counter sweep.  Miami had the right play call on, with a weak blitz to the non-bunch side.  2 yd loss.

2d-9:  Ace tight trips right.   Speed option.  Great run by Pryor seeing that the MLB had overrun the play and cutting it back inside.  Nice job by Boren maintaining his block and creating the cutback lane.  20 yd gain. 

1^st-10:  Strong I right.  Miami 4-3 open plus.  1 high snuck up to field.  Counter trey.  Now there is a good run.  Miami EOL continually crashed down on the action.  Here, Browning and Z. Boren locked up their man and Boom cut outside.  Solid job, 17 yd gain. 

1^st-10:  Double tight strong I right.  Miami 4-3 stack.  1 high.  Counter trey left.  Miami brought a CB blitz to boundary.  Browning sealed him off, Boom cut up underneat.  3 yd gain.

2d-9:  Ace tight wing left twins right.  4-3 stack 1  high to field.  Toss zone left.  Nothing there, Miami came up and filled hard.  3 yd loss.

3d-11:  Gun 5 wide.  4-2-5 over.  Miami blitzed both backers.  Double slants, right read, just underthrew and behind Philly Brown.  Incomplete. 

Fourth Possession:  OSU 39

1^st-10:  Double Tight I.  4-4 stack.  Lead zone left.  Z. Boren passed up the ILB, who flew up and made the tackle. 

2d-12:  Tight I left.  4-3 stack, 2 high.  Dave left.  Nice hole, good down block by Adams.  Safety came flying up to make stop after 4 yds. 

3d-8:  Gun ace left.  4-2-5 over 2 high.  QB counter trey draw.  Great cut by Pryor up behind nice blocks by Browning and Saine pulling.  Great combo by Boren and Adams and then Boren did a fantastic job getting off and locking up the LBer. 15 yd gain

1^st-10:  Tight I left.  Miami 4-4 stack.  Fake Dave run left.  Such a tough play to stop.  Miami came crashing down on Dave, they had been saving it up.  4 yd.

2d-6:  Ace tight trips right.  Dave right.  Miami safeties crashing up.  1 yd gain. 

3d-5:  Gun ace right.  Miami 4-3 stack 1 high.  Sprint out right keep.  Very solid WR blocking.  4.5 yd gain

4^th & inches-QB sneak