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The Ohio State Buckeyes rolled to an undefeated season and an eighth National Championship, besting Texas A&M by a touchdown in the Title Game, according to a full season simulation in EA Sports NCAA Football '14.
The Buckeyes were hardly challenged all year, winning 10 games by 20 or more points. They staved off their toughest scare at Purdue, winning by just a field goal there in week 10 and then surviving another close game two weeks later at Illinois, a late touchdown by running back Carlos Hyde being the deciding factor in both games.
Ohio State didn't play a ranked team until they went to the Big House to take on No. 21 Michigan in the regular season finale, and easily dispatched the Wolverines, 44-24. The Buckeyes ran up 538 total yards of offensive - 207 on the ground and 331 in the air - with 30 first downs. Quarterback Braxton Miller was 14-19 with 210 yards and 3 TDs, while Hall rushed for 95 yards and 2 TDs on 22 carries.
Taking on No. 10 Nebraksa in the Big Ten Championship game proved to be a non-event, as the Buckeyes trounced the Cornhuskers 44-17, again racking up over 500 yards of total offense and more than 200 on the ground. Miller was 20-35 with 269 yards and a touchdown, but Carlos Hyde was the player of the game with 143 yards and 2 TDs on 21 carries.
The National Championship Game against Texas A&M was a back-and-forth affair, with a 5-yard touchdown scramble by HENLEY with 2:03 left giving the Buckeyes a 38-31 win. Miller earned game MVP honors, finishing with 259 yards and a touchdown in the air, as well as 55 yards and a score on the ground.
Hyde, offensive lineman Jack Mewhort, Andrew Norwell and Corey Linsley, defensive lineman Joel Hale, linebacker Joshua Perry and kicker Drew Basil were all named First-Team All-Americans. Miller finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting and earned a Second-Team All-American nod, as did defensive tackle Michael Bennett.
FINAL STATS:
Passing:
Braxton Miller: 235-378, 3279 yards, 31 TDs, 11 INTs, 234.2 YPG, 20 sacks
Rushing:
Carlos Hyde: 227 attempts, 1240 yards, 18 TDs, 5.4 YPC, 88.5 YPG, 0 fumlbes
Braxton Miller: 171 attempts, 843 yards, 12 TDs, 4.9 YPC, 60.2 YPG, 3 fumlbes
Jordan Hall: 141 attempts, 670 yards, 9 TDs, 4.7 YPC, 47.8 YPG, 3 fumbles
Receiving:
Devin Smith: 67 receptions, 941 yards, 7 TDs, 14.0 YPR, 67.2 YPG
Corey Brown: 44 receptions, 681 yards, 9 TDs, 15.4 YPR, 48.6 YPG
Nick Vannett: 43 receptions, 604 yards, 3 TDs, 14.0 YPR, 43.1 YPG
Evan Spencer: 39 receptions, 425 yards, 3 TDs, 10.8 YPR, 30.3 YPG
Chris Fields: 29 receptions, 485 yards, 3 TDs, 16.7 YPR, 34.6 YPG
Carlos Hyde: 22 receptions, 293 yards, 3 TDs, 13.3 YPR, 20.9
Tackles/Sacks:
Ryan Shazier: 90 tackles, 38 solo, 5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks
Joshua Perry: 62 tackles, 32 solo, 13 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks
Camren Williams: 61 tackles, 23 solo, 12 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks
Noah Spence: 56 tackles, 23 solo, 13 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks
Christian Bryant: 51 tackles. 22 solo
Adolphus Washington: 41 tackles, 14 solo, 10 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks
Michael Bennett: 38 tackles, 13 solo, 14 tackles-for-loss, 5.5 sacks
Bradley Roby: 37 tackles, 12 solo, 1 tackle-for-loss
Joel Hale: 36 tackles, 17 solo, 16 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks
Interceptions:
Bradley Roby: 5 interceptions, 55 yards, 1 touchdown
C.J. Barnett: 2 interceptions, 32 yards
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