For nearly 60 minutes, Will Howard was superb Saturday night in Eugene.
He used his progressions, found open receivers, moved around in the pocket when needed and never threw more than one incompletion in a row up until his final two passes of the game. In all, Howard couldn't have played much better other than sliding a second later than he should have on the final play of the game.
He completed 28-of-35 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns in Ohio State's heartbreaking loss at Oregon. The fifth-year senior's 28 completions were a career-high, his 326 passing yards were one yard short of a career-high and his 80% completion rate was the third-best of his career as a starter, matching his completion percentage against Marshall on Sept.