Ohio State threw for 46 yards on Saturday against Michigan State. Forty-freaking-six yards. Weather conditions weren’t optimal for passing but attempting 16 throws (completing nine) seems unusually conservative for Urban Meyer.
The offense began the game by rolling J.T. Barrett right and left, and he seemed either a bit amped at the start or just uncomfortable throwing on the rollout. We'll never know if he was just too pumped up, because they stopped doing it, for the most part. Protection for Barrett was obviously a concern, but Barrett was sacked only once. Was that much caution really warranted?