Ohio State had a battering ram at quarterback last year.
Seemingly every time the Buckeyes needed to get a yard or two to move the chains on third downs, J.T. Barrett either carried the ball or handed it off to Mike Weber or J.K. Dobbins. Even when Weber or Dobbins earned the third-down carries, defenses had to account for Barrett.
Down three points to Michigan in overtime in 2016, Ohio State faced a 4th-and-1 situation. It didn’t take any creativity or out-of-the-box thinking. Everyone knew Urban Meyer would call for the inside zone, which is exactly what he did – and it worked, per usual.