Well, here’s to hoping that this time next week, I’m finally grading the positions after a win for the first time in a month....
Quarterback: B+
It’s a shame we didn’t get this healthy of a Sean Clifford last week against Illinois. Cliff looked like the Cliff we saw during the first five-and-one-quarter games of the season, being patient in the pocket and delivering strikes to his targets, scrambling out of trouble when the pocket collapsed, and playing like a guy who wanted to get a world-shocking dub in his home state. His 361 passing yards on 35-of-52 and one touchdown speaks for itself, although he would certainly love to have that interception back as well as that fumble that resulted in a scoop-and-score, though it’s hard to blame Cliff for that one, since the O-line was getting swallowed up by the pressure from the OSU defense on that play.