Ohio State Football: Blueprint for Buckeyes Run Game Will Rely on Zone Read

It may be the most used play among spread teams in college football, made most popular, of course, by the Oregon Ducks, who made it into an art form.
The zone read is among the hardest plays to stop—if done properly—in college football.
And new Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman is bringing the play to Columbus and making it a focal point of the offense.
The biggest difference between the Buckeyes’ new read game and most others is that it will primarily target the middle of the field, as opposed to the outsides.
Ohio State doesn’t yet have the speedy, explosive back to be able to press the outsides, but they have the power backs like Carlos Hyde and Rod Smith to work the middle of the field.
Jordan Hall is more shifty and quick than pure speed, but should still be a very good back this year.
And they also have a great running QB in Braxton Miller who has not only shown the ability to run up the middle, but also the speed to take plays to the outside.
Herman…

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