The stage is set for the national title game — No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 4 Ohio State — and it features two teams that aren’t all that different on paper. Offensively, they are the third- and fourth-ranked teams in the nation in scoring; Oregon averages 46.3 points per game while Ohio State averages 45.2. Both offenses create a run-pass conflict and overwhelm their opponents with innovative one-back schemes that put outstanding skill players in space and feature offensive lines that have improved as the season has progressed. Defensively, they are No. 26 and No. 27 in scoring, with Ohio State allowing 22.1 points per game and Oregon allowing 22.3. Neither defenses would be considered among the best in the nation, but they’ve both shown improvement and both rank in the top 10 in creating turnovers (Ohio State has 32, Oregon 30). …
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