OHIO STATE SURVIVED a Week 3 scare from Northern Illinois — and rebounded slightly against directional foe Western Michigan — but its worries aren’t over. In the season’s first four games, OSU has posted its worst offensive efficiency score of the Urban Meyer era (2.3 vs. NIU), second worst (31.5 vs. Hawaii) and 13th worst (67.1 vs. Western Michigan), which led us to crunch some numbers: efficiency versus snaps per game. The Bucks aren’t efficient (last among FPI’s top 30) nor expedient (bottom half in snaps per game). They need to get better, and fast.
Method to our matrix
We compared teams’ offensive efficiency — offenses’ point contributions to net scoring margin (0-100 scale) — to offensive snaps per game (FBS average: 71.9). The verdict? Some squads pack in plays and punch (we see you, Texas Tech!). Others, well, don’t (O-H no, Buckeyes).
Low volume + inefficient
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