Please follow and like us: OSU redshirt sophomore Noah Brown catches a ball in warm-ups before the Buckeyes game against Oklahoma on Sept. 17 at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes won 45-24. Credit: Alexa Mavrogianis | Photo Editor The 2016 season for the Ohio State Buckeyes is eerily similar to the team’s 2014 campaign. Both seasons were considered to be rebuilding seasons after talent moved on to the NFL, especially after 12 starters were drafted from the 2015 team. With inexperience on both sides of the ball, the 2016 Buckeyes were not expected to not reach the postseason when the College Football Playoff came around. However, after three out-of-conference games under its belt, the statistics show that this team might be here to stay. After winning their first three games against Bowling Green, Tulsa and Oklahoma, the Buckeyes scored an average of 56.7 points per contest while giving up an average of 12.3 points. This huge margin of victory is due to production of the players on both sides of the ball. The offensive unit has averaged 7.1 yards per play while racking up an average of 545.3 yards per game in its first three games. It helps to…
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