Have you heard the overused cliché that “defense wins championships?” Inevitably, it is a true statement. However, looking back on every title-winning team, there is no lack of offensive achievement, either.
In fact, over the last decade, each champion owned a high-caliber offense, scoring at least 29 points per game throughout their respective schedules. Every program had at least one instance where the offense had to carry the defense, as the opposing team put up 21 points or more.
Although Ohio State will be unable to participate in postseason festivities due to its NCAA-imposed bowl ban, it still has the opportunity to play a championship-like season and prepare for the real deal in 2013.
For that to be done, the Buckeyes will need a lot of production from their new spread-option offense, not relying on their defense like years past, and here’s why:
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