The 1973 Buckeyes averaged 37.5 points a game while QB Cornelius Greene attempted just four passes a game. CLEVELAND, Ohio – In more than a century of Ohio State football, just one team scored points at a higher rate than the pace set by this year’s Buckeyes. That was the 2013 Buckeyes. Different quarterback. Different running back. Same coach. And the results have been almost the same number of points per game this year. Ohio State is averaging 44.6 points through the first five games, returning to high-scoring results after a sluggish start in the first two games against Navy and Virginia Tech. In comparison, the 2013 Buckeyes averaged 45.5 points a game, flirting with a 50-point average before being held to 24 and 35 points in the last two games. Braxton Miller, the quarterback of the 2013 team, was set to return this year until injuring his shoulder in preseason drills. His replacement, J.T. Barrett, ranks fourth nationally in passing efficiency (186.3) and fifth in touchdown passes (17). …
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