On the next play, freshman running back Saquon Barkley took a handoff and burst through the right side, outrunning the Ohio State defense for what would have been a 44-yard touchdown if not for a holding penalty. “It was probably the hardest fought game I ever played”.
At the break, the Nittany Lions led the Hoosiers, 2-0.
NASA didn’t see any game action in his first collegiate season and combined for two sacks in his sophomore and junior seasons. Tackle Austin Johnson has added 3.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss and 36 tackles.
“I thought J.T. came in and played great”, Meyer told reporters.
Bosa’s disruption commenced early on and lasted almost until the final whistle. Rutgers’ best player missed two games on a suspension, but he’s been unstoppable since returning.
For Nassib, his game began in a different fashion than Bosa’s.
Barrett scored first from the 5 after a fake handoff. When you look at the 1st and 2nd quarters, Buckeye fans should feel vindicated about their displeasure with current starting quarterback Cardale Jones.
With the victory, Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) grabbed control of the West Division race and does not have a ranked opponent left on its regular-season schedule. Ohio State didn’t score until Barrett took over in the middle of an Ohio State drive, in PSU territory, at the start of the second quarter.
“We’re relentless, we’ll never give up and we have a lot of fight in this team“, quarterback Chris Laviano said. “We had a huge dropped ball in the red zone”.
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