If you’re looking for scoring offense, you may want to change the channel, at least if the first-half trend bleeds into the second. No. 2 Ohio State scored 49 points in its season-opening win, No. 5 Oklahoma 56 in theirs. With fireworks on the scoreboard expected, both teams flipped the script as defense ruled the first two quarters for the most part, with the Buckeyes and Sooners heading into their respective halftime locker rooms tied at three apiece in Columbus. OSU was the beneficiary of two first-half turnovers, but could turn them into just three points. Sean Nuernberger kicked a 24-yard field goal early in the second quarter to capitalize on the second fumble recovered by the Buckeyes in the half, while, on the ensuing possession and thanks in large part to a shaky snap, Austin Seibert pushed his 37-yard attempt that would’ve tied the game wide to the right. OU’s…
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