COLUMBUS, Ohio — In 2018 the Ohio State football team lost to Purdue, 49-20, in a game where it heavily relied on its quarterback to make up for a defense unable to produce. As a result, Dwayne Haskins threw 73 passes, completing 43 of them for 470 yards, two touchdowns and a game-sealing pick-six. That statline suggests that the passing attack was the only offense the Buckeyes could get going that night in West Lafayette, Indiana. J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber were splitting running back duties that season but combined for just 69 yards on 12 carries that night. Three years later and history has repeated itself to a degree. OSU lost to Oregon 35-28 in a game where its defense couldn’t stop anyone, and the running game ceased to exist. C.J. Stroud threw 54 passes, completing 35 of them for 484 yards, three touchdowns, and a game-sealing interception. This…
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