Admittedly, the first quarter didn’t leave a particularly good impression. The Buckeyes offense stalled early on it’s first drive. Then Tulsa took the ball 16 plays and 81 yards down the field, milking more than six minutes off the clock. They settled for a field goal inside the 5-yard line, which I found to be a curious decision. The Buckeyes second drive wasn’t exactly scintillating either. C.J. Stroud completed just 2-of-6 passes for 25 yards, routinely over-throwing receivers. TreVeyon Henderson ran hard and was really close to breaking a big run. Before the Buckeyes settled for a long field goal (Noah Ruggles hit from 43 yards), captain and left guard Thayer Munford went off with an apparent right leg injury. After Tulsa went methodically went down the field a second time and kicked another field goal, the Ohio State offense finally looked a bit crisper. C.J. Stroud guided the Buckeys…
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