© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation “We can’t allow that to happen in the next few weeks … Those are game-changing plays.” Although Ohio State is coming off its best game of the season in terms of points allowed in the 21-7 win at Northwestern, the Wildcats notably converted 9-of-20 third-down attempts on Saturday. Four of those conversions came via quarterback Brendan Sullivan, who scrambled for first downs in a situation where the Buckeyes were among the nation’s best coming into the game (26.36 percent). “I think our third downs have been good throughout the year. Not pleased last game,” defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said on Tuesday. “The quarterback run is always a difficult component in that short-yardage life, and I thought we had been doing well with it, but we didn’t have a good game with the quarterback run.” Replay Video Skip Ad More News From Sports Illustrated:…
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