No. 3 Ohio State posted a season-opening victory over Indiana on Saturday, but it featured an uneven performance from the Buckeyes on offense.
Kyle McCord made his second career start at quarterback for Ohio State. He had a few nice moments, but largely underwhelmed in OSU’s 23-3 win in Bloomington. McCord, who beat out Devin Brown to succeed C.J. Stroud as OSU’s starter, completed 20 of his 33 attempts for 239 yards and an interception.
Between the two touchdowns, Ohio State punted three times, hit a field goal off a short field and McCord threw an ugly interception while trying to throw across his body. The Buckeyes, who had some struggles protecting McCord, also stalled in the red zone early in the second half. On that possession, OSU head coach Ryan Day drew up a quarterback draw on third-and-goal, but McCord missed an open running lane and was brought down at the 4-yard line.
All in all, it was a mixed bag against a feisty Indiana defense. OSU’s trio of running backs — TreVeyon Williams, Chip Trayanum and Miyan Williams — combined for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Harrison was kept in check, but Stover caught five passes for 98 yards and Julian Fleming led the team with six receptions for 58 yards.
Defensively, the Buckeyes overwhelmed an outmatched Indiana team. The Hoosiers, coming off a 4-8 season, rotated quarterbacks Brendan Sorsby and Tayven Jackson. Neither had much success as they went a combined 9-of-21 for 82 yards. The Hoosiers ended the day with only 153 yards of offense.
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