Ohio State’s 30-27 double-overtime win over Michigan was a defensive struggle for nearly the entire 60 minutes of regulation, but it morphed into college football’s heart attack-inducing game of the season in overtime. No play will be more closely examined and scrutinized than Ohio State’s one-yard fourth-down run by quarterback J.T. Barrett in the second overtime that netted the Buckeyes a first down. One play later, halfback Curtis Samuel ran 15 yards for the game-winning score. Here’s the fourth-down call in question. Note that Barrett is awfully close to the first down marker. The call on the field was a first down and referees determined there wasn’t enough evidence to overturn the call. There’s a lot going on, so let’s unpack this thing one step at a time. 1. The decision to go for it may not have been a decision at all if it hadn’t been for Samuel on…
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