In the first half of Saturday’s season opener against Oregon State, Ohio State ran three offensive plays in which it had two tight ends on the field simultaneously. All three of those plays resulted in touchdowns. Facing 2nd-and-goal at the 2-yard line on their first possession of the game, the Buckeyes put both Luke Farrell and Rashod Berry on the right side of the line – drawing the Oregon State defense in expecting a run play – and wide receiver Terry McLaurin beat single coverage on a route across the end zone to catch a touchdown from Dwayne Haskins. On 1st-and-goal from the 6-yard line on their third possession of the game, the Buckeyes deployed a different two-tight end formation – this time with Berry on the left side of the line, and Farrell on the right – and it resulted in a touchdown once again, as Berry ran a pattern…
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