September 19, 2024

ESPN highlights Ohio State football’s record-breaking month: Buckeye Breakfast


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State outscored teams by 43.8 points per game the first five weeks of the regular season. That included wins over Florida Atlantic, Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami (OH) and Nebraska. Of the bunch only the Owls scored at least 20 points. The scoring margin ranks first in the country by 6.8 points. ESPN’s Bill Connelly highlighted the Buckeyes’ dominance as one of the most amazing things that happened in the first month of the season. They were joined by Oklahoma and Georgia who were also dominant in September. Each is on pace to potentially be among the four teams to make the College Football Playoff which Ohio State having the highest odds of getting in at 71 percent. Quarterback Justin Fields was also highlighted in the article for ranking fifth in passer rating at 194.4. He trails fellow Heisman contenders Jalen Hurts of Oklahoma (249.9), Joe Burrow of…

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