November 17, 2024

Ohio State's J.K. Dobbins Climbs Rushing List, Wants More


The letter grade applied to J.K. Dobbins performance in Ohio State’s 38-7 victory over Wisconsin would really anger the OSU fan base if it didn’t come from Professor J.K. Dobbins. “It was probably a, B,” Dobbins said. For, brilliant, presumably. Or, perhaps, breathtaking. Dobbins, though, didn’t mean it that way. He meant it as, better than average, but still room for clear improvement. Sure, he could have had, say, 200 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries, not the 163 yards and two touchdowns he contributed to the third-ranked Buckeyes’ eighth win in as many games. That’s the exacting standard Dobbins has applied this season after, in his mind, settling for just 1,053 yards as a sophomore on the heels of a freshman year in which he gained 1,403 yards. “My performances have been OK,” Dobbins said. “They haven’t been outstanding. I’m trying to find a way to have that…

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