Offense B+
No turnovers and Allar took what the defense gave him. The only reason I don't give an A is because we're still struggling to run the ball (except for Pribula).
Defense A+
Only 4 first downs and 76 total yards. Can't get much better than that.
Special Teams D
Punt returns 3 for -3 yds and lucky to recover a fumble. Also fielded another kick at the 5 yd line. Thompson's punts only averaged 37.8 yds and a lot of those were due to the ball rolling because it was short. Felkins was 1-2 on FGs but would have been 1-3 if not for the leaping penalty. The KOs were good considering the weather and the coverage was good.
There's still some question about the OL/running game and the ability of our WRs to get deep but I can't imagine losing to NW or UMass. OSU will be tough in Columbus.
Speaking of Pribula.... I'd like to see him throw the ball down field. He sure looks like an aggressive elusive runner. I know he's in there after the opposing defense is spent but everybody knows he's going to run. I wonder if he can do that against good teams when it counts.
No turnovers and Allar took what the defense gave him. The only reason I don't give an A is because we're still struggling to run the ball (except for Pribula).
Defense A+
Only 4 first downs and 76 total yards. Can't get much better than that.
Special Teams D
Punt returns 3 for -3 yds and lucky to recover a fumble. Also fielded another kick at the 5 yd line. Thompson's punts only averaged 37.8 yds and a lot of those were due to the ball rolling because it was short. Felkins was 1-2 on FGs but would have been 1-3 if not for the leaping penalty. The KOs were good considering the weather and the coverage was good.
There's still some question about the OL/running game and the ability of our WRs to get deep but I can't imagine losing to NW or UMass. OSU will be tough in Columbus.
Speaking of Pribula.... I'd like to see him throw the ball down field. He sure looks like an aggressive elusive runner. I know he's in there after the opposing defense is spent but everybody knows he's going to run. I wonder if he can do that against good teams when it counts.