Ohio State Football: Buckeyes’ aerial attack keeps rolling

One question concerning the Ohio State football team entering Saturday’s game was how well the Buckeyes would throw the football against a top 10 pass defense. Dwayne Haskins and Co. certainly answered that question didn’t they?

Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins completed 75 percent of his passes (33 of 44) for 455 yards and 6 touchdowns against the Indiana Hoosiers.  Even though he threw 2 interceptions he still had his best day passing so far this season.

Granted, Haskins has the best group of receivers in the country, but that doesn’t mean a thing if he doesn’t get the ball to them. He did so often against the Hoosiers, at times under duress, and the talented receiver corps made them pay.

Let’s look at those receivers’ stats beginning with Haskins’ favorite target on Saturday.

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Parris Campbell:  The senior had 9 receptions for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns. His biggest play of the day came when he was left wide open streaking down the right side of the field and Haskins hit him on stride.

Campbell did the rest of the work taking the ball to the house for a 71 yard TD. It was a thing of beauty, but why Campbell was so wide open is still a mystery to me. If I was an opposing defensive coordinator I would account for him on every play.

Johnnie Dixon:  Early in the 2nd quarter Dixon hauled in a 39 yard touchdown pass. For the game he had 5 receptions for 71 yards.

Terry McLaurin:  A 4 reception, 2 touchdown performance shouldn’t surprise anyone because McLaurin is having an outstanding season.

Austin Mack:  The junior caught 5 passes for 49 yards and some of his receptions were in traffic in key situations.

K.J. Hill:  The pass catching machine had four receptions for 46 yards.

Binjimen Victor:  Wow, what a catch in the back of the end zone for a 30 yard score.

Victor had 2 catches for 43 yards for the game. The last three games he has displayed the talent everybody around the Ohio State football team has been waiting to see on Saturdays.

I can’t leave out running backs J.K. Dobbins ( 2 receptions for 25 yards) and Mike Weber (1-5), or tight end Luke Farrell (1-13).

The aerial attack had been the strong suit for the Buckeyes so far this season entering Saturday’s game and it was once again against the Hoosiers. It’s easy to see why when one of the top quarterbacks in college football is throwing the ball to the best receiver corps.