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Ohio State football: 3 predictions for the Indiana game

By Frank Teriaca

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads the team onto the field prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan State Spartans at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.ghows-OH-200819694-4c79cbeb.jpg
Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads the team onto the field prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan State Spartans at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.ghows-OH-200819694-4c79cbeb.jpg /
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Master Teague has a chance to show Buckeye fans that he is ready to be the number one ball-carrier for the rest of the season with a good performance against IU. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
Master Teague has a chance to show Buckeye fans that he is ready to be the number one ball-carrier for the rest of the season with a good performance against IU. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Master Teague takes control of the running back position for Ohio State

On the other side of the ball, Indiana will be focused on stopping Justin Fields, Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson. The high flying Buckeye air attack may be the top passing game in all of college football as Tom Allen and Indiana’s coaching staff will have its hands full against them.

That, coupled with the fact that Ohio State’s rushing game has been less than spectacular this season, should actually help running back Master Teague get going a bit this Saturday. Teague has run hard the last few games against Penn State and Rutgers as it’s starting to look more and more that he is this team’s featured back.

With Indiana’s focus on the passing game of Ohio State, Master Teague will have some rushing lanes to exploit and I predict that he will. This Buckeye offensive line also has something to prove as they have only been average thus far this season.

Look for Teague’s breakout performance in this one as he goes for 155 yards on the ground and two touchdowns to help lead a more balanced offensive attack this week against the Hoosiers. After this game, there will be no more questions about who the No. 1 running back is for Ohio State.

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