Ohio State Football: Offense putting up video game numbers

Ryan Day has the Ohio State football team’s offense rolling, proven by their absurd numbers. This comes at the perfect time with the tough part of the Buckeye’s schedule beginning on Saturday, with four ranked opponents upcoming in the next six games.

Ohio State leads the nation averaging 48.5 points per game and 562.7 yards per game. These two stats alone provide proof that the Bucks have the best offense in college football right now. At the end of the day, an offense is trying to gain yards and score points, both of which OSU is doing at an extremely high clip.

Another statistic that says a lot about an offense’s productivity and consistency is yards per play. Yet again, the Buckeyes lead the country in this stat as well averaging 8.4 yards per play. This is truly an almost inconceivable number for an offense to average. For comparison, Alabama’s elite offense last season averaged 7.7 yards per play. In addition, LSU’s national championship-winning team led by Joe Burrow averaged 7.6 yards per play.

The 2020 Alabama offense and 2019 LSU offense were some of the most unstoppable offenses in college football history. Ohio State’s offense is a machine right now and is doing some historical stuff in terms of yards per play. With that said, OSU’s yards per play will surely dip with stiffer competition coming soon. Still,  8.4 yards per play against anyone through six games is extremely elite.

It is way too early to compare Ohio State’s offense against past offenses since their opponents have been lacking. But as of now, it is fair to say the Bucks have the best offense out there by a wide margin this season. They will continue to produce against better defenses and could have a good chance at having some historical averages.

We all know the last two champions, LSU and Alabama, were clearly driven by their offenses. Just the fact OSU has an offense producing at a similar capacity right now gives them a great chance against anyone in the country.

Another aspect of the Buckeye offense that makes them so good is their balance. They are currently third in college football gaining 6.2 yards per carry, leading to over 200 yards rushing per game. Combine that with the Ohio State football team placing fourth in 11 yards per pass attempt and throwing for over 350 yards per contest. The Bucks are excelling in every area right now, making them almost impossible to stop or even slow down.

Perhaps what is even more frightening for opposing defenses is OSU has posted these kinds of stats with C.J. Stroud just hitting his stride in Week 5. Also, TreVeyon Henderson looks like one of the best running backs in the country but has not been used heavily since recent games have not been close. If Stroud continues to play at this level and Henderson is used more against better competition, the Buckeyes could continue to produce at a historical rate.

The offense of the Ohio State football team is putting up video game numbers. For this reason alone, the Scarlet and Gray will be favored in every game left on the schedule and still has national title expectations.