Ohio State Football: Buckeyes need to finish drives vs. Georgia

We are getting ever closer to the Peach Bowl. The Ohio State football team will play the Bulldogs on New Year’s Eve for a chance to play in the National Championship Game. It will be by far the toughest test that the Buckeyes have had to face all year long.

Georgia is the best team in the country in my eyes. They don’t have a glaring weakness that can be exploited. Their secondary is the only unit that has had some issues as of late. That means that Ohio State has to play close to a perfect game. That means finishing drives with touchdowns instead of field goals.

Settling for field goals is an issue that has been a problem for the Buckeyes in their last few games. Against Michigan, they had to settle for three field goals and they missed a fourth down conversion attempt when they were in field goal range as well.

Even against a team like Maryland, they couldn’t finish drives at times. They had three field goals in that one too. Against a team that is elite like Georgia, getting touchdowns is imperative for them to win this game. Field goals simply won’t be enough to get it done.

In order for them to finish drives, both Ryan Day and C.J. Stroud will have to have their A+ game. No mistakes can happen if they want to have a shot at playing for a national championship. Stroud will also have to break out of his comfort zone and run the ball to pick up first downs at times too.

I think that’s the X-factor in this game. If Stroud runs the ball like he did in the Northwestern game, I actually think the Buckeyes won’t have an issue scoring against the Bulldogs. That adds a different element to the offense that they don’t normally show and it’s hard to stop.

The Ohio State football team will probably need to score 40+ points to win this game. It’s a good thing they have an offense capable of doing so if they click on all cylinders.