Ohio State Football: Buckeyes’ offense must show up to win

COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Marvin Harrison Jr. #18 and C.J. Stroud #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate a victory against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium on November 19, 2022 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Marvin Harrison Jr. #18 and C.J. Stroud #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate a victory against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium on November 19, 2022 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /
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As the Ohio State football team prepares for its Peach Bowl matchup against Georgia, the offense better be ready for a battle.

The Ohio State football team is less than a week away from facing Georgia in the Peach Bowl. With press conferences and other events taking place in Atlanta this week, it could be easy for players to lose concentration. However, both programs have been here before so they should understand how this works.

But with all that’s going on, the Ohio State offense better be hunkered down and ready to roll come game time. They are about to face the best defense they’ve seen all season and the best defensive player in all of college football in defensive tackle Jalen Carter.

But beyond that, Ohio State cannot expect a victory if its offense fails to deliver. For all that was said about the Buckeye 2020 defense in the national title game against Alabama, it was the offense that disappointed the most I believe.

Only scoring 24 points against one of the most loaded college football teams ever was never going to be enough to get the win. And with excellent talents on that team like Justin Fields, Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, and Trey Sermon, there was never really any excuse as to why Ryan Day and the offense failed to give the Buckeyes a shot at winning that game. Yes, losing players to Covid played a role but that affected the defense much more.

Flash-forward to the last two Michigan games and the same thing could be said. Giving up explosive plays on defense hurt but the offense in both games failed to meet the Ohio State expectation level.

If the Buckeyes want any chance at securing an upset win against Georgia, the offense better show up in a big way and not turtle up due to the pressure. This is C.J. Stroud‘s last chance to prove his greatness. This is Ryan Day’s chance to prove he belongs in the upper echelon of coaches in college football.

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Ohio State absolutely has the offensive talent to play with Georgia. But they have to show up and actually do it on New Year’s Eve night.