Ohio State football is paying the price for its red-zone shortcomings
Ohio State football has come short of a touchdown in 14 different red-zone trips. How many of those failed attempts occurred in OSU's losses?
Ohio State's football team faces challenges in the red zone, scoring only 37 times this season, despite entering the area 37 times. Coach Ryan Day attributes this to poor drive sustainability and execution issues during red-zone trips. In their loss to USC, Ohio State only scored one touchdown out of four red-zone attempts, settling for field goals on two other trips.
The team's red-zone conversion rate of 86.5% ranks 56th nationally, and their touchdown rate stands at 62.2%, ranking 67th. The team's issues in the red zone led to costly penalties, like a false start by Nate Roberts in the first half against USC, which set them back significantly.
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