Ohio State’s efficiency overcame three particularly harmful turnovers in the Buckeyes’ 28-17 win over Penn State. Ohio State opened the contest by running the football with relative ease. The Nittany Lions opened by frequently featuring two-high safety schemes (cover 2 or cover 4). Against those looks, the Buckeye successfully cycled inside zone, split outside zone, and bash, with J.K. Dobbins repeatedly making the correct reads and gaining yards after contact.

Justin Fields also converted several first downs scrambling, taking advantage of Penn State’s deep dropping Tampa cover-2 middle linebacker (meaning that the linebacker drops between the two deep safeties).