Run the ball OSU D-Line snap count. They lack depth!
They don't have much depth. Their D-Line starters play in games that are close play nearly every snap.
Essentially a 5 man rotation on the D line. LB's go the whole way. Just get big and wear them out.
ND- 65 possible snaps
DE- JT Tuimoloau- 65
DE- Jack Sawyer- 65
DT Tyleik Williams- 56
DT Mike Hall- 35
DT Ty Hamilton- 34
Next highest DT Jaden Mckenzie with 3.
Maryland- 77 Possible snaps
DE- JT Tuimoloau- 69
DE- Jack Sawyer- 53
DT- Tyleik Williams- 70!
DT- Mike Hall- 40
DT- Ty Hamilton- 30
Penn State - 70 possible snaps
DE- JT Tuimoloau- 65
DE- Jack Sawyer- 46
DT- Tyleik Williams- 62
DT- Mike Hall- 39
DT- Ty Hamilton- 30
Wisconsin- 66 Possible snaps
DE- JT Tuimoloau- 57
DE- Jack Sawyer- 43
DT- Tyleik Williams- 55
DT- Mike Hall- 45
DT- Ty Hamilton- 13
Rutgers- 74 possible snaps
DE- JT Tuimoloau- 66
DE- Jack Sawyer- 56
DT- Tyleik Williams- 58
DT- Mike Hall- 42
DT- Ty Hamilton- 28
All info was obtained from Eleven Warriors. I appreciate the chart made my life easier.
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2023/11/143193/snap-counts-64-buckeyes-see-playing-time-in-ohio-state-s-final-home-game-of-2023-against-minnesota
Chart?
Chart....
November 21st, 2023 at 11:04 AM ^
Last two year this was the same scoop story.
That OSU was tooled to compete for NC in domed stadiums with little concern for smash mouth between the tackles run defense or a run offense.
As such the same formula applies - wear them down with run game, keep Harrison tightly covered.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:03 PM ^
I don't know, I saw their coach yell at a 90 year old man about how tough they are.....it was pretty convincing.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
HE'S ONLY 86!!! Damn Xichigan liars.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:43 PM ^
Upvote for crossing out all but one of the 'M's in your comment!
November 21st, 2023 at 12:08 PM ^
they even gained 1 yard on 2 plays against 10 defenders. tuff
November 21st, 2023 at 11:04 AM ^
They don't want this smoke. Gonna have to catch Third Base stealing home.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:04 AM ^
The dam will break. Eichenberg and Chambers have played a lot of football, so trying to entice them into the wrong gap is no easy task. Blake has shown great ability to get small and pop up in a gap you don't expect though. This should be a good chess match.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:07 AM ^
Holy smokes, that Tyleik Williams number is dangerous, and you can see they have been trying to unload him the last two games. Basically any kind of sustained drives in the first half should lead to a completely gassed OSU d line in the second half. On the other hand, sustained drives appear to be very difficult to come by against that defense.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:09 AM ^
It shows up late in the game when you watch them rush they have issues generating a ton of pressure when they have to play all the snaps. Their get-off is a lot less.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:09 AM ^
So, close game for 3 quarters, then we bust it wide open (again) when their defense is gassed in the 4th. I can live with that.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:13 AM ^
ND ran the ball down their throats
LET’S DO IT AGAIN!
November 21st, 2023 at 11:15 AM ^
Uhhhh...so the biggest DT getting snaps for them would be the smallest DT on UMs roster, and smaller by a pretty wide margin. That seems bad for them?
November 21st, 2023 at 11:27 AM ^
Not necessarily. They could all be middle-class versions of Aaron Donald. (Not likely, but you get the point.)
Power Five O-lines tend to outweigh Power Five D-lines.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:35 AM ^
The second statement I realized. The first one I didn't. Had no idea Aaron Donald was that "small"...don't watch much pro football.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:29 PM ^
Very interesting. So their good DTs are already undersized, and they don't trust any backups to play. How exactly would they deal with our 7 OL and 2 TE formation? I'm betting we find out early and often.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:16 AM ^
I've been writing this for months: UM's best strategy for defeating OSU this season is the same strategy UM used in 2021...RUN THE GOD DAMN BALL.
OSU is better against the pass than they are against the run. Rutgers ran for 230 yards vs OSU. Notre Dame rushed for 150 yards in the 2nd half vs OSU.
Ohio State is still soft. Their interior D-lineman are not deep, and not particularly good. BURY THEM.
#GoBlue
#Bet
November 21st, 2023 at 11:20 AM ^
Thats exactly the game. Run it right at them wear them out. Stay on schedule.
SMASH. Hopefully Hinton and Henderson are fine and we can go back to 7OL
November 21st, 2023 at 1:57 PM ^
Staying on schedule is key. UM probably had more 3 and outs against PSU and Maryland than they did in the previous 9 games.
November 21st, 2023 at 5:21 PM ^
Not every first down should be a run up the middle.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:30 AM ^
Wow, that's shocking. Their DE's played EVERY defensive snap against ND?!? Didn't we have games where starter-level DLs got 20-some snaps, maybe even <20. At very least that's the complete antithesis of the approach we've been rolling with for awhile, which is to rotate, rotate, rotate to keep guys fresh. But that just doesn't seem like a recipe for success.
Just think, we get into the second half, their DL is worn down, and all it takes is one sloppy play by a guy to give us a crease that our RBs will punish. Last year we saw what happened late when Edwards got a few creases. Hope that repeats itself...
November 21st, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
Every snap, that is not a typo and yes. Even in close games Michigan rotates heavily. Harrell lead Michigan on D line snaps against Maryland playing 38 of 60.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:33 AM ^
Smash mouth is great, but we have to score points on drives.
We won the last two years against OSU because we never got down by more than one score, and we punted very few times. A "body blows" running game that punts 3 times in a row like at PSU and UMD will get you nuked by OSU.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:41 AM ^
Not necessarily this Ohio State. It is completely possible that they have some really good stuff ready for the first couple of drives that will get them out to hot a start, but against teams with any kind of pulse this is not an OSU team like 2018 who just lights it up all over the field. Wisconsin is a pretty terrible football team and they traded punts with OSU for an entire half.
I am not saying Michigan can win this game in a Penn State-like fashion but neither does OSU really run out anybody not named Michigan State.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:08 PM ^
This is a significantly lower-scoring OSU team than the last two years. They don't go nuclear that often. They've scored 40 points only twice all season, compared to 10 times in 2022. They scored 17 against ND, 20 against PSU, 23 against Indiana (!) and 24 against Wisconsin. Their run blocking remains just OK, while their pass protection has gotten worse, and McCord's also pretty immobile. They're certainly capable of big plays, but they're a lot less consistent than previous years.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:41 AM ^
I hope Henderson and Hinton are good to go.
When it is in the 4th quarter and we are up 35-17 with 7 minutes left in the game. I want to see 7OL, 1TE, with Orji in the pistol with Kenneth Grant lead blocking for Mullins. A nice 12 - play 85 yard (all runs) TD scoring drive that chews up 6+ minutes of the game.
Then after the game, Moore can just hand over a roll of Charmin toilet paper to Cryin Ryan and walk away....
November 21st, 2023 at 11:59 AM ^
Straight into my veins brother.
OSU still Charmin soft.
November 21st, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
Makes you wonder what they'd do if we put 8 linemen out with barner and loveland as the ends and Edwards or orji in the shotgun.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:01 PM ^
Day would call a timeout, get Petitte on the phone and cry about UM’s formation being “illegal”
November 21st, 2023 at 12:01 PM ^
Yup last 2 years combined we’ve outscored them 56-17 in the second half the depth is the reason
November 21st, 2023 at 12:04 PM ^
Garrote them, in a slow boa constrictor kind of way. Beat Them Down!
November 21st, 2023 at 12:10 PM ^
I see BC2 and The Don running for 200 yards in the second half.... mabye on four carries.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:20 PM ^
Mgoblog roundtable. Brian (or Seth) suggested that Mike Hall might be injured so they are even thinner than you suggest.
But it's the game, people will crawl into the game if they have to.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:41 PM ^
Starting DT playing every snap I don't care how good you are, is not a good idea for any defense.
November 21st, 2023 at 6:22 PM ^
Playing injured hurts your team. I'd be okay with that.
We missed Mike Morris last year...but Morris at 50%? No thanks.
McGregor and Harrell played out of their minds.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:24 PM ^
Can you put it in a table and sort against ours against common opponents and total for the year?
November 21st, 2023 at 1:26 PM ^
ND would have beaten fOSU had they stuck to the “run the damn ball” page in the playbook.
November 21st, 2023 at 3:55 PM ^
That Notre Dame win looked good for a while. It's still a good win but it definitely has lost its luster for OSU. I don't think they are as good as their record indicates. But we'll see.
November 21st, 2023 at 6:19 PM ^
They don't have depth...but those 5 guys are REALLY good.
But if any injury happened (no I'm not wishing an injury anyone), they would be in trouble.
November 22nd, 2023 at 3:33 AM ^
They might be really good but watch the tape in the fourth QTR JTT’s get off and power isn’t the same. No one is going to be when you’re on the field for every play.
November 21st, 2023 at 9:12 PM ^
Heard Hall's a little hobbled, but they appear to be thin at DT when Michigan rotates 4-5 guys at that position
November 21st, 2023 at 10:32 PM ^
Hush you. Advanced scouting is no longer allowed!