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Five for Friday: Buckeye Football Records About to be Broken
COLUMBUS — After a few years of fielding record-breaking offenses on the football field, simple mathematics dictates that individual records will eventually begin to fall. That is exactly the situation at Ohio State right now after three seasons of some of the best offensive football Buckeye fans have ever seen.
If the last three seasons are any indication — each one better than the last — then this could be the greatest offensive season in Ohio State football history. If that happens, then you better believe a few records will be broken.
But before you think this is all about the offense, there are a couple of defensive standards that could fall as well.
Let us examine the possibilities.
1. Touchdown Passes in a Career
The interesting thing about this record is that it could be broken on a near-weekly basis by about the middle of October. The current record for career touchdown passes at Ohio State is 57 by Bobby Hoying, from 1992-1995. Braxton Miller is currently fourth with 52, and J.T. Barrett is already ninth with 34. Barrett's next touchdown pass will tie Steve Bellisari for eighth all-time.
If Barrett ends up winning the job, then there is no doubt that he will hold this record by the end of the season. The same can obviously be said for Miller, though Miller is the only one of the two who could end up holding the school record at the end of the season and not start a single game.
So imagine that Barrett wins the job and Miller eventually gets healthy enough to play in the opener, but wasn't healthy enough to compete for the job in camp. Who gets the record first? Miller with some random plays here and there, or Barrett, who would be throwing touchdown passes left and right?
And if Miller gets to 58 before Barrett, is there any chance that they trade the record back and forth for a week or two?
Of course, the third option here is that Cardale Jones simply throws 51 touchdowns this season and takes the record from everybody, assuming he can stay ahead of Miller, obviously.
2. Most 200-Yard Rushing Games in a Career
While you were no doubt riveted to December and January college basketball last season, Buckeye running back Ezekiel Elliott was having himself a bit of a temper tantrum on the football field, running through defenses like a spoiled child whose offensive line never tells him no and always gives him whatever he wants.
That's no way to raise a running back. If you don't teach him to give you three yards and a cloud of dust early, he'll never learn.
Anyway, he ended up rushing for 200 yards in three consecutive games to end the season last year, which is already itself a record. Elliott is now in second place for most 200-yard rushing games all-time at Ohio State with three. He is behind Eddie George's five. He is already ahead of Archie Griffin, Beanie Wells and Carlos Hyde, each of whom rushed for 200 yards twice.
Can he rush for 200 yards in three games for the second year in a row? If so, then he'll own the record outright, and may not have to worry about giving it back any time soon.
3. Total Offense in a Career
Quarterback Art Schlichter still holds the career record at Ohio State for total offense with 8,850 yards, compiled from 1978-1981. Who is No. 2 on the career list? Braxton Miller. Miller is just 504 yards away from tying Schlichter, and if my math is correct, he is only 505 yards away from holding the record all by his lonesome.
Can Miller get those 505 yards this season? If he wins the job, he'll get it in game two. If he doesn't start, he should still get there through utility use. Keep an eye on J.T. Barrett, however. If Barrett wins the job and simply puts up the exact same numbers per game that he put up last year — and he plays in 15 games — he would fall about 360 yards short of the record.
So, even though it would require Barrett to put up 5,079 yards of total offense — or about 1,300 more than his Ohio State-record 3,772 yards from last season — he might just be a lock if he wins the job and stays healthy.
5. Touchdowns Responsible for in a Career
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Bonus: Most Touchdown Receptions by a Tight End
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Bonus: Career Pass Efficiency Rating
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Bonus: Three Quarterbacks with 100 Yards Passing in a Game
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Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/All-...ye-Football-Records-About-to-be-Broken?Page=1
Definately 2015 could be a record breaking year.
COLUMBUS — After a few years of fielding record-breaking offenses on the football field, simple mathematics dictates that individual records will eventually begin to fall. That is exactly the situation at Ohio State right now after three seasons of some of the best offensive football Buckeye fans have ever seen.
If the last three seasons are any indication — each one better than the last — then this could be the greatest offensive season in Ohio State football history. If that happens, then you better believe a few records will be broken.
But before you think this is all about the offense, there are a couple of defensive standards that could fall as well.
Let us examine the possibilities.
1. Touchdown Passes in a Career
The interesting thing about this record is that it could be broken on a near-weekly basis by about the middle of October. The current record for career touchdown passes at Ohio State is 57 by Bobby Hoying, from 1992-1995. Braxton Miller is currently fourth with 52, and J.T. Barrett is already ninth with 34. Barrett's next touchdown pass will tie Steve Bellisari for eighth all-time.
If Barrett ends up winning the job, then there is no doubt that he will hold this record by the end of the season. The same can obviously be said for Miller, though Miller is the only one of the two who could end up holding the school record at the end of the season and not start a single game.
So imagine that Barrett wins the job and Miller eventually gets healthy enough to play in the opener, but wasn't healthy enough to compete for the job in camp. Who gets the record first? Miller with some random plays here and there, or Barrett, who would be throwing touchdown passes left and right?
And if Miller gets to 58 before Barrett, is there any chance that they trade the record back and forth for a week or two?
Of course, the third option here is that Cardale Jones simply throws 51 touchdowns this season and takes the record from everybody, assuming he can stay ahead of Miller, obviously.
2. Most 200-Yard Rushing Games in a Career
While you were no doubt riveted to December and January college basketball last season, Buckeye running back Ezekiel Elliott was having himself a bit of a temper tantrum on the football field, running through defenses like a spoiled child whose offensive line never tells him no and always gives him whatever he wants.
That's no way to raise a running back. If you don't teach him to give you three yards and a cloud of dust early, he'll never learn.
Anyway, he ended up rushing for 200 yards in three consecutive games to end the season last year, which is already itself a record. Elliott is now in second place for most 200-yard rushing games all-time at Ohio State with three. He is behind Eddie George's five. He is already ahead of Archie Griffin, Beanie Wells and Carlos Hyde, each of whom rushed for 200 yards twice.
Can he rush for 200 yards in three games for the second year in a row? If so, then he'll own the record outright, and may not have to worry about giving it back any time soon.
3. Total Offense in a Career
Quarterback Art Schlichter still holds the career record at Ohio State for total offense with 8,850 yards, compiled from 1978-1981. Who is No. 2 on the career list? Braxton Miller. Miller is just 504 yards away from tying Schlichter, and if my math is correct, he is only 505 yards away from holding the record all by his lonesome.
Can Miller get those 505 yards this season? If he wins the job, he'll get it in game two. If he doesn't start, he should still get there through utility use. Keep an eye on J.T. Barrett, however. If Barrett wins the job and simply puts up the exact same numbers per game that he put up last year — and he plays in 15 games — he would fall about 360 yards short of the record.
So, even though it would require Barrett to put up 5,079 yards of total offense — or about 1,300 more than his Ohio State-record 3,772 yards from last season — he might just be a lock if he wins the job and stays healthy.
5. Touchdowns Responsible for in a Career
.
.
.
Bonus: Most Touchdown Receptions by a Tight End
.
.
.
Bonus: Career Pass Efficiency Rating
.
.
.
Bonus: Three Quarterbacks with 100 Yards Passing in a Game
.
.
.
continued
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/All-...ye-Football-Records-About-to-be-Broken?Page=1
Definately 2015 could be a record breaking year.
