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Josh Keatley

Toledo vs. Ohio State three and out halftime review

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are currently leading the Toledo Rockets, 42-14, and the offense is hitting on all cylinders. OSU was favored by more than four touchdowns so this kind of domination isn’t that surprising, but the Buckeyes are on track to beat the spread for the first time this season.

There isn’t a whole lot to dislike other than the defense allowing a few big plays from the slippery scrambler at quarterback, Dequan Finn, but that was to be expected with that type of gunslinger. Most of the positives come from the offensive side of the ball, which shouldn’t be surprising with that many points on the board. Let’s dive into three glaring things we noticed from the first half.

Julian Fleming is special when healthy

Julian Fleming is the oft-injured former five-star recruit who we have seen flashes of greatness from and today is another longer flash. He currently has three receptions for 23 yards and two touchdowns. With Fleming in the lineup and fully healthy this receiving corps is truly unstoppable.

Denzel Burke is back

Denzel Burke has looked like velcro today sticking to his man all game and when he was targetted earned a deflection. Burke only has one tackle on the game and isn’t filling up the stat sheet, but that’s good news for a player who was straight-up awful last week.

C.J. Stroud is cooking

The tweet above says it all. C.J. Stroud is cooking and has currently completed 18 of 20 pass attempts for 297 yards and four touchdowns. Stroud and his receivers had moments of not being on the same page earlier in the season, but those issues have gone away.

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