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The Walkthrough: Marshall vs Ohio
This was always a possibility. Now we get to see how the Bobcats deal with the reality.
Ohio (1-1) plays at Marshall (1-1) on Saturday night. It’s a classic ‘bounce-back’ opportunity for both teams, and the latest step in a challenging non-conference slate for both sides.
For the Bobcats, it’s also an opportunity. It’s a chance to show that last week’s loss at Pitt will be the exception, rather than the rule. It’s another chance to show that the youthful offense — really, OU will start three redshirt freshmen against the Herd — can be just as potent despite the occasional mistakes that cropped up at Heinz Field.
For two full seasons, Ohio has produced at an offensive level unseen before in the history of the program. One of the reasons why has been senior quarterback Nathan Rourke, the dual-threat signal-caller with the knack for getting out of trouble and making the most of a play even when things break down.
With Rourke back in the fold for 2019, the thought was Ohio would be able to still be an explosive offensive club even as redshirt freshmen and/or first-time starters dominated the lineup around him.
But the Pitt loss threw doubt on that theory a week ago.
OU’s plethora of young, talented-but-green receivers — Jerome Buckner, Tyler Walton and Shane Hooks — had issues separating from press coverage and finishing plays. In the backfield, redshirt freshman O’Shaan Allison and junior college transfer De’Montre Tuggle struggled in picking blitzes in pass protection.
In a winnable game, Ohio needed to make plays and on too many of them the Bobcats weren’t up to the task. That goes for the usually incomparable Rourke as well. He downplayed his illness as a reason, but he wasn’t as sharp as he needed to be either.
“All that goes for myself as well,” he said. “That was a game I’d like to have back. There’s a lot of mistakes that I made that if they go a different way then it’s a different game.
“WE have to be better.”
Ohio will have to be at its best to win in Huntington. The Herd win roughly 83 percent of their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, and few teams in the country feed off the home crowd more than does Marshall.
With the late kickoff, 6:30 p.m., that crowd will be lathered up and ready to go. Add in the rivalry aspect — Marshall has played no other program more often than Ohio — and the Herd will be an especially tough out.
It will likely be the most difficult road atmosphere that Ohio has played in since 2017, when the Bobcats were ambushed in a night game at Purdue. It will be louder, hotter and more venomous than last week’s trip to Heinz Field.
Ohio is just 1-2 in Huntington under head coach Frank Solich, and that lone win came in 2012 when Tyler Tettleton — then at the height of his powers — led OU to a 27-24 win. It took everything the Bobcats had to pull out the road win.
That’s likely the best-case scenario for Ohio in this one.
Solich, for his part, is welcoming the challenge. He’s talked up the young talent in place on the Ohio roster. The Bobcats have been bloodied, now he’s eager to see how they respond.
“There’s a lot of teams that are going to have trouble against Pitt, in terms of their defense,” Solich said. “It’s all about believing in yourself and getting better each week.
“I’m anxious to see exactly what kind of strides we’ve made in the past week and this week.”
Ohio Offense vs. Marshall Defense
Coming off the worst rushing day of his college career, Nathan Rourke wasn’t sweating it. He was handcuffed for negative-43 yards on nine rushing attempts — five true sacks plus a loss on a QB draw — at Pitt.
“What happened last year was I’d have a game where I’d run for a lot, then I’d have one where I wouldn’t,” Rourke said. “Northern Illinois, I didn’t run at all. It’s not my job to run the ball necessarily. Distribute it and get first downs.”
The Panthers made a concerted effort to take QBs runs off the table, and did with a combination of staying at home on the edge on run downs and then blitzing heavily in pass-heavy situations. It’s a formula OU is betting it will see again from an undersized, but speedy, Marshall front seven.
The Herd confounded Boise State last week with a swarming, movement-heavy front that prioritized attacking gaps as opposed to controlling them. Marshall isn’t plugging every gap, but attacking any perceived openings.
And the Herd has done it well. Marshall is allowing only 2.9 yards per carry and 15.5 points per game.
So how does Ohio attack it, while sharpening up against what they expect to be another blitz-heavy game plan?
Offensive coordinator Tim Albin said improvement needs to be made in the short passing game, and the running backs have to be better in pass protection. They can do the job, he believes, and they’ll get another chance to prove it.
“We had guys in position and we just got ran through,” Albin said. “My guys are strong enough. They’re 200-pound kids and can do it. They’ve made it a point this week to get locked in and we’re going to get challenged again. That’s on film. They’re going to come after us.”
Allison is expected to start again and has been effective. You can probably expect an uptick for Tuggle (12.1 average and 3 rushing touchdowns) as well if he can show he can reliably do the job on passing downs. Walk-on junior Ja’Vahri Portis will be the third back as sophomore Julian Ross (shoulder) has been ruled out.
The Walkthrough: Marshall vs Ohio
This was always a possibility. Now we get to see how the Bobcats deal with the reality.
Ohio (1-1) plays at Marshall (1-1) on Saturday night. It’s a classic ‘bounce-back’ opportunity for both teams, and the latest step in a challenging non-conference slate for both sides.
For the Bobcats, it’s also an opportunity. It’s a chance to show that last week’s loss at Pitt will be the exception, rather than the rule. It’s another chance to show that the youthful offense — really, OU will start three redshirt freshmen against the Herd — can be just as potent despite the occasional mistakes that cropped up at Heinz Field.
For two full seasons, Ohio has produced at an offensive level unseen before in the history of the program. One of the reasons why has been senior quarterback Nathan Rourke, the dual-threat signal-caller with the knack for getting out of trouble and making the most of a play even when things break down.
With Rourke back in the fold for 2019, the thought was Ohio would be able to still be an explosive offensive club even as redshirt freshmen and/or first-time starters dominated the lineup around him.
But the Pitt loss threw doubt on that theory a week ago.
OU’s plethora of young, talented-but-green receivers — Jerome Buckner, Tyler Walton and Shane Hooks — had issues separating from press coverage and finishing plays. In the backfield, redshirt freshman O’Shaan Allison and junior college transfer De’Montre Tuggle struggled in picking blitzes in pass protection.
In a winnable game, Ohio needed to make plays and on too many of them the Bobcats weren’t up to the task. That goes for the usually incomparable Rourke as well. He downplayed his illness as a reason, but he wasn’t as sharp as he needed to be either.
“All that goes for myself as well,” he said. “That was a game I’d like to have back. There’s a lot of mistakes that I made that if they go a different way then it’s a different game.
“WE have to be better.”
Ohio will have to be at its best to win in Huntington. The Herd win roughly 83 percent of their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, and few teams in the country feed off the home crowd more than does Marshall.
With the late kickoff, 6:30 p.m., that crowd will be lathered up and ready to go. Add in the rivalry aspect — Marshall has played no other program more often than Ohio — and the Herd will be an especially tough out.
It will likely be the most difficult road atmosphere that Ohio has played in since 2017, when the Bobcats were ambushed in a night game at Purdue. It will be louder, hotter and more venomous than last week’s trip to Heinz Field.
Ohio is just 1-2 in Huntington under head coach Frank Solich, and that lone win came in 2012 when Tyler Tettleton — then at the height of his powers — led OU to a 27-24 win. It took everything the Bobcats had to pull out the road win.
That’s likely the best-case scenario for Ohio in this one.
Solich, for his part, is welcoming the challenge. He’s talked up the young talent in place on the Ohio roster. The Bobcats have been bloodied, now he’s eager to see how they respond.
“There’s a lot of teams that are going to have trouble against Pitt, in terms of their defense,” Solich said. “It’s all about believing in yourself and getting better each week.
“I’m anxious to see exactly what kind of strides we’ve made in the past week and this week.”
Ohio Offense vs. Marshall Defense
Coming off the worst rushing day of his college career, Nathan Rourke wasn’t sweating it. He was handcuffed for negative-43 yards on nine rushing attempts — five true sacks plus a loss on a QB draw — at Pitt.
“What happened last year was I’d have a game where I’d run for a lot, then I’d have one where I wouldn’t,” Rourke said. “Northern Illinois, I didn’t run at all. It’s not my job to run the ball necessarily. Distribute it and get first downs.”
The Panthers made a concerted effort to take QBs runs off the table, and did with a combination of staying at home on the edge on run downs and then blitzing heavily in pass-heavy situations. It’s a formula OU is betting it will see again from an undersized, but speedy, Marshall front seven.
The Herd confounded Boise State last week with a swarming, movement-heavy front that prioritized attacking gaps as opposed to controlling them. Marshall isn’t plugging every gap, but attacking any perceived openings.
And the Herd has done it well. Marshall is allowing only 2.9 yards per carry and 15.5 points per game.
So how does Ohio attack it, while sharpening up against what they expect to be another blitz-heavy game plan?
Offensive coordinator Tim Albin said improvement needs to be made in the short passing game, and the running backs have to be better in pass protection. They can do the job, he believes, and they’ll get another chance to prove it.
“We had guys in position and we just got ran through,” Albin said. “My guys are strong enough. They’re 200-pound kids and can do it. They’ve made it a point this week to get locked in and we’re going to get challenged again. That’s on film. They’re going to come after us.”
Allison is expected to start again and has been effective. You can probably expect an uptick for Tuggle (12.1 average and 3 rushing touchdowns) as well if he can show he can reliably do the job on passing downs. Walk-on junior Ja’Vahri Portis will be the third back as sophomore Julian Ross (shoulder) has been ruled out.
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