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SCOUT

Ohio State · offensive tendencies

13 games · 813 plays · 2025

Run / pass by down

1st down
57.5% R
2nd & long
53.6% P
3rd & short
72.7% R
3rd & long
80% P

Overall balance

Run53%
Pass47%
Red-zone run65.3%
3rd-down conv56.4%

Efficiency

Success rate54.2%
Explosive rate13.2%
PPA / play (CFBD)0.37
Plays / game62.5

Game script

Run when leading 7+56.1%
Run when trailing 7+0%
1st-down PPA (CFBD)0.23
Season13 games · 813 plays
ADVANCED

Their offense · what we must stop

CFBD advanced season stats · 2025

Efficiency · CFBD advanced

PPA / play0.33
Success53.2%
Explosiveness1.15
Pts / scoring opp4.83

Line of scrimmage

Line yards3.12
Power success73.7%
Stuffed at the line18.1%
Open-field yds1.08

Standard vs passing downs

Std-downs success57.3%
Std-downs PPA0.28
Pass-downs success39.0%
Pass-downs PPA0.49

Havoc taken

Havoc rate11.2%
Front seven7.1%
Secondary4.1%
Avg field position71
READ

The coach's read

SHELL AIgrounded in the numbers above
KEY 01
Stop the run on first down. They hand it off 57.5% of the time on first down and are generating a PPA of 0.23 per first-down play, which is above the threshold for a productive unit. Win the first-down line of scrimmage and you force them into passing situations where your coverage can dictate the game.
KEY 02
Load the box in the red zone. At 65.3% run inside the 20, they are committed to finishing drives on the ground. Your front has to hold the point of attack in short-field situations or they will grind out touchdowns at a high rate and never feel pressure to go to the air where mistakes are more likely.
KEY 03
Make them earn third and short through the air. They convert third downs at 56.4% overall and run the ball 72.7% of the time when the distance is short. Set the edge and squeeze interior gaps on short-yardage third downs so they cannot simply fall forward for a first down, because if you let them live in manageable third-down situations they will stay on schedule all game at 62.5 plays per game.
Bottom lineOhio State is a run-first offense that controls games when it stays ahead on the scoreboard, evidenced by a 56.1% run rate with a 7-point lead. Keep the game close and force early negative plays, because their overall success rate of 54.2% and explosive rate of 13.2% show they beat you with consistency more than big shots.