Fans and analysts were clamoring for Braxton Miller to run the ball less. Today, Urban Meyer’s gameplan was much different, running Miller just 12 times for 75 yards and one touchdown as he instead threw for four scores as the Buckeyes survived a scare from the Cal Bears 35-28 in The ‘Shoe. Miller threw for 249 yards, and Jordan Hall took the load rushing the ball with 17 carries and 87 yards. Devin Smith was Miller’s favorite deep target, catching 5 passes for 145 yards and 2 TDs. On defense, the Buckeyes gave up two big plays in the rushing game to Cal running back Brendan Bigelow for touchdowns, and they allowed 500+ yards of offense. Cal’s kicker Vincenzo D’Amato helped the Buckeye cause by missing all three field goal attempts. Buckeye safety Christian Bryant iced the game with an interception that allowed OSU to run out the clock. OSU is now 3-0 on the season and plays UAB next Saturday at home.
Scoring Summary
1st QuarterCAL – OHST
5:53 |
OHST |
TD |
Braxton Miller rushed to the left for 55 yard gain (Drew Basilmissed PAT) |
0 – 6 |
3:40 |
CAL |
TD |
Zach Maynard passed to Chris Harper to the right for 19 yard gain (Vincenzo D’Amato made PAT) |
7 – 6 |
1:55 |
OHST |
TD |
Braxton Miller passed to Devin Smith to the left for 25 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) |
7 – 13 |
2nd QuarterCAL – OHST
14:20 |
OHST |
TD |
Braxton Miller passed to Jake Stoneburner to the left for 1 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) |
7 – 20 |
3rd QuarterCAL – OHST
9:55 |
CAL |
TD |
Brendan Bigelow rushed to the left for 81 yard gain (Vincenzo D’Amato made PAT) |
14 – 20 |
4th QuarterCAL – OHST
12:37 |
CAL |
TD |
Zach Maynard rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (Vincenzo D’Amato made PAT) |
21 – 20 |
9:10 |
OHST |
TD |
Braxton Miller passed to Jake Stoneburner down the middle for 3 yard gain (2pt attempt converted, Braxton Miller run to the right) |
21 – 28 |
8:31 |
CAL |
TD |
Brendan Bigelow rushed to the left for 59 yard gain (Vincenzo D’Amato made PAT) |
28 – 28 |
4:14 |
OHST |
TD |
Braxton Miller passed to Devin Smith to the right for 72 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) |
28 – 35 |
Passing
California Golden Bears |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Pct |
Y/A |
Sack |
YdsL |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
Zach Maynard |
26 |
37 |
280 |
70.3 |
7.6 |
6 |
50 |
1 |
1 |
137.4 |
Keenan Allen |
1 |
1 |
8 |
100.0 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
167.2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Pct |
Y/A |
Sack |
YdsL |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
Braxton Miller |
16 |
30 |
249 |
53.3 |
8.3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
160.4 |
Rushing
California Golden Bears |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
Brendan Bigelow |
4 |
160 |
40.0 |
81 |
2 |
0 |
Isi Sofele |
21 |
86 |
4.1 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
C.J. Anderson |
4 |
13 |
3.3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Eric Stevens |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Zach Maynard |
10 |
-46 |
-4.6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
Jordan Hall |
17 |
87 |
5.1 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
Braxton Miller |
12 |
75 |
6.3 |
55 |
1 |
0 |
Corey Brown |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Receiving
California Golden Bears |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
Keenan Allen |
9 |
80 |
8.9 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
C.J. Anderson |
4 |
65 |
16.3 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
Darius Powe |
2 |
44 |
22.0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
Chris Harper |
3 |
32 |
10.7 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
Bryce Treggs |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
Eric Stevens |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Jacob Wark |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Zach Maynard |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Isi Sofele |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
Devin Smith |
5 |
145 |
29.0 |
72 |
2 |
0 |
Jake Stoneburner |
3 |
44 |
14.7 |
40 |
2 |
0 |
Corey Brown |
3 |
31 |
10.3 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
Evan Spencer |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Jeff Heuerman |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Nick Vannett |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Zach Boren |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Kicking
California Golden Bears |
XPM |
XPA |
FGM |
FGA |
Lng |
Pct |
Pts |
Vincenzo D’Amato |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
XPM |
XPA |
FGM |
FGA |
Lng |
Pct |
Pts |
Drew Basil |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
Punting
California Golden Bears |
Punt |
Avg |
Blk |
In20 |
TB |
Cole Leininger |
5 |
43.6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Punt |
Avg |
Blk |
In20 |
TB |
Ben Buchanan |
8 |
39.8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
California Golden Bears |
KR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
Brendan Bigelow |
5 |
74 |
14.8 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
Keenan Allen |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
-9 |
-1.1 |
0 |
0 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
KR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
Bri’onte Dunn |
3 |
42 |
14.0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
Corey Brown |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0.7 |
2 |
0 |
5 Comments
While the gameplan was different Braxton needed to take advantage of the run when it was there….which it was.
Also, I was at the game and they only ran one replay of it so can someone please tell me what happened on the deep ball to Philly Brown (or it may have been Smith) that the whole stadium was sure he caught on his back? It was a 60 yard pass play that looked good, was called a no catch and never reviewed.
It hit the ground. No doubt about it. They showed it multiple times on tv.
Thanks! The stadiums reaction was unreal. Nobody thought he caught it, they showed one replay that looked like he did and the place went nuts when it wasn’t reviewed.
Nobody is going to mention how abundantly clear it was that Braxton can not make correct reads not throw with accuracy? We have another Terrelle Pryor, minus the expectations.
true. but he is only 19. and is getting better.