Ohio State moved to 10-0 on the season with a dominant performance for a 38-3 win over Michigan State in the Buckeyes only home night game of the season.
The Buckeyes offense had one of their best games of the year so far as they scored touchdowns on five of their first six drives to take a 35-3 lead heading into the halftime break.
Kyle McCord looked the best he’s looked all season as he threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns. Marvin Harrison Jr. saw his Heisman odds surge as he scored the Buckeyes first three touchdowns and finished with 168 total yards.
In this article we break down McCord, Harrison Jr. and the rest of the offense’s performance using Pro Football Focus grades for each player. Though not the ultimate measuring stick, PFF is a good tool because it grades every player on every play.
Quarterbacks
Starter: Kyle McCord
PFF Grade
93.3 (56 snaps)
Stats
24-of-31 (77.4%), 335 Yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Other: Lincoln Kienholz
PFF Grade
54.2 (12 snaps)
Stats
2-of-3 (%), 18 Yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
What It Means
This was statistically the best game McCord has played all season as he had season highs in passing yards (335) and PFF grade (93.3).
Running Backs
Starter: TreVeyon Henderson
PFF Grade
72.3 (33 snaps)
Stats
13 attempts for 63 Yards (4.8 avg.), 1 TD, 2 Receptions for 14 Yards
Other: Chip Trayanum
PFF Grade
59.8 (24 snaps)
Stats
6 attempts for 25 Yards (4.2 avg.), 2 Receptions for 12 Yards
Other: Evan Pryor
PFF Grade
66.2 (10 snaps)
Stats
7 attempts for 20 Yards (2.9 avg.)
What It Means
After back-to-back 200-yard games TreVeyon Henderson had another solid performance as he recorded 77 yards on 15 touches.
Wide Receivers
Starter: Marvin Harrison Jr.
PFF Grade
85.1 (47 snaps)
Stats
9 targets, 7 receptions, 149 Yards, 2 TD, 1 Attempt for 19 Yards, 1 TD
Starter: Emeka Egbuka
PFF Grade
53.1 (41 snaps)
Stats
3 targets,1 receptions, 12 Yards
Starter: Julian Fleming
PFF Grade
55.8 (37 snaps)
Stats
3 targets, 2 receptions, 12 Yards
Other: Carnell Tate
PFF Grade
60.9 (28 snaps)
Stats
2 targets, 2 receptions, 26 Yards
Other: Xavier Johnson
PFF Grade
78.7 (19 snaps)
Stats
1 target, 1 reception, 31 Yards, 4 Attempts for 40 Yards
Other: Jayden Ballard
PFF Grade
40.4 (18 snaps)
Stats
1 target, 0 receptions
Other: Brandon Inniss
PFF Grade
59.6 (4 snaps)
Stats
0 targets
Other: Noah Rogers
PFF Grade
58.9 (3 snaps)
Stats
0 targets
Other: Bryson Rodgers
PFF Grade
60.1 (3 snaps)
Stats
0 targets
Other: David Adolph
PFF Grade
60.1 (3 snaps)
Stats
0 targets
What It Means
Marvin Harrison Jr. once again showed the college football world why many consider him the best player in college football as he was unguardable all night long recording 168 total yards and three touchdowns.
Tight Ends
Starter: Cade Stover
PFF Grade
91.4 (29 snaps)
Stats
7 targets, 7 receptions, 79 Yards, 1 TD
Other: Gee Scott Jr.
PFF Grade
56.1 (23 snaps)
Stats
0 targets
Other: Jelani Thurman
PFF Grade
88.9 (13 snaps)
Stats
2 targets, 2 receptions, 18 Yards
Other: Patrick Gurd
PFF Grade
56.9 (5 snaps)
Stats
0 targets
What It Means
After missing last week with injury Cade Stover had a big game in his return recording 79 receiving yards and a touchdown on seven passes and set a season high with a 91.4 PFF grade.
Offensive Line
Left Tackle: Josh Simmons
PFF Grade
54.4 (62 snaps)
Stats
45.8 run block grade, 72.5 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 35 pass block snaps
Left Guard: Donovan Jackson
PFF Grade
52.2 (62 snaps)
Stats
55.0 run block grade, 28.6 pass block grade, 1 pressure allowed on 35 pass block snaps
Center: Carson Hinzman
PFF Grade
41.9 (52 snaps)
Stats
53.4 run block grade, 15.3 pass block grade, 2 pressures allowed on 31 pass block snaps
Right Guard: Matthew Jones
PFF Grade
64.6 (62 snaps)
Stats
63.9 run block grade, 62.8 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 35 pass block snaps
Right Tackle: Josh Fryar
PFF Grade
59.4 (62 snaps)
Stats
50.3 run block grade, 80.7 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 35 pass block snaps
Other: Enokk Vimahi
PFF Grade
59.8 (16 snaps)
Stats
58.6 run block grade, 74.3 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 4 pass block snaps
Other: Luke Montgomery
PFF Grade
58.2 (6 snaps)
Stats
57.7 run block grade
Other: Tegra Tshabola
PFF Grade
58.5 (6 snaps)
Stats
58.3 run block grade
Other: George Fitzpatrick
PFF Grade
58.9 (3 snaps)
Stats
58.1 run block grade
Other: Zen Michalski
PFF Grade
55.0 (3 snaps)
Stats
51.1 run block grade
Other: Victor Cutler Jr.
PFF Grade
59.5 (3 snaps)
Stats
58.1 run block grade
Other: Jakob James
PFF Grade
59.9 (3 snaps)
Stats
58.9 run block grade
What It Means
With the game well out of hand Buckeye fans got to see a glimpse of potential future starting offensive linemen as 12 different offensive linemen played in this game.
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