How Kyle McCord owned Ohio State’s football’s ‘make or break’ factor vs. Penn State
Cleveland, Ohio Kyle McCord, the quarterback for Ohio State, spent the week imagining a terrifying future and finding a way out.
Except for Texas A&M, Penn State sacks the quarterback more frequently than any other team in the nation. Chop Robinson, Adisa Isaac, and Dani Dennis-Sutton are three defensive ends used in a rotation that collectively average nine pressures each game. The Nittany Lions might line all three of them up on third down. I wonder where they came up with that.
Manny Diaz, the defensive coordinator, probably won’t rely primarily on their front four to apply pressure. McCord should be fully prepared for Penn State to pursue him and his weak offensive line in an effort to compel errors and cause turnovers.
Xavier Johnson, an Ohio State wide receiver, is prepared to perform at his highest level this season.
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And because he does, McCord is thinking about defense after a week of toying with a turnover issue.
Regarding the two fumbles he and Devin Brown lost at Purdue, McCord remarked, “Obviously put the ball on the ground too many times last week. We cannot do it because Penn State has a very strong defense. Simply being strong with the ball in the pocket has so been emphasized.
“Of course, I want to draw lessons from the mistakes I made last week and keep improving on them. Because of how crucial key plays are in contests like this, the result might be made or broken.
In the preseason quarterback competition, Ohio State coach Ryan Day made it abundantly apparent that ball security was a crucial consideration. That aided McCord in landing the position, and overall, he has performed admirably.
This season, he has only thrown one interception. On a fourth-down play in the opening game against Indiana, when his initial receiving option failed, that occurred. The benefits of trying to influence events outweighed the danger.