COLLEGE PARK, Md. If a horror movie was evermade about the ma sacre of Elmo, it might have looked something like this.Clad in alternate "Red Ops"uniforms, Maryland looked the part of a Sesame Street character in a prison fight against Ohio State. Knocked aroundand evenhurdledthe Terps were dominated by the Buckeyes 62-3.The Fightin Elmos were no match for a squad that, for the second week in a row, recorded a 62-3 victory and saw its offense come to life.MORE: Ohio State has indeed recaptured its early-season Chidobe Awuzie Jersey swagger.Things were quite different only a few weeks earlier. The Buckeyes' offense was in a midseason rut, particularlyin the pa sing game. It registeredonly 93 pa sing yards against Indiana on Oct. 8. Before last week, OSU (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) hadnot recorded Trey Hopkins Jersey more than 250 yards pa sing in a game since throwing for 349 against Bowling Green in Week 1.Quarterback J.T. Barrett then lit up Nebraska, ranked 10th at the time,for 290 yards through the air, with four touchdowns and no interceptions. were the most the Buckeyes have ever scored against a top 10 team in 126 years of football.MORE: Barrett continued to roll against the Terps. He pa sed for Larry Ogunjobi Jersey 253yards and twotouchdowns, and ran for 47 yards and two more scores.When Ohio States offense is at its very best, it runs through Barrett. He won't wow observers with Lamar Jackson-type speed or arm strength, but if he's given time, he will pick apart a defense with arm or legs. Right now, the offensive line is giving him time to operate.I think he's playing outstanding, Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said. "Offensive football is dictated by the offensive line. When they're playing the way they're playing right now, that's pretty good."MORE: Barrett'sfavorite target is H-back Curtis Samuel. The junior is Ohio States best deep threat among a young receiving corps and the most explosive option out of the backfield. Hehas thrived Darius Hodge Jersey in his role, with 1,393 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns this season. He had 112 yards and threeTDs Saturday."There's not many guys like that who can do it all," Meyer said of Samuel. "We've had tight ends before that were dual-purpose guys, but he's a tough one to defend. He's a really good player."Meyer would do well to consider renaming the positionthe "S-back" for the explosivene s Samuel provides.The chemistry between Barrett and Samuel is turning into something special. The two have helped keep the Buckeyes very much in the race Evan Mcpherson T Shirts for the Big Ten East Division title, with games against Michigan State and Michigan remaining. It will take a special performance from one of those foes to slow them down.
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