Ross Fulton Analysis: Why Did Ohio State Struggle Early In The Run Game?

The Ohio State Buckeyes opened their 2024 college football season with a 52-6 win over Akron, but at times things didn't come as easily for the Bucks as the final score might have indicated.Ross Fulton is one of the Xs and Os gurus at BuckeyeHuddle.com. He joins host Tom Orr to discuss the reason for some of OSU's early struggles, as well as taking a look at the impact that new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly is already having on the offense.  Plus, how the use of motion helped set up Jeremiah Smith's second touchdown of the day, why the deep safety isn't always playing deep in some cover 3 looks on defense, and much more. You can find video of the plays being discussed at the following timecodes here: Inside Zone at 2:40: https://twitter.com/RossRFulton/status/1830585274302332942 Same-Side Inside Zone at 6:10: https://twitter.com/RossRFulton/status/1831685643199770970 Pin and Pull with a backside RPO at 8:01: https://twitter.com/RossRFulton/status/1831685875165753600 Inside Zone with a backside Arrow RPO at 10:38: https://twitter.com/RossRFulton/status/1831685432767344702 Snag to the trips, with a backside glance off play action at 13:06: https://twitter.com/RossRFulton/status/1831686141432799414 Country Cover 4 at 15:11: https://twitter.com/RossRFulton/status/1831687445450256668 3 High with Caleb Downs in the box at 18:16: https://x.com/RossRFulton/status/1831687244408877404