Indiana dropped to 6-1 with a 19-15 loss to Ohio State Saturday afternoon in Bloomington.
The full offensive snap counts from the game are below.
But first, here are some position-by-position notes on the offense coming out of the contest:
Quarterback
PFF gave Josh Hoover a solid grade despite his 50% completion percentage. It credited him with five “Big Time Throws,” which it describes as “a pass with excellent ball location and timing, generally thrown further down the field and/or into a tighter window.” They also say he had two turnover worthy throws, though he did not throw any interceptions. He’s up to 18 touchdowns with no interceptions on the season.
But Hoover’s inaccuracy was a problem for Indiana. He was just 3 of 10 to start the game, and 3 of 9 to end the game. At times he failed to work through his progressions to find open receivers.
Running back
The snap shares were noteworthy in this one, as Turbo Richard had more than double the snaps of Lee Beebe, Jr. Richard did have the better PFF grades as well, but with clogged running lanes, neither had a strong performance.
The longest runs by both backs were seven yards, and IU only got one first day from a running back carrying the ball. Neither back was credited by PFF for forcing a missed tackle.
Both backs received good pass blocking marks.
It seems worth noting, Kaelon Black and Roman Hemby combined for 121 yards against a better Ohio State defense in December.
With Khobie Martin likely to return soon, we will see how the snaps are allocated going forward.
Wide Receiver
Charlie Becker had the best overall offensive grade on the team according to PFF. Hoover targeted him 17 times and he had nine receptions for 165 yards. He produced a total of eight first downs. Indiana lined him up in the slot 12 times to mix things up. Becker had two contested catches and 32 yards after contact.
As has been the case all season, there were no drops by any receivers.
There were, however, two massive miscues by wideouts, as Davion Chandler fumbled, and Nick Marsh failed to get a foot inbounds in the end zone at the end of the game.
Tight End
Based on PFF grades, the run blocking challenges started with the tight end group. Brock Schott and Trevor Gibbs had the lowest run blocking grades on the team according to PFF. They were better in the pass blocking game.
Gibbs continues to get significantly more snaps than Schott.
There were only two pass to tight ends, and just one reception — by Schott.
Andrew Barker was available to play but did not after missing the last game with an injury.
Offensive Line
Across the board, the offensive line had strong overall pass blocking grades, and mediocre to poor run blocking grades.
Hoover generally had plenty of time to throw. PFF says only three pressures were on the offensive line, with right guard Joe Brunner allowing two of them.
The sack by Ohio State appeared to be a situation where the Buckeyes had one more rusher than IU had blockers — and the Hoosiers failed to recognize the ball needed to come out quick.
Among the starting offensive linemen, Carter Smith had the best pass blocking grade, while Drew Evans had the worst. But Evans had the best run blocking grade, while Adedamola Ajani had the worst.
SNAP COUNT — OFFENSE (72 snaps)
- Adedamola Ajani, RT (72)
- Joe Brunner, RG (72)
- Carter Smith, LT (72)
- Bray Lynch, C (72)
- Drew Evans, LG (72)
- Josh Hoover, QB (71)
- Charlie Becker, WR (71)
- Nick Marsh, WR (66)
- Trevor Gibbs, TE (56)
- Turbo Richard, RB (49)
- Shazz Preston, WR (28)
- Tyler Morris, WR (27)
- Davion Chandler, WR (24)
- Lee Beebe, Jr., RB (23)
- Brock Schott, TE (16)
- Grant Wilson, QB (1)
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