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WATCH: Another generous spot for Ohio State leads to TD
By Paul Harvey
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Ohio State may be in for another battle with an underdog as Minnesota came out fighting Saturday.
The Golden Gophers are starting quick and look intent on going toe-to-toe with the undefeated Buckeyes. Ohio State did score on one drive to re-take an early lead, but one call seemed a bit questionable.
Going for it on a 4th-and-short, Ohio State’s Mike Weber was tackled right at the line-to-gain. In fact, it appeared his elbow came down with the ball short of the first down. Either way, it was ruled a first down on the field.
Tradition’s own Dustin Schutte shared a video of the questionable call:
This was ruled a first down on 4th down. Looked like #Gophers got the stop. #Buckeyes score on the next play. pic.twitter.com/BOeZKOAUd0
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) October 13, 2018
Ohio State made sure to make the most of the call on the field. QB Dwayne Haskins connected on the very next play for a huge touchdown to Terry McLaurin.
The BTN shared a video of the long strike:
Don’t blink. 👀@OhioStateFB converts on 4th and short then strikes quick, as @dh_simba7 finds T-Mac to re-take the lead: pic.twitter.com/g1eY0170Ou
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 13, 2018
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.