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Inaugural College Football Playo! National Championship

Ohio State University (14-1) vs. University of Oregon (13-2)January 12, 2015

#2 Oregon Ducks

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes

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O!ensive Player of the GameDefensive Player of the Game

Scoring Summary (Final)2015 CFP National Championship

#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

#4 OHIO STATE (14-1) vs. #2 OREGON (13-2)Date: Jan 12, 2015 • Site: Arlington, Texas • Stadium: AT&T StadiumAttendance: 85689

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total#4 OHIO STATE 14 7 7 14 42#2 OREGON 7 3 10 0 20

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 12:21 ORE - Lowe, Keanon 7 yd pass from Mariota, Marcus (Schneider, A. kick), 11-75 2:39 0 - 7

04:36 OSU - Elliott, E 33 yd run (Nuernberger, S kick), 10-97 3:16 7 - 701:08 OSU - Vannett, Nick 1 yd pass from Jones, Cardale (Nuernberger, S kick), 4-46 1:27 14 - 7

2nd 04:49 OSU - Jones, Cardale 1 yd run (Nuernberger, S kick), 6-49 2:16 21 - 700:48 ORE - Schneider, A. 26 yd field goal, 12-66 4:01 21 - 10

3rd 11:23 ORE - Marshall, Byron 70 yd pass from Mariota, Marcus (Schneider, A. kick), 1-70 0:10 21 - 1706:39 ORE - Schneider, A. 23 yd field goal, 6-17 1:42 21 - 2000:00 OSU - Elliott, E 9 yd run (Nuernberger, S kick), 12-75 6:39 28 - 20

4th 09:44 OSU - Elliott, E 2 yd run (Nuernberger, S kick), 9-76 4:13 35 - 2000:28 OSU - Elliott, E 1 yd run (Nuernberger, S kick), 5-14 2:17 42 - 20

Kickoff time: 7:33 pm • End of Game: 11:10 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:37Officials: Referee: Greg Burks; Umpire: Scott Campbell; Linesman: George Guzman;Line judge: Mark Bovos; Back judge: Brad Van Vark; Field judge: Bobby Bernard;Side judge: Freeman Johns; Alternate: Mike Cuttone-CJ;Temperature: 72 deg. • Wind: • Weather: Indoors

Team Statistics (Final)2015 CFP National Championship


OSU OREFIRST DOWNS 28 20 R u s h i n g 18 7 P a s s i n g 8 13 P e n a l t y 2 0NET YARDS RUSHING 296 132 Rushing Attempts 61 33 Average Per Rush 4.9 4.0 Rushing Touchdowns 5 0 Yards Gained Rushing 327 143 Yards Lost Rushing 31 11NET YARDS PASSING 242 333 C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 16-23-1 24-38-1 Average Per Attempt 10.5 8.8 Average Per Completion 15.1 13.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 538 465 Total offense plays 84 71 Average Gain Per Play 6.4 6.5Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-3 1-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-30 10-76PUNTS-YARDS 3-126 6-240 Average Yards Per Punt 42.0 40.0 Net Yards Per Punt 42.0 34.7 Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yards 0 1 T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 Fair catch 3 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-429 5-325 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.3 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.1 40.4 T o u c h b a c k s 3 4Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-32-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 10.7 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-23-0 4-52-0 Average Per Return 23.0 13.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-8-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 37:29 22:31 1st Quarter 8 : 0 3 6 : 5 7 2nd Quarter 6 : 2 5 8 : 3 5 3rd Quarter 13:08 1 : 5 2 4th Quarter 9 : 5 3 5 : 0 7Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 3-4 T o u c h d o w n s 5-5 1-4 Field goals 0-5 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 1-17PAT Kicks 6-6 2-2Field Goals 0-0 2-2Points off turnovers 0 10

Individual Statistics (Final)2015 CFP National Championship


#4 OHIO STATE #2 OREGON

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgElliott, E 36 246 0 246 4 33 6.8Jones, Cardale 21 67 29 38 1 17 1.8Samuel, Curtis 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0Marshall, Jalin 2 5 2 3 0 5 1.5Smith, Corey 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0Totals 61 327 31 296 5 33 4.9

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgTyner, Thomas 12 64 2 62 0 11 5.2Mariota, Marcus 10 45 6 39 0 8 3.9Freeman, Royce 10 25 3 22 0 8 2.2Marshall, Byron 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0Totals 33 143 11 132 0 11 4.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackJones, Cardale 16-23-1 242 1 47 1Totals 16-23-1 242 1 47 1

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMariota, Marcus 24-37-1 333 2 70 2Lockie, Jeff 0-1-0 0 0 0 0Totals 24-38-1 333 2 70 2

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMarshall, Jalin 5 52 0 26Thomas, Michael 4 53 0 23Smith, Corey 2 76 0 47Vannett, Nick 2 9 1 8Smith, Devin 1 45 0 45Samuel, Curtis 1 8 0 8Elliott, E 1 -1 0 0Totals 16 242 1 47

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMarshall, Byron 8 169 1 70Baylis, Evan 5 25 0 9Stanford, D. 4 61 0 28Lowe, Keanon 3 55 1 28Nelson, Charles 2 21 0 14Tyner, Thomas 2 2 0 3Totals 24 333 2 70

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBJohnston, C 3 126 42.0 48 2 0Totals 3 126 42.0 48 2 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBWheeler, Ian 6 240 40.0 52 1 0Totals 6 240 40.0 52 1 0

Punt Kickoff InterceptReturns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds LgMarshall, Jalin 3 32 17 0 0 0 0 0 0Samuel, Curtis 0 0 0 1 23 23 0 0 0Apple, Eli 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 8Totals 3 32 17 1 23 23 1 8 8

Punt Kickoff InterceptReturns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds LgNelson, Charles 0 0 0 4 52 20 0 0 0Mattingly, D. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Totals 0 0 0 4 52 20 1 0 0

Field goals Qtr Time Dist Result Field goals Qtr Time Dist ResultSchneider, A. 2nd 00:48 26 yards GoodSchneider, A. 3rd 06:39 23 yards Good

Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OBClinton, Kyle 7 429 61.3 3 0

Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OBWogan, Matt 5 325 65.0 4 0

All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR TotalElliott, E 246 -1 0 0 0 245Marshall, Jalin 3 52 0 32 0 87Smith, Corey 3 76 0 0 0 79Thomas, Michael 0 53 0 0 0 53

All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR TotalMarshall, Byron 9 169 0 0 0 178Nelson, Charles 0 21 52 0 0 73Tyner, Thomas 62 2 0 0 0 64Stanford, D. 0 61 0 0 0 61

FUMBLES: #4 OHIO STATE-Jones, Cardale 2-2; Smith, Corey 1-1. #2 OREGON-Tyner, Thomas 1-0.

Defensive Statistics (Final)2015 CFP National Championship


# #4 OHIO STATE Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH23 Powell, Tyvis 5 4 9 - - - - - 1 - -43 Lee, Darron 4 4 8 - - - - - 1 - -13 Apple, Eli 5 2 7 - - - - 1-8 1 - -14 Grant, Curtis 5 1 6 - - - - - - - -11 Bell, Vonn 3 3 6 1.0-1 1.0-1 - - - - - -37 Perry, Joshua 2 4 6 - - - - - - - -12 Grant, Doran 4 1 5 - 1.0-1 - - - - - -2A McMillan, R 3 2 5 - 0.5-2 - - - - - -92 Washington, A 1 2 3 1.0-5 1.0-5 - - - - - -97 Bosa, Joey 2 0 2 - 1.0-2 - - - - - -90 Schutt, Tommy 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -88 Miller, Steve 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -26 Reeves, Armani 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -35 Worley, Chris 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -17 Marshall, Jalin 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -84 Smith, Corey 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -39 Clinton, Kyle 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -59 Lewis, Tyquan 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -1F Frazier, Rashad 0 1 1 - 0.5-1 - - - - - -53 Bennett, M 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -

Totals 41 26 67 2.0-6 5.0-12 0 0-0 1-8 3 0 0

# #2 OREGON Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH0 Daniels, Reggie 7 2 9 - - - - - - - -0I Armstead, Arik 5 4 9 - - - 1-0 - - - -44 Buckner, D. 5 3 8 - - - - - - - -48 Hardrick, R. 6 1 7 - - - 1-0 - - - -12 Seisay, Chris 5 2 7 - 1.0-1 - - - 1 - -91 Washington, T. 4 3 7 - 0.5-0 - - - - - -13 Hill, Troy 4 1 5 - - 1 - - - - -4 Dargan, Erick 4 1 5 - 1.0-1 - - - - - -56 Balducci, Alex 3 2 5 - 0.5-1 - 1-0 - - - -22 Malone, Derrick 4 0 4 - - - - - - - -35 Walker, Joe 3 1 4 - - - - - - - -33 Coleman, Tyson 1 3 4 1.0-17 1.0-17 1 - - - - -46 Mattingly, D. 2 0 2 - 1.0-2 - - 1-0 - - -96 French, C. 1 1 2 - - - - - - - -6 Nelson, Charles 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -18 Swain, Jimmie 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -2 Robinson, Tyree 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -7 Lowe, Keanon 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -85 Stanford, D. 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -38 Wheeler, Ian 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -99 Kamp, Sam 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -

Totals 57 28 85 1.0-17 5.0-22 2 3-0 1-0 1 0 0

Drive Chart (By Team) (Final)2015 CFP National Championship


Drive Started Drive Ended ConsumedTeam Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How lost Pl - Yds TOPOSU 1st V25 12:21 K i c k o f f V42 09:10 P u n t 6 - 17 3:11OSU V03 07:52 P u n t H00 04:36 *TOUCHDOWN 10 - 97 3:16OSU H46 02:35 P u n t H00 01:08 *TOUCHDOWN 4 - 46 1:27 .OSU V37 00:09 P u n t H40 13:49 F u m b l e 5 - 23 1:20OSU 2nd V01 11:10 D o w n s H09 08:46 F u m b l e 5 - 90 2:24OSU H49 07:05 P u n t H00 04:49 *TOUCHDOWN 6 - 49 2:16 .OSU V13 00:40 K i c k o f f V21 00:14 P u n t 3 - 8 0:26OSU 3rd V25 15:00 K i c k o f f H37 11:33 I n t e r c e p t i o n 8 - 38 3:27OSU V25 11:23 K i c k o f f V23 08:21 F u m b l e 6 - (2) 3:02OSU V25 06:39 K i c k o f f H00 00:00 *TOUCHDOWN 12 - 75 6:39 .OSU 4th V24 13:57 P u n t H00 09:44 *TOUCHDOWN 9 - 76 4:13 .OSU V39 07:40 P u n t H46 04:17 P u n t 5 - 15 3:23OSU H14 02:45 D o w n s H00 00:28 *TOUCHDOWN 5 - 14 2:17 .OSU V33 00:00 I n t e r c e p t i o n V33 00:00 0 - 0 0:00

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd#4 OHIO STATE Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half TotalTime of possession 08:03 06:25 13:08 09:53 14:28 23:01 37:293rd down conversions 2-4 3-4 2-4 1-3 5-8 3-7 8-15Average field position V29 V21 V25 V49 V26 V37 V314th down conversions 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 3-3

Drive Started Drive Ended ConsumedTeam Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How lost Pl - Yds TOPORE 1st H25 15:00 K i c k o f f V00 12:21 *TOUCHDOWN 11 - 75 2:39 .ORE H10 09:10 P u n t H45 07:52 P u n t 4 - 35 1:18ORE H17 04:27 K i c k o f f H28 02:35 P u n t 5 - 11 1:52ORE H25 01:08 K i c k o f f H35 00:09 P u n t 4 - 10 0:59ORE 2nd H41 13:49 F u m b l e V01 11:10 D o w n s 9 - 58 2:39 .ORE H09 08:46 F u m b l e H09 07:05 P u n t 3 - 0 1:41ORE H25 04:49 K i c k o f f V09 00:48 *FIELD GOAL 12 - 66 4:01 .ORE H32 00:14 P u n t H49 00:00 End of half 2 - 17 0:14ORE 3rd H30 11:33 I n t e r c e p t i o n V00 11:23 *TOUCHDOWN 1 - 70 0:10ORE V23 08:21 F u m b l e V06 06:39 *FIELD GOAL 6 - 17 1:42 .ORE 4th H21 14:54 K i c k o f f H41 13:57 P u n t 4 - 20 0:57ORE H10 09:32 K i c k o f f H26 07:40 P u n t 5 - 16 1:52ORE H15 04:17 P u n t H14 02:45 D o w n s 4 - (1) 1:32ORE H20 00:27 K i c k o f f H43 00:00 I n t e r c e p t i o n 3 - 23 0:27

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd#2 OREGON Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half TotalTime of possession 06:57 08:35 01:52 05:07 15:32 06:59 22:313rd down conversions 0-3 2-5 0-1 0-3 2-8 0-4 2-12Average field position H19 H26 H42 H15 H23 H28 H254th down conversions 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2

Drive Chart (By Quarter) (Final)2015 CFP National Championship


Drive Started Drive Ended ConsumedTeam Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How lost Pl - Yds TOPORE 1st H25 15:00 K i c k o f f V00 12:21 *TOUCHDOWN 11 - 75 2:39 .OSU V25 12:21 K i c k o f f V42 09:10 P u n t 6 - 17 3:11ORE H10 09:10 P u n t H45 07:52 P u n t 4 - 35 1:18OSU V03 07:52 P u n t H00 04:36 *TOUCHDOWN 10 - 97 3:16ORE H17 04:27 K i c k o f f H28 02:35 P u n t 5 - 11 1:52OSU H46 02:35 P u n t H00 01:08 *TOUCHDOWN 4 - 46 1:27 .ORE H25 01:08 K i c k o f f H35 00:09 P u n t 4 - 10 0:59OSU V37 00:09 P u n t H40 13:49 F u m b l e 5 - 23 1:20ORE 2nd H41 13:49 F u m b l e V01 11:10 D o w n s 9 - 58 2:39 .OSU V01 11:10 D o w n s H09 08:46 F u m b l e 5 - 90 2:24ORE H09 08:46 F u m b l e H09 07:05 P u n t 3 - 0 1:41OSU H49 07:05 P u n t H00 04:49 *TOUCHDOWN 6 - 49 2:16 .ORE H25 04:49 K i c k o f f V09 00:48 *FIELD GOAL 12 - 66 4:01 .OSU V13 00:40 K i c k o f f V21 00:14 P u n t 3 - 8 0:26ORE H32 00:14 P u n t H49 00:00 End of half 2 - 17 0:14OSU 3rd V25 15:00 K i c k o f f H37 11:33 I n t e r c e p t i o n 8 - 38 3:27ORE H30 11:33 I n t e r c e p t i o n V00 11:23 *TOUCHDOWN 1 - 70 0:10OSU V25 11:23 K i c k o f f V23 08:21 F u m b l e 6 - (2) 3:02ORE V23 08:21 F u m b l e V06 06:39 *FIELD GOAL 6 - 17 1:42 .OSU V25 06:39 K i c k o f f H00 00:00 *TOUCHDOWN 12 - 75 6:39 .ORE 4th H21 14:54 K i c k o f f H41 13:57 P u n t 4 - 20 0:57OSU V24 13:57 P u n t H00 09:44 *TOUCHDOWN 9 - 76 4:13 .ORE H10 09:32 K i c k o f f H26 07:40 P u n t 5 - 16 1:52OSU V39 07:40 P u n t H46 04:17 P u n t 5 - 15 3:23ORE H15 04:17 P u n t H14 02:45 D o w n s 4 - (1) 1:32OSU H14 02:45 D o w n s H00 00:28 *TOUCHDOWN 5 - 14 2:17 .ORE H20 00:27 K i c k o f f H43 00:00 I n t e r c e p t i o n 3 - 23 0:27OSU V33 00:00 I n t e r c e p t i o n V33 00:00 0 - 0 0:00

Participation Report (Final)2015 CFP National Championship


#4 OHIO STATE

Pos ## OFFENSELT 68 Decker, TaylorLG 54 Price, BillyC 50 Boren, JacobyRG 65 Elflein, PatRT 76 Baldwin, DarrylTE 5 Heuerman, JeffWR 6 Spencer, EvanQB 1A Jones, CardaleRB 15 Elliott, EWR 3 Thomas, MichaelWR 9 Smith, Devin

#2 OREGON

Pos ## OFFENSELT 75 Fisher, JakeLG 54 Stevens, HamaniC 5E Grasu, HronissRG 78 Hunt, CameronRT 73 Crosby, TyrellTE 81 Baylis, EvanQB 8 Mariota, MarcusRB 24 Tyner, ThomasWR 9 Marshall, ByronWR 7 Lowe, KeanonWR 85 Stanford, D.

Pos ## DEFENSEDE 97 Bosa, JoeyDT 92 Washington, ADT 53 Bennett, MDE 88 Miller, SteveSLB 43 Lee, DarronMLB 14 Grant, CurtisWLB 37 Perry, JoshuaCB 13 Apple, EliS 23 Powell, TyvisS 11 Bell, VonnCB 12 Grant, Doran

Pos ## DEFENSEDE 0I Armstead, ArikNG 56 Balducci, AlexDE 44 Buckner, D.OLB 91 Washington, T.ILB 48 Hardrick, R.ILB 22 Malone, DerrickOLB 33 Coleman, TysonCB 12 Seisay, ChrisDB 4 Dargan, ErickS 0H Daniels, ReggieCB 13 Hill, Troy

#4 OHIO STATE: 0A-Smith, Erick, 0D-Webb, Damon, 1E-Burrows, Cam, 1F-Frazier, Rashad, 2A-McMillan, R,2-Wilson, Dontre, 4-Samuel, Curtis, 4B-Rock, Chris, 17-Marshall, Jalin, 19-Conley, Gareon, 20-Tanner, Ron,25-Dunn, Bri'onte, 26-Reeves, Armani, 28-Ball, Warren, 33-Booker, Dante, 35-Worley, Chris, 38-Fada, Craig,39-Clinton, Kyle, 41-Haynes, Bryce, 48-Burger, Joe, 52-Munger, Donovan, 55-Williams, Cam, 57-Farris, Chase,59-Lewis, Tyquan, 72-Carter, Chris, 73-Underwood, A, 80-Brown, Noah, 81-Vannett, Nick, 84-Smith, Corey,85-Baugh, Marcus, 90-Schutt, Tommy, 95-Johnston, C, 96-Nuernberger, S.

#2 OREGON: 1B-Alie, Taylor, 1G-Lockie, Jeff, 2-Robinson, Tyree, 3-Mathis, Dior, 6-Nelson, Charles,10-Loyd, Johnathan, 17-Williams, Ju., 18-Swain, Jimmie, 21-Freeman, Royce, 31-Bassett, Kenny, 35-Walker, Joe,38-Wheeler, Ian, 41-Schneider, A., 45-Daniel, T.J., 46-Mattingly, D., 49-Wogan, Matt, 51-Ava, Isaac,55-Talia, Tui, 58-Carew, Tanner, 62-Pierson, Matt, 76-Pisarcik, Jake, 82-Schuller, Zac, 83-Mundt, Johnny,86-Prevot, T., 92-Mondeaux, Henry, 96-French, C., 99-Kamp, Sam.

Quickie Statistics (Final)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

OSU OREScore 42 20FIRST DOWNS 28 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 61-296 33-132PASSING YDS (NET) 242 333Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-16-1 38-24-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-538 71-465Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-32 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-23 4-52Interception Returns-Yards 1-8 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-42.0 6-40.0Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0Penalties-Yards 5-30 10-76Possession Time 37:29 22:31Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 3-4

#4 OHIO STATE #2 OREGONRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgElliott, E 36 246 0 246 4 33 6.8Jones, Cardale 21 67 29 38 1 17 1.8Samuel, Curtis 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0Smith, Corey 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgTyner, Thomas 12 64 2 62 0 11 5.2Mariota, Marcus 10 45 6 39 0 8 3.9Freeman, Royce 10 25 3 22 0 8 2.2Marshall, Byron 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackJones, Cardale 16-23-1 242 1 47 1

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMariota, Marcus 24-37-1 333 2 70 2Lockie, Jeff 0-1-0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMarshall, Jalin 5 52 0 26Thomas, Michael 4 53 0 23Smith, Corey 2 76 0 47Vannett, Nick 2 9 1 8

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMarshall, Byron 8 169 1 70Baylis, Evan 5 25 0 9Stanford, D. 4 61 0 28Lowe, Keanon 3 55 1 28

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBJohnston, C 3 126 42.0 48 2 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBWheeler, Ian 6 240 40.0 52 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongMarshall, Jalin 3 32 0 17

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongSamuel, Curtis 1 23 0 23

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongNelson, Charles 4 52 0 20

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLPowell, Tyvis 5-4 9 0.0 0.0Lee, Darron 4-4 8 0.0 0.0Apple, Eli 5-2 7 0.0 0.0Grant, Curtis 5-1 6 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDaniels, Reggie 7-2 9 0.0 0.0Armstead, Arik 5-4 9 0.0 0.0Buckner, D. 5-3 8 0.0 0.0Hardrick, R. 6-1 7 0.0 0.0






Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

ORE wins toss, elects to rec; OSU to kick, defend E goal1-10 OSU 35 OSU ball on OSU35.

Clinton, Kyle kickoff 65 yards to the ORE0, touchback.1-10 ORE 25 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 8 yards to the ORE33, out-of-bounds

(Miller, Steve).2-2 ORE 33 P1Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 8 yards to the ORE41, 1ST DOWN ORE

(Bell, Vonn).1-10 ORE 41 Tyner, Thomas rush for 4 yards to the ORE45 (Lee, Darron;Bennett, M).2-6 ORE 45 R2Tyner, Thomas rush for 10 yards to the OSU45, fumble by Tyner, Thomas recovered by ORE

Tyner, Thomas at OSU43, 1ST DOWN ORE.1-10 OSU 43 Tyner, Thomas rush for 6 yards to the OSU37 (Bell, Vonn;Perry, Joshua).2-4 OSU 37 R3Tyner, Thomas rush for 6 yards to the OSU31, 1ST DOWN ORE (Lee, Darron).1-10 OSU 31 Mariota, Marcus rush for 7 yards to the OSU24 (Grant, Curtis).

Previous play, ruled fumble, reviewed; reversed2-3 OSU 24 P4Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Nelson, Charles for 7 yards to the OSU17, 1ST DOWN ORE

(Grant, Curtis).1-10 OSU 17 Freeman, Royce rush for 2 yards to the OSU15 (Grant, Curtis).2-8 OSU 15 R5Mariota, Marcus rush for 8 yards to the OSU7, 1ST DOWN ORE (Powell, Tyvis).1-G OSU 07 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Lowe, Keanon for 7 yards to the OSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock

12:21.1-G OSU 03 Schneider, A. kick attempt good.

#2 OREGON 7, #4 OHIO STATE 011 plays, 75 yards, 2:39

Wogan, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the OSU0, touchback.#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 12:21.

1-10 OSU 25 Elliott, E rush for 2 yards to the OSU27 (Armstead, Arik).2-8 OSU 27 Jones, Cardale rush for 4 yards to the OSU31, out-of-bounds.3-4 OSU 31 R1Jones, Cardale rush for 6 yards to the OSU37, 1ST DOWN OSU (Hardrick, R.).1-10 OSU 37 Elliott, E rush for 3 yards to the OSU40 (Buckner, D.).2-7 OSU 40 Jones, Cardale pass complete to Marshall, Jalin for no gain to the OSU40 (Hill, Troy).3-7 OSU 40 Jones, Cardale rush for 2 yards to the OSU42 (Daniels, Reggie).4-5 OSU 42 Johnston, C punt 48 yards to the ORE10, fair catch by Loyd, Johnathan.

6 plays, 17 yards, 3:11#2 OREGON drive start at 09:10.

1-10 ORE 10 P6Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Lowe, Keanon for 28 yards to the ORE38, 1ST DOWN ORE(Bell, Vonn).

1-10 ORE 38 Tyner, Thomas rush for 4 yards to the ORE42 (Schutt, Tommy).2-6 ORE 42 Tyner, Thomas rush for 3 yards to the ORE45 (Bell, Vonn;Apple, Eli).3-3 ORE 45 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Nelson, Charles.4-3 ORE 45 Wheeler, Ian punt 52 yards to the OSU3, downed.

4 plays, 35 yards, 1:18#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 07:52.

1-10 OSU 03 Jones, Cardale rush for 2 yards to the OSU5 (Armstead, Arik).2-8 OSU 05 Jones, Cardale pass incomplete.3-8 OSU 05 P2Jones, Cardale pass complete to Smith, Corey for 26 yards to the OSU31, 1ST DOWN OSU,

out-of-bounds.1-10 OSU 31 P3Jones, Cardale pass complete to Marshall, Jalin for 26 yards to the ORE43, 1ST DOWN OSU

(Dargan, Erick).1-10 ORE 43 Elliott, E rush for 1 yard to the ORE42 (Armstead, Arik;Coleman, Tyson).2-9 ORE 42 Jones, Cardale pass incomplete to Elliott, E.3-9 ORE 42 Jones, Cardale rush for 7 yards to the ORE35 (Hardrick, R.).4-2 ORE 35 P4Jones, Cardale pass complete to Marshall, Jalin for 2 yards to the ORE33, 1ST DOWN OSU

(Malone, Derrick).1-10 ORE 33 Jones, Cardale pass incomplete to Samuel, Curtis.2-10 ORE 33 R5Elliott, E rush for 33 yards to the ORE0, 1ST DOWN OSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:36.1-G ORE 03 Nuernberger, S kick attempt good, PENALTY OSU holding (Burger, Joe) 10 yards to the

ORE13, NO PLAY.1-G ORE 13 Nuernberger, S kick attempt good.

#2 OREGON 7, #4 OHIO STATE 710 plays, 97 yards, 3:25

Clinton, Kyle kickoff 61 yards to the ORE4, Nelson, Charles return 13 yards to the ORE17,out-of-bounds (Clinton, Kyle).

#2 OREGON drive start at 04:27.1-10 ORE 17 Freeman, Royce rush for 8 yards to the ORE25 (Powell, Tyvis).2-2 ORE 25 P7Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Baylis, Evan for 5 yards to the ORE30, 1ST DOWN ORE,

out-of-bounds.1-10 ORE 30 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Baylis, Evan for 1 yard to the ORE31 (Powell,

Tyvis;Perry, Joshua).2-9 ORE 31 Freeman, Royce rush for loss of 3 yards to the ORE28 (McMillan, R;Frazier, Rashad).

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

3-12 ORE 28 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Stanford, D..4-12 ORE 28 Wheeler, Ian punt 35 yards to the OSU37, Marshall, Jalin return 17 yards to the ORE46

(Dargan, Erick;Wheeler, Ian).5 plays, 11 yards, 1:52

#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 02:35.1-10 ORE 46 Elliott, E rush for 6 yards to the ORE40 (Seisay, Chris).2-4 ORE 40 P6Jones, Cardale pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 7 yards to the ORE33, 1ST DOWN OSU

(Daniels, Reggie).1-10 ORE 33 X7Jones, Cardale pass incomplete to Smith, Devin (Hill, Troy), PENALTY ORE pass

interference (Hill, Troy) 15 yards to the ORE18, 1ST DOWN OSU, NO PLAY.1-10 ORE 18 R8Elliott, E rush for 17 yards to the ORE1, 1ST DOWN OSU (Daniels, Reggie;Washington, T.).1-G ORE 01 Jones, Cardale pass complete to Vannett, Nick for 1 yard to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock

01:08.1-G ORE 03 Nuernberger, S kick attempt good.

#4 OHIO STATE 14, #2 OREGON 74 plays, 46 yards, 1:27

Clinton, Kyle kickoff 65 yards to the ORE0, touchback.#2 OREGON drive start at 01:08.

1-10 ORE 25 R8Tyner, Thomas rush for 11 yards to the ORE36, 1ST DOWN ORE (Apple, Eli).1-10 ORE 36 Mariota, Marcus rush for 7 yards to the ORE43, out-of-bounds.2-3 ORE 43 Freeman, Royce rush for 2 yards to the ORE45 (McMillan, R;Lee, Darron).3-1 ORE 45 PENALTY ORE false start (Stevens, Hamani) 5 yards to the ORE40.3-6 ORE 40 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Marshall, Byron (Powell, Tyvis).4-6 ORE 40 [PUNT], PENALTY ORE false start (Buckner, D.) 5 yards to the ORE35, NO PLAY.4-11 ORE 35 Wheeler, Ian punt 40 yards to the OSU25, Marshall, Jalin return 12 yards to the OSU37,

out-of-bounds (Washington, T.).4 plays, 10 yards, 0:59

#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 00:09.1-10 OSU 37 Elliott, E rush for 1 yard to the OSU38 (Balducci, Alex).

END OF 1st QUARTER: #4 OHIO STATE 14, #2 OREGON 7

Time 1st Downs ConversionsQuarter Summary Score Poss R P X T 3rd 4th Rushing Passing Penalties

#4 OHIO STATE 14 08:12 3 4 1 8 2-4 1-1 12-84 6-9-0-62 1-10#2 OREGON 7 06:48 4 4 0 8 0-3 0-0 14-77 7-10-0-64 3-25

Quickie Statistics (1st quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

OSU OREScore 14 7FIRST DOWNS 8 8RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 12-84 14-77PASSING YDS (NET) 62 64Passes Att-Comp-Int 9-6-0 10-7-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 21-146 24-141Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-29 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-13Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 1-48.0 3-42.3Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 1-10 3-25Possession Time 08:12 06:48Third-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 3Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0

#4 OHIO STATE #2 OREGONRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgElliott, E 7 63 0 63 1 33 9.0Jones, Cardale 5 21 0 21 0 7 4.2

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgTyner, Thomas 7 46 0 46 0 11 6.6Mariota, Marcus 3 22 0 22 0 8 7.3Freeman, Royce 4 12 3 9 0 8 2.2


Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMariota, Marcus 7-10-0 64 1 28 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMarshall, Jalin 3 28 0 26Smith, Corey 1 26 0 26Thomas, Michael 1 7 0 7Vannett, Nick 1 1 1 1

Receiving No. Yards TD LongLowe, Keanon 2 35 1 28Marshall, Byron 2 16 0 8Baylis, Evan 2 6 0 5Nelson, Charles 1 7 0 7





Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongNelson, Charles 1 13 0 13

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLBell, Vonn 2-2 4 0.0 0.0Grant, Curtis 3-0 3 0.0 0.0Powell, Tyvis 2-1 3 0.0 0.0Lee, Darron 1-2 3 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDaniels, Reggie 2-1 3 0.0 0.0Armstead, Arik 2-1 3 0.0 0.0Hardrick, R. 2-0 2 0.0 0.0Washington, T. 1-1 2 0.0 0.0



Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

2-9 OSU 38 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.2-9 OSU 38 Jones, Cardale pass incomplete to Vannett, Nick.3-9 OSU 38 R9Jones, Cardale rush for 17 yards to the ORE45, 1ST DOWN OSU, out-of-bounds (Walker, Joe).1-10 ORE 45 Jones, Cardale pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 6 yards to the ORE39 (Hill,

Troy;Daniels, Reggie).2-4 ORE 39 Jones, Cardale rush for loss of 1 yard to the ORE40, fumble by Jones, Cardale recovered

by ORE Balducci, Alex at ORE40.5 plays, 23 yards, 1:20

#2 OREGON drive start at 13:49.1-10 ORE 40 ORE ball on ORE41.1-10 ORE 41 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Baylis, Evan for 7 yards to the ORE48, out-of-bounds

(Apple, Eli;Powell, Tyvis).2-3 ORE 48 R9Tyner, Thomas rush for 4 yards to the OSU48, 1ST DOWN ORE (Lee, Darron).1-10 OSU 48 P10Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 20 yards to the OSU28, 1ST DOWN ORE

(Grant, Doran).1-10 OSU 28 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Stanford, D. for 1 yard to the OSU27 (Lee, Darron).2-9 OSU 27 P11Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 17 yards to the OSU10, 1ST DOWN ORE,

out-of-bounds (Grant, Doran).1-G OSU 10 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Baylis, Evan for 3 yards to the OSU7 (Powell, Tyvis).2-G OSU 07 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Baylis, Evan.3-G OSU 07 Mariota, Marcus rush for 4 yards to the OSU3 (Grant, Curtis;Powell, Tyvis).4-G OSU 03 Tyner, Thomas rush for 2 yards to the OSU1 (Bell, Vonn;Washington, A).


1-10 OSU 01 PENALTY OSU personal foul (Bennett, M) 0 yards to the OSU1.1-10 OSU 01 Jones, Cardale rush for 1 yard to the OSU2 (Armstead, Arik;Coleman, Tyson).2-9 OSU 02 R10Elliott, E rush for 26 yards to the OSU28, 1ST DOWN OSU (Seisay, Chris).1-10 OSU 28 Jones, Cardale pass complete to Vannett, Nick for 8 yards to the OSU36 (Daniels, Reggie).2-2 OSU 36 R11Elliott, E rush for 5 yards to the OSU41, 1ST DOWN OSU (Buckner, D.;Armstead, Arik).1-10 OSU 41 Jones, Cardale pass complete to Smith, Corey for 47 yards to the ORE12, fumble forced by

Hill, Troy, fumble by Smith, Corey recovered by ORE Hardrick, R. at ORE9, Hardrick, R.for no gain to the ORE9 (Marshall, Jalin).


1-10 ORE 09 Freeman, Royce rush for 3 yards to the ORE12 (Perry, Joshua).2-7 ORE 12 Freeman, Royce rush for 2 yards to the ORE14 (Grant, Curtis).3-5 ORE 14 Mariota, Marcus sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ORE9 (Washington, A).4-10 ORE 09 Wheeler, Ian punt 40 yards to the ORE49, fair catch by Marshall, Jalin.


1-10 ORE 49 Jones, Cardale pass incomplete.2-10 ORE 49 Marshall, Jalin rush for loss of 2 yards to the OSU49 (Mattingly, D.).3-12 OSU 49 P12Jones, Cardale pass complete to Smith, Devin for 45 yards to the ORE6, 1ST DOWN OSU

(Daniels, Reggie).1-G ORE 06 Jones, Cardale rush for 2 yards to the ORE4 (Walker, Joe).2-G ORE 04 Jones, Cardale rush for 3 yards to the ORE1 (Coleman, Tyson;Hardrick, R.).

Previous play, ruled TD on field, reversed; ruled down at H013-G ORE 01 Jones, Cardale rush for 1 yard to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:49.1-G ORE 03 Nuernberger, S kick attempt good.


Clinton, Kyle kickoff 65 yards to the ORE0, touchback.#2 OREGON drive start at 04:49.

1-10 ORE 25 Mariota, Marcus rush for 2 yards to the ORE27 (Lee, Darron;Powell, Tyvis).2-8 ORE 27 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 7 yards to the ORE34, out-of-bounds,

PENALTY ORE holding (Fisher, Jake) 10 yards to the ORE17, NO PLAY.2-18 ORE 17 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 7 yards to the ORE24.3-11 ORE 24 P12Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Stanford, D. for 28 yards to the OSU48, 1ST DOWN ORE

(Reeves, Armani).1-10 OSU 48 Tyner, Thomas rush for 3 yards to the OSU45 (Lee, Darron;Washington, A).2-7 OSU 45 P13Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 15 yards to the OSU30, 1ST DOWN ORE

(Perry, Joshua).1-10 OSU 30 Mariota, Marcus sacked for loss of 1 yard to the OSU31 (Bell, Vonn).2-11 OSU 31 Mariota, Marcus rush for 2 yards to the OSU29, out-of-bounds (Apple, Eli).3-9 OSU 29 P14Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Nelson, Charles for 14 yards to the OSU15, 1ST DOWN ORE

(Apple, Eli).1-10 OSU 15 Freeman, Royce rush for 3 yards to the OSU12 (McMillan, R).2-7 OSU 12 Freeman, Royce rush for 3 yards to the OSU9 (Perry, Joshua;Lewis, Tyquan).3-4 OSU 09 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Baylis, Evan.

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

4-4 OSU 09 Schneider, A. field goal attempt from 26 GOOD, clock 00:48.#4 OHIO STATE 21, #2 OREGON 10

12 plays, 66 yards, 4:09Wogan, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the OSU0, Samuel, Curtis return 23 yards to the OSU23(Swain, Jimmie), PENALTY OSU holding (Vannett, Nick) 10 yards to the OSU13, 1st and 10,OSU ball on OSU13.

#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 00:40.1-10 OSU 13 Elliott, E rush for 1 yard to the OSU14 (Malone, Derrick).2-9 OSU 14 Timeout #2 OREGON, clock 00:33.2-9 OSU 14 Elliott, E rush for 3 yards to the OSU17 (French, C.).3-6 OSU 17 Timeout #2 OREGON, clock 00:26.3-6 OSU 17 Jones, Cardale rush for 4 yards to the OSU21 (Balducci, Alex).4-2 OSU 21 Timeout #2 OREGON, clock 00:20.4-2 OSU 21 Johnston, C punt 47 yards to the ORE32, fair catch by Loyd, Johnathan.


1-10 ORE 32 P15Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Stanford, D. for 13 yards to the ORE45, 1ST DOWN ORE(Apple, Eli).

1-10 ORE 45 Clock 00:09, Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Tyner, Thomas for 3 yards to the ORE48,Marshall, Byron for 1 yard to the ORE49 (Bosa, Joey).End of half, clock 00:00.

2 plays, 17 yards, 0:14END OF 2nd QUARTER: #4 OHIO STATE 21, #2 OREGON 10



Quickie Statistics (Halftime)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)


#4 OHIO STATE #2 OREGONRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgElliott, E 11 98 0 98 1 33 8.9Jones, Cardale 12 49 1 48 1 17 4.0Marshall, Jalin 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgTyner, Thomas 10 55 0 55 0 11 5.5Mariota, Marcus 8 30 6 24 0 8 3.0Freeman, Royce 8 23 3 20 0 8 2.5



Receiving No. Yards TD LongMarshall, Jalin 3 28 0 26Smith, Corey 2 76 0 47Thomas, Michael 2 13 0 7Vannett, Nick 2 9 1 8








Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLPowell, Tyvis 3-4 7 0.0 0.0Lee, Darron 3-4 7 0.0 0.0Apple, Eli 4-2 6 0.0 0.0Bell, Vonn 3-3 6 1.0 1.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDaniels, Reggie 4-2 6 0.0 0.0Armstead, Arik 2-3 5 0.0 0.0Hill, Troy 2-1 3 0.0 0.0Hardrick, R. 2-1 3 0.0 0.0




Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ORE ball on ORE35.Wogan, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the OSU0, touchback.

#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 15:00.1-10 OSU 25 R13Elliott, E rush for 22 yards to the OSU47, 1ST DOWN OSU (Daniels, Reggie).1-10 OSU 47 Jones, Cardale rush for 5 yards to the ORE48.2-5 ORE 48 R14Elliott, E rush for 6 yards to the ORE42, 1ST DOWN OSU (Buckner, D.).1-10 ORE 42 Jones, Cardale pass incomplete to Thomas, Michael (Seisay, Chris).2-10 ORE 42 Elliott, E rush for 8 yards to the ORE34 (Dargan, Erick).3-2 ORE 34 Elliott, E rush for 1 yard to the ORE33 (Washington, T.).4-1 ORE 33 R15Jones, Cardale rush for 1 yard to the ORE32, 1ST DOWN OSU (French, C.;Seisay, Chris).1-10 ORE 32 PENALTY OSU false start 5 yards to the ORE37.1-15 ORE 37 Jones, Cardale pass intercepted by Mattingly, D. at the ORE30, Mattingly, D. return 0

yards to the ORE30.8 plays, 38 yards, 3:27

#2 OREGON drive start at 11:33.1-10 ORE 30 P16Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 70 yards to the OSU0, 1ST DOWN ORE,

TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:23.Previous play, ruled TD, reviewed; confirmed

1-G OSU 03 Schneider, A. kick attempt good.#4 OHIO STATE 21, #2 OREGON 17

1 play, 70 yards, 0:10Wogan, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the OSU0, touchback.

#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 11:23.1-10 OSU 25 R16Elliott, E rush for 13 yards to the OSU38, 1ST DOWN OSU (Hill, Troy).1-10 OSU 38 Jones, Cardale rush for loss of 1 yard to the OSU37 (Seisay, Chris).2-11 OSU 37 Elliott, E rush for 9 yards to the OSU46 (Malone, Derrick).3-2 OSU 46 Jones, Cardale rush for 1 yard to the OSU47 (Walker, Joe).

Previous play, ruled down at V47, reviewed; confirmed4-1 OSU 47 R17Elliott, E rush for 2 yards to the OSU49, 1ST DOWN OSU (Armstead, Arik;Buckner, D.).1-10 OSU 49 Jones, Cardale sacked for loss of 17 yards to the OSU32 (Coleman, Tyson), fumble by

Jones, Cardale recovered by ORE Armstead, Arik at OSU23.6 plays, minus 2 yards, 3:02

#2 OREGON drive start at 08:21.1-10 OSU 23 Marshall, Byron rush for 9 yards to the OSU14, out-of-bounds (Grant, Curtis).2-1 OSU 14 R17Freeman, Royce rush for 2 yards to the OSU12, 1ST DOWN ORE (Grant, Doran;Perry, Joshua).1-10 OSU 12 Tyner, Thomas rush for loss of 2 yards to the OSU14 (Bosa, Joey).2-12 OSU 14 Mariota, Marcus rush for 8 yards to the OSU6, out-of-bounds (Powell, Tyvis).3-4 OSU 06 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Baylis, Evan (Apple, Eli).4-4 OSU 06 Schneider, A. field goal attempt from 23 GOOD, clock 06:39.


Wogan, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the OSU0, touchback.#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 06:39.

1-10 OSU 25 Elliott, E rush for 8 yards to the OSU33 (Mattingly, D.).2-2 OSU 33 R18Elliott, E rush for 4 yards to the OSU37, 1ST DOWN OSU (Balducci, Alex).1-10 OSU 37 P19Jones, Cardale pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 17 yards to the ORE46, 1ST DOWN OSU

(Seisay, Chris).1-10 ORE 46 Jones, Cardale pass complete to Elliott, E for loss of 1 yard to the ORE47 (Dargan,

Erick).2-11 ORE 47 Elliott, E rush for 10 yards to the ORE37 (Buckner, D.).3-1 ORE 37 R20Elliott, E rush for 2 yards to the ORE35, 1ST DOWN OSU (Buckner, D.).1-10 ORE 35 Jones, Cardale pass complete to Samuel, Curtis for 8 yards to the ORE27 (Hardrick, R.).2-2 ORE 27 Jones, Cardale rush for loss of 1 yard to the ORE28 (Balducci, Alex;Washington, T.).3-3 ORE 28 R21Jones, Cardale rush for 3 yards to the ORE25, 1ST DOWN OSU (Balducci, Alex;Kamp, Sam).1-10 ORE 25 Jones, Cardale pass complete to Marshall, Jalin for 5 yards to the ORE20.2-5 ORE 20 R22Elliott, E rush for 11 yards to the ORE9, 1ST DOWN OSU (Daniels, Reggie).1-G ORE 09 Elliott, E rush for 9 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00.1-G ORE 03 Nuernberger, S kick attempt good.

#4 OHIO STATE 28, #2 OREGON 20END OF 3rd QUARTER: #4 OHIO STATE 28, #2 OREGON 20



Quickie Statistics (3rd quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)


#4 OHIO STATE #2 OREGONRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgElliott, E 24 203 0 203 2 33 8.5Jones, Cardale 19 59 29 30 1 17 1.6Marshall, Jalin 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0












Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLPowell, Tyvis 4-4 8 0.0 0.0Lee, Darron 3-4 7 0.0 0.0Grant, Curtis 5-1 6 0.0 0.0Apple, Eli 4-2 6 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDaniels, Reggie 6-2 8 0.0 0.0Buckner, D. 4-2 6 0.0 0.0Armstead, Arik 2-4 6 0.0 0.0Seisay, Chris 4-1 5 0.0 1.0





Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

1-G OSU 35 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.12 plays, 75 yards, 6:45

Clinton, Kyle kickoff 64 yards to the ORE1, Nelson, Charles return 20 yards to the ORE21(Worley, Chris).

#2 OREGON drive start at 14:54.1-10 ORE 21 P18Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Lowe, Keanon for 20 yards to the ORE41, 1ST DOWN ORE

(Apple, Eli).1-10 ORE 41 Freeman, Royce rush for no gain to the ORE41 (Lee, Darron).2-10 ORE 41 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Stanford, D. (Lee, Darron).3-10 ORE 41 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Marshall, Byron.4-10 ORE 41 Wheeler, Ian punt 38 yards to the OSU21, Marshall, Jalin return 3 yards to the OSU24

(Nelson, Charles).4 plays, 20 yards, 0:57

#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 13:57.1-10 OSU 24 Marshall, Jalin rush for 5 yards to the OSU29 (Armstead, Arik).2-5 OSU 29 R23Elliott, E rush for 12 yards to the OSU41, 1ST DOWN OSU (Seisay, Chris;Walker, Joe).1-10 OSU 41 P24Jones, Cardale pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 23 yards to the ORE36, 1ST DOWN OSU,

out-of-bounds (Dargan, Erick).1-10 ORE 36 Smith, Corey rush for 3 yards to the ORE33 (Robinson, Tyree).2-7 ORE 33 Elliott, E rush for 2 yards to the ORE31 (Hill, Troy).3-5 ORE 31 P25Jones, Cardale pass complete to Marshall, Jalin for 19 yards to the ORE12, 1ST DOWN OSU

(Daniels, Reggie).1-10 ORE 12 Samuel, Curtis rush for 6 yards to the ORE6 (Hardrick, R.).2-4 ORE 06 R26Elliott, E rush for 4 yards to the ORE2, 1ST DOWN OSU (Seisay, Chris).1-G ORE 02 Elliott, E rush for 2 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:44.1-G ORE 03 Nuernberger, S kick attempt good.


Clinton, Kyle kickoff 63 yards to the ORE2, Nelson, Charles return 18 yards to the ORE20(Smith, Corey), PENALTY ORE holding (Coleman, Tyson) 10 yards to the ORE10, 1st and 10,ORE ball on ORE10.

#2 OREGON drive start at 09:32.1-10 ORE 10 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Baylis, Evan for 9 yards to the ORE19 (McMillan, R).2-1 ORE 19 PENALTY ORE false start 5 yards to the ORE14.2-6 ORE 14 R19Tyner, Thomas rush for 9 yards to the ORE23, 1ST DOWN ORE (McMillan, R).1-10 ORE 23 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Stanford, D..

QB Mariota injured on previous play2-10 ORE 23 PENALTY ORE unsportsmanlike conduct (Fisher, Jake) 11 yards to the ORE12.2-21 ORE 12 Lockie, Jeff at QB for #2 OREGON.2-21 ORE 12 PENALTY ORE false start (Crosby, Tyrell) 5 yards to the ORE7.2-26 ORE 07 Lockie, Jeff pass incomplete to Lowe, Keanon.3-26 ORE 07 Mariota, Marcus at QB for #2 OREGON.3-26 ORE 07 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Stanford, D. for 19 yards to the ORE26 (Grant, Doran).4-7 ORE 26 Timeout #4 OHIO STATE, clock 07:47.4-7 ORE 26 Wheeler, Ian punt 35 yards to the OSU39, fair catch by Marshall, Jalin.


1-10 OSU 39 Elliott, E rush for 3 yards to the OSU42 (Hardrick, R.).2-7 OSU 42 R27Elliott, E rush for 8 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN OSU (Buckner, D.;Washington, T.).1-10 OSU 50 Elliott, E rush for no gain to the 50 yardline (Washington, T.).2-10 OSU 50 Elliott, E rush for 3 yards to the ORE47 (Armstead, Arik).3-7 ORE 47 Jones, Cardale rush for 6 yards to the ORE41 (Hardrick, R.).4-1 ORE 41 PENALTY OSU delay of game (Jones, Cardale) 5 yards to the ORE46.4-6 ORE 46 Johnston, C punt 31 yards to the ORE15, fair catch by Loyd, Johnathan.


1-10 ORE 15 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Stanford, D. for 29 yards to the ORE44, out-of-bounds,PENALTY ORE holding (Crosby, Tyrell) 7 yards to the ORE8, NO PLAY.

1-17 ORE 08 Mariota, Marcus rush for 7 yards to the ORE15.2-10 ORE 15 Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Tyner, Thomas for loss of 1 yard to the ORE14 (Grant,

Doran).3-11 ORE 14 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Stanford, D..4-11 ORE 14 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Nelson, Charles.

4 plays, minus 1 yard, 1:32#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 02:45.

1-10 ORE 14 Jones, Cardale rush for 2 yards to the ORE12 (Malone, Derrick).2-8 ORE 12 Timeout #2 OREGON, clock 02:35.2-8 ORE 12 Elliott, E rush for 5 yards to the ORE7 (Armstead, Arik).3-3 ORE 07 Elliott, E rush for 2 yards to the ORE5 (Washington, T.).

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)

4-1 ORE 05 X28PENALTY ORE offside defense (Kamp, Sam) 3 yards to the ORE2, 1ST DOWN OSU.1-G ORE 02 Elliott, E rush for 1 yard to the ORE1 (Buckner, D.).2-G ORE 01 Elliott, E rush for 1 yard to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:28.1-G ORE 03 Nuernberger, S kick attempt good.


Clinton, Kyle kickoff 46 yards to the ORE19, Nelson, Charles return 1 yards to the ORE20,out-of-bounds.

#2 OREGON drive start at 00:27.1-10 ORE 20 P20Mariota, Marcus pass complete to Marshall, Byron for 23 yards to the ORE43, 1ST DOWN ORE

(Powell, Tyvis).1-10 ORE 43 Mariota, Marcus pass incomplete to Lowe, Keanon.2-10 ORE 43 Mariota, Marcus pass intercepted by Apple, Eli at the OSU25, Apple, Eli return 8 yards to

the OSU33 (Lowe, Keanon;Stanford, D.).3 plays, 23 yards, 0:27

#4 OHIO STATE drive start at 00:00.FINAL SCORE: #4 OHIO STATE 42, #2 OREGON 20



Quickie Statistics (4th quarter)#4 OHIO STATE vs #2 OREGON (Jan 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas)


#4 OHIO STATE #2 OREGONRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgElliott, E 36 246 0 246 4 33 6.8Jones, Cardale 21 67 29 38 1 17 1.8Samuel, Curtis 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0Marshall, Jalin 2 5 2 3 0 5 1.5



Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMariota, Marcus 24-37-1 333 2 70 2Lockie, Jeff 0-1-0 0 0 0 0









Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLPowell, Tyvis 5-4 9 0.0 0.0Lee, Darron 4-4 8 0.0 0.0Apple, Eli 5-2 7 0.0 0.0Grant, Curtis 5-1 6 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDaniels, Reggie 7-2 9 0.0 0.0Armstead, Arik 5-4 9 0.0 0.0Buckner, D. 5-3 8 0.0 0.0Hardrick, R. 6-1 7 0.0 0.0






2015 CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME / POSTGAME NOTES 1 Ohio State Buckeyes 42, Oregon Ducks 20 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (January 12, 2015)

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

OREGON OHIO STATE FINAL SCORE ............................................. 20 42 Time Spent in the Lead (Tied 5:48) ......... 7:45 46:27 Total Plays-Yards ....................................... 71-465 84-538 20+/10+/5+ .......................................... 6/13/31 8/16/36 Gained Yards ......................................... 51 69 Zero/Minus ............................................. 15/5 9/6 Plus Territory: Plays-Yards ........................ 27-147 46-203 Drives With Plays in Plus Territory ...... 4 of 13 9 of 13 First Down Plays/Yards ............................. 33/289 39/231 Average on First Down ............................. 8.8 5.9 First Half ............................................. 6.6 (23-151) 7.5 (17-127) Second Half ....................................... 13.8 (10-138) 4.7 (22-104) Rushes/Average ..................................... 15/4.5 24/4.8 Passes/Average (includes sacks) ........ 18/12.3 15/7.8 Times Gained: 20+/10+/5+ ................ 5/7/17 4/7/17 Times Gained: 2-/0/Neg ........................ 9/3/2 19/5/3 Second Down Efficiency .......................... 11-24 11-27 Second Half ........................................... 2-7 7-14 Yards Gained ......................................... 114 160 Third Down Efficiency .............................. 2-12 8-15 Rushing .................................................. 0-1 5-12 Passing ................................................... 2-11 3-3 Average Yards To Go ............................ 9.0 5.3 Average Yards To Go/Conversions .... 10.0 5.6 Yards Gained ......................................... 60 142 3rd & 5 or less ........................................ 0-4 5-8 3rd & 6 or more ..................................... 2-8 3-7 Fourth Down Efficiency (Yards) .............. 0-2 (2) 3-3 (5) Total Possessions/Average FP ................. 14/O26 13/OS31 First Half ................................................. 8/O23 7/OS26 Second Half ........................................... 6/O29 6/OS37 Drives Started Inside/At Own 20 .......... 5 (5/0) 3 (3/0) Drives Started In Plus Territory ............ 1 (3 pts) 3 (21 pts) Three Plays & Out ................................. 1 1 Opponent Turnovers (Pts) ....................... 3 (7) 0 (0) Red Zone (pts) ........................................... 3-4 (13) 5-5 (35) Plays-Yards ............................................. 14-40 14-50 Third Down Efficiency .......................... 0-3 3-3 Fourth Down Efficiency ........................ 0-1 0-0 Yards by Quarter: 1st ............................. 141 146 2nd ........................... 146 174 3rd ............................ 87 116 4th ............................ 86 107

CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYERS OF THE GAME

Offensive: #15 RB Ezekiel Elliott, Soph., Ohio State

Defensive: #23 S Tyvis Powell, Soph., Ohio State

ATTENDANCE 85,6891,730,524 44,372

ONE-LINER QUICKIES 85,689

18-10-1

4-of-6

In Texas: 5-0 in the Lone Star State6-5

38(but it obviously didn’t matter

with the roof closed).

OHIO STATE-OREGON SERIES 9-0 3-0

59-26-218-33

CONFERENCE UPDATE 6-3163-143-6 (.532

(the NCAA will count all CPF scores and statistics in its bowl records) 153-175-3

21-24 13-16

LUCKY NUMBER … 14 14

1996 Brigham Young 2010 *Auburn 2002 *Ohio State 2013 *Florida State 2009 *Alabama 2014 *Ohio State 2009 Boise State

PLAYER QUICK LINER NOTES QB Marcus Mariota41

13 191

THIRD QUARTER NOTES 26 116 13:08

35 4517:21 2:55

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AT&T STADIUM COLLEGE GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Most Rushing Yards TIED RECORD Old Record: 246, Terrance Ganaway, Baylor vs. Texas Tech, 2011

Most Rushing Touchdowns RECORD Old Record: 3, by 3 players. Most recently: Jeremy Langford, Michigan State vs. Baylor, Jan. 1, 2015

Most Points RECORD Old Record: 18, by 4 players. Most recently: Jeremy Langford, Michigan State vs. Baylor, Jan. 1, 2015

Most Touchdowns RECORD Old Record: 3, by 4 players. Most recently: Jeremy Langford, Michigan State vs. Baylor, Jan. 1, 2015

TEAM Longest Scoring Drive RECORD Old Record: 94, Florida State vs. Oklahoma State, Aug. 30, 2014

Most Rushing Touchdowns TIED RECORD Old Record: 5, by 3 schools. Last: Baylor vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 29, 2014

KEEPAWAY 37:2923:01

HALFTIME TELLTALE

20-2

3-20

1999 BCS Championship (first one):(Tennessee committed four, Va. Tech three);

2004 BCS Championship: LSU 21 Oklahoma 14

TONIGHT’S UO PUNCH vs OSU COUNTER PUNCH

Winner

TONIGHT’S OSU PUNCH vs UO COUNTER PUNCH

Winner

THE ANTI-PUNCHES:

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winner

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SCOREBOARD

CONFERENCE “ANTI-PUNCH” 5-2

4-7Winner

RUSHING ANALYSIS

Player, Team Att Yds Avg. Long PCY TD FD 20+ 10+ 5+ 0 Neg. Elliott, OSU 36 246 6.8 33 146 4 14 3 8 17 1 0 Jones, OSU 21 38 1.8 17 19 1 4 0 1 5 0 4 Samuel, OSU 1 6 6.0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tyner, Oregon 12 62 5.2 11 29 0 5 0 2 5 0 1 Mariota, Oregon 10 39 3.9 8 15 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 Freeman, Oregon 10 22 2.2 8 13 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 (PCY—postcontact yardage)

PASSING ANALYSIS

OUTSIDE LEFT HASH CENTER OUTSIDE RIGHT HASH Player, Team A-C-I Yds TD A-C-I Yds TD A-C-I Yds TD Elliott, OSU 3- 3-0 44 1 3- 3-0 29 0 17-10-1 169 0 Mariota, Oregon 10- 8-1 59 1 8- 5-0 150 1 19-11-0 124 0

HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS IN NAT’L CHAMP GAMES Player, School Heisman Season Game Result / Stats O.J. Simpson, USC 1968 L 28-171, 1 TD rush; 8-85 receiving Herschel Walker, Georgia 1982 L 28-103, 1 TD rush Vinnie Testeverde, Miami 1986 L 50-26-5, 285, 0 TD; 9-(10) rush Gino Torretta, Miami 1992 L 56-24-3, 278, 0 TD; 5-1 rush Charlie Ward, Florida State 1993 W 43-24-0, 286, 0 TD; 8-(-3) rush *Chris Weinke, Florida State 2000 L 51-25-2, 274, 0 TD; 4-7 rush*Eric Crouch, Nebraska 2001 L 15-5-1, 62, 0 TD; 22-114 rush*Jason White, Oklahoma 2003 L 37-13-2, 102, 0 TD; 7-(-46) rush*Matt Leinhart, USC 2004 W 35-18-0, 332, 5 TD; 2-(-11) rush*Reggie Bush, USC (vacated) 2005 L 13-82, 1 TD rush; 6-95, 0 TD rec*Troy Smith, Ohio State 2006 L 14-4-1, 35, 0 TD; 10-(-29) rush*Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 2008 L 41-26-2, 256, 2 TD; 2-(-18) rush*Mark Ingram, Alabama 2009 W 22-116, 2 TD*Cam Newton, Auburn 2010 W 34-20-1, 265, 2 TD; 22-64 rush*Jameis Winston, Florida State 2013 W 35-20-0, 237, 2 TD; 11-26 rush #Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2014 L 37-24-1, 333, 2 TD; 10-39 rush (*—BCS Championship Game; #—CFP Championship Game)

FIRST HALF NOTES

MORE TO COME …


TOP 10 POSTSEASON PEFORMANCES (2014)

Ezekiel Elliott

RUSHING LEADERS (100-yard games: 39) Player, School Att Yards Avg. TD Long Kareem Hunt, Toledo 32 271 8.5 5 44t Nick Chubb, Georgia 33 266 8.1 2 82 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 34 251 7.4 3 53t Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State (vs. Oregon) 36 246 6.8 4 33t Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State (vs. Alabama) 20 230 11.5 2 85t Josh Hicks, Rutgers 19 202 10.6 1 49 Paul Perkins, UCLA 20 194 9.7 2 67t Synjyn Days, Georgia Tech 21 171 8.1 3 69t Devontae Booker, Utah 26 162 6.2 1 60t Jeremy Langford, Michigan State 27 162 6.0 3 65 Marcus Murphy, Missouri 12 157 13.1 0 69 J.C. Coleman, Virginia Tech 25 157 6.3 1 35

PASSING LEADERS (300-yard games: 23) Player, School Att-Com-Int Yards Pct. Avg. TD Rating Bryce Petty, Baylor 51-36-1 550 70.6 10.8 3 176.7 Cooper Rush, Central Michigan 45-28-1 493 62.2 11.0 7 201.1 Brandon Doughty, W. Kentucky 42-31-0 486 73.8 11.6 5 210.3 Dak Prescott, Mississippi State 51-33-1 453 64.7 8.9 3 154.8 Shane Carden, East Carolina 66-34-2 427 51.5 6.5 2 109.8 Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State 31-23-0 403 74.2 13.0 5 236.6 Tommy Armstrong, Nebraska 51-32-1 381 62.7 6.5 3 141.0 Christian Hackenberg, Penn State 50-34-0 371 68.0 7.4 4 156.7 James Knapke, Bowling Green 39-25-0 368 64.1 9.4 2 160.3 Jameis Winston, Florida State 45-29-1 348 64.4 7.7 1 132.3 Christian Stewart, BYU 48-23-3 348 47.9 7.3 3 116.9

RECEIVING LEADERS (100-yard games: 39) Player, School No. Yards Avg. TD Long Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State 12 199 16.6 0 36 KD Cannon, Baylor 8 197 24.6 2 74t Tommy Shuler, Marshall 18 185 10.3 1 42 Corey Davis, Western Michigan 8 176 22.0 3 51t Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina 9 170 18.9 1 78t Byron Marshall, Oregon (vs. Ohio State) 8 169 21.1 1 70t Darren Carrington, Oregon (vs.Fla. St.) 7 165 23.6 2 56t Tyler Lockett, Kansas State 13 164 12.6 2 29t Justin Hardy, East Carolina 11 160 14.5 1 66 Willie McNeal, Western Kentucky 5 155 31.0 1 56 Corey Coleman, Baylor 7 150 21.4 1 53t

POSTSEASON 18

FINAL CONFERENCE RECORDS League (’14 bowl teams) W L Pct. Pts Opp vs. P5 Conference USA (5) 4 1 .800 172 116 1-0 Pac-12 (8) 6 3 .667 342 269 5-2 Independents (3) 2 1 .667 96 99 1-0 SEC (12) 7 5 .583 374 342 6-5 Big Ten (10) 6 5 .545 357 381 6-4 Mountain West (7) 3 4 .429 132 168 1-1 American Athletic (5) 2 3 .400 154 177 0-3 Mid-American (5) 2 3 .400 191 211 0-0 Atlantic Coast (11) 4 7 .364 327 346 2-6 Sun Belt (3) 1 2 .333 88 99 0-0 Big 12 (7) 2 5 .286 198 223 2-5 Totals 39 39 .500 2431 2431 24-26 LOOKING AHEAD

Ohio State Post-Game Notes

Ohio State vs. Oregon Monday, January 12, 2015

AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas s

• Ohio%State%wins%its%eighth%national%championship%in%program%history%and%the%first%since%the%2002%

season%with%the%42920%win%over%No.%2%Oregon.%%o Ohio%State%National%Championships%

! 2014%9%1491%(Urban%Meyer)%! 2002%9%1490%(Jim%Tressel)%! 1970%9%991%(Woody%Hayes)%! 1968%9%1090%(Woody%Hayes)%! 1961%9%89091%(Woody%Hayes)%! 1957%9%991%(Woody%Hayes)%! 1954%9%1090%(Woody%Hayes)%! 1942%9%991%(Paul%Brown)%

• Ohio%State%extends%the%nation’s%longest%winning%streak%to%13%games%with%the%victory.%• The%14%wins%by%the%Buckeyes%ties%a%school%and%NCAA%record%for%the%most%victories%in%a%season.%• The%42%points%scored%by%the%Buckeyes%gives%Ohio%State%a%total%of%(672)%on%the%season,%breaking%

the%previous%record%of%637%set%last%season.%• Ohio%State%is%now%990%all9time%vs.%Oregon.%%• Head%coach%Urban%Meyer%is%390%in%his%career%in%national%championship%games%and%1795%all9time%

in%neutral%site%games.%%• Meyer%is%now%4093%in%his%career%with%more%than%a%week%to%prepare%for%a%game.%• Meyer%is%now%1495%in%his%career%against%Top%10%teams%and%1093%vs.%the%Top%5.%%• The%Buckeyes%are%now%1796%all9time%indoors%and%46923%all9time%in%night%games%(games%starting%

after%5%p.m.%local%time).%• Ohio%State%is%now%3893%(.926)%overall%under%Meyer,%the%second9highest%winning%percentage%

among%FBS%teams%since%the%start%of%2012.%• With%a%career9high%246%yards%rushing,%RB%Ezekiel%Elliott%moved%into%second%place%on%Ohio%State’s%

all9time%single9season%rushing%list%with%1,878%yards.%He%passes%Archie%Griffin%(1,695%in%1974)%and%Keith%Byars%(1,764%in%1984).%His%246%yards%also%ties%him%for%third%on%Ohio%State’s%single9game%list.%

• Elliott’s%4%rushing%TDs%also%marks%an%Ohio%State%bowl/postseason%record,%breaking%the%previous%record%of%3%held%by%Raymont%Harris.%

• In%his%last%three%games,%Elliott%has%rushed%for%696%yards%with%8%TDs.%• Per%ESPN%Stats%and%Info:%Elliott’s%246%yards%sets%a%championship%game%(BCS%and%CFP)%record%for%

rushing%yards,%breaking%Vince%Young’s%record%of%200%yards%vs.%USC%in%the%2006%BCS%championship%game.%Elliott%also%broke%his%own%record%for%rushing%yards%in%an%Ohio%State%bowl/postseason%game.%

• Elliott%has%now%rushed%for%200+%yards%in%the%last%three%postseason%games,%an%Ohio%State%record%for%consecutive%200+%yard%rushing%games.%%

• Elliott%scored%on%a%339yard%scamper%in%the%first%quarter,%his%fifth%TD%run%of%at%least%30%yards%this%season.%

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Ohio State Post-Game Notes


AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas s

%• Elliott%rushed%for%63%yards%and%a%TD%in%the%opening%quarter,%giving%him%277%yards%and%2%TDs%in%the%

opening%quarters%of%the%past%three%games%–%all%vs.%Top%15%teams%in%Wisconsin,%Alabama%and%Oregon.%

• TE%Nick%Vannett%caught%his%fifth%TD%of%the%season%and%the%sixth%of%his%career%in%the%first%quarter,%a%19yard%pass%from%Cardale%Jones.%

• Ohio%State’s%979yard%scoring%drive%was%the%second9longest%TD%drive%of%the%season%(98%vs.%Kent%State).%

• Per%ESPN%Stats%and%Info:%Ohio%State%is%now%9191%when%leading%by%14+%points%in%the%past%10%seasons.%%

• Ohio%State%held%Oregon%to%nearly%100%yards%below%its%season%average.%Oregon%had%465%and%came%in%averaging%552.9.%Ohio%State%also%held%Oregon%to%132%yards%rushing,%more%than%100%yards%fewer%than%its%season%average%of%241.9%entering%the%game.%

• Ohio%State%converted%on%11%of%18%3rd/4th%down%conversions%while%holding%Oregon%to%2%of%14.%%

Oregon Post-Game Notes


AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

•Marcus'Mariota"became"the"first"player"in"Pac312"history"to"reach"5,000"yards"of"total"offense"in"a"

season."He"finishes"a"remarkable"junior"year"with"5,224"(4,454"passing,"770"rushing)."

•Mariota"passed"for"a"touchdown"for"the"41st"straight"game"3"every"game"of"his"career"3"which"is"the"

second3longest"streak"in"FBS"history."He’s"the"first"player"to"do"so"in"his"first"41"games"played."

•With"two"more"total"touchdowns"(2"pass),"Mariota"extended"his"own"Pac312"single"season"record"

for"total"touchdowns"to"58"(42"pass,"15"rush,"1"rec)."He’s"the"first"player"in"FBS"history"to"have"a"

plus350"touchdown"to"turnover"ratio"(+51)."He’s"also"the"only"player"in"FBS"history"to"pass"for"40"

and"rush"for"15."

•Keanon'Lowe"caught"the"first"TD"pass"in"College"Football"Playoff"Championship"Game"history."It"was"Lowe’s"fifth"TD"of"the"season,"but"first"score"in"10"games,"dating"to"the"loss"vs."Arizona"Oct."

2."

•Thomas'Tyner"started"at"running"back"for"the"fourth"time"this"season"and"first"since"Week"3"vs."Wyoming."Tyner"had"a"team3high"62"yards"on"the"ground."

•Byron'Marshall"became"the"first"player"in"Oregon"history"to"have"a"1,0003yard"rushing"season"(1,038"in"2013)"and"a"1,0003yard"receiving"season"(1,003"in"2014).""

•Marshall"had"eight"receptions"to"move"into"3rd"place"on"the"UO"single3season"list"with"74."Marshall"

had"his"third"1003yard"receiving"game"of"the"season"(and"career),"with"a"career3high"169."

•Mariota"has"passed"for"multiple"TDs"in"15"straight"games"3"the"longest"active"streak"in"the"FBS."It"

was"also"his"24th"consecutive"game"with"200"or"more"passing"yards."

•Danny'Mattingly"recorded"his"first"career"interception."

•The"Ducks"trailed"after"the"first"quarter"(1437)"for"the"fifth"time"this"season,"at"the"half"(21310)"for"

only"the"second"time,"and"after"three"quarters"for"the"first"time"(28320)."The"113point"halftime"

deficit"was"UO’s"largest"of"the"season"(trailed"by"six"vs."Michigan"State)."

•Oregon"lost"for"the"first"time"in"Mark'Helfrich’s"two"seasons"when"winning"the"turnover"battle"(1731)."It"was"also"the"first"time"UO"was"defeated"when"scoring"first"(1531)."

•The"Ducks"are"now"6038"this"decade,"which"still"ranks"as"the"most"wins"in"the"FBS"during"that"span."

•UO"was"making"its"second"trip"to"an"FBS"championship"game"(BCS/CFP)"in"five"seasons."

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Ohio State - 42 Oregon - 20 An Interview With:

URBAN MEYER

CARDALE JONES EZEKIEL ELLIOTT

URBAN MEYER: I just want to on behalf of the Ohio State University and the great state of Ohio and my players and coaching staff, I want to tell the College Football Playoff committee and everyone associated with this incredible experience that it was done first class, and I think you have two great teams out there. We have a lot of respect for Oregon and Coach [Mark] Helfrich, but I love these players. This team wasn't supposed to do this, but they fought through adversity, they got stronger and stronger and stronger, and this is a great team. We finished the year a great team. To have four turnovers and still beat a team like that 42-20, incredible experience. I don't want to get over dramatic, but it's as improved a football team, and I've watched football for a long time from Game 1 to Game 15. I've never seen anything like it. Q. You guys turned the ball over four times. I think you said coming into this game you couldn't do that and win this game. Is this sort of a microcosm of all the adversity you had to overcome this season to win this game? URBAN MEYER: It is, and it's also a testimony to the improvement our defense has made. We won that game because of course Zeke Elliott and of course our offensive line, but our defense, to hold Marcus -- I know he threw for a bunch of yards, 300-plus yards, but our defense, we tackled tonight and did a great job.

Q. This was an extremely young team that you have. First of all, is this something that you thought would be coming perhaps another year, maybe not right now, particularly the way you started out, and secondly, could you talk about the future of the program and just how bright it is? URBAN MEYER: Well, I think Eli Apple, Zeke, I thought we had high expectations for Zeke because we saw what could do last year, but that group of sophomores that we have that really stepped up and played, they complemented the seniors. Whenever you have a coaching transition, there's usually a little bit of a blip or a miss in the recruiting, and if our sophomore class didn't step up, we wouldn't be where we are. I mean, it's incredible. A lot of them are redshirt freshmen, and yeah, to answer your question, I certainly did not see that happening after spring practice and early in the season. But I undervalued -- I didn't quite understand the improvement that these guys could make. Q. I wanted to ask you, you've been through this before. You've won the National Championship before. At the same time, Ohio State means so much to you. What does it mean for you to bring Ohio State back to the pinnacle? URBAN MEYER: I'm not shy about the love I have for this great state. Ashtabula, Ohio, is my hometown. I've got to travel all around the country and I realized how fortunate I am to grow up in a great town like that in a great state. I played college football here, and to bring now a national title to the great state of Ohio, it's almost surreal. Q. I know you probably prefer not to talk about yourself but maybe you can in this one case. You do join one other person who's been able to bring two schools to a National Championship. It does say a lot about what Nick Saban has done, what you have done.

January 12, 2015



Can you talk about what it means to do something that has so rarely been done? URBAN MEYER: Yeah, very humbled. I've got my third-string quarterback sitting here to my left. I've never met a third-string quarterback before, and he's 3-0. I'm very humbled that you brought that up, but I'm also the first one to appreciate the people who did it, and that's our players. I love these guys, and I made a comment out there that Bill Parcells, and I'll never forget when he said that in the video that we made, it's like a blood transfer. We're officially brothers for the rest of our lives because we're champions. Q. Zeke obviously the MVP of the game, rushes for a new record -- URBAN MEYER: A monster. Q. What have you seen from him all season as improvement, and then the last three games where he obviously just blew up? URBAN MEYER: Yeah, he'll be the first one, and I love Zeke because he's very humble, comes from a great family and deserves the credit. However, he's the most underrated back in America. He's one of the best post-contact yard guys I've ever been around, and on top of that he's a great human being, so I can't wait to -- we get him at least for one more year, so I can't wait to -- we start back to work on -- I'll give you a couple days off, Zeke, and we're back at it, you and Cardale. CARDALE JONES: The chase is on. Q. Urban, could you in a nutshell talk about how you challenged your defense tonight to face that so-called up-tempo challenge? URBAN MEYER: Yeah, we challenged them and we had 16 signs everywhere. Every time our players went to get something to eat we had one of those big signs that lights up, and we thought if we could eliminate the fatigue factor and make them block us and make them play football that we'd be in pretty good shape, and that's what we did, even after all those turnovers. It's phenomenal that we held them to a field goal when Cardale dropped it going way deep into our own territory. That to me was a changing point of the game. It made it 21-20 if I'm correct, and I thought when that happened, I thought we had a chance to win this game.

Q. This is the sixth time since 2012 that you've taken a team into a game as an underdog and all six times your team has won. What do you say to players in these situations that makes them play above in all of these games? URBAN MEYER: Oh, I think every team is different. This team is very smart. This team is -- we didn't spend a lot of time talking about the underdog role because that's if you have a team that maybe you have to make angry or maybe you have to be creative in motivation. This was all about eliminating the demon, what we call the demon was the 16, and you eliminate that demon, I think we could win this game. That was the whole challenge since when we found out after the Alabama game we were playing Oregon is if we can somehow eliminate that fatigue factor and turn it into inside drill and turn it into a game that's a block-and-tackle game that we could win this game, and obviously they did it. Q. Two years ago you were doing postgame coverage for ESPN after Alabama beat Notre Dame, and you said something to the effect that everybody had to raise to their level. What impact, if any, did that have on you, and do you feel like your program is in that position now? URBAN MEYER: Yeah, I think I sat and watched it, and every one of these players and every support staff, everybody on the coaching staff, everybody associated with our program, I called our strength coach, I said I'm going to send you a text right now and I want everybody in their hands immediately, and that was The Chase, and that's when that big sign went up in a the facility, that's when we created an area for our players to go get extra work, and that was one of those wow moments when I saw a team that I thought -- obviously it was just dominated in the National Championship game, and they looked better than we did, so somehow we had to get to that level, and that was The Chase. Q. Chase is complete. Did you think you could complete it this quickly? URBAN MEYER: No, I made the comment -- I did as this team started getting better and better, and by the end of the year we were playing very good football, and then the Big Ten Championship game, Alabama game, and then



this one. But to say we had this vision back in September or even August, no, not a chance. I thought this was a team that we could battle and battle and find a way to win a bunch of games and then a year later go make a run at it. Q. On Saturday at media day I asked you about the Alabama game and overcoming two turnovers, and you said that was a good thing. You faced adversity and your team overcame it. Four tonight. Can you talk about how this team has overcome adversity all season long and especially tonight? URBAN MEYER: Well, I think the guys sitting next to me, I made a comment, Cardale is a case study for overcoming adversity and how if alignment is -- his personal alignment with his mentor, his high school coach, and his coaching staff, if that didn't happen, he wouldn't be sitting here. Same thing with our team. If we didn't have alignment, not one time have I ever heard an offensive player criticize a defensive player or a special teams player, and the same with the coaching staff. Adversity, it's how you respond to adversity, that's in your life, and our guys have been trained how to do it, but it's not that easy. You can train however you want. These guys have great heart for each other. A lot of people say that. Very few back it up. These guys backed it up. Q. You talked the other day about how Oregon's defense and special teams really stood out to you in preparation. I was just wondering if there was anything that surprised you about Oregon tonight? URBAN MEYER: No, I thought they were a great team. I think we tackled well, and we played -- other than turnovers, that's as well as we played. We blocked them and we ran the ball against those two giant defensive ends. I've got a lot of respect for them. Marcus, I wish I had a chance to see him. I'll see him again some day. But I've just got a lot of respect for the Oregon program and that whole outfit. Q. Your defense was able to hold the Ducks to over five on third downs to start the game. They finished 2 of 12 on third down conversions and you held them to 132 yards. Can you speak about the defense's performance? URBAN MEYER: Yeah, defense won the game. I don't want to take away from these two

guys to my left and the offensive line, but we lose that game if we don't stop them on turnovers. We consider that a stop when you hold them to a field goal. Championships are won with defense, and our defense has been on a difficult journey the last couple years, but I'm very -- the future of our defense is even better because there are a lot of young guys playing. Q. Can I ask each of you to take a step back, first Cardale, then Ezekiel, what does it mean to have done this, to overcome the odds, and to be on the top of the college football world? CARDALE JONES: It means a lot because going back to early August, late August, around camp, everybody counted us out when our Heisman Trophy quarterback went down, and then when the first college football ranking playoffs came out we was like No. 16 or 17. Long story short, we weren't supposed to be here. We had every -- all the odds were stacked against us through the whole season, and for us to be sitting right here as national champs, it only means a lot to me but our community, Buckeye Nation, and our hometowns. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: It means everything to us, just being able to accomplish this great accomplishment, winning the National Championship after everything we went through this season, losing Braxton, then losing to Virginia Tech and how we rebounded against that, and the tough game at Penn State that went to double overtime, then traveling to Michigan State in that hostile environment, then losing J. T. [Barrett] and having this clown step in. It seems like we've been through everything, and it made us who we were. Q. Zeke, this was the most carries you had in a game this season. How did it feel? Did you know it was going to be like that going in? And how does it feel now? EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: Oh, I definitely feel it now, but I knew going into the game that we wanted to run the ball. We knew that our O-line was bigger and more physical than their D-line, and we just had to punch them in the mouth, and the O-line, they came out, they played their butts off and they paved the way for me. He was hitting, and he just kept feeding me the ball.



Q. Zeke, can you tell me what it's going to take to repeat next year? This is kind of a one-year plan ahead of time. What it will take to repeat again next year, and can you do it again? EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: We've just got to stay a hungry team. We're losing some great seniors, but we have a lot of great young players that will step up, and this year was just a great year to learn a lot of things, and I think we'll be the same team next year, as long as we stay humble, we grind hard in the offseason, don't let our heads get too big, I think we'll be here next year. Q. Zeke, obviously you guys look like you're having fun up there right now, but you said after the game it just doesn't feel real. Has it set in right now, and what's it mean to you to obviously get the MVP and set a record in this game? EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: It's starting to sink in. Just getting the MVP, I credit that to my big boys up front, actually everybody on the offense. Everybody does their job, and nothing would be possible without that team effort. But just setting that record, I feel blessed. All the great running backs that have came through Ohio State, Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Beanie Wells, just being able to accomplish something that all of them weren't able to accomplish, it means the world to me, and I'm happy that I was able to carry on that lineage this season. Q. Cardale, what has Coach Meyer meant to building this program? Obviously when he came in, it was a down time and a lot of turmoil in the program, and I don't know that anybody saw winning a title this quickly and having the success that y'all have had so quickly. What has he meant to the program and getting it to where it is today? CARDALE JONES: I mean, he means a lot to us as players but to this program and the university as a whole because when he first got in, as far as the head coaching job, his first team meeting was actually my first day on campus, as well, and the way he attacked the team and let us know it was time for a change and it started at the top with the culture, without that, the defining moment in our program and then something magical, like he always says, happened, when we played Michigan State my first year here, so two years ago, the way that them seniors bought in and they knew they couldn't -- we weren't able to

play for a bowl game at the end of the season, which was unbelievable. Them two things were definitely a turning point for our program, and it was just definitely a point that everybody realized what we can accomplish. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: I think the biggest thing with Coach Meyer, he just demands excellence out of everybody, every aspect of your life. When he demands that every day from you, you don't have a choice but to change. You see he had to change this clown, this goofball. Q. For both of you, going into the playoffs, there was a lot of debate whether or not you even deserved that fourth spot, and a lot of debate about the quality of play in the Big Ten. Did you feel like you were maybe carrying the banner for the Big Ten and that now you've sent a message about the caliber of play in your conference? CARDALE JONES: I mean, not really. It depends how people want to look at it. When we got into the playoffs, we didn't say, let's do it for the Big Ten. All due respect to our conference, to me it's one of the toughest conferences in the country, but we didn't strap up and say, let's go play for Wisconsin, let's go play for The Team Up North. We wanted to play for each other. We wanted to prove something to not the country about the Big Ten but prove something to the country about The Ohio State University. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: Going to the playoffs we knew that we were representing the Big Ten, but like he said, we go out there and play for each other, we play for our brothers and we play for our university, and that's all we play for. But I think the Big Ten definitely had a great bowl season. They definitely showed what we can bring to the table, and they definitely showed that we're one of the stronger conferences in the nation. Q. Cardale, when you had the two mistakes that led to 10 points and they pulled within 21-20, were you flustered at all, or when the defense held Oregon to the field goal, did you kind of think, all right, this is our turn, we're going to take it back here? CARDALE JONES: I mean, I wasn't flustered because there was mistakes that could have been avoided. Definitely the fumble that I tried to throw out of bounds, and I think the interception, I think it bounced off Jalin's [Marshall]



pads or something like that. Just things like that, they didn't force us to commit those mistakes. It was hard to be flustered or nervous or down when you have the other guys on defense playing the way they're playing, and then definitely when you've got the guys up front blocking the way they were blocking, we really felt like we could score any time we want. That's no disrespect to the Oregon defense, that's just the time and dedication we put in on offense, starting up front. Q. Zeke, with these last three performances on the national stage, you're probably going to come into 2015 a frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. Just wondering what your thoughts would be on a potential Heisman campaign. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: It means everything. It's something you dream about as a kid when you're playing NCAA football and you create your little player, and he wins the Heisman. Just thinking that I'm going to have the opportunity next year to compete for the Heisman, just it means everything. I'm not going to change, I'm going to keep grinding. I'm going to do all I can to win it. FastScripts by ASAP Sports


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Ohio State - 42 Oregon - 20 An Interview With:

MARK HELFRICH MARCUS MARIOTA BYRON MARSHALL

MARK HELFRICH: Well, first of all, congratulations to Ohio State and Gene Smith and Urban Meyer for a fantastic season, played extremely well tonight, played extremely hard tonight, and we knew we'd expect that and we'd have to play really well to win. Could not be prouder to be associated or could not be prouder to be associated with a greater group of guys than the guys in that locker room, two of them up here with me right now, and what these guys weathered and persevered through this season was amazing. The coaches, our entire staff, our entire administration, and everybody that contributed to us getting here, we've unfortunately had some experience in this spot, and it's not much fun because these guys had a great season, not a good season, a great season, and to end it like this is certainly not the way we wanted to do that. But again, could not be prouder to be associated with these guys. Q. Coach, what do you think they did to your offense after that first drive? MARK HELFRICH: Well, they're an outstanding defense. We knew that coming in, and they did some different things, both on that drive and throughout. Not different things completely schematically, but by kind of percentage of what they had done to that point. We had a couple opportunities to convert a couple huge 3rd downs and had some plays there to be

made, didn't execute in the red zone. That was on me, a couple of those things, and then third down. Third down was a big deal, and part of that was precipitated by not being great on 1st and 2nd down and getting in some third-and-longs which is not where you want to be against any defense along the lines of those guys. Q. You were on the staff four years ago when you played Auburn in the championship game and lost. How does it feel different this time around? MARK HELFRICH: Very similar. Not very good. But again, I think that the thing that it's always focused on tonight, there were a lot of great nights and great days with these guys that led up to tonight and caused tonight, and at some point we'll be able to relish those. I don't know when that happens anymore. But yeah, it's a tough, tough pill to swallow, knowing everything that these guys put into this season and how much we want these guys to be successful in the minds of everyone. Q. Mark, four years ago in Arizona, Chip Kelly proclaimed we'll be back in a similar situation. How confident are you in the future of this program to be back on this stage? MARK HELFRICH: Extremely confident. It's really hard, but Oregon, the University of Oregon, is a place that obviously that can happen and has happened. Everything is in place from a support standpoint and facilities standpoint and infrastructure standpoint, talent, our coaching staff is outstanding, and the leadership is outstanding. That's kind of all the ingredients. Q. As a coach, can you appreciate the accomplishment of Urban Meyer winning three national titles? Obviously it's pretty elite company, but just as a fellow coach and now to have done it at two different schools? MARK HELFRICH: Yeah, it's extremely impressive and I said that coming in. What he's

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been able to accomplish on the field has been -- again, whatever those adjectives are or descriptions, an icon, a Hall of Famer, and Ohio State is a tremendous program with a very proud tradition, and he's added to it. Q. I was wondering with the new quarterback coming in for Ohio State, did that make it more difficult to game plan against him if there was less tape, and is that how Ezekiel Elliott was able to have a standout game? MARK HELFRICH: No, I think they're able to have standout games because they're exceptional athletes. Both those guys were very highly sought-after guys and very talented guys that do a lot of good things. As for the lack of film and all that stuff, I think, no, he just played really well, and they did a good job of kind of banging with their run game very well, as we knew coming in again, creating one-on-one situations, and those guys made some unbelievable plays in the first half. The one was pinned against our DB's back and he made that catch. The other catch, the other one down, I don't know what that was, about a 40-something yarder, our guy got his hand on it before the wideout did, and you're fractions of an inch from getting home in the pass

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