Youngstown State at Ohio State - 2023 Matchup Preview

Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio State Buckeyes(#1)

Saturday, September 9th 2023 (12:00 PM EDT)
Ohio State -45.5 (56.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Ohio State 35 - Youngstown State: 7

Penguins (0 - 1) (1 - 0 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 7 - 35 (7 - 35 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: Ohio State -27.5 (SP+ OSU -27)
OSU Win prob: 100% | Cover: 31%

Buckeyes (11 - 2) (6 - 5 - 2)
Coach Ryan Day (48 - 6)
Avg Score : 31 - 11 (38 - 9 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 10.3 - 2.7 (#10)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
YSU Players
OSU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Youngstown State's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/9	Youngstown State at Ohio State	+45.5	56.0	L 7 - 35	U	Y

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Youngstown State's Schedule

Ohio State's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Ohio State at Indiana	-30.0	59.0	W 23 - 3	U	N
Sat 9/9	Ohio State vs Youngstown State	-45.5	56.0	W 35 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/16	Ohio State vs Western Kentucky	-29.5	65.0	W 63 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Ohio State at Notre Dame	-3.0	55.5	W 17 - 14	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/7	Ohio State vs Maryland	-17.0	56.5	W 37 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/14	Ohio State at Purdue	-17.5	53.0	W 41 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/21	Ohio State vs Penn State	-4.0	47.0	W 20 - 12	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Ohio State at Wisconsin	-14.5	48.0	W 24 - 10	U	N
Sat 11/4	Ohio State at Rutgers	-19.0	42.5	W 35 - 16	O	N
Sat 11/11	Ohio State vs Michigan State	-30.5	48.5	W 38 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/18	Ohio State vs Minnesota	-27.5	51.5	W 37 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Ohio State at Michigan	+3.0	47.0	L 24 - 30	O	N
Fri 12/29	Ohio State vs Missouri	-4.0	51.0	L 3 - 14	U	N

Important Stats (2023)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
YSU		0%	7	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	35	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
OSU	#14 (.31)	47% (22)	30.5	45% (49)	3.18 (57)	139	49% (12)	269	4.21 (36)	#5 (.03)	36% (11)	11.2	35% (12)	37% (17)	2.69 (5)	44.5	1	0.8

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
YSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
OSU	#1 (.43)	52% (3)		48% (19)	3.37 (15)	137	56% (1)	211	4.6 (15)	#2 (-.01)	36% (7)		39% (26)	34% (8)	2.05 (1)	31.6	0.8	1.1

Overall Stats 2023

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
YSU Offense	1	7	7	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
OSU Defense	13	11.2	8.7	35.8%	2.69	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	51%	49%	35%	37%	15%	.03

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
YSU Defense	1	35	35	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
OSU Offense	13	30.5	38.3	46.6%	4.21	1	21	408	139	269	4.2	48%	51%	45%	49%	14%	.31

Additional Stats 2023

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Youngstown State	1	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Ohio State	13	29:25	20.9	43%	56%	5.7	44.5	1	0.8	4.8	1.7	3	28.8

Run Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
YSU Offense	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
OSU Defense	13	51% (85)	35% (12)	-	-	-	-	.04 (18)	3.02 (52)	58% (7)	9% (103)	0.98 (56)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
YSU Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
OSU Offense	13	48% (83)	45% (49)	33.2	138.8	4.2	20 (61)	.15 (72)	3.18 (57)	78% (34)	7% (14)	0.84 (126)

Pass Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
YSU Offense	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
OSU Defense	13	49% (62)	37% (17)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7 (111)	.04 (1)	1.4 (2)	33% (51)	26% (21)	.15 (6)	7% (47)	1.8 (13)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
YSU Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
OSU Offense	13	51% (49)	49% (12)	19.6	30.8	269.1	8.8	13.7	26 (31)	7 (21)	.5 (10)	1.7 (44)	28% (12)	34% (33)	.48 (23)	7% (95)	2 (99)

Youngstown State's Power Ratings
Youngstown State's Power Rating: NR
Youngstown State's Offense Rating: NR
Youngstown State's Defense Rating: NR
2023 Talent Rating: #192
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Youngstown State's 2023 Expected Record: -
Youngstown State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Youngstown State's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Youngstown State's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average MVFC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 482
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Youngstown State: Ohio State: 27.55

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Youngstown State: Ohio State: 26.7

Ohio State's Power Ratings
Ohio State's Power Rating: 27.55 #3
Ohio State's Offense Rating: 25.07 #13
Ohio State's Defense Rating: -0.66 #6
2023 Talent Rating: 482.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 85 #2
Ohio State's 2023 Expected Record: 10.30 - 2.70
Ohio State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 26.7 #3
Ohio State's Offense SP+ Rating: 34.2 #25
Ohio State's Defense SP+ Rating: 8.8 #3

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 482
Average Power Five Talent: 482
Average FBS Talent: 482

Youngstown State Scoring
Offense: 7 PPG
Offense on Road: 7
Defense: 35 PPG
Defense on Road: 35

Youngstown State's 2023 Record
Record: 0 - 1
Record vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 1
Record on Road: 0 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 0 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Ohio State 40
Youngstown State 13

Total Points: 53

Based on Last 4 Games
Ohio State 31
Youngstown State 24

Total Points: 54

Based on Entire Season
Ohio State 35
Youngstown State 8

Total Points: 43

Ohio State Scoring
Offense: 30.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 38.3
Defense: 11.2 PPG
Defense at Home: 8.7

Ohio State's 2023 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 2
Over/Under Record: 3 - 10
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 4 - 2
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	09/09	Ohio State	35	Youngstown State	7	Ohio State -45.5	Youngstown State	56.0	Under
2008	08/30	Ohio State	43	Youngstown State	0
2007	09/01	Ohio State	38	Youngstown State	6

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Ohio State	3	0	0 Overs
Youngstown State	0	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	3 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 3	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

(#NR) YSU at (#3) OSU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	YSU	OSU
Power RatePwr	NR	#3
SP+SP+	NR	#3
Perf GradeGrade	NR	#7
OffenseOff	NR	#19
DefenseDef	NR	#7
Spec TeamsST	NR	#14
TalentTal	#192	#1
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	#2

Youngstown State Injury Report

Ohio State Injury Report

Youngstown State on Offense


CategoryCat	YSU Off	OSU Def
Perf GradePerf	NR	#7
SuccessSuc	NR	#11
ExplosiveExp	NR	#11
PPAPPA	NR	#5
PowerPwr	NR	#6
SP+SP+	NR	#3
Pts POPPO	NR	#5
HavocHav	NR	#85

Youngstown State Run Game


CategoryCat	YSU Off	OSU Def
Run GameRun	NR	#13
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	#12
Run ExplRExp	NR	#56
PPAExp	NR	#18
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	#52
Stuff RateStuff	NR	#86
TackleTak	-	#6

Youngstown State Pass Game


CategoryCat	YSU Off	OSU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	#6
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	#17
Pass ExplPExl	NR	#2
PPAExp	NR	#1
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	#12
F7 HavocF7	NR	#103
DB HavocDB	NR	#47

Ohio State on Offense


CategoryCat	OSU Off	YSU Def
Perf GradePerf	#19	NR
SuccessSuc	#22	NR
ExplosiveExp	#78	NR
PPAPPA	#14	NR
PowerPwr	#13	NR
SP+SP+	#25	NR
Pts POPPO	#36	NR
HavocHav	#29	NR

Ohio State Run Game


CategoryCat	OSU Off	YSU Def
Run GameRun	#30	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#49	NR
Run ExplRExp	#126	NR
PPAExp	#72	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#48	-
OL YdsOLY	#57	NR
Stuff RateStuff	#52	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Ohio State Pass Game


CategoryCat	OSU Off	YSU Def
Pass GamePass	#39	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#12	NR
Pass ExplPExl	#44	NR
PPAExp	#10	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#64	NR
F7 HavocF7	#14	NR
DB HavocDB	#95	NR

Program Comparison
OSU 5 Year Profile: Consistent CFB Elites
'25 Profile: Remains CFB Elites

YSU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'25 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Ohio Stadium
Conditions: Cloudy
Temp: 75° - Wind: 7 mph

Rematch from Week 2
Ohio State -45.5 (56.0)
Ohio State won vs Youngstown State this year (35-7)

Previous Matchups
Ohio State beat Youngstown State in 2023 (35-7)

YSU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
C.J. Charleston	1	22	0	22.0	22

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YSU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Alex Howard	89	15	7	6	1
Tyjon Jones	59	0	0	1	4
D'Marco Augustin	39	2	0	0	1
Deamontae Diggs	34	7	5	6	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Alex Howard	89	15	7	6	1
Deamontae Diggs	34	7	5	6	2
Chris Fitzgerald	31	4	2	7	2
Jaelen Crider	2	1	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Tyjon Jones	59	0	0	1	4
Ezekiel Blake	6	1	0	0	3
Deamontae Diggs	34	7	5	6	2

OSU's OC Brian Hartline (Int) (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Kyle McCord	229	348	66%	3170	24	6	9.1
Devin Brown	16	28	57%	217	2	1	7.8

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
TreVeyon Henderson	156	926	11	5.9	75
DeaMonte Trayanum	85	373	3	4.4	40
Xavier Johnson	28	190	0	6.8	27
Miyan Williams	49	158	3	3.2	12

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Marvin Harrison Jr.	67	1211	14	18.1	75
Cade Stover	41	576	5	14.0	49
Emeka Egbuka	41	514	4	12.5	28
Julian Fleming	26	271	0	10.4	37

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OSU's DC Jim Knowles (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Steele Chambers	83	2	0	1	1
Tommy Eichenberg	80	3	1	4	0
Davison Igbinosun (Tr)	59	1	0	0	5
Cody Simon	57	2	0	0	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jack Sawyer	48	10	7	3	2
J.T. Tuimoloau	38	7	5	6	2
Tyleik Williams	54	10	3	1	5
Sonny Styles	53	5	2	0	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Denzel Burke	24	3	0	8
Josh Proctor	47	4	1	8
Davison Igbinosun (Tr)	59	1	0	5