M.AMINUR RAHMAN
first quarter
Ohio State 3, Missouri 0
Missouri won the pregame coin toss and chose to concede the final piece.
Devin Brown, in his most memorable career start for the Buckeyes at quarterback, took the field yet Ohio State had to dropkick his most memorable one. Jesse Mirko arrived and delivered a 53-yard boot to the Missouri 29.
The Tigers dropped a 38-yard kick to the Ohio State 48 to return the Buckeyes to their 10.
12-yard runs by Emeka Egbuka and Trevion Henderson led the mud-colored Buckeyes to the OSU40 on two-of-three carries.
Backed by a couple false start penalties, Mirco stuck the Tigers back at their 10 after a 61-yard dropkick.
After a targeting penalty, Missouri had to dropkick from the 17, giving the Buckeyes the ball at the 47 after a 43-yard boot.
Henderson got the key play approach for the Buckeyes and he brought it 20 yards down the right sideline before another 7-yard rush to the Tigers 26.
The Buckeyes were quick to focus on the board with Jayden Handling's 44-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead with 3:12 left in the quarter. The drive covered 27 yards in five plays over 2:35.
The Tigers drop-kicked their previous 47 to the Buckeyes, who took over at their 9 after a 44-yard kick.
Henderson then hustled to center for no gain to end the quarter.
In the second quarter
Ohio State 3, Missouri 0
Henderson opened the second quarter with a rush up the middle for 6 yards after taking an immediate snap from Focus. Brown was then sacked for a 7-on-7 deficit at the OSU 8, where the Buckeyes had to dropkick.
Mirko then, at that point, sent a 44-yarder to the Missouri 48, where the Tigers began their most memorable possession of the next quarter.
Facing a fourth-and-1 from the OSU43, the Tigers collected the key down by showing quarterback Brady Cook over the center for a 5 gain.
Ohio State's defense then, at that point, sacked Cook twice, setting up a Missouri dropkick from the OSU45. The Buckeyes then, at that point, took over after a 40-yard kick at their 5.
First-year recruit Lincoln Kienholz then, at the time, took over at quarterback for the Buckeyes while Clay sat out with a lower-body injury.
Ohio State went back to 10 of their previous drop-kicking Tigers. Mirko was credited with a 59-yarder from the OSU endzone to the Missouri 32.
Cook started the drive with a 12-yard run to the UM44. He directed the Tigers to the OSU48 where the Buckeyes intercepted a dropkick.
Kienholz and the Buckeyes then took over after a 37-yard dropkick to the Missouri 11.
Ohio State has to dropkick after going to OSU15. Mirko connected on a 50-yard run to the Missouri 23 with just over three minutes to go in the half.
Once again the Tigers had to dropkick and after the Buckeyes needed an illegal block on the backside, Ohio State started at its 7 after a 49-yard dropkick and a 7-yard penalty.
With the Buckeyes stopped inside the 5, Missouri needed an unsportsmanlike direct penalty to give the Ohio Express a first down at its 17.
Xavier Johnson then, at the time, included a 17-yard rush down the right sideline to the OSU34. That's where the drive slows down. Mirko then returned the Tigers' 21 on a 45-yard dropkick.
Missouri ended the half with a deficit from their 47 to the Buckeyes, trailing 3-0.
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