Ohio State QB Will Howard gets one more chance against old nemesis Texas, this time in CFP semifinal
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Second chances are not easy to come by. “Personally for me,” Howard said, “there’s definitely a little extra motivation there because I never got the chance to beat these guys.” Howard now leads the country’s hottest offense in Ohio State, and a win Friday night would send the Buckeyes to the national championship game in Atlanta against Notre Dame or Penn State on Jan. 20. He said K-State’s offensive system, which requires the quarterback to be multi-dimensional, prepared Howard well for his one season under Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. When you can understand it, like second nature, that’s when you can play your best football.” Howard has led the Buckeyes to five wins over teams ranked in The Associated Press top 10, thrown for a career-high 3,490 yards and 32 touchdowns, and is the only Ohio State quarterback to complete 80% of his passes in seven games. “A guy from Kansas State, a transfer in year one, you wouldn’t expect that guy to be a leader like how he is,” Buckeyes receiver Brandon Inniss said.
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