Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud ran for a career-high 79 yards in the Buckeyes' 21-7 win at Northwestern on Saturday.
The Buckeyes had quarterback C.J. Stroud run in order to move the chains.
But Stroud instead kept the ball and took off running toward open grass. The decision faked out the front so much that Rod Heard II, a safety who was lined up along the edge of the line of scrimmage, lunged to bring Williams to the ground. He ran for a career-high 79 yards, a rushing total that surpassed his 76 yards through the air against the Wildcats.
Two of Stroud’s six carries came as he scrambled, but he otherwise took off on called read-options, picking up on cues from defenders in the box. When Stroud handed off to Williams on a third down in the third quarter, Heard stayed along the edge.
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