Yesterday I wondered why Allison was in instead of Tuggle on first and goal from the Kent one. Of the three plays from there, Allison got the ball twice, once for no gain and the second time for a two-yard loss. It got me digging into his stats and they show something strange. In the first five games he was doing great -- 256 yds on 49 carries, an average of more than five yds per carry. But in the last three games, just 47 yds on 27 carries -- 1.7 ypc. Tuggle has put up very good numbers the last three games -- 40 carries, 190 yds, 4.8 ypc. One would think that if Ohio only needs a yard at a key point in the game we'd have in the back who'd be most likely to get it for us. Add this to the head scratchers by the coaching staff.

From my "fan in the stands" view, the choice of RB wouldn't make any difference in that or several other short yardage situations. The OL was getting zero push.