2014 Week 17

Game Date: Monday, January 6, 2015
Game Time: 8:00 PM
Television: ESPN Broadcast
Location: Glendale, AZ
Weather: Dome

#1 Notre Dame (11-1)

Points Per Game: 40.6 (#2)
Total Offense: 462.4 (#3)
Rush Offense: 148.1 (#87)
Pass Offense: 314.3 (#1)

Points Per Game: 19.5 (#12)
Total Defense: 330.9 (#22)
Rush Defense 111.8 (#1)
Pass Defense: 219.1 (#100)

Turnovers: -9 (#112)

Starters

QB - Everett Golson - Junior
HB - Tarean Folston - Sophomore
WR - Will Fuller - Sophomore
WR - Chris Brown - Junior
WR - Amir Carlisle - Junior
TE - Ben Koyack - Senior
OT - Ronnie Stanley - Sophomore
OG - Nick Martin - Junior
OC - Matt Hegarty - Junior
OG - Christian Lombard - Senior
OT - Steve Elmer - Sophomore

DE - Isaac Rochell - Sophomore
DT - Sheldon Day - Junior
DT - Jarron Jones - Sophomore
DE - Romeo Okwara - Junior
LB - Jaylon Smith - Sophomore
LB - Joe Schmidt - Junior
LB - James Onwualu - Sophomore
CB - Cody Riggs - Senior
CB - Cole Luke - Sophomore
FS - Max Redfield - Sophomore
SS - Elijah Shumate - Junior

K - Kyle Brindza - Senior
P - Kyle Brindza - Senior
KR - Amir Carlisle - Junior
PR - Cody Riggs - Senior

Injuries

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#2 Ohio State (11-2)

Points Per Game: 37.4 (#4)
Total Offense: 447.8 (#8)
Rush Offense: 258.5 (#7)
Pass Offense: 189.4 (#61)

Points Per Game: 20.6 (#23)
Total Defense: 338.8 (#38)
Rush Defense 190.3 (#90)
Pass Defense: 148.5 (#10)

Turnovers: +5 (#31)

Players Watch

QB - Braxton Miller (Senior) - 3425 yards, 23 TDs, 855 yards, 9 TDs
FB - Rod Smith (Senior) - 1328 yards, 15 TDs
WR - Devin Smith (Senior) - 64 recs, 931 yards, 12 TDs
LB - Curtis Grant (Senior) - 53 tkls (14 TFL), 4.5 Sks, Int, DTD
LB - Ryan Shazier (Senior) - 86 tkls (13 TFL), 1.5 Sks, Int, 2 FF
SS - Ron Tanner (Junior) - 34 tkls, 3 Ints, 5 PDef

Injuries

*QB - Braxton Miller (Senior) - Pulled Hamstring, Probable
WR - Jalin Marshall (R-Freshman) - Foot Fracture, Out 6 weeks