Big plays in the big game

By now, Michigan has GOT to be tired of seeing Beanie Wells run for huge TDs.  How many of those does he have now?

I started thinking about that exact stat today, so I did a little research.  It might surprise you, might not, but Ohio State’s proficiency for getting huge plays in The Game has been amazing.  Check this out….

Since Beanie Wells’ arrived at Ohio State, there have been 24 plays that went for 20+ yards in The Game.  Beanie has the two longest plays, and four of the top 8;

Player

Team

Year

Type

Length

Wells Ohio State 2007 Run 62
Wells Ohio State 2008 Run 59
Pittman Ohio State 2006 Run 56
Hartline Ohio State 2008 Rec 53
Wells Ohio State 2006 Run 52
Herron Ohio State 2008 Run 49
Robiskie Ohio State 2008 Rec 46
Wells Ohio State 2008 Run 42
Robiskie Ohio State 2006 Rec 40
Ginn Ohio State 2006 Rec 39
Arrington Michigan 2006 Rec 37
Sanzenbacher Ohio State 2008 Rec 35
Minor Michigan 2008 Run 33
Stonum Michigan 2008 Rec 32
Hart Michigan 2006 Run 32
Hart Michigan 2006 Run 30
Hall Ohio State 2006 Rec 27
Pittman Ohio State 2006 Run 26
Arrington Michigan 2006 Rec 26
Manningham Michigan 2006 Rec 25
Manningham Michigan 2006 Rec 24
Wells Ohio State 2007 Run 23
Odoms Michigan 2008 Rec 21
Ginn Ohio State 2006 Rec 21

Also interesting to note….Ohio State has all of the top 10, and Michigan had NO plays of 20 or more yards in 2007, and only 3 this season.

Does this stat mean anything?  Sure it does.  It means a 3-0 record, total dominance, an ability to gash your biggest rivals’ defense, and above all, it means the ability to run up an average score of 32.7 to 16.3.  Doubling up your opponent over a three-year span is damn impressive, and it’s due in no small part to the big plays by Beanie and Company.

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