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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #40 | +0.07 | SOS Played | -0.06 | #97 |
| #65 | +0.00 | SOS Remaining | +0.20 | #15 |
| Offense | ||||
| #1 | +0.32 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.16 | #19 |
| #7 | +0.34 | EPA / Play | +0.33 | #9 |
| #17 | 7.0 | Yards / Play | 7.6 | #3 |
| #10 | 50.8% | Success Rate | 51.7% | #6 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #50 | -0.06 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.24 | #9 |
| #39 | +0.04 | EPA / Play | -0.10 | #6 |
| #55 | 5.6 | Yards / Play | 4.2 | #2 |
| #81 | 43.0% | Success Rate | 34.6% | #8 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 NU Offense | vs |  OSU Defense | ||
| #5 | +0.50 | EPA / Pass | -0.15 | #7 |
| #26 | +0.23 | EPA / Rush | -0.04 | #19 |
| #25 | 54.4% | Available Yards % | 29.1% | #4 |
| #102 | Own 27 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 26 | #24 |
| #4 | +0.30 | Early Downs EPA | -0.14 | #6 |
| T-#39 | 45.8% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 35.5% | T-#32 |
| #58 | 6.8 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.4 | #45 |
| NU Defense | vs | OSU Offense | ||
| #43 | +0.04 | EPA / Pass | +0.50 | #6 |
| #45 | +0.04 | EPA / Rush | +0.18 | #39 |
| #59 | 44.3% | Available Yards % | 64.8% | #2 |
| #11 | Own 25 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 32 | #25 |
| #39 | -0.00 | Early Downs EPA | +0.32 | #3 |
| #79 | 42.0% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 50.0% | T-#21 |
| #106 | 6.4 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.2 | #18 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#60 | 1.8 | Sacks Taken | 1.8 | T-#71 |
| T-#1 | 0.0 | INTs Thrown | 0.8 | T-#91 |
| T-#68 | 0.5 | Fumbles Lost | 0.2 | T-#12 |
| T-#8 | 0.5 | Turnovers | 1.0 | T-#41 |
| T-#113 | 8.0 | Penalties | 6.7 | T-#68 |
| #85 | 62.0 | Penalty Yards | 51.3 | #51 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#96 | 1.5 | Sacks | 1.5 | T-#96 |
| T-#11 | 1.3 | INTs | 0.7 | T-#63 |
| T-#57 | 0.5 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.7 | T-#34 |
| T-#18 | 1.8 | Takeaways | 1.3 | T-#49 |
| #8 | 9.3 | Penalties Drawn | 6.2 | #87 |
| T-#11 | 79.8 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 47.3 | #107 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#13 | 4-1 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 4-2 | T-#22 |
| Coaching | ||||
| David Braun | Head Coach | Ryan Day | ||
| T-#44 | 4 | Seasons at School | 9 | #12 |
| T-#84 | 19-19 | Career Record | 82-12 | #4 |
| Situation | ||||
| 7 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| 281 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Aidan Chiles | QB | Julian Sayin | ||
| #6 | +0.67 | EPA / Att | +0.74 | #3 |
| #4 | 59.5% | Success Rate | 59.9% | #3 |
| #64 | 1.54 | Explosiveness | 1.64 | #34 |
| #85 | 5.9% | Sack Rate | 6.4% | #93 |
| #27 | +0.47 | Rush EPA | +0.44 | #32 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| 96.3thWR | Griffin Wilde+30.6 | Playmaker · PPA | Jeremiah Smith+70.8 | #1WR |
| 96.2thRB | Joseph Himon II+23.3 | Playmaker · PPA | Ja'Kobi Jackson+20.2 | 95.2thRB |
| #3LB | Braydon Brus+16.0 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Jaylen McClain+11.0 | 97.7thDB |
| 96.2thDB | Defender · Havoc EPA | Riley Pettijohn+9.6 | 97.3thLB | |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#37 | 0 | 5★ Players | 11 | T-#3 |
| T-#48 | 11 | 4★ Players | 51 | #4 |
| #1 | 85 | 3★ Players | 26 | T-#129 |
| Transfers | ||||
9 in · 4 out | OFF Transfers | 7 in · 15 out | ||
6 in · 3 out | DEF Transfers | 10 in · 17 out | ||
| 89% | OFF Returning | 68% | ||
| 71% | DEF Returning | 35% | ||