The story of this game, failure to catch! Both teams ended with 9 dropped passes, and damn near every single drive seemed to be killed because of a dropped pass.

Ohio State made their name on the ground, rushing for 251 yards to South Carolina's 32 yards. Meanwhile the Gamecocks dominated the air, passing for 288 yards to the Buckeyes 194 yards. Ohio State had 445 yards of total offense, South Carolina had 320. Ohio State had the only turnover of the game with an early fumble. South Carolina won time of possession 21:22 to 18:38.

The Buckeyes were 4-17 (23%) on third down, South Carolina was 6-20 (30%), while Ohio State went 0-3 on fourth down attempts.

Holy punt wars. Ohio State would end up punting 9 times for a 41.7 yard average, while South Carolina would punt 12 times for a 45.0 yard average. Talk about the punters getting a workout today!

Player of the game for Ohio State was quarterback Jordan Watkins, ending 24-45 for 194 yards, 24 carries for 116 yards and being responsible for both of Ohio State's touchdowns.

Top player for South Carolina was quarterback Jared Stevens, going 28-48 for 288 yards.