Welcome HLX Readers to the First Sports Article of 2015! It Was Incredibly Difficult to Decide What Topic to Cover With So Some Much That Has, Have, & Will Happen in Professional (and College) Sports. College Hoops is Starting Up and There Are Already Many Promising Teams to Cover. The NBA is This Writer’s Forte Where There’s (Always) Plenty to Talk About. The NFL Playoffs Are Underway and the Super Bowl is Right Around the Corner. The Loss of ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott (Jan 4, 2015) Made The Entire Sports Universe Pause, Reminding Us That Its About How, Why and In the Manner in Which You Live Your Life That Ultimately Decides the Quality of the Legacy of Which You Lived. We Appreciate Those Words Here at HLX and Hope Everyone Takes the Time to Fully Take In Their Gravity. In Other News, the 2015 College Football National Championship is Monday, January 15, Between the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes & #2 Oregon Ducks. This Game Comes as a Major Disappointment to Many FSU Seminole Fans. After an Undefeated Season FSU Were Humiliated Last Week in the Playoffs by the Ducks With a (Final Score) 59 – 20 Defeat. Buckeyes Quarterback Jameis Winston Doesn’t Believe His #1 Pick Draft Stock Will Decline Despite The Loss or Oregon’s Quarterback Marcus Mariota Heisman Season:
THE NUMBERS
Because of the Season-Ending Injury to Shifty QB J.T. Barrett, Sophomore RB Ezekiel Elliott has Become an Even Bigger Part of the Buckeyes’ Offense. Ohio State Averages 262.2 Rushing Yards per Game, with 36 rushing TDs. Oregon allows 156.1 Rushing Yards per Game, with 17 Rushing TDs.The Ducks’ Best Rushing Games were When They Ran for 301 Against Arizona and Florida State. Oregon Averages 241.9 Rushing Yards per Game, with 42 Rushing TDs. Ohio State Allows 142.0 Rushing Yards per Game, with 24 Rushing TDs. J.T. Barrett is a Better Passer than Expected, Ohio State Averages 247.5 Passing Yards per Game, with 41 Passing TDs (fourth-most nationally) and 11 Interceptions. Oregon Allows 265.9 Passing Yards per Game, with 20 passing TDs and 12 Interceptions. Mariota’s Career TD-to-Interception Ratio is 103-to-13, Including 40-to-3 this Season.Oregon Averages 311.0 Passing Yards per Game, with 42 passing TDs (third-most nationally) and Three Interceptions (tied for second-fewest nationally). Ohio State allows 191.6 Passing Yards per Game, with 15 Passing TDs and 24 Interceptions (fourth-most nationally). Oregon’s Defense Surrenders a lot of Yards (421.9 per game, almost 90 more per game than the Buckeyes) But Not a lot of Points (22.3, basically the same as Ohio State). Basically, If You Look at the Numbers Ohio State’s Looking Pretty Good Since Turnovers Always Decide the Winner of Big Bowl Games But This Writer Says Go Green! #FanBoySportsTalk