Scientifically ranking all seven of Ohio State’s touchdowns against Rutgers

There were a lot of touchdowns scored by the Buckeyes against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, seven of them to be exact. So, since we live in a listicle world, we are breaking them down, scientifically, of course.

And since this is my column, I reserve the right to change my judging criteria week to week, heck, even touchdown to touchdown. In some cases, I will judge a play by its importance in the grand scheme of the game, others will be by the degree of difficulty, backstory, and sheer entertainment value.

If you disagree with my ranking (which my six+ years here at LGHL tells me you absolutely will), feel free to share your list in the comments below.

Ok, now, without further ado, drumroll, please.........

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Seventh Place: Touchdown No. 7
Miyan Williams 2-Yard Run

Pretty standard short-yardage touchdown run here. It shows that Miyan Williams absolutely cannot be tackled on first contact, but the blocking is sub-par and the game is already out of hand at this point.

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Sixth Place: Touchdown No. 1
Miyan Williams 2-Yard Run

This is more or less the exact same touchdown as the seventh-place finisher, except its in the north end of the field and Miyan adds a dive, so that makes it just slightly more flashy!

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Fifth Place: Touchdown No. 4
Miyan Williams 1-Yard Run

The blocking on this one gives it a higher score as Williams scampers into the end zone untouched, but the fact that we had to suffer through an interminable amount of idiotic goal-line play-calling to get to what should have been a very simple short-yardage score lost it points as well.

That series of plays hurt my brain and heart more than I care to admit.

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Fourth Place: Touchdown No. 6
Marvin Harrison Jr. 4-Yard Reception from C.J. Stroud

We didn’t have a ton of passing scores to include this week, but this one was a pretty impressive example of what a quarterback and wide receiver can do if they are on the same page in terms of their timing.

From the crossing pattern as the receivers come off of the line to Marvin Harrison Jr.’s cut to creat separation, this one is about as picture-perfect as you can get.

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Third Place: Touchdown No. 3
Julian Fleming 36-Yard Reception from C.J. Stroud

I never know how highly to score these types of scores when defenders appear to be a country mile away from the receivers. On one hand, I have to give credit to the offensive players for creating so much distance between them, but then again, it’s Rutgers and they stink.

Either way, Julian Fleming runs this route about as perfectly as he possibly can.

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Second Place: Touchdown No. 2
Miyan Williams 1-Yard Run

This short-yardage score is ranked second on the sheer fact that Williams absolutely trucked that dude in the end zone and then ever-so-briefly looked down on him with absolute contempt and superiority. I am generally a big proponent of being a decent person even in competition, but moderate levels of taunting can be part of the game, and Williams obviously earned that right in this game.

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First Place: Touchdown No. 5
Miyan Williams 70-Yard Run

Did you know that Miyan had this gear to him? Because I certainly didn’t. Granted, the blocking and play design allow him to get out to a massive head-start as he races down the field, but the Meatball of 2019 or 2020 probably would have been caught from behind. And while a Rutgers DB attempts to catch him, he can’t close the gap nearly enough to make the tackle.

I love TreVeyon Henderson, by Miyan Williams is absolutely that dude!