COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Carlos Hyde is making up for lost time.
The tailback for No. 4 Ohio State (above right) sat out the first three games after being suspending over an incident in a bar this summer. He stood on the sideline and watched as Jordan Hall started and starred in the first four games for the unbeaten Buckeyes.
Since then, Hyde has been a dominant force.
Through his five games, he has 590 yards and seven touchdowns. Should he maintain that pace through Ohio State’s remaining four regular-season games starting with Saturday’s game at Purdue — and a possible Big Ten title game plus a bowl — he might just be the first tailback to top 1,000 yards in Urban Meyer’s 12 seasons as a head coach.
Ohio State hits the road to face Purdue tomorrow afternoon. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes beat Penn State, 63-14, last week to move to 8-and-0 overall and 4-and-0 in the Big Ten. Purdue is 1-and-6 and 0-and-3.