Julian Fleming breaks ankles, finishes Ohio State drive with hard-fought TD
No. 3 Ohio State continues to impress with its loaded receiver corp as junior wide receiver Julian Fleming made two stellar plays.
On 3rd-and-4, Fleming caught a short pass from quarterback C.J Stroud as he ran for a big gain of 31 yards and made two defenders miss. Three plays later, Fleming ran a solid post-route where he slipped in between two defenders of Wisconsin to catch a 12-yard touchdown.
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Fleming even lowered his shoulder and powered his way for the final couple of yards into the end zone.
Made a man miss, for the first down. 😯 @julian_040 x @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/YQU68yWNkw
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 25, 2022
Feel like we'll say it every week:
This No. 3 Ohio State offense has 𝘴𝘰 many weapons.@julian_040 x @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/XXNMLLfcxc
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 25, 2022
With four minutes to go in the third quarter, Fleming has caught 4 receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Emeka Egbuka leads the Buckeyes in receiving yards accounting for with 72 yards and a touchdown on 4 receptions. Tight end Cade Stover has a big breakout game against Wisconsin as he caught 4 receptions for 51 yards and 2 touchdowns.
