Kyle McCord will still need to improve his efficiency going forward, but he stepped up when it mattered most in South Bend Saturday night.
Before his final completion of the game to Egbuka, McCord made another key throw to keep the game-winning drive alive. Fleming cut across the field and McCord found him in stride to get the first down on a make-or-break fourth-down play.One thing a quarterback never wants to do in the middle of the field: Miss high. Another thing a quarterback never wants to do in the middle of the field: Miss to the open side of the field where the safety is coming from. McCord did both of those on this throw.
Four starts into the season, McCord has now completed 59 of 71 passing attempts within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage, nine of 22 passing attempts between 10 and 19 yards downfield and six of 20 passing attempts of passes 20 or more yards downfield. After completing just one of his first 10 attempts between 10-19 yards in the first two games of the season, McCord has now completed eight of his 12 attempts in that range over the past two games. His completion to Egbuka in the final seconds against Notre Dame, however, was his only completed pass thrown more than 20 yards downfield in South Bend.
McCord has been at his best throwing to the left side of the field within 20 yards of the line of scrimmage. Against Notre Dame, he was a perfect 7-of-7 for 105 yards in that range. So far this season, he has completed 23-of-25 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown between the line of scrimmage and 19 yards down the field left of the hash mark.
All in all, McCord seems to be getting more and more comfortable behind center with every start. He now enters the bye week with plenty to work on but also plenty of confidence to build off after proving he could lead the Buckeyes to a big win on the road when Ohio State needed him to step up with the game on the line.
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