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The Grand Daddy of them all has lived up to its name so far. The Rose Bowl has been a back and fourth battle with
consistent blows from both opponents. At half, the score is Buckeyes 16, Oregon 10. Pryor has completed 15 of 24 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown. Throughout the first half, he has made smart decisions with his arm by not forcing the ball into tight spots. He has also been making plays with his feet,
rushing for 31 yards (much of those coming during essential third downs). The key to the first half for Ohio State's offense was a 19 play drive for 67 yards. This drive took eight minutes off the clock and ended in a field goal. The Buckeye defense has also played better than most people expected as well, by shutting down the high-octane Duck offense. OSU only gave up 49 yards through the air, and 78 yards on the ground.
Oregon's quarterback Jeremiah
Masoli threw his first interception of the game with 1:05 left in the half which resulted in a last second field goal. This mistake gave the Buckeyes a 6-point lead going into the locker rooms.
Runningback Kenjon Barner has rushed for 50 yards on only 3 carries for the Ducks, with most of those yards coming off of a 37 yard burst.
LeGarrette Blount saw some action, and scored the only Oregon touchdown of the half when he plowed through the defensive line and lunged for a 3 yard score.
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