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per the AP:
Just past the midway point of the season, Big Ten offenses have scored on 80.6% of their trips inside the 20, including touchdowns on 55.6%. Both marks are lowest among the Power Five conferences and, among the 10 Football Bowl Subdivision leagues, only better than Conference USA’s rates of 80.4% and 50.4%, respectively.
No. 5 Ohio State is the outlier. The Buckeyes lead the nation with touchdowns on 79.3% of their red-zone possessions (23 of 29) and they're tied for fifth in overall red-zone scoring at 96.6% (28 of 29).
But seven Big Ten teams rank 100th and lower in overall red-zone scoring; nine are 99th and lower in red-zone touchdowns.
The degree of difficulty naturally increases as an offense approaches the end zone because the field becomes compacted vertically; there is is simply less room within which to stretch a defense. Martinez said that's magnified in the Big Ten because most of the teams have strong defenses and the general offensive style lends itself to fewer possessions.
“You have to execute and be precise on the details," Martinez said. “There’s already less room for error in the Big Ten, and so in the red zone that margin for error is even smaller.”
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Just past the midway point of the season, Big Ten offenses have scored on 80.6% of their trips inside the 20, including touchdowns on 55.6%. Both marks are lowest among the Power Five conferences and, among the 10 Football Bowl Subdivision leagues, only better than Conference USA’s rates of 80.4% and 50.4%, respectively.
No. 5 Ohio State is the outlier. The Buckeyes lead the nation with touchdowns on 79.3% of their red-zone possessions (23 of 29) and they're tied for fifth in overall red-zone scoring at 96.6% (28 of 29).
But seven Big Ten teams rank 100th and lower in overall red-zone scoring; nine are 99th and lower in red-zone touchdowns.
The degree of difficulty naturally increases as an offense approaches the end zone because the field becomes compacted vertically; there is is simply less room within which to stretch a defense. Martinez said that's magnified in the Big Ten because most of the teams have strong defenses and the general offensive style lends itself to fewer possessions.
“You have to execute and be precise on the details," Martinez said. “There’s already less room for error in the Big Ten, and so in the red zone that margin for error is even smaller.”
Struggle is real when most Big Ten offenses enter red zone
Most Big Ten offenses are struggling when they move inside the opponent's 20-yard line
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