Ohio State Football: 5 bold predictions for Cotton Bowl vs. USC

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: Safety Damon Webb #7 and defensive lineman Tracy Sprinkle #93 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate their 27-21 win over the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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4. JK Dobbins, Mike Weber combine for 250 yards rushing

The last time both Mike Weber and JK Dobbins reached the 100-yard mark was Nov. 11 against Michigan State when the Buckeyes played arguably their best game of the season. They combined for over 280 yards and really put the hurt on Michigan State, a team that was red-hot coming into the game.

Since then, each running back has alternated 100-yard weeks and the most they have combined for in the three games since is 180 yards — and that was with Dobbins accounting for 174 of those in the Big Ten title game with Weber recording just six.

The Trojans have been known to allow quite a few rushing yards and that will once again be the case against the Buckeyes. In fact, USC allows nearly 160 rushing yards per game and Ohio State averages 249 per game. This backfield duo will break that average by themselves with JT Barrett likely putting them over 300 yards on the ground as a team.

Dobbins has had a breakout freshman season while Weber took a back seat after recording 1,000 yards during his redshirt freshman year in 2016. Expect a big game from the duo against a vulnerable USC defense.

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