The Cowboys will try to maintain enough balance to keep the extremely talented Bama defense on their heels. These two teams are polar opposites, and as good as OSU is at moving the ball, Bama is just that good at keeping it from moving. OSU tailback Dantrell Savage is a talented runner who can take it to the house, however he lacks the ability to pound the ball between the tackles, and therefore much of OSU’s run game is on sweeps and tosses. Bama is exceptionally talented at linebacker, and their speed could negate the ability of OSU to run sideline-to-sideline. The catalyst for the Cowboy offense is quarterback Bobby Reid, an extremely talented athlete who sometimes tries to do too much. His numbers have improved drastically this year, though, as he has added some maturity, skill, and a great target in Adarius Bowman.