I am of the belief that this year's Buckeyes will have a dominant running game and a dominant rushing defense (duh, not an impressive insight), and that these team statistics can go a long way in determining the success of a team.  So I decided to look at the last 20 year history of national champions to see how they fared in these stats.  Let's see what the numbers show.

2023 *ichigan - YPC offense 4.5 vs defense 3.0 = +1.5 delta

2022 Georgia - YPC offense 5.5 vs defense 2.9 = +2.6 delta

2021 Georgia - YPC offense 5.3 vs defense 2.6 = +2.7 delta

2020 Alabama - YPC offense 5.0 vs defense 3.3 = +1.7 delta

2019 LSU - YPC offense 4.9 vs defense 3.8 = +1.1 delta

2018 Clemson - YPC offense 6.6 vs defense 2.7 = +3.9 delta

2017 Alabama - YPC offense 5.7 vs defense 2.8 = +2.9 delta

2016 Clemson - YPC offense 4.3 vs defense 3.7 = +0.6 delta

2015 Alabama - YPC offense 4.7 vs defense 2.4 = +2.3 delta

2014 OSU - YPC offense 5.7 vs defense 3.9 = +1.8 delta

2013 FSU - YPC offense 5.6 vs defense 3.3 = +2.3 delta

2012 Alabama - YPC offense 5.6 vs defense 2.4 = +3.2 delta

2011 Alabama - YPC offense 5.5 vs defense 2.4 = +3.1 delta

2010 Auburn - YPC offense 6.1 vs defense 3.4 = +2.7 delta

2009 Alabama - YPC offense 5.0 vs defense 2.8 = +2.2 delta

2008 Florida - YPC offense 5.9 vs defense 3.4 = +2.5 delta

2007 LSU - YPC offense 5.8 vs defense 4.4 = +1.4 delta

2006 Florida - YPC offense 4.7 vs defense 2.7 = +2.0 delta

2005 Texas - YPC offense 5.9 vs defense 3.7 = +2.2 delta 

2004 USC - YPC offense 4.7 vs defense 2.6 = +2.1 delta

Average Delta for last 20 national champions = +2.2 yards per carry for offense vs defense

Ohio State is off to a rip roaring start with 2 games of data this season at a 6.2 vs 1.1 = +5.1 delta in favor of the offense.  I will keep tracking this throughout the season to see how it progresses.