September, 8, 2013 Sep 8 10:00 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Taking a look at the lessons coming out of Ohio State’s 42-7 romp over San Diego State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Dontre Wilson is ready for more: The package is already starting to expand for the touted freshman, and the Buckeyes are only going to keep adding to Wilson’s plate as he gets more comfortable in the offense. Wilson put his speed on full display as a rusher, turning five touches into 51 yards and a touchdown as he worked the perimeter in the option game. His 3 catches didn’t yield much, accounting for just 6 yards, but he’s displayed some sure hands that should allow coach Urban Meyer to throw his way more often and put him in position to explode down the field. Wilson has only scratched the surface, but he’s already starting to live up to the hype.
The defensive line is going to be fine: Adolphus Washington was hampered with a groin injury, but even without the sophomore available to lead the pass rush as the Buckeyes have planned, the unit up front appears to be ahead of schedule in the rebuilding effort. Noah Spence showed up in the backfield to harass the quarterback for the second straight week, Steve Miller came off the bench to chip in an athletic sack and Michael Bennett is finally becoming the force in the trenches he has long been expected to be for the Buckeyes. In all, the unit tallied 3 sacks, forced two fumbles and recovered them both during a performance that should ease some concerns about the lack of experience going into the season.
Corners opposite Bradley Roby will be busy: Technically, Roby didn’t get the starting nod as he returned from his one-game suspension. But he was only on the bench for two plays before getting plugged back in the rotation, and once he was there, San Diego State seemed to have little interest in throwing his way. On the rare occasion the Aztecs looked at his side of the field, Roby was blitzing and still was able to break up the pass by leaping up to get a hand on it with his incredible athleticism. Most teams are likely to take the same approach to avoiding one of the nation’s best cover guys, which will leave plenty of opportunities for Doran Grant or Armani Reeves to make plays in the secondary — and both came up with interceptions as the defensive backs held the Aztecs to 216 yards while completing 22 of their 41 attempts.
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