With confidence rising, the last thing the Buckeyes need is a week off. Getting more reps is the only way to gain meaningful experience. Since Ohio State can’t change its schedule, it needs to make the most of its bye week.
Here are four ways they can improve over the next ten days:
Starting Fast
The Buckeyes started slowly against Navy and Virginia Tech, scoring just a total of 10 points in the first half of both of these games. The Buckeyes were much more efficient against Kent State last Saturday, but let’s not kid ourselves.
The Golden Flashes are a lousy team. Racking up 66 points against a glorified practice squad is nice, but taking anything away from this game other than a win would be foolish.
Even with the personnel losses, the offense looked completely out of sync during long stretches against the Hokies and Midshipmen. Whether the problem was dropping passes, missing blocking assignments, poor communication, turnovers or inefficiency on third down, the ineptitude has been shocking.
Head coach Urban Meyer has to find a way to get the team into a rhythm more quickly. The upcoming schedule is hardly overwhelming, but the team can ill afford to continue starting in a hole if it wants to win the Big Ten.
Pick a Starting Running Back
After three games last year, the offense had 856 yards rushing. This year it has 708 yards. Having two good backs is definitely a luxury, but finding a…
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