10. Flipping back through the DVR to review the 2014 Ohio State-Virginia Tech game can be gut-wrenching. Just ask offensive line coach/offensive coordinator Ed Warriner. “It’s painful,” Warinner said. Not just because Ohio State lost, 35-21, but more so in the manner in which the Buckeyes lost. They were manhandled in the trenches, which is tough for an O-line coach to swallow. 9. Despite the pain, Warriner said the Buckeyes learned about themselves in that game last September, adding, “At the end of the day, though, it helped us, in some ways, evaluate our offensive philosophy, our offensive game planning, preparation, practice habits, and it allowed us to grow quickly and understand that we weren’t maybe as good as we thought we were or weren’t where we needed to be.” 8. This is a drastically different OSU team than in 2014, and a big reason why is the experienced offensive line. A year ago, it was a young, untested group that was almost grasping at straws to replace guys like Andrew Norwell, Corey Linsley and Marcus Hall, all of whom started as rookies in the NFL. The 2014 OSU line was young, untested, green, raw — you name it — and Virginia Tech exploited that. …
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