Revenge is apparently a dish best served on the road in a hostile environment. Defending champion Ohio State handled Virginia Tech—the one team that beat the Buckeyes last season—42-24 on Monday night. The Hokies actually held the lead at the half, but the Scarlet and Gray’s overwhelming talent proved to be too much in the final 30 minutes. Ohio State got 122 rushing yards from Ezekiel Elliott, 140 total yards and two touchdowns from Braxton Miller and three total touchdowns from Cardale Jones on the way to the comfortable win. The Buckeyes outgained Virginia Tech 572-320. ESPN Stats & Info noted it was business as usual for Ohio State in the teams’ first game of the year: Ohio State has now won 16 straight season openers (last lost to Miami (FL) in 1999) pic.twitter.com/IsjdFI7Bjd — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 8, 2015 Perhaps the scariest thing about the Buckeyes is they won the game without superstar defensive end Joey Bosa and H-backs Dontre Wilson and Jalin Marshall and wide receiver Corey Smith. All four players were suspended but will likely return to action in the team’s next contest. Urban Meyer’s squad was not the only one playing short-handed, though, because Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Brewer left the game with a collarbone injury in the third quarter, when his team was well within striking distance. The Hokies offense never looked the same. The biggest question leading up to the game did not concern the suspensions or potential injuries, though. Rather, the college football universe wanted to know which quarterback Meyer would choose to lead the Ohio State offense, and it finally received its answer when Jones trotted out for the first offensive series. Gary Parrish of CBS Sports expressed how absurd the situation was, while Matt Miller of Bleacher Report seemed to agree with Meyer’s decision: This is so weird. …
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