What’s Wrong With Ohio State?

By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local SportsThe Ohio State Buckeyes entered the season as the unanimous number one team in the country following their magical run through the first ever College Football Playoff. Much of the talk surrounding the program was focused on the fact that the Buckeyes were perceived to have been a year away. If they could win the national title when they were still in a supposed “rebuilding” phase, then what would happen this year when the players were another year older and more experienced? Would they just roll through their schedule like a juggernaut beating every team by 20+? How could they not? That hasn’t exactly happened. The Buckeyes are 5-0 sure, but it hasn’t been easy. It may seem odd to ask what’s wrong with a team that’s undefeated, but there are plenty of questions to be had. They started popping up following opening weekend in Blacksburg when Virginia Tech led 17-14 after the first half before Ohio State woke up for the second and blitzed the Hokies 28-7, winning 42-24. They’ve since continued to play rocky games against heavy underdogs in Northern Illinois (20-13) and Indiana (34-27). To be fair, the Hoosiers have the look of a much better team this season and it was a conference game in enemy territory. The same theme has weaved its way through all of the Buckeyes games so far this season though, the offense that ran like a Ferrari last season has many of the same parts, but not the same fluid efficiency. …

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