COLUMBUS, Ohio — Can a team allow 88 passing yards and still leave you with questions of how much the passing defense has actually improved? That’s kind of where we are with Ohio State after Saturday’s 54-21 win against UNLV. And maybe the frustrating part is that since Oklahoma threw the ball around Ohio Stadium two weeks ago, the Buckeyes haven’t faced anything resembling a stiff test in the passing attack. And they won’t for at least another two weeks. Ohio State in the end did what was it was supposed to do against the Rebels, allowing those 88 yards on 20 pass attempts and intercepting two passes off of tipped balls. But the Buckeye secondary was also responsible for four penalties that led to first downs. One of those penalties negated an interception and extended the lone scoring drive UNLV had against Ohio State’s first-team defense. Three of those…
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