COLUMBUS, Ohio — One week it was miscommunication and breakdowns in the secondary.
Ohio State worked to correct that, but then it couldn’t get enough pressure on the quarterback.
The Buckeyes patched that up with six sacks on Saturday, only to find another issue popping up with missed tackles leading to long touchdowns and piles of yardage conceded in a narrow, 35-28 win over California.
Every week has seemingly brought something new to keep Luke Fickell up late watching film while everybody else in his house sleeps, and this time it’s back to the basics for the defensive coordinator after an inconsistent start for his unit with the unbeaten Buckeyes.
“I mean, every week you’re going to have a little something different,” Fickell said. “We’re still obviously new in what we’re doing, not that we’ve changed a ton, but sometimes when you’re overaggressive, [bad] things can happen. We just have to continue to understand what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, play fundamentally sound and don’t make a habit of every week where you can make an excuse.
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