July 5, 2026

Will Indiana be Ohio State's Iowa? Buckeyes football analysis

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer probably knew the question was coming this week. How does Ohio State avoid another Iowa? Last year, after beating Penn State by one point in Columbus, the Buckeyes went on the road and played one of the program’s more puzzling games in recent memory in a 55-24 loss in Iowa City. Now Ohio State is coming off a one-point win against Penn State again, and … “I only look forward at all,” Meyer said Monday. He wasn’t going down that road. Understandable. Why dwell on a terrible loss that kept you out of the College Football Playoff? It’s a fair question, though. How will this team avoid whatever that was that happened last year against Iowa? Call it a trap game, physical fatigue, or just being out-coached and out-played — the Buckeyes would prefer avoiding that when Indiana comes to Ohio Stadium this Saturday (4…

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