COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State staff and players are still baffled by the stunning loss at Iowa last season. Rolling along after a pressure-cooker win over Penn State the week before, the No. 3 Buckeyes became mistake-prone and were outplayed by the unranked Hawkeyes, who were three-touchdown underdogs. That debacle ended up keeping Ohio State out of the College Football Playoff. Ohio State (5-0, 2-0) is trying to avoid a similar letdown as it prepares to host Indiana on Saturday. The Buckeyes are ranked No. 3 and coming off a gritty second-half rally against Penn State in the most watched college football game of the year. The Hoosiers (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) visit Ohio Stadium as 25-point underdogs. Coach Urban Meyer said this week the players will be focused on Saturday. “That’s part of our staff’s responsibility, and more importantly, our leadership of our team,” Meyer said. “That one…
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