No. 2 Ohio State exposed in blistering loss to Purdue

Ohio State has a lot of work to do to get to the College Football Playoff. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, FIle) More It’s time to seriously reconsider how good Ohio State is. All of the No. 2 Buckeyes’ flaws were on display in a 49-20 loss at Purdue on Saturday night. The game not only potentially throws the Big Ten East in the direction of archrival Michigan but blows a hole into the idea that Ohio State is a College Football Playoff-caliber team. Ohio State could not run the ball at all on Saturday night. Purdue, a team that entered the game allowing 147 rushing yards per game, held Ohio State to 62 yards on 23 carries. It was the fourth-straight game where Ohio State averaged fewer than four yards a carry. The Buckeye defense had been very good at giving up big plays through the first half of the season.…

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