It’s been well-documented this week that the Buckeyes defense needs to take a big step forward after a poor performance last week against Oregon. Tulsa’s defense is the strength of its team, but they can also run the ball effectively. Could the Golden Hurricane possibly hang with the Buckeyes in their second trip to Columbus in five years? Here’s what the BuckeyesNow staff expects in a Saturday afternoon at The ‘Shoe. TULSA at OHIO STATE – Saturday, 3:30 p.m.Spread: Ohio State (-24.5)O/U Total: 61.0 Brendan Gulick: Ohio State 49, Tulsa 20 After C.J. Stroud let it rip all over the field last weekend, Jaxon Smith-Njigba had his first career true breakout performance with a monster day. The Buckeyes are capable of doing that to just about any defense in America, but I think there will be more emphasis on running the football this week and the passing stats won’t be…
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