Ohio State escaped a weekend of upsets as if it was a stock car dodging a smoky 10-car pileup on the final turn. It wasn’t always pretty. Often it was ugly, but the Buckeyes did just enough against Sun Belt upstart Arkansas State to hold onto their No. 1 ranking. Yes, No. 2 Michigan throttled Hawaii 56-10, but the Rainbow Warriors had been outscored 112-27 in their first two games. Elsewhere, how the once-upon-a-time mighty have fallen. Nebraska may have reached the bottom after losing to Georgia Southern, although the Cornhuskers have Oklahoma this week, so maybe the bottom is still down there somewhere. The good news for Iowa? The Hawkeyes are above Nebraska, but that’s not saying much. Wisconsin dropped, Rutgers rose and Illinois left the basement. OSU Headlines newsletter:Sign up for our daily newsletter on Ohio State sports 1. Ohio State (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Last week: 1…
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