Observations on Saturday’s Ohio State-Iowa game by Joey Kaufman: Ohio State football grades: Bottom line: How did the Buckeyes grade out vs. Iowa? How did OSU’s offense grade? Ohio State football:Jaxon Smith-Njigba returns for Ohio State football but leaves Iowa game limping The game at hand • Short-attention span synopsis: Tresselball in the first half. A barrage of field goals. Dayball in the second half. A flurry of touchdowns. Adds up to another blowout win for the Buckeyes, avenging an upset from five years ago. • Pregame buzz: The shortcomings of Iowa’s offense removed much of the suspense surrounding the teams’ first meeting since 2017. But there was a layer of intrigue over the challenge presented by the Hawkeyes’ stifling defense, one of the nation’s highest-rated units, for Ohio State’s quick-strike offense. Could the Buckeyes pile on points as usual? • Spread the wealth? Iowa, historically one of the tougher teams…
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