COLUMBUS, Ohio — First-half thoughts as Ohio State leads Iowa 26-10 at the half Saturday: * Here’s the rundown of the totality of what happened in the first half: 5 field goals 4 punts 2 defensive touchdowns 1 offensive touchdown That’s an Iowa kind of game, but Ohio State is winning it, which isn’t really a good thing for either team. The Buckeyes are averaging 3.9 yards per play (they came in averaging 8.07), while the Hawkeyes are averaging 2.2 yards per play (they came in averaging 4.09). * Iowa’s defense was highly-rated statistically coming in, but I thought Ohio State would still have its way in the pass game. That hasn’t been the case. Iowa All-Big Ten corner Riley Moss is good enough to handle one OSU receiver on his own on the outside, which allows the Hawkeyes to shade coverage everywhere else. C.J. Stroud has looked out of…
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