Ohio State’s victory Saturday was like almost all of them this season. Lopsided. The Buckeyes rolled over Iowa 54-10, scoring the most points a Kirk Ferentz-coached Hawkeyes team has ever allowed. Considering that Ferentz is the dean of major-college coaches with 24 years in Iowa City, that’s no small feat. And yet, it was still a struggle on offense for the No. 2 Buckeyes for a while. Four times in the first half, Ohio State took possession in Iowa territory. All four times, they had to settle for field goals. That was disappointing for an offense that had scored touchdowns in 27 of 29 red-zone trips entering the game. Ohio State running back Miyan Williams is tackled by Iowa’s Jack Campbell (31) and Quinn Schulte (30) on Saturday. Williams was held to 19 yards on 10 carries. The running game never got untracked. Ohio State’s longest run was 13 yards…
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