Oct. 23—COLUMBUS — By now, the balancing act of excitement over success and worry about worts is becoming routine for Ohio State football. There may not be a better example than the mixed reaction to the Buckeyes’ 54-10 win over Iowa on Saturday to start the second half of the season. The Hawkeyes limped into Ohio Stadium at 3-3, but they looked more like the team that was expected to contend for the Big Ten West title before the season started. At least when Ohio State had the ball. Iowa’s highly-ranked defense gave the Buckeyes more fits than any other team has this season, and taking positives out of that was not hard for head coach Ryan Day or his quarterback, C.J. Stroud. “The first half was kind of weird,” Stroud said. “When you start out a couple times on the 30- and 40-yard line, it’s hard to get the…
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