“The only thing we can do is go to practice and get better.” You wouldn’t know it from the final scores, but Ohio State’s running game has not been the same over the last couple of weeks as it was at the start of the season. The Buckeyes tallied fewer rushing yards than their opponent in the 54-10 win over Iowa on October 22 and the 44-31 win at Penn State last weekend, but head coach Ryan Day doesn’t believe it’s the result of relying too heavily on specific sets, particularly the pistol. “If you’re looking at the numbers and you say, ‘Well, every time you’re in a certain formation you’re not getting anything out of it,’ then yeah, move on,” Day said at his press conference on Tuesday. Day recalled a play in which Ohio State attempted the run from under center rather than the shotgun, resulting in a…
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