No. 3 Ohio State posted a season-opening victory over Indiana on Saturday, but it featured an uneven performance from the Buckeyes on offense. Kyle McCord made his second career start at quarterback for Ohio State. He had a few nice moments, but largely underwhelmed in OSU’s 23-3 win in Bloomington. McCord, who beat out Devin Brown to succeed C.J. Stroud as OSU’s starter, completed 20 of his 33 attempts for 239 yards and an interception. It was a far cry from the explosive offense we saw from the Buckeyes in last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Georgia. Ohio State scored on its first drive of the afternoon, but didn’t reach the end zone again until late in the third quarter. The Buckeyes did end up with 380 yards, but were only 2-of-12 on third down and averaged 5.6 yards per play. Between the two touchdowns, Ohio State punted…
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