<a href="https://www.limaohio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/131924711_web1_naveau-online.jpg" data-caption="Jim Naveau”> Jim Naveau Ohio State’s football home opener against Youngstown State on Saturday appears to be just what the Buckeyes need. If it’s not, it might be time to worry. Ohio State’s 23-3 win at Indiana last week was not as alarming as the most pessimistic OSU fans thought it was. But it was a game in which the defense exceeded expectations in most areas and the offense fell short of them. Ohio State and Youngstown State have played each other only twice before this year, in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, OSU won 38-6 with Todd Boeckman throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns in his first start at quarterback. The next year, OSU scored the first six times it had the ball and won 43-0. An outcome similar to those games could be an indicator that Ohio State is on the right track and that…
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