Ohio State Football: Preseason Ranking Exciting, Irrelevant by Eric Alderman The ability to seize and maintain momentum will be key to the Ohio State football team’s success this season. As the Ohio State football team prepares for the 2017 season, the keys to the Buckeyes’ success seem obvious. Develop a consistent deep-ball threat. Stay healthy. Solidify the right side of the offensive line. Replace three starters in the secondary. Find reliable kickers. Lost in the discussion is harnessing momentum. Looking back at the most meaningful games played over the Urban Meyer era, the primary difference between winning and losing was seizing momentum at the right moment in the game. Last year at Penn State the Buckeyes lost momentum with a blocked punt early in the fourth quarter setting off the Nittany Lions’ comeback win. There have been few moments in Meyer’s tenure where I felt the team looked desperate. This…
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