October 23, 2024

Why Ohio State football must keep its edge while resting during the off week


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day continues to check off first-time experiences in his first season as a non-interim head coach. Next up — how to handle an extra week off between games. The No. 3 Buckeyes are idle this week before playing at Northwestern on Oct. 18. Day said the focus of the current week is self-improvement and introspection, as well as allowing players a chance to rest and recuperate from the first six games. “Each coach is giving tangible things for each of the players to work on,” Day said. “It may be something that’s on the field. It might be something off the field. It might be something academically, something along those lines. But the idea is, ‘what have we done well and what do we need to improve on?’” Ohio State is 6-0, leading the nation in scoring offense and is among the…

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