October 28, 2024

Ohio State stumbles but passes first true test with eyes now on Michigan and a No. 1 ranking


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pity is not the initial emotion you feel for Ohio State after Saturday. The No. 2 team in the nation has spent most of the last three months roasting opponents so crisp that having to extend itself into the fourth quarter was almost considered an upset on Saturday afternoon. Aww, poor Buckeyes. They hadn’t been tested. There are scores of teams across the country that have actually lost games, never mind having to play close. If there is any pity to go around, it is to OSU’s prior 10 opponents, none of which came within 24 points of it until Saturday. The Buckeyes actually tried to spin the “difficulty” of only beating No. 9 Penn State 28-17 as some sort of fact-finding mission. That they now know more about themselves than at any other point this season. “It was kind of our first true test,” wide receiver…

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