Field Level Media While Ohio State finishes games strong, the No. 1 Buckeyes are still fighting to be better at the start when they host Michigan State on Saturday. Ohio State remained atop the College Football Playoff rankings for the second straight week. The Buckeyes (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) have scored 26 points (4.3 average per gane) in their past six first quarters, including being blanked twice while scoring just three touchdowns. It hasn’t been costly — yet. In their most recent game against Rutgers, they trailed at the half for the first time this season, 9-7, before winning 35-16. “There were some good individual performances but you want to see overall just finishing more drives,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said of the slow first halves. “There are definitely signs that we’re moving in the right direction but it’s getting late in the season so our urgency is at…
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