COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Tuesday film review could have easily been a feel-good session for Ohio State.
The Buckeyes had just dismantled a ranked opponent on the road. They had set an offensive record in the first half against Oklahoma, the defense had scored yet again and all those first-year starters had turned in something resembling a veteran performance.
Urban Meyer was always going to focus on the flaws during the bye week, both because he’s a coach constantly looking for ways to improve and as a potential safeguard against complacency for his team. But it turned out the Ohio State coach wasn’t alone zeroing in on the negatives when the Buckeyes popped in the tape last Tuesday, and that might go down as the biggest positive of the first month of the season for the second-ranked team in the country.