Brian Boesch, co-host of MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen, said on the most recent Defend the Block episode after the Players Era Festival Championship, “This is a team to be thankful for and enjoy as much as possible.” Taking the cue from Boesch, here are five things to be thankful for.

Stress-free stretch of games
With “the game” on Saturday the default anxiety setting is high. Add to that OSU’s dominance (albeit against middling-at-best B1G opponents), injuries galore, and a sense that the pendulum will soon swing back.