5 things that went wrong for Ohio State against Purdue— and how to fix them

West Lafayette, Ind., has been a spooky place for the Ohio State Buckeyes. They suffered losses there in 2009 and 2011— in addition to nearly losing to the Purdue Boilermakers in Columbus in 2012. On Saturday night, an electric atmosphere at Ross-Ade Stadium summoned the ghosts of upsets, as the Boilermakers found a way to not only upend the No. 2 Buckeyes, but dismantle them.

Typically, we do a “5 things learned” article after OSU games. There’s stuff to dissect and interpret, which helps forecast what the Buckeyes could do next in order to fix their problems, or become even better with their strengths. With Saturday night ending in a thunderous loss, we’re changing things up just a little.…