Cleveland.com tabs symbolically violent gesture as Buckeyes' goals vs Grambling, Ohio

Cleveland.com's Stephen Means believes Ohio State was pulling punches against Texas in an unsustainable way | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe Ohio State Buckeyes have conquered one of the four true tests on their 2025 schedule. And they did so while pulling punches against the Texas Longhorns with an offensive gameplan that was intentionally gritty and slow-paced.

But in order to stay sharp and knock off the Illinois Fighting Illini, Penn State Nittany Lions, and TTUN and punch their ticket to the College Football Playoff, OSU has to throw more punches over the next three weeks -- against the Grambling State Tigers on Saturday and the Ohio Bobcats the…