After a weird win on the road at Minnesota last week that saw the Ohio State offense score 45 points on 48 plays while the defense played 24 guys, the Buckeyes return to Columbus for the home-opener against Oregon at high noon in the Shoe.
The No. 12 Ducks made the trip east for a 9:00 a.m. local time kick after a pretty unimpressive 31-24 win over Fresno State in which their best player, Kayvon Thibodeaux suffered a lower leg injury, putting his status, or at least effectiveness, in doubt for tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Ohio State is poised to slim down the rotations on defense at running back while expecting quarterback C.