Do-or-die season has arrived for Ohio State’s bid to repeat as national champions for the first time in school history.
The 25 days since the Buckeyes’ Big Ten Championship Game loss to Indiana have brought silent focus from the team and deafening noise from external pundits. That’s the everyday beat writers like those enlisted by this website and national personalities alike. The issues that cost Ohio State in that contest have been analyzed, and the methods of fixing them have been voiced by its players.
Miami, the first of what the Buckeyes’ program and fans hope are three College Football Playoff opponents, will test the fixes.