Ohio State is wisely choosing to be proactive when it comes to playing in a hostile environment.
Life is all about learning from one's mistakes and trying to not repeat them again. One of the most interesting challenges of the Big Ten going from 14 teams to 18 with the additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington has to do with cross-country travel. The former Pac-12 schools coming east have had issues with it, just like the 14 East Coast and Midwest teams heading over to the Pacific.