On a day when No. 1 Alabama nearly lost to unranked Texas while No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 19 Wisconsin and No. 25 Houston all lost to unranked foes, hindsight says No. 3 Ohio State's less-than-perfect 45-12 win over Arkansas State probably feels a little better this morning than it did yesterday afternoon.
Ohio State's offense did sputter again at times, tallying four 3-and-outs in 12 total possessions, but the passing game certainly bounced back after a middling performance in game one against Notre Dame.
Despite again missing all-everything receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, quarterback C.