Saturday’s game against UNLV should serve as both a return to normalcy and a tune-up for conference play for the Ohio State football team.
Ohio State hasn’t had a game that could be considered a tune-up in its first three weeks of the season. The Buckeyes opened the season with a Big Ten game when they played Indiana on the road. They ended up being overmatched in their second game against Oklahoma. They had a clear talent advantage over Army last week, but that game required unusual preparation – preparation that might not help the Buckeyes in their preparation for any other team – because of Army’s triple option offense.