A year ago at this time, Ohio State was a couple days removed from an underwhelming 42-20 win over Tulsa. C.J. Stroud was 15 of 25 for 185 yards against the Golden Hurricanes, throwing a touchdown and an interception. While there was knowledge that Stroud was nursing a shoulder injury, there was some Ohio State fans that were calling for Stroud to be benched in favor of Kyle McCord, Jack Miller, or Quinn Ewers.
Those Buckeye fans got their wish in a way, as Stroud sat out the next game against Akron, which allowed his injured shoulder time to heal.