Ohio State is running out of excuses for lackluster run game, which could be the Buckeyes' demise when Michigan comes to Columbus in three weeks.
Was the wind a factor? Yes. For both teams. The nearly 50-mph gusts – “I’ve never been around conditions like that,” Ryan Day said – grounded Ohio State’s passing attack, but that is no excuse. Pass-reliant teams like the Buckeyes have to be able to adjust to the conditions. They have to put their hand in the dirt, dig in, dig down and beat their man.
Whatever. Peel back the “Yeah, buts …” and you’re left with a team that continues to struggle when forced to play smash-mouth football. And also a coaching staff that appears to struggle to adjust to what the defense is doing. Case in point: Six weeks ago the Buckeyes had two 100-yard rushers in TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams. They still ran it well a week later against Rutgers, but over the past month, the run game has stalled.
If that sounds like it’s being too hard on the Buckeyes – after all, the best thing about being 9-0 is … – consider they knew on Wednesday that high winds were likely. And yet the offense still sputtered.
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