Ryan Day isn't pleased with Ohio State's penalty count through two games but this is not a new problem for the Buckeyes.
Defense and special teams were flagged for seven infractions headlined by a Teradja Mitchell illegal attempted jump over the Red Wolves' punt protectors, combined with another flag, that wiped out a 78-yard punt return touchdown from Emeka Egbuka.
The defensive line saw four different players flagged for offsides, Denzel Burke was hit with a pass interference call and Taron Vincent picked up a personal foul on the way to the locker room at halftime.That said, the reality is under Day's leadership, Ohio State has actually gotten worse each year in avoiding flags.
In Day's first season, Ohio State finished a somewhat respectable No. 50 in the country with 5.8 penalties per game but the number of flags per game has increased each season since. Yes, 2022 is a small sample size and there's plenty of time to course-correct but going from 5.8 per game to 6.1 to 6.5 and now 8.0 per game isn't an impressive trend.
Penalties don't figure to cost Ohio State a game anytime soon but when the competition steps up, the Buckeyes will need to get the penalties under control.
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