Buckeye Nation is still reeling and licking its wounds from the loss to Oregon on Saturday. Many want to blame the defense, and there’s definitely plenty of reasons to throw stones at the silver bullets, but it goes deeper than that.
We decided to dissect some things that contributed to the loss on Saturday, highlight what went wrong, and then diagnose whether or not the issues we saw are fixable. There’s still enough talent on this team to where there’s a possibility of running the table, and frankly, that’s what it’s going to take in order to reach the program’s third straight College Football Playoff appearance.
So, here we go. Here are five glaring issues from Saturday and whether or not we feel good about the ability to improve in those areas.