Things looked great for a while, but Ohio State shot itself in the foot far too often and fell apart in the second half. The result is a second straight embarrassing loss to the rival from up north, Michigan. The Wolverines put the throttle down in the second half and beat the Buckeyes, 45-23.
It’s the first loss of the season for Ohio State, but it’s a crucial one that will keep the Buckeyes out of Indianapolis and likely out of the College Football Playoff.
At the end of the day, a season in Columbus is measured by championships and wins against Michigan, and it’s now two straight years Ohio State and Ryan Day have failed to get that done.
We like to reflect upon what we saw each Ohio State football game, and here are five depressing and troubling things we saw in the game on Saturday — read at your own peril.