Ohio State loses to Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl: 5 things we learned

Ohio State battled through adversity but came up a little short in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl. Here’s five things we learned in heartbreaking fashion.

Missed Opportunities

Say what you want at what might be perceived as blown calls in this one. The reality is that it never should have mattered. Ohio State came out on fire and was moving the ball up and down the field, while making stops on defense.

But it couldn’t cash in on opportunities in the red zone. All told, the Buckeyes got inside the twenty four times and came away with three field goals and an interception. The two touchdowns came on a 68-yard run from J.K. Dobbins, and the fourth down 23-yard pass from Fields to Olave.

And two of those red zone chances in the first half were from inside the ten yard line, but OSU couldn’t punch it in. In truth it should have been either 28 or 24 to zero instead of the 16-point advantage. Cash those in during those early moments and this one was probably out of reach.

You let a good team keep its heartbeat and eventually it comes back to life. It’s a hard, hard lesson that got taught tonight for Ohio State, and pain was the teacher.

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