Purdue shouldn't threaten Ohio State given its up-and-down season under first-year head coach Ryan Walters, but things often don't go according to plan in West Lafayette.
Marvin Harrison Jr. is marvelous and so is Josh Proctor, Denzel Burke hurt Gus Johnson's feelings and Avery Henry returns to Ohio Stadium for the first time in 10 months.
Only four freshmen – Carnell Tate, Malik Hartford, Brandon Inniss and Jermaine Mathews Jr. – saw playing time in Ohio State's 20-point victory over Maryland in Ohio Stadium.
Ohio State's run game and special teams struggles continued but the passing game eventually got going and the defense shined once more in a 20-point win over Maryland.
It's hard to tell who the best team in the country is right now, but Ohio State has some things to figure out if it wants to be included in that conversation.
No. 10-ranked Notre Dame suffered an upset loss at No. 24 Louisville, 33-20, Saturday night to fall to 5-2 this season while the Cardinals improved to 6-0.
Marvin Harrison Jr. shined despite his injured ankle, TreVeyon Henderson is expected to return next week and Emeka Egbuka's injury “doesn't seem like anything major.”
Josh Proctor’s standout sixth year continued against Maryland as he recorded a pick-six, seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the best game of his Ohio State career.
In his postgame press conference, Maryland head coach Mike Locksley was proud of his team's competitiveness but knew that the Terrapins had too many self-inflicted mistakes.
