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.
With Ohio State's win over Maryland, Ryan Day became the seventh Ohio State coach to win 50 games and the second-fastest coach to reach that mark behind Urban Meyer.
With the Buckeyes beating Notre Dame two weeks ago, Brady Quinn was forced to wear a AJ Hawk's Ohio State jersey during FOX's Big Noon Kickoff pregame show after losing a bet.
Ryan Day was "not pleased" with how Ohio State played in the first half but said the defense "played great," and TreVeyon Henderson "could have played" Saturday.
Denzel Burke's big hit in the third quarter of Ohio State's game against Maryland makes Gus Johnson bring back his classic "You have barbecue back there? And you didn’t invite...