While Ohio State held Minnesota to 14 points on Saturday, the scoreboard wasn't indicative of how the Buckeyes defense played, and they know they need to be better.
Leading by just three at the half, Ohio State once again rode the right arm of Dwayne Haskins and an improved second half effort from the defense in a 30-14 win over the Gophers.
Ohio State played another Big Ten game that saw their defense and running game struggle, but the Bucks are 7-0. Here are 15 GIFs that tell the story of their 30-14 win over...
Forced to overcome a slow start against an unranked opponent at Ohio Stadium for the second straight week, Ohio State battled past Minnesota to improve to 7-0.
Sure, Ohio State is 7–0, but the Buckeyes were held under 100 yards rushing for only the third time under Urban Meyer, part of a troubling trend with the running game.
Ohio State quarterbacks have thrown for over 400 yards in a game just three times. Dwayne Haskins accounts for two of those games, in consecutive weeks.
Jonathon Cooper and Malik Harrison will not play against Minnesota after going through concussion protocol. Justin Hilliard and Jashon Cornell look to start in their place.
Ohio State looks for improvements on both sides of the ball and to improve its record to 7-0 as it hosts Minnesota to kick off its second half of the regular season at Ohio...