Technically, Ohio State is idle this week.
In reality, the Buckeyes will be busy as ever.
While Ohio State (4-3, 1-2 in the Big Ten) does not have a game on Saturday, it will be busy working on self-improvement.
The Buckeyes will spend their bye week with one eye on an Oct. 29 game against visiting Wisconsin, but perhaps more so with an eye on themselves.
“You always have to look at yourself. That’s what you do when you have some extra time,” OSU coach Luke Fickell said on Tuesday. “You do those evaluations of yourself and what you’ve done the first few games. We have a good assessment of that, but sometimes when you step back, go back and watch it, you have a better feel.”
Ohio State has been an up-and-down team not just through the first seven games, but in particular the last three games.
In a 10-7 loss to Michigan State, the OSU offense was ineffective.
In a 34-27 loss at Nebraska, the Buckeyes had their running game going and also used the pass effectively to build a 27-6 lead, only to lose it when the Cornhuskers scored 28 unanswered points in the final 19 minutes of the game.
In last week’s 17-7 win at Illinois, Ohio State had a strong game on defense, limiting a talented Illini offense to only one touchdown.
And while it was outgained offensively by the Illini, the OSU offense turned two takeaways into touchdowns, churned out more than 200 yards rushing, and controlled the line of scrimmage.
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