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Josh Keatley

Ohio State football vs Wisconsin: Five observations halftime review

Welcome to halftime of the Ohio State football’s game against Wisconsin. The Buckeyes are looking less than impressive against as they head into halftime with a 10-3 lead. The offense looks slow and depressing, but the OSU defense is continuing to display its dominance.

Anyone who took the Buckeyes as the favorite or the over on the total is stressing right now, but for fans just watching the game for fun, they are far less upset.

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This game is interesting for many of the same reasons we talk about every week and that starts with conversations about the quarterback and red-zone play calling. Let’s dive into five of the more interesting things from the first half.

We hope to see the offense turn things around like we’ve seen over the last few weeks in the second half like we saw against Notre Dame and Penn State.

Playcalling has been interesting

I’m not necessarily upset by the clock management, but the play-calling doesn’t have much a rhythm and that is especially true in the red-zone. It seems like Ohio State is running the ball well, but the Buckeyes go away from it too often.

Wisconsin will beat itself

Ohio State has made plenty of dumb mistakes, but Wisconsin has made even worse mistakes. It appears that even if the Buckeyes continue to struggle, the Badgers will find a way to shoot themselves in the foot.

Just waiting for the knockout

This point kind of piggybacks off of the previous post, but the Buckeyes seem to be one big play away from giving Wisconsin a dagger to the heart and finishing the win. But, if the Badgers hang around, there could be trouble at the end.

Red zone

Unlike the post above, I don’t think Wisconsin is in a position to get the win here, but the lack of red zone efficiency is still concerning and improvements need to be made for Ohio State.

Special Teams are an issue

At least once a week we end up discussing the special teams in a negative light and not enough in a positive. There are many issues with Ohio State, but not enough attention is spent on the special teams.

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