As I stated earlier I have watched OSU play twice this season and saw the Marshall game live, but I came away very unimpressed with OSU on both sides of the ball. The running game has been average at best as Ross and Hall have really not stepped up their game, Pittman has looked the best of all the backs but now he has a Hammy pull. Zwick has a strong arm but also makes very poor reads and this has been happening since his senior year at Massilon High School. The defense took a big hit when Fox broke his arm last week as he was the main leader of the defense and is a coach on the field so his loss will be huge for the Buckeyes. The loss of Fox was quite apparent against Marshall as the underneath passing lanes were wide open and no one on the field could seem to point this out and make the adjustments on the field. I have not seen NC State play this year and I think they still have some huge ? marks at the QB position. The defense the Pack faces this week may be the best defense that they will face all year, as IMO the buckeyes have the best linebackers one through five in the country, so running the ball will be difficult for the Pack against the Bucks. It is hard to not at least look at playing the dog here as the game conditions may be sloppy and the home field advantage is not measurable and if you add to this that this will be the Buckeyes first road game of the year they may have trouble in a hostile venue.
