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Ohio State Football: 3 takeaways from shocking loss to Purdue

By Connor Muldowney

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - OCTOBER 20: Rondale Moore #4 of the Purdue Boilermakers runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the second quarter as Sevyn Banks #12 of the Ohio State Buckeyes falls at Ross-Ade Stadium on October 20, 2018 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - OCTOBER 20: Rondale Moore #4 of the Purdue Boilermakers runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the second quarter as Sevyn Banks #12 of the Ohio State Buckeyes falls at Ross-Ade Stadium on October 20, 2018 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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Ohio State football hit the road to take on a pesky Purdue team and things didn’t come easy for the Buckeyes. What’d we learn in Week 8?

Urban Meyer expected a tough battle from Purdue in Week 8, but the Buckeyes’ head coach probably didn’t expect to be heading into the fourth quarter in West Lafayette with a 15-point deficit, but the Boilermakers put up quite the fight.

Purdue opened up on the Buckeyes and shocked the nation with a big win over Ohio State but the Buckeyes seem to surrender one of these games against an unranked opponent on the road every once in a while — see: Iowa last year.

Ohio State isn’t out of the College Football Playoff race just yet, so don’t count the Buckeyes out, but they’ll likely need to win out and take the Big Ten title to make it to the big stage.

What’d we learn from the Buckeyes’ loss at Purdue?

3. Secondary is vulnerable

David Blough is a known prolific passer in the Big Ten and he continued that success through the air against Ohio State’s secondary on Saturday evening.

Though this might seem like a one-time occurrence, the Buckeyes have allowed over 220 yards per game through the air this season and that’s not something you’d expect to see from a Big Ten favorite and a team that’s contending for a College Football Playoff berth.

The Boilermaker quarterback was able to do just about anything he wanted against this secondary. He finished the game with 378 yards and three touchdowns through the air.

Ohio State’s secondary has to shape up in the coming weeks if they’re going to have success against a couple of big boys in the Big Ten. Maybe this secondary isn’t as good as we thought.

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