Ohio State Football: 3 fixes to make for successful 2020 season

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LINCOLN, NE – SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes waits with his team to take the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

3. Don’t overreact to a single loss

The loss to Clemson was devastating for Ohio State. There’s no denying that. This team had gone undefeated through the regular season, and it looked like the Buckeyes may be set for their ninth national title. Then, they were outscored 29-13 in the final three quarters as the Tigers punched their ticket to meet LSU.

However, as significant as that result was, it can’t paint over all of the positive signs from a year ago. This was an undefeated squad in the regular season. Against ranked teams, the Buckeyes won by an average score of 38-16. Their closest game during the regular season was an 11-point win against eighth-ranked Penn State.

They weren’t able to finish the job at the Fiesta Bowl, but this was the best Buckeye team since the one that brought home a national title in 2015. There is no wholesale change that is needed.

In fact, there isn’t much change that is needed at all. Ryan Day was in his first postseason as a college football head coach a year ago. Justin Fields was in his first season as a starting quarterback at the collegiate level.

There are a couple of key fixes that will be discussed later in this piece, but the nucleus of Ohio State is locked and loaded. The growth of Day and Fields from year one to year two alone could be worth the six points they lost by against Clemson.

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