While Ohio State’s win over Purdue on Saturday night looked early like it might be a short night of work for the Buckeyes’ starters, the game never quite got to that point.
The Buckeyes raced out to a 35-7 lead in the game’s first 17 minutes, but four Purdue scores between the second and third quarter kept the contest just close enough that Ryan Day and Ohio State’s coaching staff never pulled their first-team units completely out of the game, though there were some additional opportunities for backups to play in the fourth quarter of the game as Ohio State ultimately won 59-31.