Though quarterback Cardale Jones led the Buckeyes down the field for an easy score on their opening possession of Saturday's 38-12 victory over Western Michigan, the offense showed the same inconsistencies that plagued them a week earlier during the team's second drive. As the unit took the field for the third time early in the second quarter, the pressure was on Jones to deliver a drive that would settle an increasingly restless fanbase.
Though the Broncos would often line up defensively with two deep safeties, they had shown a good amount of Cover-1 to that point in the contest.