They say that in every cloud, there is a silver lining, and this week the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cloud has been the announcement that All-American defensive end Nick Bosa will not be returning to the Ohio State football team this year, and instead will withdraw from school so that he can focus on rehabbing his core muscle injury and preparing for the NFL Draft.
The silver lining might be that the distraction of Bosa’s departure might have temporarily tamped down the nervousness surrounding this Saturday’s primetime matchup in West Lafayette, Ind.