Well, the season is over in some respects. Certainly the regular season is done and it appears there will be one more exhibition game that several of the NFL-bound players will likely sit out. But for what we as Ohio State fans hoped to see happen this year, that dream died on Saturday, only to be reborn into one that takes place in 2024. The Buckeyes made too many errors on Saturday to beat a good team on the road, but there is plenty to build on heading into next year.
Here’s what threatened to drive me to drink during The Game, and I want to preface this by saying I could have written an extra 5,000 words on this game but I’m sticking to the most memorable gripes I had, especially the ones that set the tone for the overall game.