The senior leader of the Buckeyes will be crucial if Ohio State wants to rebuild its run defense this week.
This year's Big Ten funhouse is living proof that early predictions -- be they preseason, post-Week 1, whatever -- don't really do anyone much good. Ohio State's struggles are the most beaten of dead horses, but other #takes offered while the season was still young look equally out of date just six weeks in. Michigan is perhaps the most obvious example, shocking the world so far with a third-ranked S&P+ performance despite an early loss to another trendy playoff pick, Utah.