Whether by design or necessity, Ryan Day handed the reins of Ohio State’s offense to Kyle McCord for nearly all of the Buckeyes’ season opener against Indiana Saturday.
Both the jockey and the horse attached to those reins had questionable decisions and stumbles as they traveled down the path of a 23-3 victory over the Hoosiers.
“I thought there were some good things,” Day said of the offense. “But we’ve got to play better situational football. We’ve got to finish in the red zone. We’ve got to finish in short yardage and we’ve got to do a better job on third down.