Ohio State has had a win comfortably in hand going into the fourth quarter of all five of its games so far this season. Its consistent dominance in the third quarter is a big reason why.
Except for its 35-0 first half against Western Michigan, Ohio State hasn’t looked great coming out of the gates this season. The Buckeyes only led by 14 points at halftime against Akron and Marshall and didn’t lead by more than 10 points until the final 29 seconds of the first half against Michigan State. In the fifth game of the season against Iowa on Saturday, Ohio State only took a 7-0 lead into the break.