Dispatch beat writers Bill Rabinowitz and Tim May engage in a give-and-take on Ohio State football.
Ohio State shook off first-quarter doldrums with a 21-point second quarter and rolled to a 38-10 victory over Penn State on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions aren't all the way back from NCAA sanctions, but they have a stout defense, a budding star at running back and a talented quarterback. But the Buckeyes dominated line play on both sides of the ball, and Ezekiel Elliott did what Ezekiel Elliott does. The key, however, was the expanded role of J.T. Barrett.