The sign above the practice field at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center reads “The Grind,” as if Ohio State had a premonition of how the 2015 season would unfold.
The Buckeyes are 4-0 and remain atop the rankings, but not much has come easily to them.
As they get set to open Big Ten play Saturday at Indiana (4-0), the Buckeyes are doing their best to shrug off grumbling from those who expected them to pick up where they left off after that magical 2014 season.
With so many players returning from the national championship team and after a dominating performance in the opener at Virginia Tech, many expected the Buckeyes to breeze by every week.