Ohio State had a pretty good recovery game Thursday night against Purdue, after suffering one of the worst losses in the school's history this past weekend against Maryland.
The Buckeyes didn't play a complete team game. Players that you would figure would have to play well in a big game against a ranked opponent didn't, and the Buckeyes still kept it close. That's a pretty good sign for this team, considering their youth and inexperience.
Coming into the season, we really had no idea how things would shake out. We had a few indications of what we would see from returning players in Marc Loving, Keita Bates-Diop, Kam Williams, and Trevor Thompson.