Open weeks often provide coaching staffs with an opportunity for reflection and evaluation.
Coming off his team's bye and facing a gauntlet of eight straight conference contests to close the regular season – with the potential for nine in-a-row if the Buckeyes make the Big Ten Championship Game – Ryan Day addressed the Ohio State media on areas of focus during the off week and the challenges presented by Maryland.
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles also gave his thoughts on the Terrapins, talked about the schematic advantage Denzel Burke provides and discussed lessons the defense learned from the Notre Dame game.