Iowa’s defense will provide a measuring stick of whether Ohio State’s offense is as good as it’s appeared to be so far as the Buckeyes begin their second half of the season.
Ohio State’s offense will face one of its toughest tests of the season when it goes up against Iowa’s defense on Saturday.
Ohio State’s offense shouldn’t need to be at its best for the Buckeyes to beat Iowa this weekend. But Saturday’s game will provide a measuring stick of whether Ohio State’s offense is truly as elite as it’s looked so far. If the Buckeyes’ offense can be as productive against Iowa as it has been in its last five games, Ohio State will strengthen its claim to having the best offense in the country. But the Hawkeyes might also be capable of exposing flaws that the Buckeyes’ previous opponents couldn’t, which gives the Buckeyes incentive to continue chasing improvement this week.
Both Day and Wilson are pleased with how balanced the offense has been this season and how effectively they’ve been able to both run and pass the ball in the red zone, but they know the Hawkeyes will force the Buckeyes to be at their best in that regard. “There's a whole bunch that we got to get better at,” Day said. “And I think our guys know that. I think that's why they come in hungry every day to get better. We know the issues are there, and we have to identify those and be introspective enough to recognize those and get them fixed after a game, even if we've had a lot of success. And then the other thing is just staying disciplined enough not to think that you've arrived or that you have a really good offense.
When a team is as sharp as Ohio State was before the bye week, there’s always the concern that a week off could slow momentum, and playing Iowa’s highly-ranked defense increases that concern for the Buckeyes’ offense. But Day and Wilson believe they put in the work they needed to during the bye week to start the second half of the year strong.
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