Ryan Day makes bold statement on how the Ohio State Buckeyes are going to respond to the loss to Indiana
The big goal still remains in front of the Buckeyes despite their loss to the Indiana Hoosiers.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the No. 2 seed heading into the College Football Playoff, and their goal of winning it all and repeating as champions remains in front of them.
However, Ohio State let one of its major goals slip away over the weekend with a 13-10 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Championship. The defeat cost the Buckeyes the No. 1 seed and a spot in the Rose Bowl.
Ryan Day on how Ohio State will respond to its first loss
“We’re gonna respond like men. We’re not gonna sit around and point fingers and feel sorry for ourselves. We lost. We were not at our best,” Day said on Sunday. “Everybody, including myself, including the coaches—everybody. That’s what you have to do. You’ve got to address what the problems are and get them fixed.
“When you lose a game like that, you can’t just feel sorry for yourself or point fingers — you have to get the issues fixed. Certainly the red zone was one of them, balance on offense, there’s some things I know the guys on defense want to get addressed as well, and special teams.”
Ohio State had the ball inside Indiana’s 10-yard line twice in the second half and came away with zero points. A failed fourth-down conversion and a missed chip-shot field goal were massive blows for the Buckeyes. Playcalling was questionable at best, and the offense sputtered when it mattered most. Julian Sayin finished 21-of-29 for 258 yards and a touchdown, along with one interception.
Ohio State beat itself as much as Indiana beat them on Saturday, and that’s one reason the team has to walk away feeling OK despite the loss. The Buckeyes have several issues to clean up over the next couple of weeks, and none is bigger than their red-zone struggles. They won’t be back in action for more than three weeks.
When the Buckeyes return to the field, they will take on Miami or Texas A&M on New Year’s Eve. A win would send them to the semifinal of the College Football Playoff, where a potential matchup with Georgia may be waiting.
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