The Buckeyes entered Saturday as heavy 32.5-point favorites, and fans in Columbus weren’t debating the outcome so much as the margin. The game itself unfolded exactly as Buckeye Nation expected. OSU wasted no time establishing control, and by halftime, the Bobcats were staring at a double-digit deficit they had no chance of erasing. A dominant 37–9 victory over Ohio pushed the defending national champions to 3–0 on the season.

The game was widely labeled as a snooze fest for its one-sided nature. Peacock’s Paul Burmeister and Chris Simms went so far as to suggest viewers should switch over to NBC to catch the end of Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame. For Buckeye Nation, though, the frustration wasn’t with the scoreline. Watching their team smother an opponent is never boring. What soured the exper

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