The Ohio State football program had a chance to show everyone that they were still a national title contender. The coaching staff had two weeks to prepare for USC. Matt Patricia was supposed to help the defense be the unit that could be leaned on. Instead, it was a disaster.
USC scored seven points against a Wisconsin team that got blown out against Iowa. Yet, they had no issues scoring against Ohio State's defense. The Buckeyes allowed 20 first-half points. USC ended up winning this game 30-18 in a game that was appalling to watch,
Matt Patricia should be ashamed with the defensive effort
Ohio State has a defensive issue. Patricia had a horrible game plan for this game. Ohio State's defense had no chance to stop a bad USC offense. It was like Patricia spent the last two weeks doing nothing, because that's what the defense looked like they were doing.
For a team that ran for -17 yards against the Badgers, Ohio State looked like the worst possible defense. The Trojans ran for 117 yards. They ended up running for 4.5 yards per carry. It was a horrendous effort from the entire defense, and they tackled as poorly as USC normally does.
Ryan Day made it clear all week that he was expecti...