Buckeyes gobbled up by Virginia Tech

Courtesy Cleveland Plain Dealer

The Ohio State Buckeyes played their worst game of the Urban Meyer era and looked to be on the verge of being blown out before a rally tied the game at 21 in the fourth quarter.
Alas the comeback was simply a last gasp illusion as Virginia Tech would march down the field at will for the game deciding touchdown and then added an interception for another six points as the Buckeyes attempted to tie the game and hand Ohio State a 35-21 loss at the big horseshoe in Columbus.
J.T.Barrett threw for over 200 yards and rushed for 70 more to lead the ground game,but threw three interceptions and was harassed all day by the VT pass rush.
The 1-1 Buckeyes will host Kent State next week in Columbus.
Onto the negative points.

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1) Not a lot of positives,but the defensive line did play well especially Joey Bosa with another sack and resulting forced fumble.

2) Michael Thomas looked more like a starter than Evan Spencer,when Thomas took a short pass and turned it into a 53 yard score.
Thomas has game breaking potential,Spencer does not and right now,this team needs all the game breakers that they can get..

3) J.T.Barrett may have thrown three picks and yes two of those were pretty bad throws,but I wouldn't give up on him yet.
Still I wouldn't be against Cardale Jones getting a lot of playing time next week vs Kent State.
Never know what he might bring to the offense.

4) Sean Nurenberger missed two field goals and I can give him a pass on the first one as it was a long range attempt.
The unforgivable one was the clank off the upright to give the Ohio State offense zero points on a drive that featured a long pass from Barrett to Devin Smith....

5) J.T. Barrett had 24 carries,Ezekiel Elliott eight?
That ratio will not win a lot of games this season against good opposition....

6) The offensive line was terrible,.
Just awful.I'm not sure Braxton Miller would have had a chance against some of those attackers,let alone a freshman quarterback.
If that isn't addressed and quickly-this could be a very long season....

7) I thought when the Buckeyes did try to commit to the run,I thought they used more option than they needed to.
Yes,the option is a valuable weapon against teams that don't see it,but Virginia Tech plays Georgia Tech every year-an option team....

8) For all the hype about Chris Ash coming into town in order to shore up the pass defense,I didn't see a ton of improvement.
Looked to me to be the same scheme as last year and the influence of Ash doesn't appear to have rubbed off on Luke Fickel at all.

9) The loss was the end of an impressive winning streak against non-conference unranked opponents at home.
64 games is a long time and you can argue that Virginia Tech maybe should have been ranked,but the case remains that's a long time.

10) Ohio State wore the chrome uniforms yesterdays.
As someone that isn't always a fan of the multiple uniform craze,I like the chromes.
Mainly because it's a look based on what the team wears instead of that Oregon craziness....

11) Finally,it's time to look at this team for what it is-A team that is talented,but inexperienced at key positions on offense (QB and O-Line) and defense (Secondary) that is going to have some growing pains.
I think Va,Tech is better than thought of by some,but there will be some growing pains.
10-2 might be unrealistic,8-4 might be a better call unless the Big 10 is really bad,which from what I saw yesterday just might be the case.