Kyle McCord threw two touchdowns to Marvin Harrison Jr but threw two interceptions as well in the victory.
Ohio State improved to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten and will visit New Jersey and former OSU defensive coordinator Greg Schiano and his surprising Scarlet Knights next Saturday.
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1) TreVeyon Henderson's return to the lineup was an outstanding one with one hundred sixty-two yards rushing.
I know Henderson has his flaws because he's not the type of back to grind you out four or five yards with every carry but he's a threat to drop a long touchdown run at any time and Henderson's explosiveness is something the other running backs simply don't have.
2) Henderson's game might have been his best at Ohio State and keeping him healthy at as close to 100 percent should become a priority in the next month.
With games against surprising Rutgers and followed by home games against weak sisters Minnesota and Michigan State, I'm hoping that there will be chances to allow Chip Trayanum, Miyan Williams, and maybe Dallan Hayden to play more in those games to save Henderson for the big one against Michigan.
3) Kyle McCord threw two interceptions and while the second of the two can be understood, the former is mind-boggling.
McCord tried to force a tight pass to Carnell Tate from the Wisconsin nine and was intercepted allowing Wisconsin to escape without a point lost from a red zone drive.
4) McCord's other interception to Ricardo Hallman wasn't quite as bad as he attempted to hit Marvin Harrison over the middle but still it could have cost Ohio State more than the three points that Wisconsin scored on the drive.
5) As for Marvin Harrison Jr. I don't think he'll win the Heisman and he might not even receive an invite to the ceremony but he's the best player in the country and his catch (Pictured above) for a touchdown shows why.
Harrison's toe touches the red turf, then turns to secure the ball and falls backward for the score.
And the coverage by the Badger defensive back was excellent!
It simply is what happens when mortals cover all-universe players.
6) The biggest play of the game came late in the first half as Wisconsin drove to the Ohio State one-yard line and appeared to have a great play call as Brandyn Locke threw to Skylar Bell for what appeared to be a touchdown but after a review, Bell's knee was on the turf when he made the catch.
Wisconsin then ran star back Braelon Allen twice at the Buckeye defense but was turned away both times and lost Allen for the remainder of the game after the second carry.
7) Wisconsin settled for three points rather than seven, the score was 10-3 OSU at the half rather than 10-7, and when Wisconsin scored their only touchdown on their first drive of the second half, the game was only tied rather than a Badger lead that could have resulted into the crowd really getting into the game and perhaps swinging an upset into play.
8) I've noticed that Kyle McCord commits the intentional grounding call quite often.
It seems like McCord does this at least once a game and I'm not sure why.
It's one thing to do the same thing in the first few weeks but at this stage, inexperience isn't an excuse.
9) A big worry for Ohio State was the loss of Lathan Ransom in the fourth quarter with a non-contact leg injury.
Ransom would be carted to the locker room but did return to the sideline later in the game.
A potential long-term loss of Ransom would be a massive loss for the defense.
10) Kyle McCord was noted by Eleven Warriors to have a severe limp walking to the team bus and showed a noticeable issue in the third and fourth quarters after taking a shot from the Badger pass rush.
It doesn't appear to be a significant injury but it does once again show just how foolhardy Ryan Day's "Devin Brown Package" could turn out to be with Brown injured.
Without Brown's availability, a McCord injury that hampers him or removes him from the field leaves only veteran transfer Tristan Gebbia and true freshman Lincoln Kienholz remaining to play
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