
11-05-2008, 06:24 AM
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Just what OSU needs? Bucks' offense has rolled vs. Wildcats
Ohio State vs. Northwestern preview
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
By TODD PORTER
TODD.PORTER@CANTONREP.COM
COLUMBUS As games between Ohio State and Northwestern go ... well, Pat Fitzgerald would rather forget them. The Wildcats head coach has watched, helplessly, as his team was pounded by Ohio State.
But those Buckeyes aren't these struggling Buckeyes. A Jim Tressel offense had never failed to score an offensive touchdown in two straight home games at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State did just that in a win over Purdue and a loss to Penn State.
The good news ? for the OSU offense at least ? is it gets to go on the road this week. The better news for Ohio State (7-2, 4-1) is the opponent Saturday is Northwestern (7-2, 3-2).
"When you go out and get your tail whipped outside of the woodshed, there's not a whole lot of positives to draw from," Fitzgerald said of 58-7 and 54-10 losses to OSU the last two seasons. "We have not played very well in the two opportunities that we had since I've been head coach.
"Frankly, I don't know any better term to say but embarrassing. The credit goes to Ohio State."
The coaching staff evaluated the offense all last week. The players worked on fundamentals, an area that is neglected during the season.
There wasn't any epiphany about the offense. Tressel said the team is trying to identify an area the offense can hang its hat on.
"I don't know if we found out anything we didn't know," Tressel said. "I don't know that we had any startling revelation that we ... found the exact issue that we can do better and that's going to have us take off."
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