No. 16 Ohio State hockey swept by No. 10 Notre Dame
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The Fighting Irish capped off the sweep of the Buckeyes on Saturday night.

The best thing you can say about No. 16 Ohio State’s weekend hosting No. 10 Notre Dame was that it happened against a better team than Iowa.

That’s right: the No. 16 Ohio State men’s hockey team got swept in Notre Dame’s first Big Ten series in Columbus. Ohio State lost by a combined 7-3 tally and it probably wasn’t even that close. (Still closer than the football team got though!)

In Friday night’s matchup, the Buckeyes allowed three goals in the third period alone and lost 4-1 to the Irish. The Buckeyes absolutely dominated in the first period, outshooting Notre Dame by a tally of 13-4 but they failed to convert on their one power play opportunity of the frame and the game went to the second scoreless. (Better than allowing a TD returned for a touchdown on the first play!)

In the second, Notre Dame struck as the Irish outshot OSU 10-5 in the period and scored the game’s first marker, as Cal Burke scored his third of the year on a tough angle past Sean Romeo. Ohio State would get out of the period only allowing that one score.

The third period went sideways—and quickly. Notre Dame scored at 5:35 and then Ohio State matched that score with one exactly three minutes later at 8:35. Dylan Malmquist scored his first of the year for the Irish while Janik Moser matched with his first of the year for the Buckeyes on a one timer off a Mason Jobst faceoff win.

That’d be as close as the Puckeyes got, though, as Notre Dame answered with a third goal at 13:40 of the third. Cam Morrison (one of the most hockey names I’ve heard) scored off a pass in front from Andrew Peeke and that was pretty much the nail in Ohio State’s coffin.

The Irish would add a fourth goal on the empty net and ended up winning, 4-1. The Buckeyes only generated a paltry 11 shots combined in the second and third period after dominating the first, as Notre Dame had three power play opportunities to OSU’s zero during that time frame.

On Saturday night, it wasn’t much better for the Buckeyes. Hosting Notre Dame again, they hoped to at least earn a sweep and slip out of their ranked matchup with the status quo.

The No. 16 Buckeyes fell 3-2 to the Irish, despite falling down three goals 6:48 into the third period. The hockey team showed fight and narrowed the game to a single goal affair with 1:55 in the third.

The first period was again scoreless for the Buckeyes, but Ohio State put up more of an offensive fight in this one for sure. They peppered Notre Dame goalie Cale Morris with 41 shots after putting just 24 on him on Friday night. For the series, he stopped 61/64 shots on goal for Ohio State. That’s a .953 save percentage, for those scoring at home.

Just as on Friday night, Notre Dame put up the first score of the game in the second period. This game was actually eerily reminiscent of Friday’s. Burke was the one who scored the first goal for Notre Dame in the second, and Malmquist scored the Irish’s second of the game just a few minutes into the third. So that’s Burke and Malmquist putting Notre Dame up 2-0 in the third in both games.

Jake Evans put Notre Dame up 3-0 in the third to finally break up the monotony of repetition, but Ohio State showed something and fought back. Mason Jobst scored at 12:22 on the powerplay and brought OSU to within two goals. Dakota Joshua and Matt Miller had the assists.

And at 18:05, when all seemed lost and the net empty, Joshua narrowed the score to one, at 3-2, with an assist from Laczynski. But that’d be as close as the Buckeyes would get. The Buckeyes rallied, but came out of it with a loss they could hold their heads up high regarding, knowing they fought till the end.

At the end of the day though, even with late game rallies, the No. 16 Buckeyes still got swept in conference and come out of the series 1-3 in conference play. Next weekend they’ll get a chance to rebound in an out of conference matchup in Hartford at UConn

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Badgers women's hockey: Quick start leads to 7-0 rout of Buckeyes
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A dominant first period by the top-ranked Badgers demonstrated they were listening to coach Mark Johnson all week. UW routed No. 4 Ohio State 7-0 in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game at LaBahn Arena, outshooting the Buckeyes 20-1 in the ...
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Iowa 55, Ohio State 24 | Not a typo: Buckeyes dominated
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The Ohio State Buckeyes said they had a good week of practice after their dramatic comeback win over Penn State. They knew about the Hawkeyes' history of upsets over highly ranked teams at Kinnick Stadium. A three-touchdown favorite, the Buckeyes ...

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Watch: Captains Price, Lewis left to explain blowout loss
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The Buckeyes were coming off an emotional 39-38 win over then-No. 2 Penn State from last week. They fell behind Iowa on a pick-six interception on the game's first play from scrimmage. OSU did forge ties at 7-7, 10-10 and 17-17. But Iowa reeled off 31 ...

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Iowa Destroys No. 6 Ohio State 55-24 - Sports Illustrated
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Iowa Destroys No. 6 Ohio State 55-24
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... the 6th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes by the score of 55-24 on Saturday. November 04, 2017. Led by quarterback Nathan Stanley's five touchdown passes, the Iowa Hawkeyes trounced the 6th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes by the score of 55-24 on Saturday.


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Polecat helps Hawkeyes craft win over Buckeyes
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The Hawkeyes executed a fake with its field goal unit called "polecat" to set up a third-quarter touchdown that gave Iowa a 21-point lead and gave the Buckeyes more of a problem than they were prepared to handle. On a fourth-and-three play from the ...


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How big a disaster was Ohio State’s loss to Iowa? That depends on what happens next
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Games like this almost never happen at Ohio State. Was it just one of those nights, or a sign of more worrisome trends?

As has become a recent tradition after Ohio State losses, I took a quick walk around my neighborhood before I tried to write anything substantive, to help me process what happened.

There have been a few Ohio State losses recently, even blowout ones, but most of them felt relatively explainable. Maybe Ohio State just faced a team substantially better than them, like Clemson. Maybe their other structural flaws were exposed by a great team with an elite offensive weapon, like Oklahoma. Maybe bad luck and bad playcalling led to a close loss against a beatable opponent, like Michigan State.

But a complete and total asskicking by a team like Iowa? That’s new. Not just under Urban Meyer, but period. And fully diagnosing it feels more complicated of an endeavor.

Sure, there were familiar signs in Ohio State losses. J.T. Barrett, after an amazing performance against an excellent Penn State defense, played his worst game as a Buckeye, essentially giving away 14 points on bad interceptions, and forcing throws in the second half. And yes, Ohio State’s playcalling turned away from Ohio State’s running game and back to a familiar “J.T. Barrett left, J.T. Barrett right” scheme.

But Ohio State defense, one that had relatively bottled up Saquan Barkley the week before, was ripped to shreds by a statistically average (if that) Iowa offense. They gave up over 6 yards a carry, and let Nate Stanley throw five touchdown passes. Ohio State’s offense was poor in the second half, but they didn’t let Iowa’s offense score 48 points. This was a team meltdown, from execution, to gameplan, to mindset, to discipline. The works.

And now Ohio State finds themselves in an unfamiliar position. It’s early November and they’re out of the national title chase completely. Baring a stretch of upsets that would rival what we saw in 2007, they’re out of the playoff race. A team that entered the season with sky high expectations must now rapidly readjust.

And that makes what happens next so critical. Because it’s possible this game could go down as “one of those nights” that almost everybody has, no matter what talent level, when nothing goes your way and you get smacked around. Or Ohio State could let Iowa beat them multiple times, and let this year completely get away from them.

Virtually every other team in the country would love to switch places with Ohio State. The foundation of the program is still in excellent shape. They have a great college QB and a depth chart full of promising replacement candidates. They’ve recruited better than nearly anybody else in the country. They have an experienced coaching staff with a record of developing and achieving at a high level. They’re likely to sign another top five recruiting class again in 2018, one that should supplement weaker spots on the roster. And even this year, even after getting bodybagged by the Hawkeyes, they should be favored in each of their remaining regular season games.

But there are some flaws here, and left unaddressed, could compromise Ohio State’s future.

The predictability of Ohio State’s offensive playcalling, even now under a different offensive staff, is concerning, especially when the unit faces adversity. The Buckeyes have two very good, but different, running backs, and it isn’t clear the coaching staff knows how to deploy them properly, instead allowing the unit to defer to the QB run game. If replacing offensive coordinators didn’t fix it, the problem is on Meyer. How will that be addressed?

Despite killer recruiting, this roster still has holes. Offensive line depth is a significant problem, one made even more apparent after Jamarco Jones and Demetrius Knox suffered injuries (although both would return to the game). The Buckeyes have been blessed with relative offensive line help over the years, but it’s been clear that they can’t afford losing any more bodies (especially after Branden Bowen went down). There are young prospects with excellent recruiting backgrounds in that room, but that’s always been the case, and not enough players have been ready to play. Will that change?

There’s still plenty to play for this season. Ohio State controls its own destiny in Big Ten East, and they haven’t won the division in a few years. They still have Michigan to play for. And the Buckeyes still have a good chance at winning the dang Big Ten and going to a New Year’s Six bowl game. That’s not the playoff, but that’s not a bad season.

But a lackluster finish, heading into a season when the Buckeyes will need to replace nearly their entire defensive line, important offensive linemen, and one of their best QBs in school history, in a year when total staff continuity is unlikely, could absolutely take the shine off of what has been one of the most impressive runs in school history. And at Ohio State, that’s really saying something.

Saturday was a very bad, very unusual day. There is no getting around that. But what Ohio State does over the next few days, leading into next Saturday, will determine if it remains just a bad day, or a sign of what could lead to other bad days in the future.

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Iowa dismantles No. 3 Ohio State for upset to shake up the Big Ten
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While the Buckeyes' defense(allowing more than 480 yards of total offense)cost them momentum, their offense was even more of a disaster. Heisman hopeful quarterback J.T. Barrett had three interceptions and finished just 18-for-34 passing for 208 yards.

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Nate Stanley, Iowa dismantle No. 6 Ohio State, 55-24
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Nate Stanley threw for 226 yards and five touchdowns, and Iowa throttled third-ranked Ohio State 55-24 on Saturday, dealing what's likely to be a fatal blow to the Buckeyes' playoff hopes.

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How bad and unlikely was Ohio State’s blowout loss to Iowa?
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Well for one, it was Iowa’s biggest win against Ohio State. Ever.

Ohio State losses, period, are relatively rare, especially under Urban Meyer. And Ohio State losses to Iowa are even more rare. After all, the Hawkeyes have only beaten the Buckeyes once since 1997.

But, they won again today, and they left little doubt, absolutely demolishing Ohio State, 55-24. It was a thrashing on every level.

How unlikely, crazy, and plain ol’ historic was this loss? Let’s consider a few quick points here.

• Iowa has been playing Ohio State since 1922. Headed into today, the Hawkeyes had scored more than 30 points against the Buckeyes just twice (33 in 2004, 35 in 1960). They had never scored 40 points. Today was easily the most points Iowa had ever scored against the Buckeyes.
• Not only that, but this was pretty easily the biggest margin of victory in the series for the Hawkeyes, surpassing the 26-point margin of victory in 2004 (33-7).
• This was the most points Urban Meyer has ever given up in his head coaching career, period. Meyer gave up 47 points in a loss to New Mexico at Utah.
• OHIO STATE WAS A DOUBLE DIGIT FAVORITE LEADING UP TO THIS GAME.
• Heading into the game, Iowa’s offense was ranked 99th in offensive S&P+. THEY SCORED OVER 50 POINTS.

Everybody has bad days, even teams as talented as Ohio State. We’ve seen some bad losses by the Buckeyes under Urban Meyer (sup, 2014 Virginia Tech), and also some blowouts (sup, Clemson), but a true, out-and-out asskicking by any conference team, let alone one of Iowa’s caliber is really rare.

Given the context of the season, expectations, the talent level of both opponents...off of the top of my head, I think this is one of the most disappointing Ohio State games I can remember in my lifetime as a fan. Probably the worst since the 2007 national title game, or maybe the 1994 thrashing by Penn State (63-17). But at least both of those teams were really good. Iowa, even if they finish with eight or so wins, isn’t at that level.

It’s small consolation that games like these are very rare. But, after watching what we all did, that’s small consolation indeed.

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Iowa destroys No. 6 Ohio State, 55-24
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The embarrassing performance all but knocks OSU out of the Playoff race.

For just the second time in 26 meetings, the Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3, 3-3) knocked off the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2, 5-1); this time they beat OSU, 55-24. The completely one-sided outcome is almost certainly the worst loss for Ohio State under Urban Meyer.

Nearly nothing that the Buckeyes did, especially after halftime, worked, creating an insurmountable deficit. Perhaps still not over the euphoric highs of last week’s comeback victory over Penn State, the Buckeyes came out flat on both sides of the ball against Iowa. While the OSU offense moved the ball in the first half, uncharacteristic turnovers prevented them from keeping pace with the Iowa offense that surprisingly was practically scoring at will against the vaunted Silver Bullet defense. The game was sealed in a third quarter in which the Buckeyes were outgained by 150 yards.

With their second loss of the season, the Buckeyes are nearly certainly out of the race for the College Football National Championship, and after the shockingly sub-par performance on both sides of the ball, even if pandemonium broke out in the rankings, it is difficult to imagine OSU getting the benefit of the doubt.

In familiar fashion, the Buckeyes opened up the game putting themselves in an early hole. On the first play from scrimmage, newly enshrined (now former) Heisman front-runner J.T. Barrett threw his second interception of the season, and Iowa safety Amani Hooker returned it 30 yards for a touchdown, putting the Hawkeyes up 7-0 just eight seconds into the game.


The interception was Ohio State’s first road turnover of the season, and Barrett’s first INT in 190 pass attempts, dating back to the Week 2 loss against Oklahoma.

On the second kickoff, Mike Weber brought the ball out of the endzone, and later in the drive, made his first backfield appearance alongside freshman running back J.K. Dobbins. The pair have been splitting carries ever since Weber was deemed healthy, but haven’t been in the game at the same time until the first full drive on Saturday.

Rebounding from the turnover, Barrett marched the Buckeye offense down the field in just 2:10, evening the score at seven on a 29-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin. The TD was the junior wide receiver’s fifth score of the season.


On the second play of the game for Iowa’s offense, running back Akrum Wadley broke off a 30-yard run to the right before Jordan Fuller knocked him out of bounds. From there, on consecutive plays, the OSU penalty problems continued to pop up. First, Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley drew an offsides call with a hard count, and then on the next play, Chris Worley picked up a 15-yard personal foul for an unnecessary, decleating hit on a Stanley throwaway.

Despite the Hawkeyes getting into the red-zone on the drive, the Buckeye defense held Iowa to a 30-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos to put the home team back in front, 10-7.

The subsequent drive saw a healthy dose of Dobbins, as after a pair of pitches, Dobbins picked up 35 yards, showing his speed and accelerating through a hole on the left and racing past the Iowa linebackers. Despite the athleticism that Dobbins showed on the drive, and a couple of impressive runs by Barrett, the Buckeyes couldn’t find paydirt as Binjimen Victor let a ball bounce off of his hands in the back of the endzone.

OSU was forced to settle for a 27-yard field goal from Sean Nuernberger, which barely snuck inside the left upright. With the FG, the score was again tied, this time at 10 with just over four and a half minutes to play in the first quarter.

Even though Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa teams have traditionally been known as bruising running teams, Stanley and the Hawkeye passing game was incredibly successful in the early going against OSU. In the first quarter, Stanley only threw for 35 yards, but completions on first down opened up their ability to run on later downs. After the first 15 minutes, Wadley had already racked up 59 yards on the ground.

On the Ohio State side, Dobbins had 47 and Barrett 45 yards on the ground in the first quarter. Barrett added 72 yards through the air. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, Dobbins only picked up four more yards in the second half, as offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson nearly completely abandoned the run, especially from anyone other than Barrett.

After everyone inside Kinnick Stadium waved to the patients in the Iowa Children’s Hospital between quarters, Stanley completed two big passes, first for 20 yards to Noah Fant, then to T.J. Hockenson for a 10-yard touchdown, putting the Hawkeyes back up 17-10.

The lead didn’t last long, however, as after Weber opened the drive with four consecutive rushes for 22 yards, speedy wide receiver Johnnie Dixon got past the Iowa secondary, and Barrett dropped a dime into the endzone for a 44-yard score. With 10:22 left in the first half, the score was already tied at 17.

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Few, if any, analysts expected the Iowa-Ohio State matchup to be a high scoring affair, but seven of the first eight drives all went for scores, when you include the pick-six on Barrett’s first throw.

The next drive for Iowa was the first three-and-out of the game, following two incompletions and a one-yard rush. Punter Colten Rastetter’s kick went for just 36 yards, setting the Buckeyes up at their own 43 yardline.

On the first play of the drive, Weber coughed up the ball, but lineman Michael Jordan dove on it to retain possession for the Buckeyes. On the next play, left tackle Jamarco Jones went down with an apparent leg injury as Jordan rolled up on him from behind. One play later, right guard, Demetrius Knox went down, but was able to walk off under his own power.

With two backup lineman in the game, Barrett was able to pickup a fourth down conversion just inside the 50 to extend the drive. After an incompletion, backup tackle Joshua Alabi let a blitzing Ben Niemann into the backfield untouched. Niemann hit Barrett just before he got rid of the ball, causing the second fumble of the drive. This time, it was Alabi who was able to jump on it, leading to a 3rd and 17.

Mercifully, the drive ended with Jones back in the game and Drue Chrisman punting. Thanks to a generous spot, Iowa started the next drive at their own 11. On the next drive, Stanley completed consecutive passes to Hockenson (on the same play calls) for a combined 46 yards to get into OSU territory.

As Stanley was throwing the ball away to likely force a punt, sophomore defensive end Nick Bosa unnecessarily leapt over his blocker and hit the quarterback in the helmet. Bosa was flagged for roughing the passer and ejected for targeting. He will be eligible to start against Michigan State next week.

Perhaps the most shocking aspect of the game was the fact that Ohio State’s oft-praised defensive line was completely man-handled by Iowa’s offensive line, even before Bosa was disqualified. The Buckeye front-four were never able to get sustained pressure on Stanley passing the ball, and the stable of Hawkeye backs had their way running the ball all game.

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On the very next play, Stanley connected with Fant on a 25-yard touchdown pass to put the Hawkeyes back on top 24-17 with 3:06 remaining before halftime.

Things continued to turn sour for the Buckeyes as Barrett tried to force a pass to tightend Marcus Baugh in double coverage, and it was easily intercepted by cornerback Joshua Jackson, who returned the pick to the 22, setting the Hawkeyes up in great field position.

After a false-start, Stanley was under pressure and at the last minute slung the ball to Wadley in the flat, who picked up 21 yards to set up first-and-goal at the three. However, the Hawkeye offense didn’t need much time as the QB found Fant in the corner of the endzone to extend the lead to 31-17 with 30 seconds to go before halftime.

Without any timeouts, Barrett and the Buckeyes decided to play it safe and head into the lockerroom down 14. At the half, the story seemed to be the fact that the typically grind-it-out Iowa offense was nearly unstoppable. The Hawkeyes scored on five of their six drives (counting the pick-six), and racked up 235 yards of offense, including 162 through the air.

The performances of tightends Fant and Hockenson had been the difference. At the half, Fant had 54 yards and two TDs, and Hockenson had 56 yards with one score.

Despite being down 14 points, the Buckeye offense did have success in the first 30 minutes compiling a balanced 251 yards of offense (129 passing, 122 rushing). However, Barrett wasn’t able to continue his fourth quarter perfection from last week, going 8-15 in the first half for those 129 yards and two TDs, but had the two INTs that loomed large at the break.

The second half began in considerably better fashion than the first for the Buckeyes. After good kick coverage and an Iowa holding penalty, Stanley and company began the half from the four. The defense held Iowa to a three-and-out, and K.J. Hill downed the punt at the OSU 42, but the drive resulted in another OSU punt, turning the ball back over to Iowa at their own 10.

With the ball at the Buckeye 47, the Hawkeyes showed that they were going for it on 4th-and-2, but pooch-punted the ball into the endzone. The Buckeyes started their second drive of the half from the 20 yardline, but after a Jordan holding call, they were moved back to 1st-and-20 from the OSU 10.

Despite picking up 17, the Buckeyes punted again, flipping the field, but nearly nine minutes into the half, OSU hadn’t been able to cut into the Iowa lead, and still trailed by two touchdowns. From there, the floodgates opened.

Also hindering the Buckeyes’ ability to comeback was the never-ending series of penalty flags thrown against them. With 5:30 left in the third quarter, OSU had already picked up seven penalties for 80 yards.

A pass interference call against Worley allowed an Iowa drive to get into Buckeye territory. Then on a 4th-and-five, Iowa pulled out a trick play, where punter Rastetter completed a pass to Tyler Kluver to get down to the 3. The drive was completed as Sam Hubbard was holding onto Stanley’s ankle, but he completed a pass to Hockenson to put the Hawkeyes up 38-17 with 2:30 left in the third quarter.

With time running out for the Buckeyes to mount a comeback, Barrett had his third pass batted down at the line of scrimmage to force OSU’s third punt of the quarter.

After a 53-yard run by Iowa running back James Butler, the Hawkeyes had the ball at the OSU 2 to start the fourth, looking to all but end Ohio State’s chances at a return to the College Football Playoff, and on the first play of the quarter, Stanley connected with Drake Kulick. With the extra point, Iowa had scored 28-straight to take a 45-17 lead, and it didn’t stop there.

After looking like Superman against Penn State, Barrett was anything but a superhero against Iowa, especially in the second half. The fifth-year senior threw his third interception of the game (and fourth of the season) with 14:31 left in the game, leading to an Iowa field goal to extend the lead to 48-17.

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As the Buckeyes were mounting their first promising drive of second half, Jackson soared up and hauled in a one-handed interception, his third of the game. After completing his final 16 passes a week ago, Barrett went 18-34 for just 208 yards through the air, in addition to his three scores and four picks.

With 4:42 remaining and Iowa on their own 15, for some reason, Rastetter tried to run for a first down, but was stopped by McLaurin, setting up the Buckeyes in good field position. On the first play of the next drive, Barrett completed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Dixon to break a 31-0 scoring streak by Iowa.

After a 34-yard run, Toren Young picked up another Hawkeye touchdown late to increase the lead to 55-24 in favor of Iowa.

The Buckeyes will look to rebound next Saturday, as they will host the No. 24 Michigan State Spartans at The Horseshoe at 12:00 p.m. ET.

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Iowa routs Ohio State to squash the Buckeyes' playoff path
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The Buckeyes aren't going to the College Football Playoff this year. Not after a stunning, 55-24 loss Saturday at Iowa, the highest point total allowed by an Urban Meyer-coached Ohio State team. Not even the CFP committee, which in its three-year ...
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No. 1 Badgers crush No. 4 Buckeyes, 7-0
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MADISON, Wis. -- Six different Badgers found the back of the net as the No. 1 Wisconsin women's hockey team routed No. 4 Ohio State, 7-0, in front of a sellout crowd at LaBahn Arena Saturday afternoon. In the opening minutes of the first period, the ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes football visits Iowa today - Bucknuts - 247Sports
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We have our Ten Pressing Questions as No. 6 Ohio State visits Iowa today (3:30 p.m., ESPN). Plus, we have a link for our OSU-Iowa Game Day Thread.
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Ohio State-Iowa football score: Live updates, stats (November 4, 2017)
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Iowa 31, Ohio State 17 (Halftime): The Buckeyes can't stop making mistakes, which has pretty much been their identity as a football team all season. Iowa gets the ball to start the second half, and if the Hawkeyes score… Iowa 24, Ohio State 17 (Q2, 3 ...
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What To Watch: Holtmann to unveil first OSU team in exhibition
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Ohio State men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann will reveal his first Buckeyes team with Sunday's exhibition game against the College of Wooster at Value City Arena (4 p.m., BTN Plus/BTN2Go.com pay per view). The Buckeyes have been practicing since ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes live score, updates
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Nick Bosa whistled for potential targeting. Could be a massive loss to a defense that is really struggling. Timothy Bielik. 1:57pm. Our Secondary Gotta make Some Plays!!!!! ♂ ♂ ♂ . — Malik Hooker (@MalikHooker24) November 4, 2017.


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Brendon White switches positions again for Buckeyes
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He was warming up with the wide receivers prior to the Buckeyes' game at Iowa on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET; ESPN). Starting H-back Parris Campbell did not make the trip to Iowa due to an injury, so that could be part of the reason for White's position switch.

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Ohio State at Iowa 2017: Start time, live stream, TV schedule and GameThread
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The Buckeyes look to avoid a hangover against the 5-3 Hawkeyes.

The Ohio State Buckeyes just earned their biggest win of the year in a miraculous comeback against Penn State. Despite miscues from all sides early, the Buckeyes managed to play a clean game at the end and bring home a gritty win that keeps them in the race for the College Football Playoff.

Speaking of the playoff, Ohio State found itself ranked sixth in the initial poll which came out earlier this week, behind Georgia, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Oklahoma. It’s not a terrible spot to be in, as the Buckeyes still have time to improve their resume with games remaining against Michigan State, Michigan and, if they win out, the Big Ten West champ.

For the most part, the Buckeyes have been firing on all cylinders, as exemplified for the five-game series between their matchups with Oklahoma and Penn State. Some errors on special teams need to be fixed, and penalties certainly need to get cleaned up, but J.T. Barrett has the offense humming, and Sam Hubbard is proving himself worthy of his potential as a first-round pick come the NFL Draft in the spring.

Iowa, meanwhile, brings a struggling offense along with a consistently good defense that has been able to limit the big play so far this season. Now, with linebacker Josey Jewell returning, the Hawkeyes are fully-loaded on defense.

And while you are watching, especially at the end of the first quarter, send some positive vibes to the kids at the Iowa Children’s Hospital.

When is the game and how can I watch?


Game Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 4, 3:30 p.m.

Location: Iowa City, Iowa

TV: ESPN

Online: WatchESPN

Radio: 97.1 FM/1460 AM

Where is GameDay today?


After an epic weekend in Columbus, which featured Lee Corso donning a Brutus-carved pumpkin in lieu of a mascot head, the GameDay crew is headed to the Big 12 ahead of the matchup between No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 11 Oklahoma State in Stillwater.

What’s the rest of the Big Ten up to this weekend?


At noon, No. 7 Penn State travels to East Lansing to face No. 24 Michigan State on FOX, while No. 9 Wisconsin heads to Indiana on ABC and Illinois faces Purdue on BTN. At 3:30 p.m., Maryland faces Rutgers while Northwestern heads to Nebraska, both on BTN. Capping things off at 7:30 p.m., Minnesota travels to Michigan on FOX.

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