The main problem with this team can best be illustrated by a series that occurred in the fourth quarter. Purdue punts into the end zone, and Ohio State receives the ball at their own twenty with 6:03 left to play. On first down, Guiton throws a nice pass to Devin Smith, who catches the ball at the 28-yard line. If he heads up field immediately, he easily gets the first down and the clock stops with approximately 5:55 remaining. Instead, he immediately heads outside trying to make the big play, and gained one additional yard, leaving the Buckeyes with second-and-one and the clock running.
On second down, Carlos Hyde takes a hand-off designed to go between the tackles, but bounces it outside trying to make the big play; he loses one yard, leaving the Buckeyes in third-and-two with the clock running.
On third down, Hyde goes up the middle for no gain.
On fourth down, Hyde finally finds a seam and goes for nine yards, stopping the clock with about 4:25 left in the game.
So the Buckeyes had to run three plays and burn 90 seconds because Devin Smith tried to make the big play instead of making the smart play.
