COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — No. 8 Ohio State has a week to take stock.
The bye week comes at an ideal time for the Buckeyes (8-1, 4-1 Big Ten). It gives them a chance to heal bruises and get back some injured players, such as linebacker Ross Homan who has missed the last two games with a foot injury.
It also gives them a chance to get refreshed and regrouped before the final push.
Their next game is Nov. 13 at home against Penn State. Then comes a huge showdown at No. 15 Iowa that is shaping up to be for at least a piece of the Big Ten championship — with the loser possibly falling all the way to fourth place. Then there’s the annual blood-letting with rival Michigan two days after Thanksgiving at Ohio Stadium.
The players don’t practice again until Wednesday.
