3 takeaways from Ohio State football’s 33-24 win vs PSU

2. Is it time to hit the brakes on Ohio State football’s offense?

While the defense played well, the same cannot be said for Ohio State’s offense that should be the best in the country hands down. Is it time to temper expectations for the offense?

The short answer is no. All of the weapons on the offensive end are still elite and C.J. Stroud is still performing as he should.

The offense’s struggles were still very frustrating. There were far too many miscues and mistakes that were unforced errors. This becomes even more frustrating when this offense is capable of putting 40 on anyone out there, Georgia is probably the only exception here.

The problem coming into the Penn State game was the defense, yet they impressed. If the defense continues to do what they’re doing, this season and a national title are going to be determined by the offense.

Most of the errors on the offense seem very fixable, except the offensive line. At this point, the o-line is a true cause for concern. They have now struggled in their two biggest games of the year, particularly in run blocking. This cannot happen if OSU is going to be a title contender.

The O-line is certainly capable of being elite still since they have pieced together some monster games. There’s talent across the line and players like Nicholas Petit-Frere and Dawand Jones are unquestionably elite talents.

With that said, the offensive line is the area on offense to watch that could be a real problem. Everything else on the offensive end will likely be fixed.

At the end of the day, the offense only had their one turnover on the opening drive and had over 450 yards. At times, they moved the ball quite easily but the red zone offense was extremely poor.

This will still be a very good offense under Ryan Day, but do they really have the chance to be a historic one anymore? That answer will come within the next several weeks.