Ohio State’s 30-18 loss to USC was a sloppy, unfocused mess of its own making

Coming into the Ohio State Buckeyes' Halloween night road game against the USC Trojans, it seemed obvious that things were going to have to look different should OSU come out on top. Without Heisman Trophy finalist Julian Sayin under center, the Buckeyes were going to need the rest of the team to step up and compensate for the inevitable drop-off from a Heisman-caliber quarterback to a true freshman making his first collegiate start. Unfortunately, not enough changed for the Buckeyes to overcome that transition.