4. Ohio State has no business being No. 1 overall
Yes, Ohio State (No. 1) is still undefeated, and yes, Michigan State (No. 2) struggled, and yes Ole Miss (No. 3) was absolutely dismantled by Florida. Regardless of all their struggles, the Buckeyes haven’t played well enough in 2015 to retain the top spot in the rankings.
Period.
For the third time in five games, Ohio State’s offense failed to produce 40 yards of offense, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
Head coach Urban Meyer continues to stick with Cardale Jones, even though the young man has thrown just five touchdown passes in five games and has five interceptions, as well.
If not for a late surge by running back Ezekiel Elliott, who ended up with 274 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries, there’s a really good chance Indiana would have beaten the Buckeyes.
This is now three weeks in a row (four, if you count a very slow start in Week 2 against Hawaii), that Ohio State’s offense has failed to look anything like a typical Urban Meyer unit, and these poor showings are coming against teams that should have no business competing with the vaunted program.
For this, Ohio State needs to be dropped in the rankings to reflect its poor play.