{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Real Pod Wednesdays","title":"Assessing Ohio State’s Week 1 Performance Against Indiana","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4726,"description":"Ohio State’s first game of the 2023 season gave us plenty to talk about.While the Buckeyes were never in danger of losing and came back from Indiana with a 1-0 record and a Big Ten road win, Ohio State and its fans were left generally unsatisfied with the team’s performance on offense after the Buckeyes scored just two touchdowns in a 23-3 win.That’s exacerbated concerns about whether Ohio State will have the quarterback play, offensive line and running game it needs to have a championship-caliber offense this year. On the bright side, Ohio State’s defense got the year off to a dominant start as it held the Hoosiers to just three points and 153 yards. On this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays, we discuss what went well for Ohio State’s defense and what didn’t go well for the Buckeyes’ offense. We also consider whether the Buckeyes’ Week 1 showing changes our expectations for the 2023 season and look at some of the other top storylines from across college football’s opening weekend.A rundown of what we discussed in our Week 1 recap:1:00: Ohio State left Bloomington with a 1-0 record and that’s what matters most (just ask Clemson)2:01: Indiana’s offense may be an “anomaly,” but OSU’s defensive dominance was still impressive5:25: Some Week 1 offensive struggles were expected, but they weren’t supposed to last all game8:35: The offensive issues are fixable, but they must be fixed quickly with Notre Dame coming soon9:10: Kyle McCord wasn’t awful, but he (or Devin Brown) must be better for OSU to achieve its goals13:52: Running the ball on third down remains a persistent problem for Buckeyes18:02: Ohio State did a lot of experimenting offensively, which will probably continue in Weeks 2 and 322:12: Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka have to get the ball more than they did in Week 126:17: We got spoiled by C.J. Stroud’s ball placement, and Kyle McCord isn’t at that level right now28:59: Cade Stover, Julian Fleming, Chip Trayanum were offensive bright spots34:22:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fOAiNTjxpPKA2nMsi97aVB_iarFZ9mcu19KvQWPokFY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1MzY5LzE2OTIy/OTU5NzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}