Study Hall: Ohio State 34, Iowa 24

Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here. Or just skip to the words. I won't be offended. (Okay, I'll only be a little offended.)

Every time I try to compliment Ohio State, I feel like I'm damning with faint praise, so I'll just say this: Iowa's pretty decent this year and played really, really well in the first half. Ohio State absorbed some solid blows and responded with awesome third-quarter offense and fourth-quarter defense. The line opened up enormous running holes on offense and masterfully avoided passing downs.

And that Carlos Hyde touchdown run was so much fun to watch.

(Fine, the defense also had enormous running holes opened against it, and the offense was mostly ineffective on passing downs. This is a very good team, but "very good" is not "elite," and this is in no way the fourth-best team in the country. Sorry. I tried. I just wish calling the Buckeyes "very good" wasn't faint praise.)