Now, No.6 Ohio State will step back into the ring on Saturday, a week after blowing that 20 point lead a week earlier in the loss at now-No. 1 Texas.

Safety Earl Little Jr. says the Buckeyes are eager to reassert themselves, which oddsmakers believe won’t be a problem against prohibitive underdog Kent State in Ohio Stadium.

But that doesn’t keep observers such as Bill Raninowitz, author of Buckeye Brotherhood about the 2024 national championship team, and Tim May Show late-week regular Jeff Snook from looking back with a critical on what could have, perhaps even should have, gone better at Texas.

“We’ll win the game or know the reason why,” is the way one of the school songs goes.