Ohio State 43, Youngstown State 0

Other than the fact that it was a win for the Buckeyes, nothing else matters except Beanie Wells' injury. Will Beanie be able to play against USC? Will he be 100%? It seems to be a consensus among fans and pundits that Ohio State would be a big underdog without Beanie in LA. It sounds so far that he will be able to play, and Pete Carroll has said that USC will train as if he is fine.

High points:

• Freshmen coming into their own: Terrelle Pryor and Devier Posey each had a touchdown and both looked great doing it. It is great to see these stars of the future already give a boost to the OSU offense.
• The shutout. Even though it was Younstown State, it is good to see the Buckeyes getting a shutout, their first since 44-0 victory over Minnesota in 2006 in Columbus.
• Total domiation by the defense. It wasn't just a shutout. Youngstown State was held to -11 yards rushing. They will need to keep that up against USC, Wisconsin, Illinois and the rest. Can they? We'll see.

Rough spots:

• 9 scoring drives! 5 field goals?!?! I guess that is the best we could expect against Youngstown State on day #1 of the season, but this ratio will have to improve drastically if the Buckeyes want to win a national championship.
• The offensive line let too many people hit Boeckman. USC has amazing defensive linemen and if the Buckeyes don't improve, it could be an ugly day in LA.

Lots of positives, though. Go Bucks!

Next week: Another snoozer vs. the Bobcats of Ohio U.