By: AP via Chron.com — This promises to be an intriguing week for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Coming off a dreadful 24-6 loss at Miami on Saturday night, interim coach Luke Fickell and his staff and players will be trying to solve a lot of problems while preparing for the most challenging part of their season.

The Buckeyes are coming off one of the worst offensive performances in the school’s 122 years of intercollegiate football.

“We didn’t execute as a whole,” said fifth-year senior quarterback Joe Bauserman, who had spelled Terrelle Pryor the last two years.

Then Bauserman added, “It’s a long season.”

It could get even longer. The Buckeyes, ranked No. 17 last week, plummeted from The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in almost seven years. Now they’ve got to regroup for a home game against Colorado, buoyed by a victory over cross-state rival Colorado State and with a chip on its shoulder…..

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