3. Defensive adjustments:

State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said. “It’s always running plays. The clock’s always running, running, running. If you don’t execute on offense and you don’t shut them down on defense, you could play a quarter and have one drive.”

Army’s two key runners are quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw (34 carries for 324 yards) and running back Darnell Woolfolk (31-186).

Fifteen other players have carried the ball at least once. Fourteen players have runs of 10 or more yards.

“It’s a very unique set of challenges when you play a triple-option football team,” Ohio State defensive coordi- nator Greg Schiano said. “It’s purely discipline, assignment football, and then you have to physically do your job once you do your assignment. If one piece is out of place, it’s a potential big play.”

2. Big weapons:

Ohio State’s defense has a lot to prove after allowing Oklahoma to score 28 points in the second half. Coach Urban Meyer saw defenders trying to do too much. That was the biggest problem.

Meyer said players were telling themselves, “I’m going to go stop this play instead of covering my guy.”

4. Running tandem:

Mike Weber carried the ball only three times against Okla- homa. J.K. Dobbins rushed 13 times. Expect them to share the load more equally this week, though Meyer said Thursday Dobbins will start for the third straight game. Dobbins has rushed for 253 yards and averaged 6 yards per carry.

A hamstring injury has slowed Weber. Meyer said he will be more available this week.

5. Bouncing back:

Ohio State is 5-1 in the Meyer era after a loss. Its average margin of victory in those games is 28.8 points.

“You have to regroup from the loss because it’s a long year,” defensive end Tyquan Lewis said.

6. Repeating history:

Ohio State hopes to do with the Oklahoma loss what it did with the loss to Virginia Tech