No. 4 Ohio State has positioned itself as the team to beat in the Big Ten -- even if it may not be eligible to play for the Big Ten championship -- after returning to action in a 52-12 win at Michigan State on Saturday. The Buckeyes have too much talent up and down the roster to be thought of as anything else, particularly after controlling the game from start to finish with 23 players in the lineup because of illness or injury. Among those absent were three offensive line starters, starting linebacker and three-time captain Tuf Borland as well as key reserves on the defensive side of the ball. During the week, head coach Ryan Day, who spent the day in Columbus as he remains in COVID-19 protocol as well, indicated that the Buckeyes would be a little shorthanded but the extent of the personnel hit was not known until hours before kickoff. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBSSportsHQ FOLLOW US ON: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CBSSports/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cbssports/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/CBSSports #Big10 #OhioState #MichiganState #Buckeyes #Spartans #BIG10Football #CollegeFootball #JustinFields