We'll Always Have Tempe: Alcorn State No Test For Buckeyes

SB Nation’s Ohio State blog We’ll Always Have Tempe was hoping to use tonight’s opener to get a gauge on the Buckeyes’ perimeter defense. Alcorn State didn’t present much of a test:

Ohio State seemed to stay in man coverage tonight, and held its own, which is exactly what you’d hope for against Alcorn State. That said, there were a few frustrating moments where ASU’s Jonathan Boyd was left open and able to take a few threes, which he drained.

Which leaves me to ask…. is Alcorn State really a game that will help us measure any progress in the perimeter defense? Paul Keels said on the radio broadcast that ASU had made just 2 of 6 shots behind the arc in its prior exhibition game, and was reputedly a drive, low-post oriented team. I’m not sure Ohio State limited the Braves’ outside game to the extent that it should have.