Losing Pryor meant more than just losing a quarterback, but also losing almost an entire offense.

And it was the same set of problems sprinkled throughout the last decade combined into one: bad offensive line, predictable play-calling and undeveloped skill players.

The combination of all of those problems were magnified with the loss of Jim Tressel, who was perfect at calling the right play at the right time.

With that luxury gone, the offense looked just terrible in all but a couple of games: Akron, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Michigan.