According to director Harold Ramis, Phil Connors lived the same day 12,400 times in “Groundhog Day.” Hopefully Ryan Day can break out of his big-game time loop before it gets that far.

The inability to make one play to close out Texas could haunt Ohio State. How will the Buckeyes respond after so many things went wrong?

Ryan Day put his faith in a defense that hadn’t shown itself worthy of that belief in quite some time. And now the Ohio State coach has one big “What if” that could hang over the rest of the Buckeyes’ season.

The Buckeyes' loss casts serious doubts whether this team has what it takes, on the sidelines, to win another Natty.