FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES • October 12, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio — This was supposed to be Ohio State’s foray into a high-tech spread offense and away from it’s staked-to-the-ground past. So far, it’s been a dud. “Offensively, we didn’t get near as much done as we’re going to need to get done,” coach Jim Tressel said after Saturday’s punchless 16-3 victory over Purdue. The combination of sprinter-quarterback Terrelle Pryor and burly, shifty tailback Chris “Beanie” Wells has had trouble getting off the ground in the three games they’ve been together. The still-No. 12 Buckeyes have won all three, but not so much because of anything the offense is doing. In the Purdue game, special teams blocked a punt resulting in the only touchdown. The ledger proved how ineffective the Buckeyes’ attack was. Pryor looked tentative at times and made...
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