In light of the recent suspensions that have shaken Buckeye Nation to its core, there is still a football game to be played on January 4.

OSU has a chance to turn the negative energy from the suspensions into positive karma by beating an SEC for the first time in a bowl game in history.

With the arm of Ryan Mallett and the running of Knile Davis to deal with, Ohio State will need to shake off the distractions and come out firing from the outset.

Even though the talent level is very even between the two teams, the problem for Ohio State is all mental with a combination of the SEC jinx hanging over their heads and the bombshell announcement of big suspensions.

If they can overcome the mental issues, they have a good...

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