Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, well, you’re right about now.

Just like last year when they took an early lead on and then the Gators turned around and blew them out of the stadium, we’re on that same road through 30 minutes of the .

A return for a touchdown on the game’s opening kickoff got the Buckeyes started last year, and tonight, another big play put OSU up in the early going, as ran 65 yards for a score less than a minute and a half into the game to put the Buckeyes up 7-0.

After the defense forced a three and out, another big play got OSU in position for another score, as connected with on a 44-yard completion to the 15. A field goal made it 10-0 Ohio State less than six minutes in, but if you’re a smart Buckeyes fan, hopefully you weren’t jumping too high out of your seat at that point.

And, it would have been for good reason, because LSU started chipping away immediately, with Colt David’s 32-yard three-pointer making it 10-3 late in the first.

The second stanza completely belonged to the Tigers.

’s 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end tied the game up two minutes into the second.

After blocking a field goal on OSU’s next possession, Flynn and the Tigers drove down for another touchdown, and Flynn’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell made it 17-10 midway through the quarter.

The defense made their biggest play of the half on the Buckeyes’ next drive, as , who was the victim of an embarrassing stiff-arm by OSU tailback Chris Wells earlier in the quarter, picked off Boeckman and returned it to the 24. Five plays later, the lead was 24-10, as scored from a yard out.

Thus far, LSU’s defense has given up some big plays, but they buckled down in Ohio St’s last couple of possessions, getting the interception that led to Hester’s second touchdown run, and stopping them on the last drive before the half.

As for OSU, can’t get onto his team about a lack of offense, as they produced well over 200 yards in the first half. But, he should be laying into his defense, who let LSU move the ball 65, 84, and 61 yards on three scoring drives.

It’s not over, but the Buckeye defense can’t lay an egg coming out of the locker room, because if LSU goes up 17 or 21, this one will turn into a ‘who can beat Ohio State worse?’ contest with last year’s Florida team.

But, if the Buckeyes can get a stop, and then continue to move the ball on offense, we could have a game, at least for a little while. LSU’s defense has had a tendency to give up a lot of yards at times this season, but with a team full of playmakers on both sides of the ball, some things can be relatively covered up.

The key for the Buckeyes is to not make mistakes/bad decisions. That crippled them in last year’s game, and if they give LSU any help on unforced errors, it could be all over in a hurry.

One more half left in the college football season. Hope it’s a good one.

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