Bosa getting to QB but annoyed he doesn’t have more sacks

Bosa had one sack taken away by penalty against Hawaii. He got credit for half a sack against Northern Illinois. In the first six games last season, he had 5½ sacks.

“It’s not my main concern,” Bosa said. “Of course, it’s nice to finally get it out of the way. It had been five games. I had four hurries, so I think I’m getting to the quarterback a lot but not bringing him down.

“It’s been pretty annoying getting there so many times and only coming up with one sack. I think I’m playing well. I’ve been grading out a champion. As long as the team is doing well, I’m happy.”

Final call: Co-offensive coordinator Tim Beck makes the play calls from the press box, but it's hardly a one-man show.

“It’s by committee. We have great coaches,” Beck said. “Ed Warinner is an outstanding offensive coordinator. Ed and I have always worked well together, and we continue to do so. Between series, we get suggestions from Tony Alford, Zach Smith, Tim Hinton and coach (Urban) Meyer.

“We say, ‘Here’s a good plan. This is what we want to do try to attack them.’ Then we go from there. It’s been interesting to say the least. I feel I’m getting more comfortable and understand things a lot better. We seem to be operating more smoothly.”

Black out: Ohio State is promoting the 8 p.m. game Saturday against Penn State at Ohio Stadium as "Dark Night at the Shoe." The team will wear black jerseys and black helmets.

Urban Meyer posted a photo of the uniforms Tuesday and wrote, “Buckeye Nation, let’s black out the Shoe on Saturday.”

On Spurrier: On the Big Ten coaches teleconference Tuesday, Meyer said he called South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier, who announced Monday he's retiring, and left him a message.

“The sport’s going to miss him,” Meyer said.

On Harbaugh: Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith expected Michigan to rise again under first-year coach Jim Harbaugh and said Monday it would have been naive on Ohio State's part to think differently.

The Wolverines (5-1, 2-0) take a five-game winning streak into a home game against Michigan State on Saturday.

“It’s just like a Penn State or other programs that have great rich tradition,” Smith said. “I’ve always thought one day they’ll be back in the game.