We absolutely did not have the better gameplan.
Ohio State was inviting us to run the ball between the 20s all game. They kept a relatively light box and went exotic in the backend to confuse Arch, then tightened up in the redzone to shut down our run game and put the pressure on Sark and Arch to execute. Baxter and Wisner ran hard but we did not have the better gameplan just because we had more total yards. And I strongly suspect Day has figured out that A) Sark will go through stretches where he abandons the run for the pass even when the former is working, and B) Texas can be counted on to leave points off the board in the redzone.
On offense Ohio State purposely played conservatively with runs and quick passes. Our defense did well but they produced zero turnovers, zero sacks and just 1 TFL all game which was exactly what Ohio State needed to win with our offensive struggles on the other end. They didn't let our defense generate any big momentum-turning plays and they didn't risk Sayin making a big mistake.