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Ohio State Football: 3 way too early predictions for 2020 season

By Frank Teriaca

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - DECEMBER 07: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes holds the Big Ten Championship trophy after a win over the Wisconsin Badgers at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 07, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - DECEMBER 07: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes holds the Big Ten Championship trophy after a win over the Wisconsin Badgers at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 07, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /
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LINCOLN, NE – SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes on the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes on the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

As the Ohio State football team awaits the return for practices and face to face recruiting, here are three way too early predictions for the upcoming season.

This Ohio State football team seems to be primed for a late season run back into the College Football Playoff. With a Heisman candidate in Justin Fields at the helm and a defense that returns lockdown corner Shaun Wade and three starting linebackers in Baron Browning, Tuf Borland and Pete Werner, Ryan Day will have his team hungry to get back.

But as we await the return to offseason activities it may be worth while to make some way too early predictions for the 2020 season.

No. 3: Ohio State will lose one regular season game

Going undefeated two regular seasons in a row would be a tough task for any team to accomplish. And for a team that lost six key starting players on the defensive side of the ball it could prove to be too costly.

With tough tests against Oregon, Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State and of course Michigan, I can absolutely see a slip up for during the 2020 season. Although it could be two surprise games that we don’t see coming in which they can falter.

October 31st against Nebraska could be a tough one if quarterback Adrian Martinez decides to live up to all his hype. Also, this game follows a brutal three game stretch for Ohio State having to play Iowa, Michigan State and Penn State consecutively.

The second one being late in the season in Champagne against Illinois. Lovie Smith has a much improved team and this game is one week before The Game against Michigan. The fighting Illini proved they can deliver a shocker after beating the Wisconsin Badgers last season. Can they do it two years in a row?

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