Ohio State Football season predictions

By Alex Austin | Sep 1, 2021

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: Confetti falls on Justin Fields #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes after defeating the Clemson Tigers 49-28 during the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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The Ohio State Football team will face a couple of easy teams before Big Ten play. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

A couple of smaller non-conference tuneup games for the Buckeyes

Tulsa

After a strong start, the Ohio State season slows down a little bit when they host Tulsa. This is not expected to be a close game and would end up being a shock if the score was anything remotely close. Ryan Day will be able to use this time to work on different things he saw from his team in the first two games.

I would guess this game is over by halftime, which means we could see our first look at some of the other quarterbacks on the Ohio State roster. Fans will be hoping to see Quinn Ewers at some point this season, and this could be a possibility.

Ohio State 63 Tulsa 10

Akron

The second game in a row that Ohio State will be expected to roll from beginning to end, Akron will likely not test the Buckeyes. This will be another contest where the backups will see plenty of playing time. I like Stroud to add on to already high season totals and start a serious conversation about the Heisman. This would be the game the Ohio State defense puts up more points than the opposing team.

Ohio State 70 Akron 3

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