Ohio State Football season predictions
By Alex Austin
![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) 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)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/67ba17a54d5cd3861a78961b1ee9beb107d80668710cda4997e365ca86a88054.jpg)
Two of the biggest games on the Buckeye schedule come back-to-back
@ Indiana
Even though this game is coming after the Ohio State bye week, there is still a lot of potential for this game to become a trap game for the Buckeyes. Indiana is a good team that is trying to rise in the Big Ten East. The Hoosiers had a lot of success last year, with a loss to Ohio State being the only blemish on their record.
Indiana typically plays the Buckeyes close and a night game right before the Buckeyes take on Penn State could prove some trouble for Ohio State. I think this will be a close game that Ohio State will put away late in the fourth quarter.
Ohio State 35 Indiana 24
Penn State
The Nittany Lions are the only team that has consistently given the Buckeyes a challenge over the last several years. Multiple matchups where it took a late-game comeback from the Buckeyes to earn the win. This is almost always a fight and things should be no different this year.
Penn State has been the second-best team in the Big Ten East over the last decade. The last hurdle for the team to clear is overcoming the Buckeyes. While Ohio State will always look to Michigan as the biggest matchup, Penn State will have had the Buckeyes in their sights from the beginning of the season.
Ohio State 31 Penn State 21