Ohio State Football: 10 bold predictions for OSU’s second half

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES - 2021/10/23: Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Jeremy Ruckert (88) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football game between Indiana University and Ohio State at Memorial Stadium.Final score; Ohio State 54:7 Indiana University. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES - 2021/10/23: Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Jeremy Ruckert (88) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football game between Indiana University and Ohio State at Memorial Stadium.Final score; Ohio State 54:7 Indiana University. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) /
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Ohio State football’s offense has been great. Expect it to stay that way.Ohio State Buckeyes At Indiana Hoosiers
Ohio State football’s offense has been great. Expect it to stay that way.Ohio State Buckeyes At Indiana Hoosiers /

Ohio State’s offense is going to separate this team from their competition.

The Buckeyes will not score less than 40 points in any game.

Ohio State has only been held under 40 points once this season, and that was in the loss to Oregon. Yes, the defenses the Buckeyes will play over the next several weeks are leaps and bounds better than what they have faced so far. But frankly, that does not matter.

This offense is firing on all cylinders and is ready to win every game by scoring on every possession if needed. No team is going to be able to slow down the dynamic rushing and passing attack the Buckeyes possess, and the best hope is to slow them down enough to where the opposing offense can keep pace.

This team can score on huge plays as well as dominating drives. The red zone has not been a problem so far and there is no reason to suspect it will be moving forward. Confidently take Ohio State +40 for each game.

Ohio State will not have a single-score win through the Big Ten Championship Game.

The Big Ten is a quality conference with good teams. Ohio State is just on another level. The Buckeyes are going to win each of their remaining Big Ten games by double digits.

There are some intriguing matchups on the remainder of the schedule, however, I do not think the Vegas Line or the actual result is going to have the Buckeyes at less than 10. The offense will be able to score on every defense (see above) and no offense is going to be able to keep pace enough to get near that mark. Ohio State should comfortably win and get back to the playoffs.