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Ohio State Football vs. Toledo: Three bold predictions

By Frank Teriaca

Nov 6, 2021; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day (right) walks off the field in celebration after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2021; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day (right) walks off the field in celebration after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Ohio State football team takes on the Toledo Rockets Saturday night in Ohio Stadium. Here are three bold predictions for the game. 

The Ohio State football team looks to make it 3-0 on Saturday evening as they welcome the University of Toledo to campus. Toledo is 2-0 after wins against LIU and UMass respectively. The Rockets are the favorites to win the MAC and should at least give the Scarlet and Gray more of a fight than Akron did last season.

Ohio State is favored by 31.5 points according to FanDuel. The Buckeyes and Rockets’ last meeting occurred in 2011, in which Ohio State won 27-22. Ohio State comes into the game failing to cover the spread in four straight games dating back to last season. Here are three bold predictions for the game.

1. The Ohio State football team’s defensive ends finally get home to the quarterback.

The Ohio State football team has yet to force a single turnover this season. (Photo by Gaelen Morse/Getty Images)
The Ohio State football team has yet to force a single turnover this season. (Photo by Gaelen Morse/Getty Images) /

The Buckeye rushmen, led by defensive line coach Larry Johnson, have provided some good pressure on opposing offenses. However defensive ends J.T. Tuimoloau, Jack Sawyer, and Zach Harrison have all failed to register a sack through two games.

The team is led in sacks by stud sophomore defensive tackle Mike Hall and linebacker Tommy Eichenberg with two apiece.

I believe this is a game where that changes. Look for defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to dial up some things schematically to get his ends to the quarterback. I’m predicting a sack for all three of them in this game.

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