Ohio State has the ingredients to be one of the best teams in college football this season, but a loaded regular-season schedule will test how great the Buckeyes actually are.
Although Ohio State and Notre Dame’s Week 4 battle will not be advertised as the top-five showdown it was last season, the matchup should be one of the best games in college football this year, as the Irish will undoubtedly be one of the most formidable opponents the Buckeyes face in the regular season, especially when considering the game will occur at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend.
This season, Tagovailoa will line up in the backfield with running back Roman Hemby, who rushed for 1,010 yards and 10 touchdowns last season. He will also have wide receiver Jeshaun Jones and tight end Corey Dyches as weapons to throw to. The former collected 44 receptions for 557 yards and four touchdowns in 2022, while the latter added 39 catches for 494 yards and three scores.
In 2023, Purdue will look to become the “Spoilermakers” once again in Ryan Walters’ first season as head coach. Walters played college football for Colorado from 2004-08 and served as a defensive coordinator for Missouri and Illinois before he accepted his new role with the Boilermakers. In his final year at Illinois, the Illini ranked first nationally in scoring defense and second in total defense .
With an offense that features quarterback Drew Allar, running back Nick Singleton and offensive lineman Olu Fashanu, and a defense that boasts cornerback Kalen King, defensive end Chop Robinson and linebacker Abdul Carter, Penn State head coach James Franklin possesses his best roster since Trace McSorley and Saquon Barkley were Nittany Lions.
Despite their recent victories at home, Ohio State will need to be on its A-game from kickoff to the end of the fourth quarter to defeat the Nittany Lions. If Penn State is going to step out of Ohio State and Michigan’s shadow, now would be the time. The Nittany Lions could do that with a season-defining win in Columbus on Oct. 21.
As for the defense, where the program is always sound, the Badgers will be led by linebackers Maema Njongmeta, Jordan Turner and CJ Goetz. Njongmeta led Wisconsin with 95 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 2022, while Turner contributed 68 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks and Goetz added 61 tackles, seven tackles for loss and two sacks.
With that roster composition in mind, Ohio State should do what it always does against Rutgers: Score a lot of points and win by a lot of points.Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker prepares for a huddle with his team in the first quarter of a game against Indiana at Spartan Stadium in 2022. All things considered, Ohio State should take care of business when Michigan State comes to town for a late-season clash. However, off the heels of a lackluster 5-7 season, Tucker and the Spartans will do whatever possible to secure a marquee win over the Buckeyes in 2023.Minnesota wide receiver Chris Autman-Bell outraces Wisconsin cornerback Faion Hicks to score a go-ahead touchdown that helped the Gophers defeat the Badgers in 2021.
To leave Ohio Stadium with a win, the Ohio State defense will need to slow down Jackson and Autman-Bell, who missed all but three games last season but has caught 125 passes for 1,970 yards and 13 touchdowns in his career. The Buckeyes’ offense will also need to watch out for Lindenberg and Nubin .
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