November 17, 2024

Ohio State football: The game in 2017 that should put the Buckeyes on upset alert

Preseason polls will have Ohio State in the top 5, and the Buckeyes could be favored in every game they play during the 2017 season. Urban Meyer’s record after five seasons in Columbus stands at a phenomenal 61-6. There have been a few stumbles in the regular season ? an early season loss to Virginia Tech in 2014, a late-season loss to Michigan State in 2015 and the defeat at Penn State in the middle of the 2016 season. Ohio State was a significant favorite in each of those games. That wasn’t a vintage Hokies outfit. The Spartans didn’t have their starting quarterback. Nobody knew how good the Nittany Lions would become. Which game on the 2017 schedule could be the one that trips up the Buckeyes? Let’s set aside Oklahoma and Penn State, a pair of teams likely to begin the season in the top 10. Those are two crucial…

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