November 15, 2024

Ohio State's 2017 Road Games Ranked By Difficulty


Urban Meyer did something last season for the first time ever as Ohio State head coach: He lost a road game.The Buckeyes fell 24-21 at Penn State in October after Grant Haley returned a Tyler Durbin blocked field goal 60 yards with under 4:30 remaining to clinch the victory. Before that night in State College, Meyer and Ohio State came away victorious in each of their previous 21 road outings (we’re counting 2014 against Navy, though that game was played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore). As impressive run that amounted to a school record, Meyer failed to navigate a brutal road schedule unscathed in 2016. Still, wins at eventual Big 12 champion Oklahoma, eventual Big Ten West champion Wisconsin, Maryland and Michigan State is nothing to scoff at considering three of the roadies last season kicked off under the lights. In 2017, the Buckeyes play all three of their non-conference games…

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