Ohio State’s 2023 season opener is in 40 days. On Sept. 2, the Buckeyes will open the 2023 season in Bloomington, taking on Indiana at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. Ohio State has not lost a season-opening game since 1999, when the Buckeyes fell to Miami 23-12 on a neutral site in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Since then, Ohio State has won 23 consecutive season openers. With 40 days to go before Ohio State begins the 2023 campaign, here is a look at the 10 best individual performances by Buckeyes in season-opening games in the past 40 years. 1984: Ohio State RB Keith Byars vs. Oregon State Keith Byars set the tone for his All-American 1984 football season in Ohio State’s season opener against Oregon State. In the Buckeyes’ 22-14 win against the Beavers, Byars led the team with 182 yards on 34 carries, scoring two of the team’s three touchdowns,…
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