Ronnie Hickman, TreVeyon Henderson, Zach Harrison and J.T. Tuimoloau are among our players to watch entering today’s game at Michigan State.
Ohio State’s six-game stretch to begin the season before a week off concludes this afternoon with the Buckeyes’ road game of the year in East Lansing, Michigan, where they will play Michigan State in the third Big Ten contest of the season for both teams.
As we count down the hours and minutes to Ohio State’s sixth game of the season, we discuss some final pregame thoughts, the players we’ll be keeping a close eye on and the questions we’ll be looking to get answers to in East Lansing today.I’m not entirely opposed to the idea that this game could be closer than some expect. I have the Buckeyes beating Michigan State by three touchdowns, which is tighter than the 26.
While it's always possible the first road game of the season leads to a clunkier start than usual, the Spartans' defensive backs are allowing an average of 275 passing yards per game, ranked 115th nationally out of 131 FBS teams. After putting up numbers well below his averages against Rutgers, expect Stroud to look like a true Heisman candidate against the Spartans Saturday.Michigan State has the No.
In particular, it will be notable which Ohio State freshmen are on the travel roster, as the ones who aren’t are likely in line to take redshirts this season.