From three easy non-conference games to three big tests against Penn State, Michigan and Oregon, we rank Ohio State’s regular-season games from easiest to toughest.
The Buckeyes’ first three games of the season can effectively be seen as an extension of the preseason as they begin their schedule with a trio of non-conference games against opponents who project to be significantly overmatched. Ohio State’s three marquee games of the regular season are clearly defined as their games at Oregon on Oct. 12, at Penn State on Nov. 2 and at home against Michigan on Nov. 30.
While Purdue has a reputation for giving Ohio State scares, the Buckeyes have won three of their last five meetings with the Boilermakers by 28-plus points and Purdue is projected to be one of the Big Ten’s worst teams in 2024. There’s always the risk of a letdown one week after a road game at Penn State, but the Buckeyes could still be heavier favorites against the Boilermakers than any other Big Ten game this season., and the Hoosiers will be coming off a bye week.
But this will be both the first Big Ten game and first road game of the year for the Buckeyes, making it the toughest test – at least relatively – Ohio State will have faced to that point in the season. And the Spartans have one of the Big Ten’s most intriguing quarterbacks in Oregon State transfer Aidan Chiles, whose big arm and athleticism make him a potential breakout star in East Lansing who could give Ohio State’s defense its first real challenge of the year.
Ohio State shouldn’t lose to Nebraska or Iowa, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise if both games are competitive. They combine with the road trip to Oregon to make October the toughest month of the season for Ohio State on a pound-for-pound basis even though the Buckeyes only play three games in October.While no one on our staff sees Penn State as the toughest game of the season, all of us agreed that the trip to Happy Valley will be one of the three most challenging contests of the year.
Ohio State will face one of its three toughest tests of the season when it travels to State College to play Penn State.Even though Michigan has three straight wins over Ohio State, most of our staff sees The Game as only the second- or third-toughest game on the Buckeyes’ 2024 schedule.
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