Scarlet Sunrise: Buckeyes set for return to action against Marshall
COLUMBUS — Ohio State has thoroughly dominated both of its opponents so far this season. The Buckeyes haven’t faced much of a challenge at all against Akron and Western Michigan. The aggregate score has been 108-6.
Can Marshall put up a better fight against the Buckeyes? The home team needs to make sure that simply doesn’t happen as it looks go get to 3-0 before heading into Big Ten play next weekend.
Ohio State is set to host Marshall in a Big Noon matchup Saturday on FOX. Lettermen Row has every detail to get you set with a game-day edition of the Scarlet Sunrise.
Marshall at Ohio State: Game time, details
Ohio State and Marshall have met twice on the gridiron. The Thundering Herd came into the Horseshoe 20 years ago and gave the Buckeyes quite a scare, but the leg of Mike Nugent saved the day. Marshall also visited Columbus in 2010 and Ohio State won 45-7, but that game was part of the vacated season after the ‘tattoogate’ scandal.
Marshall (1-1) is also coming off a bye week. It has a win over Stony Brook and a loss to Virginia Tech.
- Time: 12 p.m. EST
- Kickoff: 12:10 p.m. EST
- Weather: High of 90º, 40% chance of rain showers, 6 mph winds
- The line: Ohio State is a 39.5 favorite, per Fanduel
- Over/under: 52.5 points
Series Fun Fact
Marshall first played Ohio State on Sept. 11, 2004. In a back-and-forth game, it came down to one of the greatest college kickers of all time to save the day for the Buckeyes.
Mike Nugent lined up for a 55-yard field goal with two seconds left in the game. Like Nugent did so many times for the Buckeyes, he drilled the kick. That Ohio State team finished the regular season 8-4 with a 37-21 win over Michigan and a 33-7 win over Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl.
Lettermen Row staff picks
Spencer Holbrook: Ohio State 48, Marshall 9
Andy Backstrom: Buckeyes 63, Marshall 0
Tim May: Ohio State 56, Marshall 6
Matt Parker: Buckeyes 58, Marshall 7
Mick Walker: Ohio State 65, Marshall 10
Alex Gleitman: Ohio State 45, Marshall 7
Bold predictions for Buckeyes against Western Michigan
The Lettermen Row staff expects Ohio State to beat Marshall with ease. As always, the crew went deeper than their score picks to make Bold Predictions about what will happen in the Horseshoe.
READ: Bold Predictions for Buckeyes against Marshall
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Elsewhere around the Big Ten…
No. 24 Illinois 31, No. 22 Nebraska 24 (OT)
Charlotte at Indiana (Noon, Big Ten Network)
Villanova at Maryland (Noon, Big Ten Network)
Kent State at No. 10 Penn State (3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network)
No. 11 USC at No. 18 Michigan (3:30 p.m., CBS)
UCLA at No. 16 LSU (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Rutgers at Virginia Tech (3:30 p.m., ACC Network)
Northwestern at Washington (7 p.m., FS1)
Iowa at Minnesota (7:30 p.m., NBC)
Michigan State at Boston College (8 p.m., ACC Network)
Purdue at Oregon State (8:30 p.m., The CW)
Counting down
Buckeyes vs. Marshall: Today
Ohio State at Oregon: 21 days
Ohio State at Penn State: 42 days
Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 70 days
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