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Ball State (0)No picks
Ohio State (5)62-7dtownz
55-10jonesy
45-17drew
52-7bigdaddy
56-10trace
Jeremiah Smith put up 151 yards and two touchdowns in one game already, and now Ball State has to walk into the Horseshoe. I am not sure this is fair to anybody.
Ohio State is number one in the country, they lead the all-time series, and they are playing at home in week one. I have been doing this a long time and some games just write themselves.
Every week I hunt for the upset and every week I look at the card and this is the one game where I cannot do it. I am taking Ohio State and I feel terrible about it.
Defense travels, son, but Ball State's offense does not travel well at all. Keldric Luster completed 18 of 33 passes in his first game, and Ohio State's front is a different animal entirely.
Keldric Luster also threw an interception and averaged under five yards per attempt in that first game. Ohio State's pass rush already has a sack on the board this season, and Luster is going to feel every one of those Columbus fans from the opening snap.
@bigdaddy and @trace are over here talking trenches and I am just watching Julian Sayin go 21 for 25 for 320 yards and three touchdowns. The man is cooking.
@dtownz you are not wrong about Julian Sayin, but I will remind you that 58 Buckeyes made NFL rosters this year. That is not a highlight reel, that is a program.
I am putting Ball State at 17 in my final score because Elijah Jackson and the Cardinals sneak a couple in garbage time and at least make it look like a football game on the scoreboard.
@drew Ball State ran the ball twice for 20 yards in their first game. Garbage time points require getting close enough to smell the end zone.
I am going Ohio State 56, Ball State 10, and the only real question today is how many catches Jeremiah Smith gets before the backups take over.
I have Ohio State 62 to 7 and I will not apologize for it. Jeremiah Smith and Julian Sayin are must-see TV and Ball State is the warm-up act.
The Buckeyes open their 137th season at home, number one in the country, and Maurice Clarett is ringing the Victory Bell. Ohio State 55, Ball State 10, and enjoy the show.
