BuckeyeGrove.com chimes in:
The equalizer will be the status of Jonathon Cooper and Malik Harrison, in terms of how many points the Ohio State defense will give up. I am just of the mindset of giving any team two touchdowns out of principle until the Ohio State defense figures out how to stop the big play, but I am not giving the Gophers much more than that in this one. Ohio State 52 Minnesota 17
Ross Fulton - Analyst
The Minnesota defense will likely provide the Ohio State offense another opportunity to address how they handle overloaded run fronts, particularly in short yardage. Look for Ohio State to try to throw the football more in those situations, before returning to getting the run game fully on-track. Ohio State 41 Minnesota 16
Marc Givler - Recruiting Analyst
On the other side of the ball, Dwayne Haskins and the passing game were on the money last week. The conditions will be colder on Saturday and less ideal than a week ago, but I think the offense will continue to put up big numbers and the Buckeyes will get off to a better start than they did a week ago. Ohio State 45 Minnesota 13
Andy Anders - Staff Writer
There's a detriment though... that defense simply doesn't force enough turnovers to beat a team with vastly superior talent like the Buckeyes. Their 1.6 a game is 57th nationally, which isn't bad, but it's not enough when the offense gives away 2.2 (-3 margin through five games ain't good, y'all). Ohio State 49 Minnesota 10
Cameron Thompson - Staff Writer
This will be a test for the Buckeye defense to put it together against an offense that really isn't that effective, while Dwayne Haskins and the Ohio State offense will go up against a Top-20 defense and look to keep rolling on a dominant pace. I think the Gophers hang in there for the first quarter and a half, but too much Haskins and an improving defensive effort with the Buckeyes winning comfortably. Ohio State 48 Minnesota 13
Kirk Barton - Former Team Captain/Staff Writer
Defensively, I look for our DL to continue to carry us and keep grinding along up front. Facing a giant true freshman at RT, I guarantee that we will dial up some exotics in the pressure and blitz game to get him confused and keep him from blocking the DE directly in front of him. We will have a giant edge there with whoever we have at DE, so that man need to win. Looking forward to see if we can limit the big plays as well, as it is a major issue and will only be amplified as we face teams with talent closer to ours. Luckily, Minnesota is not on our level, so we continue our survive and advance mode. Ohio State 42 Minnesota 14
Andrew Zoldan - Social Media Intern
The over under on this game is 60, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the Buckeyes hit it themselves. For all you gamblers out there, I would absolutely take the over and be prepared for a ton of scoring from the Ohio State offense. Ohio State will easily cover the -29.5 spread as well. Ohio State 56 Minnesota 10
Fake Urban Meyer - @FakeUrban
At the end of the day, Zippy’s boat will likely sink in one of their state’s 10,000 lakes and Golden Gopher fans will harken for those glory days the team had under Coach Jerry Kill. Ohio State 55 Minnesota 10
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