Ohio State and Arkansas State both started the season with emphatic victories and both come to Week 2 feeling good about their teams.The difference? Well, there are a few ... but most notably, Ohio State silenced the offense of the preseason No. 5-ranked team in America with a defensive performance that will long be remembered, while ASU dominated an FCS opponent that didn't name a starting quarterback until he literally ran on the field.Here's what the staff expects on Saturday when the
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Brooklyn Nets Jeresy Gulick: Ohio State 56, Arkansas State 6I really think there will be parts of this game where Arkansas State looks like they belong on the same field as the Buckeyes. The Red Wolves have some talented skill position players and their speed would be worrisome to most defenses.But Ohio State is going to completely overwhelm them at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. I think the Buckeye defense has an incredible performance and surrenders just two field goals and I expect ASU to have le s than 120 yards of total offense against Ohio State's first team defense.I also expect the Buckeyes to get rolling offensively, even if Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Julian Fleming aren't yet ready to return to action.Andrew Lind: Ohio State 55, Arkansas State 16The biggest storyline heading into this matchup is the health of wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who suffered a hamstring injury in
Kyrie Irving Jersey the first quarter of Ohio State's 21-10 win over Notre Dame.He likely won't play this week or next week against Toledo, and the Buckeyes won't need him in either game. There's plenty of depth at the position, and it'll be good for other wideouts to build chemistry with quarterback C.J. Stroud against an overmatched opponent.Caleb Spinner: Ohio State 55, Arkansas State 10 In one word: blowout.Arkansas State is coming into this game off a 58-3 win against Grambling, which against any other team would be impre sive
Taurean Prince Jersey . But were talking about Ohio State here, the third-best team in the nation and a consistent king of power-five football.Scroll to ContinueThe Buckeye defense was tremendous last weekend, specifically when looking at linebacker Tommy Eichenberg and tackle Mike Hall Jr., who both shook hands with Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner a few times throughout the game. Add that to an offense that struggled in the first half but made up for it in the second, and you have an Ohio State team poised for a dominant performance this week.-----Be sure to check out our
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