If you are like me, you’ve gotten the summer vacation out of the way and are now buckled in and turning your focus to the upcoming college football season. Things have flown by since we last saw Ohio State play a game for the ages against Utah in the Rose Bowl, and now we are just a couple of months away from some scarlet and gray showing up on a high-definition television or streaming device near you.
Each year, we like to keep an eye on what ESPN’s Football Power Index says about the Buckeyes. And as the season draws near and in-season, its “Matchup Predictor” uses bleeps and bloops to churn out the percentage chance of Ohio State winning each game on its schedule.
As luck would have it, the scientists, epidemiologists, and Pythagorean Theory-types have sprung those chances of winning each game on the 2022 schedule on us for the first time this season.
So, now that I’m back from sailing the high seas with Mickey Mouse and my family, it’s time to see what the worldwide leader thinks the chances of OSU winning all of its 2022 regular-schedule American college football games are.
We start with Notre Dame (yeah, that should be fun), and work our way down to Michigan (also fun in a revenge and TPing the Wolverine neighbor sort of way).
Sept. 3 vs. Notre Dame
Nov 27, 2021; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman stands on the sideline during the second quarter against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium. Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Ohio Stadium (Columbus, OH)
Predicted Winner: Ohio State
Buckeyes Win Probability: 83.5%
All-Time Series: OSU leads 4-2
Projected running record: 1-0
Sept. 10 vs. Arkansas State
Oct 7, 2021; Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas State Red Wolves quarterback Layne Hatcher (3) fakes the handoff to running back Lincoln Pare (22) at Centennial Bank Stadium. Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
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