The Ohio State football team will be hosting its annual in-state rivalry game this week. This year brings the Toledo Rockets to town who are off to a hot start themselves.
The Rockets hold a perfect record thus far and have outscored their opponents 92-10 in just two games. Before you think the Buckeyes will be facing a juggernaut, understand those two wins came against FCS school Long Island University and lowly UMass. Not exactly the toughest of contests.
However, if week 2 of college football is any indication of how the season is going to go, Ryan Day and company had better be ready for anything. Ohio State hasn’t lost to an in-state opponent since all the way back in 1921 when Oberlin College beat the Bucks 7-6.
It’s safe to say the game has changed greatly in the last 100-plus years, but you can bet the Rockets will come to Columbus ready to give it everything they’ve got.
Records and Broadcast Information
Records
Ohio State (2-0), Toledo (2-0)
Broadcast, TV, Game Time
Date: Saturday, Sept. 17
Game Time: 7 p.m. EDT
Network: Fox
Venue: Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Capacity: 104,944
All-Time Series: Ohio State leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Ohio State defeated Toledo 27-22 in 2011
Ohio State Potential Game Plan for Victory
Let’s start on the defensive side of the ball this week. While Ohio State held Arkansas State to just 12 points this past Saturday, I’d suggest that the unit didn’t look as solid as it did the week before. Was there a letdown after all the hype going into Notre Dame? Possibly. But the fact of the matter is Toledo is a much better team than Arkansas State… and maybe even better than the Fighting Irish.
The Buckeye defense didn’t look totally out of sorts. They only gave up 276 total yards and no touchdowns. Those are impressive numbers, but overall the unit looked uninspired. Especially cornerback Denzel Burke. After an outstanding showing his freshman…
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