It’s game day Buckeye fans and Ohio State is tasked with going on the road for the first time in 2022 to face Big Ten foe Michigan State.
Many don’t expect this to be a game, but you just never know what type of situations you’ll encounter with taking a team to an away venue for the first time, especially when things have gone so smoothly at home. Oh, and OSU will be without a few key members in East Lansing, so depth could play an issue.
Still, many expect Ohio State to roll against a Michigan State team that’s lost three in a row and struggled mightily to be the force it was in 2021. Even last year, the Buckeyes were able to expose the Spartan defense, and that might be the case again.
Anyway, we think the Buckeyes should take care of business on Saturday, and here are five reasons why.
Michigan State’s injuries
Michigan State’s Xavier Henderson, right, celebrates a stop with Quavaris Crouch during the fourth quarter in the game against Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Credit: USA TODAY Sports
You hate to see it, but this time of year, many teams are dealing with the injury bug. Ohio State is, and Michigan State certainly is. The Spartans were missing three of their starting defensive linemen last week, and have been without the services of safety Xavier Henderson and linebacker Darius Snow since before and early on in the season. That doesn’t bode well for keeping the lid on the OSU passing game, and that was bad enough last season. Big advantage Ohio State.
Ohio State’s ability to stop the run on defense
Oct. 1, 2022; Columbus; Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (35) and safety Lathan Ransom (12) tackle Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Al-Shadee Salaam (26) in the second quarter of the NCAA Division I football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium. Credit: USA TODAY Sports
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