Back to the Ohio State Buckeyes Newsfeed

Ranking Ohio State’s 2016 Schedule and Why it is Among the Toughest

With the Ohio State basketball season over and spring football practices in full swing, it’s time to turn our attention to the 2016 football season.

It has taken four seasons, but Ohio State’s regular season schedule is finally among the toughest in the FBS. Games at Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan State provide the motivation to keep this team’s attention all year.

Here is an early ranking of the 2016 schedule:

Michigan State

Yes the Spartans laid an egg against the Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Yes the Buckeyes would beat the Spartans 9 out of 10 times in 2015, especially if Urban Meyer runs Ezekiel Elliott more than 12 times.