COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There aren't many winning blueprints for 40-plus-point underdogs.
According to the Action Network, there have only been two such upsets in college football since 1980 -- Howard's win against UNLV in 2017 as a 45.5-point underdog and Stanford's 2007 victory over Southern Cal as a 40.5-point underdog.
So the path for Arkansas State to join that exclusive club today against No. 3 Ohio State is quite narrow. ASU is a 44 1/2-point underdog to the Buckeyes, but it's not as if the Red Wolves have always been cakewalks for power-conference opponents.
In 2008, ASU went to Texas A&M's Kyle Field and stunned the Aggies 18-14 behind four field goals by Josh Arauco.