Two things can be true at once.
Consider the duality of non-conference scheduling: This weekend's visitor, the historically rich and successful Grambling State football program has no business being on Ohio State's schedule. OSU has transferred GSU a million dollars for the privilege of losing by whatever score Ryan Day chooses on Saturday.
This opponent was originally UConn, which, meh? Anyway, GSU already cashed the check.
The Horseshoe just hosted 107,524 fans for the Buckeyes' first game, which by itself is about the same number who attended 10 of Grambling State's 12 games in 2024.