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Ohio State Cannot Afford Slow Start Against Quality Non-Conference Opponents

Ohio State's 2019 football season will open on Aug. 31, in the 'Shoe, against Florida Atlantic at noon.

Last year, Ohio State raced out of the gate despite Urban Meyer's suspension, clobbering Oregon State to the tune of 77-31. The Buckeyes rattled off win after win until they traveled to West Lafeyette. We know how that one ended.

The Owls will travel to Columbus with an upset of their own on the mind. Lane Kiffin, a boisterous, outgoing, fiery, large-ego'd coach, will enter his third season at the helm in Boca Raton, still with an everlasting chip on his shoulder.