Well that was fun, right? A young team starting a truckload of new – and unexpected – faces went to the Twin Cities and made it happen.
If you went into Ohio State's season opener thinking the Buckeyes would win comfortably, you were right! Also, if you went in to this game thinking Minnesota posed a major test for a team rolling out a new starting quarterback... on the road, at night, in the rain... well, you were also right!
Talking points heading into the game focused on C.J. Stroud's debut as Justin Fields' successor, how Ohio State would fare against a well-coached team on the road in primetime, and if the defense, particularly the much-maligned pass defense, would show any improvement from last season.