On paper, Ohio State's 2017 football schedule is not nearly as daunting as the one Urban Meyer and the most inexperienced team in the country navigated to the College Football Playoff a year ago.
The Buckeyes won at Oklahoma and Wisconsin then bested Michigan at home in double overtime to punch their ticket to the Playoff. A close road loss to Penn State in late October kept them out of the Big Ten Championship Game. However, the Nittany Lions must make a trip to Columbus this fall.
We don't yet know the date of the start of training camp but do know when the season kicks off — Aug.