The Ohio State Buckeyes have been criticized recently for a perceived weakness in its strength of schedule, particularly in nonconference play, as headliners Cal (2012-13) and Virginia Tech (2014-15) failed to live up to the hype.
Those critics won't have much to say in 2016, however, because the Buckeyes will face one of the most difficult schedules in the country.
The non-Big Ten slate will be a challenge in itself as Ohio State faces reigning MAC champion Bowling Green and Tulsa, which ranked 13th nationally in total offense last season, before heading south for one of the most highly anticipated nonconference games of the year at Oklahoma.