Ohio State shouldn’t have any (or at least much) trouble with FAU. Vegas odds (via Bovada) have the Buckeyes favored by 28.5, and SP+ favors the Buckeyes by 26.5 with a 94 percent win probability.
But we can still learn some things about the 2019 Buckeyes by taking a look at some advanced stats after the game. So here are the main things that I’ll be paying attention to.
This is an obvious one — how will the new quarterback do? In many ways, I think Ohio State’s ceiling will be somewhat determined by the level of efficiency that the passing game can maintain this year.