The first game week of the season has arrived, which means the Ohio State football team’s full attention – at least on the field – is now focused on preparing to play Oregon State in the Buckeyes’ season opener at Ohio Stadium at 12:07 p.m. Saturday.
On the surface, Oregon State doesn’t look like it will pose much of a threat at all to Ohio State on Saturday. The Beavers didn’t win a single game against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent in 2017, and are just beginning the rebuilding process under new head coach Jonathan Smith, a former Oregon State quarterback who was previously the offensive coordinator at Washington.