Ohio St. 76 - 5 Miami (Ohio) (Final)

I'm sorry, Miami of Ohio fans, but you don't deserve the usual post for a new UCFC applicant.  The score in this game was 49-5 at the half, and things didn't get any better in the second half.  The Redhawks were playing for the Big Gold Trophy, and we expect more of the Old College Try than a 71-point defeat.

With today's game, the exhibition phase of OSU's season has come to an end.  Let's see how they've done so far:

08/31/19:  Ohio St. 45 - 21 Florida Atlantic
09/07/19:  Ohio St. 42 - 0 Cincinnati
09/14/19:  Indiana 10 - 51 Ohio St.
09/21/19:  Ohio St. 76 - 5 Miami (Ohio)

Who would have thought that Florida Atlantic would be the most competitive team on that list?

But give credit where credit is due.  Ohio State has looked very good so far.  Now let's see who they play in the regular season:

09/28/19:  at Nebraska
10/05/19:  MICHIGAN ST.
10/18/19:  at Northwestern
10/26/19:  (13) WISCONSIN
11/09/19:  MARYLAND
11/16/19:  at Rutgers
11/23/19:  (13) PENN ST.
11/30/19:  at (11) Michigan

(That's not a typo.  Wisconsin and Penn State tied for 13th place in last week's poll.)

Now Wisconsin crushed Michigan 35-14 today, so the Badgers will move up and the Wolverines will move down.  But you will note that OSU has Wisconsin at home and Michigan on the road, so that's a favorable development for the Buckeyes.

Right now, it appears that OSU will be favored in all of its remaining games, and will be heavily favored in all of the games except for the one against Wisconsin, where the Buckeyes will be at home.  College football is a crazy sport, and we've all seen odd things happen, but right now you have to think that OSU will be extremely disappointed if they don't keep the Big Gold Trophy through the end of November.