2023 College Football
The 5th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes are home this weekend for their second game of the 2023 season. According to Ohio State, this game against Youngstown State is a tune-up game, and it’s no secret that OSU will be heavily favored. It is what it is.
I don’t however, think the Penguins plan on laying down.
Youngstown is coming off an impressive victory against Valparaiso, a game in which they came out of the locker room after halftime and exploded for 28 unanswered points. Special teams played very well, and Youngstown has a stud at tailback in Tyshon King. King rushed for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns on 11 carries.
In order for the Penguins to have a chance against Ohio State, they will need a better start than they had last week, and they’ll definitely need to protect the football. If the Penguins start turning the ball over, it’s going to be a long afternoon.
It’s only the second week of the season, but Youngstown State would want nothing more than a victory over Ohio State in Columbus. There’s a little in-state rivalry going on here with bragging rights on the line, but in the bigger picture, there’s a lot more at stake than bragging rights.
Ohio State’s win over Indiana this past weekend wasn’t impressive as far as the score was concerned, but make no mistake, the Buckeyes dominated that game on both sides of the ball.
I expect Coach Day to make a quarterback switch at some point, especially if the game gets out of hand in Ohio State’s favor, but I’d like to see McCord stay in the game. This will be a great week for him to find his rhythm and get in flow with the rest of his offense.
My prediction for this weekend is that Ohio State will win by at least 28 points, but you never know. Look what Duke did last week against Clemson!
In addition, you can expect the Penguins to be really really fired up for this game-treating it as if it’s their Super Bowl, and that type of intensity, well, you can’t dismiss it.
It’s the Ohio State Buckeyes against the Youngstown State Penguins, Saturday, September 9th at 12 o’clock.