Big Noon Kickoff Between Ohio State Buckeyes and Minnesota Golden Gophers Scheduled – CFB Tracker
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NOV 11 BIG NOON The Ohio State Buckeyes will be in Big Ten prime time once again.
On Saturday, Fox announced that the Buckeyes road matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers has been slated for Big Noon Kickoff.
The Buckeyes have already been on Big Noon Kickoff multiple times this season. And with their playoff hopes nearly in grasp, it is no surprise that the nation l’s top team is in this position once again.
NOV 9 FEELY IN HIS FEELINGS The rivalry between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines has reached all-time highs after the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal came to light.
And now, former Michigan kicker Jay Feely is lobbing accusations right back at the Buckeyes, claiming that Ohio State had been paying players for two decades.
“I can’t listen to the BS coming from former Buckeyes who played while OSU PAID their players for 20 years,” Feely said on Twitter in response to Ohio State Alum Matt Finkes. “I was in many NFL locker rooms. Buckeyes were open about how much they were paid.”
Putting aside the fact that even IF Ohio State paid players – which there is no evidence of – Michigan was likely doing the exact same thing to keep up, Feely seems to just be the latest Wolverine to be grasping at straws trying to justify their school’s transgression.
NOV 6 BUCKEYES BIG FAVORITES The Ohio State Buckeyes have opened as major favorites over the Michigan State Spartans ahead of their Saturday matchup.
Per Fan Duel’s sportsbook, the Buckeyes will be a 28.5-point favorite, with the over/under set at 46.5.
Ohio State has dominated the series with the Spartans as of late, winning the last seven matchups in a row, as well as eight of the last 10.
That said, the last two regular season wins for the Spartans over the Buckeyes (2011 and 2015) came in Columbus, with the other coming in Indianapolis in the 2013 Big Ten Championship.
NOV 4 NO RANSOM, NO BURKE, NO STOVER The Ohio State Buckeyes are set to be without two of their top defensive backs on Saturday against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, with Lathan Ransom and Denzel Burke both declared OUT, per the team.
Burke has been struggling with an ankle injury he originally suffered against the Purdue Boilermakers, while Ransom was forced to leave the game early vs. Wisconsin last weekend.
The Buckeyes will also be without star tight end Cade Stover, who was dressed out but had a brace on his knee and did not participate in warmups. It appears as though Stover was a game-time decision.
Buckeyes wideout Emeka Egbuka, who has not played since leaving the Maryland game, is not listed on the injury report.