Miyan Williams and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are among the 11 Buckeyes listed as unavailable against Michigan State, but several starters should be back in action.
Keith Byars eclipsed 100 rushing and 100 receiving yards against Purdue, Joel Payton scored four times against the Boilermakers and the Bauserbomb became a thing on this date.
Ohio State heads to East Lansing for its first road test of the season against a Michigan State team that is just 2-3 after losing three games in a row.
OSU has given up fewer sacks than all but six teams in the FBS as Ryan Day says "there's been some good play" out of Paris Johnson Jr. and Dawand Jones.
Ahead of Ohio State's first road test of the season versus Michigan State, staffers Griffin Strom, George Eisner and Andy Vance join the 11W Roundtable.
Matt Wenzel, who covers Michigan State for MLive, says the Spartans have struggled in all three phases of the game and expects Ohio State to win big on Saturday.
Walk-on kicker Jayden Fielding, who has been Ohio State’s kickoff specialist for the first five games, becomes the 15th freshman to have his black stripe removed this year.
Jim Knowles says Zach Harrison's success on the inside will benefit both his future and the Ohio State defense, and the veteran DE has "no problem" taking more reps at DT.
Ohio State wants Emeka Egbuka to continue trying to field every punt he can even after his muff while attempting to make an over-the-shoulder catch against Rutgers.
