Tom Matte, Bob Ferguson and Hopalong Cassady all had big days against the Badgers on this date and Ohio State hasn’t lost in Columbus on Oct. 22 since the 19th century.
We share some final thoughts, ask some final questions and identify the players we’ll be watching most closely in Ohio State’s second-half opener against Iowa.
Ohio State’s offense and Iowa’s defense will be a matchup of two of the nation’s best units, but the Buckeyes are favored to win big because of Iowa’s offensive struggles.
A healthy Ohio State defense appears primed to feast on the worst offense it's faced all season Saturday against Spencer Petras and the struggling Hawkeyes.
Chad Leistikow, an Iowa columnist for the Des Moines Register, says the Hawkeyes’ offensive issues are widespread but a turnover-creating defense keeps them in games.
Ryan Day expects Miyan Williams and TreVeyon Henderson to both play against Iowa and Jaxon Smith-Njigba could also return, but Kourt Williams is out with “a long-term injury.”
Even though Ohio State’s offense has already been great without him, Julian Fleming and Marvin Harrison Jr. expect Jaxon Smith-Njigba to take the Buckeyes to new heights.
Despite J.T. Tuimoloau's lack of sacks this season, Jim Knowles says he's had a bigger impact than he gets credit for on defense and has been hampered by missed holding calls.
Marvin Harrison Jr. thinks Ohio State will be even tougher to stop offensively when Jaxon Smith-Njigba returns and a total of nine Buckeyes preview the Iowa game.
