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.
Two ranked matchups at noon, UCLA seeking to cement itself as a Pac-12 contender, and a suite of post-Sparty showdowns feature as some of Week 6's best college football games.
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 basketball players participated in a dunk contest, 3-point shootout and scrimmage and mingled with Buckeye fans on campus on Thursday night.
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.