Ohio State went through extremes with its first two opponents, facing then-No. 1 Texas in the opener before having an easy time with Football College Subdivision foe Grambling State .

Saturday night’s test against Ohio University falls somewhere in the middle.

Yes, the top-ranked and 2-0 Buckeyes are 31 1/2-point favorites against the Bobcats (1-1), but the defending Mid-American Conference champions are coming off a 14-7 victory over West Virginia . It was Ohio’s second win over a Big 12 Conference program in the past three seasons and came after the Bobcats narrowly lost at Rutgers 34-31 in their opener.

“They’ve got to come in here with a lot of confidence. They’re going to take it one play at a time, try to get the game to the fourth quarter and go from there,” Ohio State co

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