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Ohio State Football: Way-too-early game-by-game predictions for 2018

By Connor Muldowney

PISCATAWAY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 30: Quarterback Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes during a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on September 30, 2017 at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. Ohio State won 56-0. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 30: Quarterback Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes during a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on September 30, 2017 at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. Ohio State won 56-0. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – AUGUST 31: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs with the ball against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2017 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Indiana is going to be in an unfortunate position in this one. The Buckeyes, coming off their first loss of the 2018 season, will be angry and ready to beat down anything in their path. No, the playoff isn’t out of the question yet as it’s still the first half of the season, but the Buckeyes are going to make sure it doesn’t escape them for the second straight season.

The Hoosiers are going to walk into a trap in Columbus and the Buckeyes are going to attack early and often. Peyton Ramsey showed some flashes of being a solid quarterback as a freshman in 2017, but he’s going to struggle mightily against the Buckeyes.

Unlike last year’s matchup between these two teams, the game won’t be close in the first half. Ohio State is going to come out firing and take a comfortable lead into halftime. Dwayne Haskins will continue to fire on all cylinders in the second half while the defense pitches a shutout until the end of the third quarter.

You don’t want to encounter an angry Ohio State team — just ask Michigan State. The Buckeyes will run away with this victory — literally as well as figuratively as JK Dobbins and Mike Weber will combine for 250 yards rushing.

Final Score: Indiana 10, Ohio State 42 (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten)

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