Ohio State Football: 5 bold predictions for October 2018

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COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 08: Mike Weber #25 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs with the ball in the first quarter of the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 52-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

3. Mike Weber takes over as the No. 1 back

No backfield in the Big Ten possesses quite Ohio State has. The Buckeyes have two starting-caliber running backs in sophomore JK Dobbins and junior Mike Weber. We’ll see one of those two emerge as the true No. 1 in October.

Believe it or not, but Weber will be the top running back for the Buckeyes after the next three games, rushing for another 300 yards after a 300-yard month of September.

Though Dobbins will still get about as many carries as Weber, he won’t out-perform his backfield mate.

Weber will go off and look like the same back that rushed for 1,000 yards as a freshman just two short years ago. He may be slightly off that 1,000-yard pace, but he’ll make up some ground with another 300-plus yards and 6.0-plus yards per carry.

The Buckeyes need to feed the hot hand and in October, that’s going to be the junior from Detroit. Will he hold onto that No. 1 job in November?

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