This Season

The 2007 Ohio State Football Season is just around the corner. I have faith that the OSU defense will be dominant with their tight line backer corps, but am a little concerned with the offense. Most of the receivers have gone to the NFL and Heisman winner QB Troy Smith is right there with them. The younger running backs showed some good potential, but the big question mark is going to be which QB is going to step up to lead. I don't know the preseason rankings yet, but here is a look at the upcoming games:

Youngstown State - 09/01 nickname: Penguins I don't really expect this to be too much of a game. The first few game of the Ohio State season aremore like warm up games.

Akron - 09/08 nickname: Zips Another in state game. I don't know much about the Zips, but expect a snoozer.

Washington - 09/15 nickname: Huskies Here is where the season starts to get interesting. Since the rankings are not out yet, I am not sure how good Washington is supposed to be. It could be a pretty tough game

Northwestern - 09/22 nickname: Wildcats The Mild Cats have not been doing too well in the past few seasons. They have some good players, but have not been much of a factor in the Big Ten lately.

Minnesota - 09/29 nickname: Golden Gophers They had a rough year last year. I expect Ohio State to win again.

Purdue - 10/06 nickname: Boilermakers The Boilermakers are always a tough game for OSU. They were almost the one loss to ruin OSU's 2002 undefeated season.

Kent State - 10/13 nickname: Golden Flashes Another instate game. I guess this is as close to a by-week as the Buckeyes will get.

Michigan State - 10/20 nickname: Spartans The rough part of the season really starts here. All Big Ten teams all the way out.

Penn State - 10/27 nickname: Nittany Lions A big one. Penn State is always a tough game, no matter the rankings or where the game is played. Jo Pa may be getting up there in years, but the past few season have shown that he still has the magic.

Wisconsin - 11/03 nickname:Badgers The Badgers are always another tough opponent. They always have a huge O-line and running game.

Illinois - 11/10 nickname: Fighting Illini A mild break before The Game. the Illini have fallen on hard times the past few seasons. Still, they can't be overlooked.

M*ch*g*n - 10/17 nickname: Wolverines THE BIG ONE Any season is a good season with a win over the Wolverines. ESPN has picked them to finish #1 in the Big Ten, with OSU #2. The game is in the Big House, so it is going to be tough for the Buckeyes to come out on top.