Ohio State Releases Depth Chart For The Oklahoma Game

The Buckeyes shellacked Oklahoma previous year in Norman, but Oklahoma has not lost since.

This should be a much closer game than last year's meeting. Oklahoma State fell one spot to No. 11 despite an opening week blowout against Tulsa.

Oklahoma State dropped a spot in the latest Associated Press Poll, which was released Tuesday. In the 81 years that the AP poll has been in existence (since 1936), Ohio State has been ranked No. 1 105 times, Oklahoma 101 times.

Whether Ohio State can run the ball against Oklahoma like it did against IN will be something to watch IN the big nonconference matchup between the storied programs.

After the disposal of UTEP - a pristine performance that served as a momentum-builder in its own way - it was hard to find an OU player who, two days earlier, didn't have his eyes fixated on the Ohio State-Indiana game.

Saturday's total is set at 64.5 points. The Buckeyes won their season opener, as they went on the road to take on the Indiana Hoosiers.

So how does Oklahoma overcome these odds and pull off what many would consider to be a major upset?

If the Sooners are going to take home a win, they'll need to play excellent football in all facets of the game, and that will start in the trenches. Mason Rudolph, who has been mentioned in several preseason Heisman Trophy conversations, was efficient through the air, completing 20 of 24 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns. The quarterback threw the football for more than 325 yards and 3 touchdown in Week 1. The OU captain and team leader must do better than that this time around.

Ohio State is 3-0 ATS in its last three games in September. The Sooners did not lose another game the remainder of the 2016 season, and now have the longest active win streak in college football. He must have that kind of performance to beat Ohio State in Columbus. Baker Mayfield went 19-for-20.

"Obviously, it's a great test for us this week going up to Ohio State", Riley said Monday.

That's a big thing for our guys, and for our defensive line as well.

J.T. Barrett, the quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes had a great game in the win over in in Week 1.

Ohio State suffered some big losses to the National Football League in its defensive secondary.

Murray completed 10 of his 12 pass attempts for 149 yards passing including a touchdown. Leading 14-7, Mayfield led OU on three straight scoring drives as he connected on touchdowns with freshman Grant Calcaterra (16 yards), junior Mark Andrews (5) and freshman CeeDee Lamb (4). Ohio State ranks 116th in the country one week into the 2017 season in passing yards allowed.

The Buckeyes were without leading rusher Mike Weber (hamstring) against IN and its offense produced only two field goals with just over five minutes remaining IN the first half. "Give them a chance to make plays and I have confidence in my receivers to make plays". Mayfield's Sooners are 11-0 SU and 8-3 ATS in 11 games since losing to Ohio State 45-24 last season, and they've waited nearly a full calendar year for Saturday's shot at revenge.

By comparison, Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer is 53.

"We're gonna have to drastically improve against a physical, fast, explosive football team", Stoops said.