Not all schedules are created equal and we’ve definitely seen that with our rivals to the north, who have one of the easiest nonconference schedules you can shake khakis at. Michigan plays (wait for it) East Carolina, UNLV, and Bowling Green.
Not exactly murderer’s row. More like charity square.
Ohio State has a pretty tough schedule, but just like schedules, not all games on a docket are held in the same light either. In the case of the Buckeyes, there are clearly more games that are important than others, no matter what the coaches’ speak might say, blah, blah, blah.
Because there are certain games circled, starred, and highlighted on OSU’s schedule more than others, we thought we’d rank all twelve regular season games on Ohio State’s schedule by importance.
We count down from least important to most. Off we go.