Just a word or two about the Ohio State Buckeyes, opening Saturday against Cincinnati. I think that the Buckeyes have several defensive players who will have breakout years, and be household names for OSU fans before the Michigan game. Cornerback E.J. Underwood is one to watch, and Bobby Carpenter may give All-American A.J. Hawk a run for the team's best linebacker. Young defensive linemen Jay Richardson and Quinn Pitcock will make names for themselves in a hurry too. The defense is young, but deep and talented. They will have to dominate games until first year QB Justin Zwick gets comfortable leading the offense.
Cincinnati doesn't belong on the same field with us in terms of talent, so the story of the game will be how tight Tressel plays it, and how long he allows an inferior team to believe they can play with Ohio State. I think our defense or our special teams will score at least once, and the Bucks should win by 14, say 24-10? Go Bucks!
UPDATE 9/5: So it was 27-6. I'm moving to Vegas anyway.
Posted by dan at September 4, 2004 01:48 AM