Toledo at Arkansas State, BGSU at Ohio State to kick off season

BGSU coaches’ backgrounds put OSU in quandary Ohio State’s coaches made no effort to conceal the reality about their preparation for visiting Bowling Green State University this week. The Buckeyes have no clue what the Falcons are planning for Saturday’s date in Columbus. “That’s always the game inside the game: what are they going to do and how are they going to do it?” OSU offensive coordinator Ed Warinner said. “Obviously, we have no idea.” The No. 6 Buckeyes have only educated guesses for the Falcons and their new coaching staff ahead of the season-opener. There is no doubt that Ohio State has a sizable talent advantage against BG — the Buckeyes are a 27.5-point favorite — though this has been a tricky week of preparation nonetheless. FULL STORY UT linebackers ready to fill holes caused by injury A season-ending injury to University of Toledo senior linebacker Jaylen Coleman has created some uncertainty in the linebacking corps, but a deep group is ready to step in and contribute to the defense. “It’s linebacker by committee,” UT linebackers coach Mike Ward said. “We’ve got a deep group. We still have depth. We still have to have that next-guy-up mentality.” Coleman was…

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