COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — – Call it the Bowl Ban Bowl. No. 14 Ohio State hosts Central Florida on Saturday in a game pitting schools who have felt the wrath of the NCAA in the past 12 months. The Buckeyes know they won’t be going to the postseason this year, part of the penalties for a memorabilia-for-tattoos scandal. The Knights are also scheduled to sit out the bowl season after UCF was linked to runners for sports agents and found to have given money to recruits. UCF is appealing the bowl ban, so that could change.
Based on the meager sampling of their season openers, the Buckeyes and Knights look to be postseason-quality teams. Both rolled over Ohio opponents while scoring 56 points apiece. The Buckeyes pounded Miami (Ohio) 56-10 in Urban Meyer’s Ohio State debut, overcoming a slow start to rack up 538 total yards while forcing three turnovers. “We all know it’s difficult to win in major-college football,” Meyer said. …
Continue Reading: UCF-Ohio St. Preview (The Associated Press)
