Ohio State Football: Previewing Toughest Big Ten Games in 2013

Coming off a 12-0 season, Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes have the talent and recruiting class to run the table in 2013.

Ohio State’s recruiting class ranks No. 1 on Scout.com and No. 2 on Rivals.com, which obviously has the Buckeyes in the BCS national title conversation.

Even better, the schedule isn’t overly difficult from a non-conference perspective.

So, we can certainly anticipate Meyer’s team sporting a 4-0 record when Big Ten play kicks off in late September. When the conference battles start, however, Ohio State fans have every reason to believe perfection is a reality.

Expected victories come in the form of Iowa, Purdue (away), Illinois (away) and Indiana, as all four finished last season with a losing record.

In turn, let’s check out the Buckeyes’ toughest tests en route to a berth in the Big Ten championship game this December.