Scheduling non-conference opponents is a tricky proposition. It’s a calculated risk. If you’re the popular star quarterback of the high school team and you ask a girl to prom, you think there’s a pretty good chance things are going to work out for you. But that doesn’t mean you can avoid the butterflies or that she’s guaranteed to say yes. Ever since Ohio State beat Miami in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl to win the national title, they have been one of the premiere powers in the country. Nobody in college football has a better record over their last 100 games played (91-9) and Ohio State won the first rendition of the College Football Playoff six years ago. One might be lulled into thinking it’s easy for a program of that caliber to schedule non-conference games. But it’s still an educated guess and involves an element of luck. Take the Oregon…
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