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With undoubtedly the strangest lead up to a college football season since the turn of the century, Buckeye fans hope things do not become even stranger with an opening-game struggle against visiting Nebraska. Historically, the Buckeyes have fared well in opening games… extremely well. In fact, Ohio State has not started the season with a loss since 1999 when it fell to the Miami Hurricanes, 23-12, in East Rutherford, N.J. That year, the Bucks finished 6-6 including a three-game skid to end the season. The Buckeyes have not only won every opening game since that loss to the Hurricanes, but have also done so in convincing fashion. With an average margin of victory of 29 points, Ohio State and its fans have enjoyed some relaxing second halves in such encounters. Isaiah Prince tackles an Oregon State player during the 2018 opener. The biggest scare in recent memory? In 2009, the Buckeyes opened their…
Continue Reading: Recent Ohio State History in Season and Conference Openers
