COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s game against Akron will be the most lopsided matchup the Buckeyes will play this season. OSU is the most talented team in the Big Ten and third in the country, worth 985.09 points, an average star rating of 93.09 and 15 players rated as five stars. That’s 654.12 more points, and a rating that’s 12.19 points higher than what the Zips have as a program with only two players rated as a four-star or better. Neither started their careers at Akron, and only one is a starter. That explains why the Buckeyes opened as a 53-point favorite despite not looking that impressive in their first three weeks. Just like with Tulsa, you didn’t need to simply be told that they were more talented than the 10th most talented team in the Mid-American Conference. These breakdowns aren’t about who’s more talented, but just how much…
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