COLUMBUS, Ohio — Predicting a shutout is easy, but securing one — even for Ohio State football — is difficult. The Buckeyes have not shut out an opponent since 2019, when they blanked Luke Fickell’s Cincinnati squad 42-0. They have not zeroed out a Big Ten opponent since Rutgers in 2017. Yet Iowa will bring a bold new standard of offensive ineptitude into Ohio Stadium on Saturday. The Hawkeyes rank 14th out of 14 Big Ten teams in most important offensive statistics and metrics. Yet even Iowa has not been shut out this season. The Hawkeyes have not gone scoreless since 2000, when Illinois waxed them 31-0. But with OSU’s offense putting intense pressure on opposing offenses to play perfect and the Buckeye defense improving by the week, is predicting a shutout that far-fetched? Once again we are putting Buckeye Talk tokens on the line and predicting the…
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