Here are three keys for No. 5 Ohio State against Youngstown State on Saturday: Sep 2, 2023; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; The Ohio State Buckeyes take the field during the first half of the NCAA football game at Indiana University Memorial Stadium. Avoid a major letdown There is no reason to suspect Ohio State is on upset alert entering Saturday. Though Youngstown State has been among the better programs in the Football Championship Subdivision over the past decade and reached the championship game as recently as 2016 under former coach Bo Pelini, it has seen little success against Division I’s top tier. Its last win against a Football Bowl Subdivision school was over Pittsburgh in 2012. The Buckeyes should be fine as long as they avoid a meltdown for the ages and handle business. Big Ten Power Rankings: Jim Harbaugh not ‘free’ just yet, but Michigan winning without him Ohio State…
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