Predicting: To Team Up North

On Saturday, Ohio State will host That Team Up North in the Horseshoe. It’s been 1,826 days since Ohio State beat its archrival, and the team’s last victory came in 2019. The long drought will end this weekend when the second-ranked Buckeyes face the 6-5 Wolverines in Columbus.

In honor of Ohio State restoring balance against TTUN, we want to pass on the Buckeyes’ winning ways to one of our loyal readers. To do so, we offer a chance to win a signed Jeremiah Smith jersey! All you have to do is tell us the future!

How to win:

Post your prediction for the following questions in the comments section below. Yes, right here – not on Facebook, X or anywhere else you can reply to us. If Ohio State wins, we will notify the entrant with the correct prediction the Monday after the game. The winner will receive instructions on how to claim their prize. If you don’t hear from us before next week’s game, please send an email [email protected].

The rules:

• Must be 18 years or older.

• One post/comment per person.

• Duplicate predictions are not eligible – first come, first served.

• The deadline for registration is kickoff.

• Any comment edited after kickoff will be disqualified, regardless of the edit.

• Ohio State must win the game for a giveaway to occur.

For full competition rules, see here.

The prediction

Ohio State has the best wide receiver room in college football. This season, Smith has led the offense with 52 catches for 899 yards and 10 total touchdowns. His teammates Emeka Egbuka and Carnell Tate haven’t been far behind either, with the former collecting 56 catches for 692 yards and nine touchdowns this season and the latter recording 35 catches for 524 yards and four scores.

TTUN has been mediocre at defending the pass this year, ranked no. 65 nationally with 222.3 passing yards allowed per game. match. Still, the Wolverines have a top-25 overall defense in the nation at 21.5 points and 316.3 yards allowed per possession. competition – tracks that rank as no. 26 and no. 14 in the FBS — meaning Will Howard, Smith, Egbuka and Tate will be a challenge this weekend.

That leads us to the question of the week and the question of this contest: How will Smith and Zone 6 fare against TTUN?

Predict correctly total receiving yards for Ohio State’s receivers on Saturday and win a signed Jeremiah Smith jersey! As always, roll with the Price is Right rules – the prize will be awarded to the closest guess without going over.

Good luck!