We all still holding our breaths that we’ll have college football this fall, and for Ohio State fans, that means plenty of home games at the ‘Shoe to take in. It also means we could see a very intriguing intersectional matchup between the Buckeyes and Oregon Ducks out in the Pacific Northwest.
That game against Oregon is sandwiched between two non-conference home games, the opener against Bowling Green, and Buffalo. Even though the national narrative always seems to be that Ohio State doesn’t schedule tough games, it’s one of the few programs that goes out and tries to get an FBS Power-Five home and home. Going to Autzen Stadium is no walk among the roses, and Oregon returns the trip in 2021.
But back to this year. How does Ohio State’s non-conference slate stack up to other Power-Five FBS schools? The two games against MAC opponents won’t do too much to provide any clout, but there’s still a lot to like with that tussle with the Ducks.
The Oklahoman published a ranking of the most interesting Power-Five nonconference schedules for all 64 Power Five schools, and Ohio State checked in just outside the top fifteen, at a cool No. 16 overall.
So what does the rest of the ranking look like?
Next … Top 25 Power-Five nonconference schedules ranked
Trammel’s ranking of all Power-Five nonconference schedules
1. Southern Calfornia
2. Georgia Tech
3. Florida State
4. Wisconsin
5. Stanford
6. Louisville
7. Oregon
8. Clemson
9. West Virginia
10. Michigan State
11. Texas
12. North Carolina
13. Georgia
14. Wake Forest
15. Colorado
16. Ohio State
17. Pittsburgh
18. Washington
19. Oklahoma
20. Michigan
21. Alabama
22. Purdue
23. Penn State
24. Virginia
25. Arkansas
