Everything you need to know ahead of Ohio State's game against Western Kentucky
Ohio State is preparing to take on Western Kentucky for the first time in program history.
Ohio State is unbeaten through two weeks following wins over Indiana and Youngstown State.
But the Buckeyes on Saturday are set to face a more formidable opponent in Western Kentucky, which has won nine games in three out of the last four seasons and is also off to a 2-0 start in 2023.
Ohio State football lists safety Lathan Ransom as questionable against Western Kentucky
Ohio State could be without one of its starting safeties for a second consecutive week.
Ohio State vs. Western Kentucky spread: How much is OSU favored to win by?
According to BetMGM, the Buckeyes are 28.5-point and -10000 money line favorites in its first-ever meeting with Western Kentucky. The over/under for Ohio State vs. Western Kentucky is set at 63.5 points.
Who's starting for OSU? Here's Ohio State football projected depth chart vs. Western Kentucky
Here's a look at the Ohio State depth chart against Western Kentucky.
How can the Buckeyes beat Western Kentucky? Three keys for Ohio State's Week 3 matchup
Here are three keys for No. 6 Ohio State against Western Kentucky on Saturday.
What channel is the Ohio State football game on? Time, TV schedule for OSU vs. Western Kentucky
The Buckeyes' matchup against the Hilltoppers will be available on any platform that offers Big Ten Network such as YouTubeTV, Hulu Live and Fubo TV, which offers a free trial.
Expert Ohio State football predictions for Western Kentucky game
The pass-happy Hilltoppers have won nine games in three out of the past four seasons and is also off to a 2-0 start in 2023.
Here is what the writers at The Columbus Dispatch and Bowling Green (Ky.) Daily News predict for Saturday's game.
Ohio State football safety Josh Proctor to return against Western Kentucky
Josh Proctor is expected to be back for Ohio State’s nonconference game against Western Kentucky on Saturday.
“He’ll be available,” Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said, “and he’ll play a lot.”
'It's good to have your dude.' Buckeyes see benefit of having QB battle settled
While Ohio State’s quarterback competition progressed throughout the spring and summer, teammates acted publicly like Switzerland.
Neutrality was the stance. Whatever they may have felt privately, no one professed a preference for Kyle McCord or Devin Brown.
Ryan Day: Officials admitted Ohio State touchdowns were wiped by erroneous penalties
Admitting mistakes is hard, but it's a bit easier when they're inconsequential.
Perhaps this is the experience Big Ten officials have had during Ohio State's first two games: In each of the Buckeyes' two victories over Indiana and Youngstown State, coach Ryan Day has said he has been told by officials that penalties have erroneously erased would-be Ohio State scores.
Oller: Fewer plays puts Ohio State coach Ryan Day in rare role of having to play 'bad cop'
Ryan Day does not have time on his side. I’m not talking about his job security but his game clock insecurity. The Ohio State coach really, really dislikes the new NCAA rule that keeps the clock running after first downs, except during the last two minutes of each half.
No player was faster than Marvin Harrison Jr. in Week 2. Here's how fast the Ohio State WR was
No player was faster on a college football field last week than Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.
Five things we learned from Ohio State football's Western Kentucky week press conference
Coach Ryan Day announced on Tuesday that McCord would remain the starter moving forward.
Ryan Day names Kyle McCord Ohio State football's starting quarterback
Ryan Day made official on Tuesday what had become apparent from Ohio State’s first two games.
The Buckeye coach said in his weekly press conference that junior Kyle McCord has won the Ohio State quarterback job.
Big Ten Power Rankings: Michigan remains No. 1 but Penn State draws closer after blowout
That blue and white object in Michigan's passenger side mirror is closer than it appears, especially after the Nittany Lions blow the doors off the Illini one week after hanging 63 points on Delaware.
What is 'Big Red'? Meet WKU's mascot ahead of Ohio State vs. Western Kentucky
To Western Kentucky, the team's red "blob" mascot can best be described as "the Spirit of Western," supporting the Hilltoppers as a "huge, furry, lovable creature" described by the Bowling Green Daily News in 2012 as "amorphous, ambiguous, asexual and always lovable."
Ohio State stock report: Defense, QB Kyle McCord rising after win over Youngstown State
In two games, Ohio State has given up just 10 points and 387 total yards. Though this has been a favorable stretch of the schedule and Western Kentucky’s Air Raid should be a more revealing barometer of the leap the Buckeyes have taken on defense in their second season in Jim Knowles’ system, the numbers are among the best nationally.
Where is Ohio State football ranked in the polls after Week 2?
Ohio State’s slide in the Associated Press poll continued on Sunday.
Despite a more convincing 35-7 win over Youngstown State the previous day, the Buckeyes dropped a spot to No. 6, marking a second consecutive week they slid in the top-25 ranking.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State vs WKU: Everything you need to know ahead of the game
