Let’s just say Ohio State has bigger fish to fry.So it lost the No. 1 ranking in the College Football Playoff – whatever. All that matters in Columbus after two years of pain and suffering from the losses to That Team Up North is what’s next. Go through the motions, get through this, move on.Minnesota has to come out hot right away.The passing game cranked up plenty of yards in last week’s stunningly awful loss to Purdue, but it’s the pass defense that has to show up.Ohio State’s running game continues to be along for the ride. It’s not awful – it’s averaging close to five yards peer carry over the last five games – but the team is winning on effective offense when it’s time to score, and a defense that continues to swarm all over everything.Minnesota is 5-0 when keeping teams to under 240 passing yards, 0-5 when allowing more, and …Predictions of Every Remaining GameACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SECAAC | CUSA | IND | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt- Every Conference, Team Bowl Status WHY OHIO STATE WILL WIN Ohio State will connect for well over 240 passing yards.Again, no, the ground game isn’t bad – it’s just not the dominant force Buckeye fans are used to. And no, the passing attack isn’t otherworldly, but as it turns out, that CJ Stroud guy is/was pretty good.Kyle McCord has been more than fine. The Ohio State passing game hit 240 yards or more against everyone but Indiana, Wisconsin, and Rutgers. Those three were battles for a while, but they all turned into double-digit wins.Minnesota doesn’t have enough of a push into the backfield to be much of a bother, it’s own passing attack doesn’t do anything well on a consistent basis, and the O line isn’t like the one of the last few years – it won’t take over in this and control the tempo.- CFN College Football Rankings Week 12- Bowl Projections, Week 12- College Football Playoff Projections- Top 5 Heisman Trophy Contenders- CFP Projected Pecking Order MINNESOTA VS OHIO STATE WHO WILL WIN 2015 against Michigan State was the last time Ohio State lost the game before the Michigan game. 2000 was the last time it lost to Minnesota.The Gophers don’t have that extra gear.They couldn’t get the O going in the loss to North Carolina, wasn’t all that into the Michigan game outside of a late score in the first half, and they don’t have the ability to do much against the Buckeye defensive front.Ohio State will put this away fast – at least it should.It’ll take a quarter, but a 14-0 lead will be enough to coast the rest of the way. Minnesota doesn’t have the ability to come up with a third down stop, McCord will have all day, and the drama will be minimal.- Week 12 Schedule, Previews, Predictions MINNESOTA VS OHIO STATE PREDICTION, LINE Ohio State 37, Minnesota 10Line: Ohio State -27.5, o/u: 49.5ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5Must See Rating (out of 5): 3 Experts Picks Week 12 CMU at Ohio | Buffalo at Miami UnivBoston College at Pitt | USF at UTSAColorado at Wazzu | Oregon at ASUUtah at Arizona | Michigan at MarylandRutgers at Penn St | Louisville at MiamiOklahoma at BYU | UNLV at Air ForceGeorgia at Tenn| Wake Forest at NDUNC at Clemson | UCLA at USCMinn at Ohio St | Kansas St at KansasWash at Oregon St | Florida at MizzouNebraska at Wisc | Texas at Iowa St © 2023 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved
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