Akron at Ohio State Game Preview | College Football Week 1 | CBS Sports

State felt that quarterback play was the one thing that was holding them back from getting over the hump. And that's kind of the same question that many have of this year's team. They replaced Kyle McCord with Will Howard, who was beaten out at Kansas State by Avery Johnson. The Buckeyes, opening the season Saturday on CBS 330 eastern time against Akron. And it is a big half a hundy spread. Danny Kanell and Chip Patterson here to pick this one. Ohio State -49.5 points in this one. I know you both are picking this game up. I'll let you start us off. You're telling me I've got a seven touchdown lead to start the game? That's that's all I get. Seven touchdowns to start the game. And I just have to defend that lead. Yeah Give me every one of those points with the zips because this is a preposterous spread for a game that is a preseason game for Ohio State Ohio State's best games, biggest games of the year. They're not even in September. They can really go out there and they can just work on stuff. They can just try things. They can make strange substitutions that they're not going to make, but Akron, on the other hand, Joe Moorhead, oh, yeah, he can coach some ball. He doesn't have the personnel to go and win this game. But does he have the coaching chops to go in there and at least put a scare into Ohio State, maybe give us just enough so that we can bring this home in the fourth quarter when Ohio State's got the backups in there and the clock running, give me the zips and all the points. You know, there was a game earlier where he picked and it was Missouri and they had to play 46.5. And if you remember I said they don't exactly have the weapons that Ohio State does. So I took the dog in the points. But we're talking about Ohio State chip. This is one of the most star studded rosters we've ever seen. And I agree with you. They will take the starters out the issue is they run deep like you put you take out Quinshon Judkins. You're going to run out Treveyon Henderson out there. You take out Will Howard, you're going to run out Julian Sand, potentially, or Devin Brown. These are starter caliber players across the board. And guess what else you want to do. You want to spread the wealth. Keep everybody happy. There's only one ball to go around I think this is an absolute beatdown. Give me Ohio State I'll lay all those points. I don't even think Akron gets it in the end zone at all. Ohio State in state against Akron. It's been over 100 years since Ohiotate lost an in state