Scarlet Sunrise: All eyes on defensive improvement as Buckeyes host Tulsa
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Ohio State-Tulsa game time, details
Ohio State and Tulsa will kick off for just the second time Saturday. The Buckeyes won their only game against the Golden Hurricane, a sloppy, rainy 48-3 win back in 2016.
Ohio State hasn’t lost back-to-back games since 2013 when it lost the Big Ten title game and the Orange Bowl afterward. The Buckeyes haven’t lost back-to-back home games since 1990. They don’t expect to lose to Tulsa inside the Horseshoe.
- Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Date: Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Weather: 84 degrees and mostly sunny
- TV Channel: FS1
- The line: Ohio State is a 24.5-point favorite, per VegasInsider
- Over/under: 60.5 points
Gambling notes, trends
- Tulsa is 9-3 against the spread in its last 12 games.
- Ohio State is 1-6 against the spread in its last seven home games.
- Ohio State is 6-5 against the spread as a home favorite in Ryan Day’s tenure.
- Tulsa is 7-1 against the spread in its last eight road games.
- Ryan Day hasn’t lost back-to-back regular-season games at Ohio State.
- The total has gone over in six of Ohio State’s last eight games.
- The total has gone over in four of Tulsa’s last five road games.
Weekend Kickoff presented by Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems
Ohio State lost its first regular-season game since 2018 last weekend. The Buckeyes were battered and beaten at home by Oregon.
Now the No. 9 Buckeyes must refocus, regroup and figure out how to fix a struggling defense and an offense that can put up yards but couldn’t finish drives. That chance will come against Tulsa on Saturday.
Lettermen Row Weekend Kickoff presented by Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems is back again to break it all down – from what Ohio State needs to improve after its loss to how the Buckeyes will prepare for their next test against the Golden Hurricane.
This week’s show features former Buckeyes quarterback Justin Zwick, former Ohio State linebacker Zach Boren, former defensive lineman Robert Landers, former safety Tyvis Powell and senior writer Austin Ward.
This week’s episode is presented by Temperature Pro.
Don’t miss the full episode of Weekend Kickoff at Urban Meyer’s Pint House.
Bold Predictions for Buckeyes in matchup against Tulsa
The Lettermen Row staff unanimously expects an Ohio State win in its bounce-back effort against Tulsa. And as always, the crew went deeper than the score to make Five Bold Predictions about what will happen on Saturday in the Horseshoe.
READ: Five Bold Predictions as Buckeyes seek bounce-back win against Tulsa
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