Ryan Day makes strong admission about the Ohio State Buckeyes having to host Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns in Week 1
The Buckeyes will have to be ready right out of the gates.
The Ohio State Buckeyes got back on the practice field this week as they began fall camp and ramped up preparation for the 2025 season.
A year after winning the national championship, Ohio State will try to run it back with a roster that features a host of new starters.
The Buckeyes had 14 players selected in the NFL Draft this past April, and there will be no time to ease into the season with a major test right out of the gate. Opening against the Texas Longhorns, head coach Ryan Day knows what lies ahead for his team.
“It affects things a lot,” Day said of having to face Texas to start the season. “You know that in that first game, you can’t, quote-unquote, be ‘learning on the job’ in that first week. I mean, we’ve got to be going. You have to flush through as many issues as you possibly can.”
Ohio State will have a new starting quarterback—either Julian Sayin or Lincoln Kienholz. On the other side, Texas will be rolling into Columbus to begin the Arch Manning era, one the Longhorns believe could lead them to a national title given the talent they’ve built around him. The game will be a rematch of last year’s College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl, which Ohio State won 28-14. But this is a new season, and none of that carries over.
Opening against Texas is a major challenge, and there’s a real possibility Ohio State could start the season 0-1—a scenario that hasn’t happened since 1999, when the Buckeyes lost to the Miami Hurricanes. Texas vs. Ohio State is a clash between two of college football’s premier programs, and it could go either way. The positive for Ohio State: the expanded 12-team playoff format eases the path forward.
“The good news is, in a format where there’s playoffs now with 12 teams, you can recover from it,” Day said. “Maybe different than in the past. But at the same time, this game matters in a big way. And a loss can hurt you, and a win can really propel you. We know what’s at stake, and so every minute matters.”
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Ohio State Buckeyes open fall camp with quite the surprise on their roster as they prepare for the Texas Longhorns
A surprised on the roster of the Ohio Stste Buckeyes as they start prep for Texas.
