Ohio State Buckeyes
0–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
Way too early
WEEK 3 · 2026
44%
Big Ten title game
27%
Win the Big Ten
>99%
Make the playoff
81%
First-round bye
avg seed 3.1
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-3 job: beat Kent State.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Ohio State's pathYour game
TBD
SAT SEP 19
Kent State at Ohio State
Your game. Win and your Big Ten title-game odds are 44%; lose and they fall to 31%.
Ohio State 100%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT SEP 19
Houston at Texas Tech
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Houston winning protects it.
Texas Tech 96%
TBD
SAT SEP 19
Buffalo at Penn State
Big Ten race: Penn State losing helps your spot in the standings.
Penn State 97%
TBD
SAT SEP 19
Georgia at Arkansas
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Arkansas winning protects it.
Georgia 87%
52 more games that don't move your needle
Syracuse at Pittsburgh
Miami at Wake Forest
Florida State at Alabama
Florida at Auburn
Troy at Missouri
New Mexico at Oklahoma
Mississippi State at South Carolina
Kennesaw State at Tennessee
UTSA at Texas
Kentucky at Texas A&M
NC State at Vanderbilt
Tulane at Kansas State
Northern Illinois at Arizona
BYU at Colorado State
Colorado at Northwestern
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Bowling Green at Iowa State
Arkansas State at TCU
Georgia State at UCF
Utah State at Utah
Virginia at West Virginia
Kansas at Arizona State
North Carolina at Clemson
SMU at Louisville
Stanford at Duke
Virginia Tech at Maryland
Western Kentucky at Indiana
UTEP at Michigan
Akron at Minnesota
USC at Rutgers
Purdue at UCLA
Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin
James Madison at San Diego State
Fresno State at San José State
North Texas at Texas State
UConn at Southern Miss
East Carolina at Old Dominion
Florida International at Florida Atlantic
Western Michigan at Rice
Temple at Toledo
UAB at Louisiana
Nevada at Middle Tennessee
Wyoming at Central Michigan
Charlotte at App State
Ball State at Liberty
Ohio at South Alabama
Louisiana Tech at Baylor
Coastal Carolina at Delaware
Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State
Marshall at Missouri State
LSU at Ole Miss · ABC
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 3, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.