COLUMBUS, Ohio — C.J. Stroud makes his first career start as Ohio State opens the 2021 football season at Minnesota on Thursday night. Here is everything you need to know before kickoff.
Game information
Who: No. 4 Ohio State (7-1, 5-0 in Big Ten in 2020) at Minnesota (3-4, 3-4).
When: Thursday, 8 p.m. Eastern.
Where: Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis (50,805).
TV: Fox, with Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft on the call.
Twitter: Follow Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means.
Latest line: Ohio State -14.
Series info: This is the 54th meeting between the two schools. Ohio State is 46-7 against Minnesota, with the most recent game being a 30-14 win for OSU in 2018.
Catch up on the latest Ohio State news
* Check out the outrageous predictions from our coverage team.
* Nathan took a guess at Ohio State’s depth chart for Thursday night based on intel and interviews.
* Stephen profiled Zach Harrison, who could potentially be the next All-American pass rusher as he enters his junior season.
* Five-star freshmen Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau will be needed early after Ryan Day revealed that Tyler Friday is out for the season with a torn ACL.
* Nathan examined what the million-dollar deal for Quinn Ewers means for Ohio State in terms of name, image and likeness.
* Thayer Munford will be the second player to wear the “Block O” jersey after Jonathon Cooper wore it last season.
* Nathan wrote about the confidence C.J. Stroud’s teammates have in the redshirt freshman as he makes his first collegiate start.
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News from Minnesota
* Randy Johnson of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune looked at the ways in which Minnesota can pull the upset against Ohio State.
* Andy Greder of the St. Paul Pioneer Press wrote about Minnesota defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, who doesn’t like the nickname “guru,” although he has been one for the past few seasons.
* Minneapolis Star-Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins explained why Minnesota has to win the Big Ten West this season.
Returning stat leaders
Passing: Ohio State: No players on roster with a pass attempt. Minnesota: Tanner Morgan, 106-183 (57.9 percent), 1,374 yards, 7 TDs, 5 INTs.
Rushing: Ohio State: Master Teague III, 104 carries, 514 yards (4.9 avg.), 8 TDs. Minnesota: Mohamed Ibrahim, 201 carries, 1,076 yards (5.4 avg.), 15 TDs.
Receiving: Ohio State: Chris Olave, 50 receptions, 729 yards (14.6 avg.), 7 TDs. Minnesota: Chris Autman-Bell, 22 receptions, 430 yards (19.6 avg.), 1 TD.
Tackles: Ohio State: Marcus Williamson, 27 tackles. Minnesota: Mariano Sori-Marin, 54 tackles.
Sacks: Ohio State: Haskell Garrett, 2 sacks. Minnesota: Boye Mafe, 4.5 sacks.
Interceptions: Ohio State: Sevyn Banks, 1 INT; Marcus Hooker, 1 INT; Josh Proctor, 1 INT. Minnesota: Josh Aune, 1 INT; DeAngelo Carter, 1 INT; James Gordon IV, 1 INT; Tyler Nubin, 1 INT.
Other Big Ten games
Ohio State and Minnesota aren’t the only teams who play on Thursday. Rutgers hosts Temple at 6:30 p.m. on BTN. Here is the rest of the Big Ten schedule for this weekend.
Friday
Michigan State at Northwestern, 9 p.m. ESPN
Saturday
No. 19 Penn State at No. 12 Wisconsin, noon, Fox.
Western Michigan at Michigan, noon, ESPN.
Fordham at Nebraska, noon, BTN.
No. 17 Indiana at No. 18 Iowa, 3:30 p.m., BTN.
West Virginia at Maryland, 3:30 p.m. ESPN.
Oregon State at Purdue, 7 p.m., FS1.
UTSA at Illinois, 7:30 p.m., BTN.
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