Chip Minnich

1 week ago | buckeyehuddle.com | Chip Minnich

Now that The Big Ten has officially announced the early season kickoffs, and the reality of yet another Big Noon kickoff time has set in for the upcoming Texas/Ohio State match-up on August 30th, we can resume our look at the 2025 Big Ten opponents that Ohio State will not be facing. In previous weeks, we have looked at Indiana, Iowa, and Maryland. Now we can turn our focus on a long-time Big Ten rival and occasional heartbreaker in Ohio State football history, the Michigan State Spartans.

2 weeks ago | buckeyehuddle.com | Chip Minnich

For the previous two weeks of my series on the 2025 Big Ten teams that Ohio State will not be facing, I reviewed the prospects for the Indiana Hoosiers and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Next up on the docket for this series are the Maryland Terrapins. Maryland is coming off a 2024 season that saw them go 4-8 and eliminated from bowl game contention as they went 0-5 during the crucial November stretch run.

2 weeks ago | saturdayglory.com | Chip Minnich

The news that is sweeping throughout the college football world about the possible ending of the USC/Notre Dame series has naturally resulted in college football fans worried about the rivalry. Pat Forde’s Sports Illustrated articles on the subject have identified the issues confronting the series, and that is how USC has identified the challenges associated with playing a Big Ten conference schedule, while also trying to qualify for The College Football Playoff.

3 weeks ago | buckeyehuddle.com | Chip Minnich

Last week I began the series that looks at the 2025 Big Ten schools that Ohio State is not scheduled to play by taking a peek at the 2025 Indiana Hoosiers. This week’s focus will be on the 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes. 2024 Results: Iowa went 8-5, which was good enough for them to finish 5th in The Big Ten. Ohio State struggled in the first half last year before pulling away in the second half when they met on October 5th in Ohio Stadium, as the Buckeyes defeated the Hawkeyes 35-7.

1 month ago | buckeyehuddle.com | Chip Minnich

“My father taught me many things here – he taught me in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer… ~ Michael Corleone to Frank Pentageli, The Godfather Part III freely admit that The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are among my favorite movies. Both movies offer up memorable scenes and quotes, with the one up above having significance as it relates to this article, and the series of articles that will be following it over the next few weeks from me.