Let 'em have it, Gophers football fans. The view from Ohio is that Saturday is going to be one-sided in a big way. The Cleveland Plain Dealer college football writers have set the bait two ways.
First prediction: The Buckeyes will hold Gophers running back David Cobb to under 50 yards.
Second prediction: The Buckeyes will roll up 50 points, "barring a snowstorm."
It's doubtful that reporter predictions make bulletin board material — do teams even still own bulletin boards? — but these guys definitely aren't believers in Jerry Kill's bunch.
Reporter Ari Wasserman writes, "Ohio State moved the ball up and down the field with ease against Michigan State — the best team the Buckeyes will face during the regular season this year — it's hard to imagine that Minnesota's defense is going to slow it down."
Beat writer Doug Lesmerises, using Cobb's 41 yards against TCU as a measuring stick, predicts, "Cobb won't do much because Minnesota doesn't have a passing game to threaten the Buckeyes and get them to back off stopping the run."
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