Desmond Howard Takes Shot At Ohio State’s Schedule During ESPN’s College GameDay

ESPN analyst and former Michigan extensive receiver Desmond Howard hasn’t been afraid to make use of his platform to take pictures at Ohio State up to now. Take final yr’s Heisman Trophy ceremony, for instance, when he talked about the Buckeyes’ offensive line play through the 42-27 loss to the Wolverines in entrance of the finalist, together with quarterback C.J. Stroud.

It ought to come as no shock, then, that Howard was crucial of Ohio State’s early-season schedule throughout a phase on ESPN’s School GameDay this morning, ignoring Michigan’s lackluster schedule within the course of.

“When can we welcome Ohio State again to school soccer?” Howard mentioned. “After Notre Dame, they performed Arkansas State, they performed Toledo, they performed Wisconsin – who simply fired their coach, that’s how unhealthy they’re – they performed Rutgers and now (Kirk Herbstreit) is looking their recreation in opposition to Michigan State right now. First recreation on the highway.”

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Fellow ESPN analyst and former Georgia linebacker David Pollack responded by asking Howard after they get to welcome the Wolverines to the faculty soccer season, as nicely.

“Michigan has performed Iowa, a tricky recreation for them,” Howard mentioned. “Maryland as more durable. Is Maryland not more durable than Wisconsin and Arkansas State? And traditionally, Michigan has struggled on the highway in Iowa, in order that was an excellent win for that staff.”

For what it’s price, ESPN’s School Soccer Energy Index ranks Michigan’s energy of schedule of video games already performed at 96th within the nation. The Wolverines hosted Colorado State, Hawai’i, UConn and Maryland and performed Iowa on the highway, with these groups having a mixed file of 11-15.

Ohio State’s opponents, which Howard listed above, had a mixed file of 12-13 via the primary 5 weeks of the season, in the meantime. That features Rutgers’ loss to Nebraska final night time, which places the Buckeyes at No. 89 when it comes to early-season energy of schedule.

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