The Ohio State Buckeyes are considered to be one of the best teams in the nation and on Saturday the number four ranked squad will take on the 23rd ranked Wisconsin Badgers in a huge Big Ten game matchup and each will be looking for a nice conference win heading into the middle of the season.
The Buckeyes are coming into the game at 4-0, while the Badgers are 3-1 and Ohio State comes in after an easy game against an FCS team, which came after a rare west coast trip win over Cal. The Badgers are coming in after a game against Purdue and that was a rebound after the controversial game against Arizona State that saw the Badgers lose after the referees completely botched the end of the game.
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One of the top rivals for the national championship this season for the Buckeyes are the Alabama Crimson Tide and here is a look how their season schedule is and how the matchup could go down. The Alabama Crimson Tide are coming off of another championship season after killing Notre Dame in the national title game earlier in 2013 and now that head coach Nick Saban is back, the team will have a bullseye on their backs from the rest of the nation as they try to repeat again.
The team gets the season started with a tough game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at home at 5:30 and that game will be on ESPN and Watch ESPN when the season kicks off on Saturday August 31. Saban likes to start his team off with a tough game, like he did with Michigan last season and this time he is doing it again with one of the best teams in the ACC and one that can run with the best speed-wise in the nation. The Crimson Tide should have no problem winning and then they will get an extra week off to prepare for what could be the most anticipated game on the schedule
The Johnny Manziel autograph scandal has made what was already and anticipated game against Texas A&M even more anticipated, as the Heisman winner may not even be eligible to play. This will be the first matchup against the Aggies since the team ended Alabama's perfect season last year and that was a breakout game for Manziel and one that may have helped him win the Heisman. That game will be on CBS in the afternoon at 3:30 and is likely going to be one of the highest rated games of the season.
Alabama will play an easy opponent in Colorado State next before moving into the SEC with Ole Miss in their fourth game on September 28. The Crimson Tide will take on Kentucky in their first road game since the Aggies on October 12 and then the schedule will start getting much tougher, with the better SEC opponents coming on, including Arkansas and Tennessee in consecutive weeks. Alabama won't be worried about those games completely since they are at home, but those two lead into a matchup against LSU at home and that could end up being an entertaining game, especially after the comeback Eddie Lacy and AJ McCarron led last season.
Alabama will play Mississippi State next on the road and will be home for Chattanooga before heading out on the road for the final game against Auburn and that obviously would come before the SEC championship. The Crimson Tide are looked at as favorites again for the national championship, even with losing running back Eddie Lacy. Saban has recruited brilliantly and now that TJ Yeldon will be the primary back, the team feels it has depth behind him with Jalston Fowler and Dee Hart, as well as a number of other young players they recruited. The Crimson Tide will be getting the best from every opponent and after ranking first in the nation in points against last season, they will be ready.
