

Michigan State will be tasked with replacing several of their key contributors on the 2021 squad, but Mel Tucker will be reminding his players of the 56-7 thrashing they received in 2021 at Ohio State prior to this game kicking off for play. Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker did a remarkable job with the Spartans in 2021, as Michigan State improved from a 2-5 COVID-impacted 2020 season to an 11-2 season in 2021, culminated with a 31-21 win over Pittsburgh in The Peach Bowl. 8 at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.)įor the first time in the 2022 season, Ohio State will venture out from the friendly confines of Ohio Stadium, when they travel to East Lansing for a game versus Michigan State. As of this writing, no kickoff time has been established, but there is strong speculation that this could be a night game.

Two tradition-laden programs, kicking off the 2022 season - the hype for this game will be something else. Notre Dame will be coming into this game with a face and name familiar to Ohio State fans, with former Buckeye linebacker Marcus Freeman as the head coach of the Fighting Irish. The Buckeyes also won both parts of a home-and-home series with Notre Dame in 1995 (45-26 in Columbus) and '96 (29-16 in South Bend). The two most recent took place in the Fiesta Bowl to end the 2005 (34-20) and '15 (44-28) seasons. Ohio State has won the past four meetings to take a 4-2 lead in the head-to-head series. For the first time since 1995, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will travel to Ohio Stadium. Ohio State fans are always excited for the season opener, but this one truly classifies as something special.
