Ohio has struggled in their last two trips to Kent winning by 4 points. I see them really trying to slow this game down with a bigger game on deck at Northern Illinois. Ohio is ranked 109th in pace and take the full play clock between plays which should shorten this game quite a bit in my opinion. This is also Ohio's third road game in 4 weeks, and Kent is playing their first home game vs. an FBS opponent.

Kent played Howard in week 2 at home and won 54-14 against the FCS foe. I wouldn't normally bring up a game like that, but Ohio needed a +4 TO margin to hang on against Howard in week 1 38-32. Ohio was -222 yards in that game compared to Kent State who was +241. Kent State also did not rely on TO's to get the victory.

Kent State has faced the tougher schedule ranking 50th compared to Ohio ranking 100th. They are only -1.73 yards per play compared to Ohio who is -0.72. Kent actually played well last week at Ball STate had a +2.8% success rate in the 52-24 loss which was a bit misleading. I would not be shocked to see this game come down to a field goal.