When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus
TV/Radio: Big Ten Network/1410
Series history: First meeting
Last game: Ohio State won 42-24 at Virginia Tech on Monday. Hawaii beat Colorado 28-20 in Honolulu on Sept. 3.
Coaches: Urban Meyer is 39-3 in his fourth season at Ohio State. Norm Chow is 9-29 in his fourth season at Hawaii. Chow served as the offensive coordinator at Utah, UCLA, Southern California and N.C. State earlier in his career. He held the same position with the Tennessee Titans from 2005-07.
Ohio State notes: The Buckeyes have won 14 games in a row, 66 of their last 67 games against non-conference, unranked opponents and 35 of their last 36 home openers. … With one touchdown pass today, Ohio State would break the school record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass. They tied the record of 24 Monday. … Ohio State has scored at least 40 points in six straight games. That's a new school record. … Quarterback Cardale Jones is 4-0 as a starter. If he starts today, it will be his first start at home, though he started a game in high school at the Horseshoe. He led Glenville to a 26-22 victory over William T. Dwyer (Fla.) in 2010. … Safety Tyvis Powell recorded his sixth career interception against Virginia Tech. … Defensive ends Sam Hubbard and Tyquan Lewis, linebacker Raekwon McMillan, right tackle Chase Farris and wide receiver Parris Campbell all made their first career starts in the opener.
Hawaii notes: The Rainbow Warriors will wear retro uniforms featuring rainbow stripes on the shoulder pads and on the sides of the pants. White helmets will feature a rainbow logo the university used in the 1980s and 1990s. … Junior running back Paul Harris is from Columbus. He graduated from Marion-Franklin High School and played first two years of college football at Ventura College in California. He rushed 17 times for 68 years against Colorado. … Hawaii is 0-3 all-time against top-ranked teams, losing 49-10 to USC in 2012, 63-17 to USC in 2005 and 45-3 to Nebraska in 1971. Its biggest victory ever came against No. 4 Brigham Young in 1990 in Honolulu. … Starting quarterback Max Witek appeared in 13 games in three seasons at USC. He sat out last season after transferring to Hawaii. He completed 19 of 38 passes for 202 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions against Colorado.
Next game: Ohio State plays Northern Illinois at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Ohio Stadium. Hawaii hosts University of California-Davis on Sept. 19.
Quote: Urban Meyer on Hawaii: "It's one of those defenses that's completely different than what we faced. It's a 3-4 defense, and it's called smoke blitzes. Indiana did it last year, and it really hurt us. Some other teams have hurt us badly with that. It's a Navy-type defense, and it's just unique. It's something you need reps (to prepare for), and we haven't had any."
Prediction: Ohio State 50, Hawaii 18.
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