While the former Wolverine certainly has personal reasons for mocking Ohio State's schedule, he's far from the only college football pundit who's called out the Buckeyes' early slate. Former OSU head coach Urban Meyer, who still has strong ties to the program, made a similar remark before the season began.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard grew up watching Big Ten football and finally will get his first conference test when the third-ranked Buckeyes visit Michigan State.