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Ryan Day takes over as Ohio State's football coach with the .Ohio State has won back-to-back Big Ten championships, but failed to make the College Football Playoff in either of the last two seasons. Meyer retired after compiling an 83-9 record the last seven seasons, including a perfect 7-0 mark against rival Michigan. Day served as the offensive coordinator for the last two years, and Georgia transfer Justin Fields is despite not taking a snap in Columbus.MORE: It's a new chapter at Ohio State, but the Buckeyes will be favored to win another Big Ten championship. Will that be good enough to get to the College Football Playoff this time?Ohio State Mike Scott Jersey is ranked No. 5 in Sporting News' pre-preseason Top 25 for 2019. What will this first season of theDay era look like? Here's a closer look at the Buckeyes heading into 2019:Ohio State football schedule 2019DateOpponentLocationAug. 31Florida AtlanticColumbus, OhioSept. 7CincinnatiColumbus, OhioSept. 14at IndianaBloomington, Ind.Sept. 21Miami (Ohio)Columbus, OhioSept. 28at Lincoln, Neb.Oct. 5Michigan StateColumbus, OhioOct. 12ByeOffOct. 18at NorthwesternEvanston, Ill.Oct. 26No. 22 WisconsinColumbus, OhioNov. 2ByeOffNov. 9MarylandColumbus, OhioNov. 16at RutgersPiscataway, N.J.Nov. 23No. 12 Columbus, OhioNov. 30at No. 10 Ann Arbor, Mich.Dec. 7Big Ten championshipIndianapolisBold Carlos Beltran Jersey denotes Big Ten gamesMORE: Ohio State football recruiting 2019The Buckeyes had third-ranked recruiting cla s in the Big Ten and ranked No. 14 cla s in the nation according to , but at least part of that is because the cla s only had 17 recruits. Five-star receiver Garrett Wilson is an early enrollee who has impre sed in the spring and will challenge for playing time right away. Day also managed to close to home. Meyer built Ohio State into a next-level powerhouse through recruiting. The challenge for Day is to keep the Buckeyes at the top of the Big Ten and into the top four teams in the nation by seasons end.Ohio State football roster 2019Ohio State's football roster will be updated in the spring and fall .MORE: What to watch from Ohio State in 20191. Justin Fields and the receiversThe Georgia transfer is the favorite to replace record-setting quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting after setting Big Ten single-season records in pa sing yards (4,831) and touchdowns (50). Fields enters a new system with Day and offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, and the spring should offer glimpses of that five-star talent seen in small doses with the Bulldogs backup last season. Ohio State lost receivers Terry McLaurin, Johnnie Dixon and Parris Campbell to the Jeff Bagwell Jersey NFL Draft, so the receiving rotation will look different. K.J. Hill, Austin Mack, Binjimen Victor and Chris Olave all return, and Wilson should break in with early playing time. It's a talented group acro s the board. Fields should put Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey up prolific numbers that put him in the Heisman conversation, too.2. J.K. Dobbins' time to shineDobbins entered last season as a Heisman Trophy darkhorse and ended up a complimentary back with Mike Weber. Dobbins was still productive, with 1,053 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, but it was not the sophomore season most expected after a . With a new quarterback and receivers, Dobbins should get a full workload after averaging 212 carries the last two seasons. If Dobbins can be the big-time back who averaged 7.2 yards per carry as a freshman, he could be in the running for top running back in the 2020 NFL Draft.3. New-look defense?The Ohio State Hector Rondon Jersey defense was not good last season. The Buckeyes allowed 25.5 points and 404 yards per game, and that came to a head in the that eventually cost the team a shot at the CFP. Greg Schiano and Alex Grinch are gone, and now former Michigan coach Greg Mattison and Jeff Hafley are the new co-defensive coordinators. Mattison makes the move from a rival, and Hafley is a former NFL a sistant who has been a hit with the local media in his first few news conferences. Chase Young led the Buckeyes with 9.5 sacks and is a future first-rounder, and leading tackler Jordan Fuller returns at safety. Harrison is an exciting difference-maker who could play early. We know Ohio State's offense will be good, but the defense must get back to a national championship level.