Ready for the action: Checking in from Columbus

The first of four games on BTN/BTN2Go Saturday, Ohio State opens up the much-anticipated Urban Meyer era against Miami (OH) at noon ET. Track all of Saturday's action on the BTN.com scoreboard. Ohio State, fresh off a frustrating 6-7 season, looks to make significant strides this fall despite being ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions. Watch our preview of the Ohio State vs. Miami (OH) game now and see our interview with Michigan's Brady Hoke in this post.

[BTN.com: Dienhart ranks Saturday's games, from 1 to 10]

Hoke and the Wolverines are in Arlington, Texas, where they will take on reigning national champ Alabama at 8 p.m. ET at Cowboys Stadium.

Hear from Hoke:

Also, BTN.com will do something a little different for game coverage this season, as we?ve created a new Rapid Recap posts for each quarter of every football game. Here are the links for tomorrow during the games: Illinois vs. W. Michigan, Iowa vs. Northern Illinois, Michigan vs. Alabama, Nebraska vs. Southern Miss, Northwestern vs. Syracuse, Ohio State vs. Miami (OH), Penn State vs. Ohio, Purdue vs. Eastern Kentucky and Wisconsin vs. Northern Iowa.