The winners will travel to face Kildare next weekend.
Offaly are in action in the Leinster Championship this weekend.
They welcome Carlow to BNM O'Connor Park in Tullamore for a 1:30pm throw in on Sunday.
The prize for the winner is a trip to face Kildare next weekend.
Manager John Maughan will be looking for his side to bounce back from back to back defeats against Derry and Tipperary.
There's three changes from the National Football League defeat to Derry.
Rhode duo Niall McNamee and Anton Sullivan return along with Clara's Colm Doyle.
Cian Farrell, Cathal Mangan and Joe O'Connor the ones to lose out.
Opponents Carlow have only played one match since the resumption, beating Sligo by 2 points.
Offaly's starting 15 for the @gaaleinster Senior Football Championship first round game v Carlow on Sunday.
— Official Offaly GAA (@Offaly_GAA) October 30, 2020
The match is behind closed doors but will be streamed live at 1.30pm on https://t.co/zvOR9AJmFS
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