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The Ohio State Buckeyes knew they were injecting some major talent long-term into its program this past offseason when they welcomed four running backs in the 2025 recruiting class. Bo Jackson has already emerged as a superstar,
Penn State, the preseason pick to win the Big Ten, opened the season with three consecutive wins. However, the Nittany Lions lost their next three contests, which led to the firing of longtime coach James Franklin. In its first game with Terry Smith as the interim coach, Penn State lost at Iowa on Saturday, dropping the team’s record to 3-4.
Their dominance hasn’t gone unnoticed. In the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, Ohio State was named the unanimous No. 1 team in the country, collecting all 65 first-place votes and leading the rankings with 1,625 points. Indiana comes in at No. 2 with 1,549 points but didn’t receive a single first-place vote.
Outside of Ohio State and Indiana, no team in the Big Ten has a longer active winning streak than the Wildcats. They won a low-scoring 19-0 game against Purdue. A win is a win and Northwestern has four of them in a row.
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Ohio State football commit and other in-state athletes can temporarily benefit from NIL deals
At least for now, high schoolers in Ohio can profit from deals off their NIL. Ohio is set to join 44 states and the District of Columbia with rules regarding high school NIL deals. Ohio, Alabama, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan and Wyoming are currently the only states with NIL allowances for high schoolers.
Ohio State football notched another win after Week 8 and ESPN has updated the Buckeyes chances of winning each remaining game on the 2025 schedule.
Preview the Oct. 18 matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Wisconsin Badgers with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.
While the Ohio State Buckeyes have remained the top team in college football, they have one apparent weakness.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have little to do with the open Florida Gators head coaching job, but they could end up watching how it plays out carefully. While Lane Kiffin and Marcus Freeman seem to be bandied-about names for the opening,