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USA TODAY has released record predictions for all 136 Division I FBS teams. Here's how Ohio State is projected to finish:

The Ohio State Buckeyes’ ability to recruit at a high level is one of the key pieces to being consistent national championship contenders. Head coach Ryan Day always seems to be one step ahead and is already looking at multiple prospects in the 2028 class, including quarterback Neimann Lawrence out of Miami.

Big Ten football fans are just days away from the start of the 2025 college football season. With season openers

The Ohio State Buckeyes had to put up with the Michigan Wolverines cheating for years, and the NCAA recently ended their investigation and dropped their report

Afterward, Michigan planted its maize and blue ‘Block M’ flag at center field of Ohio Stadium setting off a melee that included tear gas, a flag ripping by Buckeyes star Jack Sawyer and other theatrics. On Sunday, a Wolverines fan made light of the historic day with a flag planting display that began going viral on social media.

The next time anyone gets a good look at the Ohio State Buckeyes will be when they take the field against the Texas Longhorns. Ohio State’s practices are closed for the rest of the month, and the quarterback competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz remains ongoing.

Texas opens at Ohio State in Week as a +2.5 point underdog and in October, the Longhorns do not play a home game. Texas goes to Florida, who is off a bye week, then to Dallas for the red river rivalry with Oklahoma, a trip to Kentucky who is off a bye, and to Mississippi State to end the month.

Jeremiah Smith was a different kind of freshman for the Ohio State Buckeyes last season with the way he exploded onto the scene. From the start, Smith was the focal point of the offense, and the Buckeyes rolled all year—until they didn’t,