Sports Illustrated released their pre-season top 25 today and Ohio State is listed at number 22.
Here’s the excerpt:
This is shaping up to be a transitional year. Urban Meyer returns to Columbus (where he was a graduate assistant) with plenty of talent to work with — on defense, anyway. The Buckeyes arguably have the best line in the nation. Defensive end John Simon, a third-team All-America last year, earned Meyer’s highest praise when the coach (invoking his Florida tenure) referred to his defensive leader as “Tebowish.” He is joined by junior defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins, an absurdly athletic 317-pounder. The secondary, headed by junior safety C.J. Barnett, is deep and experienced, and the linebacking corps, while green, is talented.
