| By Mike Young | The Ohio State University football team will never be an underdog in the truest sense of the word. Unlike last season when the Buckeyes entered as the prohibitive favorite to win it all, expectations are a bit tempered coming into this season. Oklahoma is the betting favorite in the lead up to the Sept. 17 matchup with the Buckeyes, and the money is flowing towards Alabama, LSU and Clemson ahead of OSU in terms of national title odds. In the preseason AP Top 25 released Sunday, Ohio State checks in at No. 6 while they’re No. 5 in the coaches poll. The Buckeyes aren’t on the level of the teams that played in last season’s National Championship Game but they aren’t being disrespected by any means. Despite the still lofty predictions for this team, many players feel people are underestimating them. “I don’t mind being an underdog, I actually enjoy it,” quarterback J.T. Barrett said at OSU media day Aug. 14. “It’s ‘the whole world against you’ type of feel. People who don’t like Ohio State, I don’t have a problem with. I like it, it’s weird.” Whether real or manufactured, coaches across all sports…
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