December 26, 2024

Ohio State is Good, Really Good, Maybe Historically Great


Ohio State’s 48-7 rout of Nebraska on Saturday night earned 11 No. 1 votes combined in the Amway Coaches and Associated Press polls over the weekend, an indicator of the buzz building around the Buckeyes as they prepare to play host to their first ranked opponent. No. 25 Michigan State (4-1) plays at OSU at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, posing the biggest challenge yet to an OSU streak of 40-plus point blowouts. Since a 45-21 win over Florida Atlantic to start the season, Ohio State has disposed of Cincinnati (42-0), Indiana (51-10), Miami of Ohio (76-5) and Nebraska. According to Sports-Reference.com, that matches the longest streak of 40-point wins by a Big Ten team since World War I. Such dominance is causing some former Buckeyes now in the media analyst realm to make bold statements about this team’s potential. “Are we witnessing the best team in Ohio State history,” two-time OSU…

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