November 28, 2024

2021 Preview: No. 2 Ohio State Looking to Finish What It Started

Justin Fields is gone, but the reloaded Buckeyes are seeking to avenge their national title game defeat. Seven months after the confetti fell on national champion Alabama, a new college football season is nearly here. As part of Sports Illustrated’s 2021 preview content, we’re rolling out scouting reports for all of SI’s preseason top 25 teams, featuring all the names, storylines and big games you need to know. Starting with No. 25 Nevada and running through No. 1 Alabama, we’ll be featuring five teams per day from Monday through Friday. The Big Story: Ohio State After suffering a blowout defeat to Alabama in the national title game, Ohio State enters the 2021 season looking to prove it deserves to be taken seriously as a contender once again. Since winning it all in the inaugural year of the College Football Playoff in ’14, the Buckeyes have made the field three more…

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