Ohio State football is looking to change the narrative of last season when it lost to Michigan for the second-straight time and is in a perceived slide. The Buckeyes haven’t won a Big Ten title in two years and had a bit of a disappointing (for OSU standards) 2023 recruiting class. Meanwhile, Georgia seems to be on top of the college football world right now, the Wolverines are surging, and Alabama is — well, Alabama despite what many believe was a one-season outlier last season. Add that to the fact that Ohio State has to replace two-time Heisman finalist C.J. Stroud at quarterback and it would appear to be an uphill climb for the scarlet and gray this year, right? Buy Buckeyes Tickets Well, don’t tell ESPN that. The “worldwide leader” just released its first Football Power Index rankings of 2023 and has Ohio State ranked as No. 1. Yes,…
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