Commercial content 21+. The Ohio State Buckeyes lost The Game for the second straight season last year, yet caught a break (USC losing to Utah) and backed into the College Football Playoff. If a last-second field goal wasn’t pulled wide left, we’re probably looking at Ohio State in a much-different light this pre-season. Possibly, as defending National Champions. Instead, I’m low on Ohio State’s prospects in the upcoming season. And I plan to make some cash off my speculations by taking a position on their win total. College football predictions: Ohio State win total Let’s start here: The Ohio State defense should improve in Jim Knowles’ second season as the defensive coordinator. Seven starters are back, and players get more comfortable in Knowles’ 4-2-5 system with more time. There could be three or four First-Team All-Big Ten defenders, headlined by defensive ends JT Tuimolauo and Tommy Eichenberg. Outside of that,…
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