Ohio State will be college football’s defending national champion in 2025. However, Ryan Day sees the Buckeyes as attacking national champions.
“We’re not defending anything,” Day said at Big Ten Media Days. “They can’t take the national championship away. We’re attacking.”
With Texas coming to Columbus on Aug. 30, Ohio State must be on the attack from the season’s opening kickoff. After taking on the Longhorns, the Buckeyes’ march continues with battles against Tigers and Bobcats. Big Ten play offers no breathing room, with brawls against Huskies, Golden Gophers and… Illini? … looming.
In the first half of our two-part preseason Ohio State schedule breakdown, we preview the Buckeyes’ first six opponents — Texas, Grambling, Ohio, Washington, Minnesota and Illinois — examining what Ohio State fans can expect when their favorite team takes the field to face them this fall.