Congratulations, you only have to get through six more sunrises before your beloved Ohio State Buckeyes kick off the 2025 football season with a high noon banger against No. 1 ranked Texas in the Shoe.
That's certainly a suboptimal way to begin a season, even if fresh off a national title, considering the Buckeyes must replace the production provided by 14 NFL Draft picks from last year's squad.
But hey, Ohio State doesn't rebuild, it reloads, and there's a stable of dudes either already proven or tired of waiting their turn.
The unknowns especially at key positions like quarterback and running back made it even tougher than usual for me to compile my annual bold predictions but since I typically get 'em wrong anyway, let me just remind you I try to go big instead of coming at you with projections like "Jeremiah Smith will score 10 touchdowns.