The Ohio State Buckeyes have two of the best players in the country in receiver Jeremiah Smith and safety Caleb Downs. What they don't have, though, are the best odds in the Big Ten to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.
That would be the Penn State Nittany Lions, who took a loss to the Buckeyes during the 2024/2025 regular season, but got the ultimate over OSU win this offseason by poaching defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.
ESPN's Bill Connelly was bullish on the Buckeyes, but not as much as he was on the Nittany Lions.