The Ohio State Buckeyes' strength of schedule has been scrutinized throughout the first nine weeks of the 2025 season. It's been used as a way for SEC fans to claim OSU has a cakewalk to the College Football Playoff.
The Athletic's Cameron Teague Robinson believes those worries are overblown. Especially compared to the Buckeyes' schedule last year, which preceded the program's run through the CFP's first 12-team field.
"Ohio State is 7-0, and its opponents are a combined 29-19 this season. I don’t think that’s bad. Washington is a solid team, Minnesota just went to Nebraska and won, Texas is still in the Top 25, and Illinois’ two losses are to the two best teams in the country (and it beat USC at home)," Teague wrote.