0 Shares Print While we wait for the Big Ten to take its turn in the media days spotlight, we’re going to borrow an idea from our friends over at the SEC blog and look at the reasons why each team will or won’t reach a specific goal this season. We’ll start with the defending champions at Ohio State. Was last season just the warm-up act? Remember, most people thought at this time last summer that the Buckeyes were still a year away from serious national title contention. Then they surprised everybody by winning the inaugural College Football Playoff. Is an encore coming? Let’s examine. Why Ohio State will repeat as national champ this season: Ohio State has the talent to again hoist the national championship trophy, but there are obstacles in the Buckeyes’ way. Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesTalent, talent, talent: When we compiled our preseason Big Ten position outlooks last week, Ohio State checked in as the best of the best at almost every position. That’s more of a statement about how much blue-chip talent Urban Meyer has collected than it is about the rest of the league. Simply put, the Buckeyes might well be the most skilled team in the nation. They have five legitimate preseason first-team All-America candidates in running back Ezekiel Elliott, offensive linemen Taylor Decker and Pat Elflein, defensive end Joey Bosa and linebacker Darron Lee. Whoever plays quarterback is an automatic Heisman Trophy candidate…
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