Buckeyes in spotlight at Big Ten Media Days

Buried in the news is a cautionary tale for Ohio State. The Buckeyes are coming to the Big Ten Media Days in the heart of downtown Chicago as the conference’s clear favorite to repeat as champions. In an informal poll of media members, the Buckeyes were the unanimous choice. That’s good, right? Not really. Cleveland.com puts together the unofficial media poll since the conference no longer does one. The poll is in its fifth year. The bad news for Ohio State is the poll has yet to correctly pick the Big Ten champion the previous four years. Here are five things to look for when all 14 head coaches from the Big Ten arrive in Chicago for the unofficial start of the Big Ten’s football season Thursday. WHO IS OHIO STATE’S QB? It isn’t like Urban Meyer is going to walk off Ohio State’s chartered plane ride to Chicago and announce a depth chart at quarterback. Of course, this will be the first time Meyer will be surrounded by reporters since Sports Illustrated wrote that Braxton Miller intends to move to H-back and wide receiver, leaving Ohio State’s quarterback race a two-player show…

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