Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) breaks away for a 54-yard run in the first quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff Semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Thursday night, January 1, 2015. (Photo Courtesy of Eamon Queeney, The Columbus Dispatch) In case you missed it, history was made Sunday. For the first time ever, a Division I college football team, Ohio State University, was selected as the unanimous No. 1 ranked team in the nation. Never, in the preseason Associated Press poll’s 65-year history, has a team been selected as the undisputed top team by all 60 voters. Typically, I am not one who is tempted to hop on the bandwagon; however, I am totally convinced that Ohio State deserves to be praised so highly. First and foremost, Ohio State, which is coming off of winning the first ever College Football Playoff, has an impressive coaching staff coming back. One of the top head coaches in the sport, Urban Meyer, will be returning for another season in Columbus along with defensive coordinator Luke Fickell. Ed Warriner, although in his first year as the head offensive coordinator, should have no trouble with continuing the machine that is Ohio State’s offense as he has held the position of co-offensive coordinator for the last three years. Now, Urban Meyer is without a doubt, fantastic at his job. …
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