Ohio State recently became the first unanimous No. 1 team in the history of the Associated Press’ preseason poll (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)Ohio State recently became the first unanimous No. 1 team in the history of the Associated Press’ preseason poll. Since Urban Meyer brought the Buckeyes to No. 3 in the AP’s end-of-season rankings in 2012, his first season with the program, the team has yet to rank lower than fifth in the preseason poll. After a 42-20 lambasting of Oregon in last season’s inaugural College Football Playoff national championship game, the team returns 16 starters and, per Vegas Insider, are the 9-to-4 favorites to win this year’s national title. Meyer’s roster is brimming with NFL-ready players on both sides of the ball: Some analysts project five Buckeyes to be taken in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft. At some point the conversation must be broached: Can any team stop the Buckeyes? There are three teams with a chance, but only two are on Ohio State’s regular season schedule. Virginia Tech College football fans only have to salivate for four more days before the Buckeyes face their first test: a prime-time matchup in Blacksburg…
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