Every Friday, NCAA.com will run ‘Third and Long,’ a look at three different questions facing the college football world. This week, our three respondents are Joe Boozell, Eric Vander Voort and Austin Vaughn. 1. Ohio State is the first unanimous No. 1 and opens against Virginia Tech, the only team to beat them last season. What has to happen for the Buckeyes to become the third team in history to go wire-to-wire as No. 1? Or if they don’t, who knocks them off? JB: Ohio State has three unbelievable quarterbacks, a Heisman hopeful in Ezekiel Elliott, plenty of talent on the outside and a reliable offensive line. The defense returns the bulk of its key cogs, too. Avoiding injuries is the most crucial variable in the Buckeyes going unbeaten, and when that’s a squad’s biggest “issue,” you know they’re in pretty good shape. I don’t see anyone knocking them off in the regular season, to be frank. …
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