Watching Ohio State’s spring game, you got the sense that despite the 7-on-7-ish format and the piles of meaningless offensive yards, the Buckeyes have a ton of talent and are again the odds-on favorite to win the Big Ten and compete for the playoff. Bruce Feldman couldn’t argue with putting the Buckeyes on top of the preseason projections. ESPN’s opaque FPI has Ohio State number one. And Bill’s S&P+ has Ohio State second, behind only Alabama. And this is likely Meyer’s most talented team he’s had at Ohio State, based on 247’s Composite total team talent. Based on the statistical projections, feedback from reporters who watched spring practice, and evidence from the Student Appreciation Day and spring game (whatever insight you can get from that), there aren’t any obvious reasons why Ohio State shouldn’t again contend for the national championship. So I tried as hard as I could to find…
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