For the last couple of years, it’s felt like the Southeastern Conference (SEC) has been the dominant power in the world of college football, but a funny thing happened on the way to the first-ever College Football Playoff: The Ohio State Buckeyes reminded people that the Big Ten was still a force to be reckoned with.
Following a thorough dismantling of the Alabama Crimson Tide in last season’s Sugar Bowl, Urban Meyer and company stormed into the College Football Championship, intent on proving the Buckeyes belonged on the biggest stage. And with a 42-20 win over the Oregon Ducks, Ohio State was officially back on top of the country’s elite, and the Big Ten Conference proved it could still compete with the big boys.
Now with the 2015 college football season on the horizon, there is no reason to think the Buckeyes don’t have what it takes to build off of last season’s success. This group is big, strong, experienced, stacked at the quarterback position, and led by Urban Meyer. What could possibly stand in this team’s way? How about the Michigan Wolverines and Jim Harbaugh?
This may sound like a far-fetched idea. After all, the Wolverines were 5-7 last season, including a lousy 3-5 in conference play. But that was before the clouds parted and the sun decided to shine brightly on the city of Ann Arbor. From the moment Michigan hired Harbaugh to be the next coach of its storied football team, this is exactly how things have felt around this program. And there is no reason to think he can’t help lead the Wolverines back to the promised land.
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