August 10, 2026

How does Ohio State football’s roster stack up against Nebraska’s in recruiting talent?


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football and Nebraska enter Saturday’s season opener with the first and fourth most talented rosters in the Big Ten, according to the 247Sports talent composite. The conference is home to 20 players that were classified as five-star recruits coming out of high school. The Buckeyes have 14 of them, while the Cornhuskers have none. There’s a wide gap in talent between the two roster — between OSU and the rest of the conference honestly — but it isn’t until you see it on paper that your realize how wide that gap is. The Buckeyes are led by a 2018 class called the No. 2 class in the country and then added to it when quarterback Justin Fields transferred from Georgia after his freshman season. Other than wide receiver Chris Olave — one of only two starters who aren’t at least a four-star — class has…

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