Here’s yet another poll predicting Ohio State will win the Big Ten conference. In fact, the reporters who cover the Big Ten for Gannett newspapers unanimously picked the Buckeyes to win the league. Ohio State also landed eight players on the preseason All-Big Ten team, including quarterback C.J. Stroud, who was named preseason Offensive Player of the Year. This is despite the fact that voting closed Aug. 20, the day before head coach Ryan Day officially named Stroud his starter. MICHIGAN 3 QUESTIONS: Can new-look defense slow down potent MAC offense? MSU 3 QUESTIONS: How improved are the Spartans on offense? There was another interesting quirk on the other side of the ball. Ohio State’s Haskell Garrett was the only defensive lineman whose named appeared on every ballot, but Purdue defensive lineman George Karlaftis was selected preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Gannett papers that have at least one full-time reporter covering a Big Ten football…
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