June 15, 2026

USA TODAY still not sold on Ohio State in latest 're-rank'

This Ohio State football team is starting to hit its stride, playing the best it has all season. © 6 Ohio State still not impressing USA TODAY in its latest ‘re-rank’ Every week we like to keep tabs on where our mothership USA TODAY has the Buckeyes ranked in their “re-rank” piece, and usually, we agree pretty closely with what Paul Myerberg says. This time, even though we’re all a part of the same team, we couldn’t disagree more with his assessment of where the Buckeyes stand after Week 8. Most everyone else — opinions, polls, and metrics — are starting to come in line with Ohio State being back among the elite five teams in the country. Some, like Fox’s Joel Klatt and ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, are beginning to talk about OSU in the same breath as Georgia, as the second-best team in the country right now. But not Myerberg.…

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