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Buckeyes ranked No. 2 in newspaper preseason Top 25
So, yes, it’s July, but college football season is not that far off and what better way to start thinking about it than a Top 25 list?
The Austin-Statesman newspaper in Austin, Texas has put together its list of the top teams in the country.
Today, they’ve featured Ohio State as its No. 2 team:
Read the breakdown on the Buckeyes:
The paper has not yet released its No. 1 selection, but it’s likely going to be Alabama. Here’s how the rest of the list pans out.
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes
No. 3 Boise State
No. 4 Florida
No. 5 TCU
No. 6 Texas Longhorns
No. 7 Oregon Ducks
No. 8 Iowa
No. 9 Southern Cal
No. 10 Nebraska
No. 11 Wisconsin
No. 12 Oklahoma
No. 13 Virginia Tech
No. 14 Georgia Tech
No. 15 Miami
No. 16. Arkansas
No. 17. Penn State
No. 18 LSU Tigers
No. 19 Oregon State
No. 20 Cincinnati Bearcats
No. 21 Pittsburgh Panthers
No. 22 Georgia
No. 23 North Carolina Tar Heels
No. 24 West Virginia
No. 25 Auburn
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By Max
July 27, 2010 2:24 PM | Link to this
Uh, the Austin- Statesman? ‘Talk about headline bait……
By Scott
July 27, 2010 2:36 PM | Link to this
Obviously it is Alabama in #1
By whatarag
July 27, 2010 2:40 PM | Link to this
Just more proof that the BCS system is broken - two non-BCS conference teams in the top 5!
By Mel
July 27, 2010 3:01 PM | Link to this
No. 2, That’s funny. Only in Ohio. GO GATORS! We own the Buckeyes.
By Max
July 27, 2010 3:27 PM | Link to this
Mel, I’m also a ‘Gator (‘82) but have realistic expectations……maybe the SEC flag this year. Maybe that newspaper should note USC won’t go anywhere this year or probably next thanks to ‘Runaway Pete.’ But, you know, in Gainesville the BCS is rarely spoken of….Tennessee, GA, LSU, the Tide….those are our opponents, not some computer geek generating dribble about systems and polls.
By Centerville Buckeye
July 27, 2010 3:34 PM | Link to this
Florida run is over and OSU is beginning. We have yet to see the best Tressel team. Gator I hope you enjoyed it while it last
By Kevin S
July 27, 2010 4:02 PM | Link to this
WVU and Noel Divine will go undefeated!!
By rich
July 27, 2010 4:14 PM | Link to this
I severely doubt the validity of these rankings. They have Oregon at #7, when half their starters have flunked out or are in jail.
By Max
July 27, 2010 4:16 PM | Link to this
Centerville Buckeye….(chuckle)…look at the history books and find when OSU last beat an SEC team….
By jw
July 27, 2010 5:32 PM | Link to this
Max, it will not be an ohio paper’s poll. probably first USA Today poll.
By Matt
July 27, 2010 5:41 PM | Link to this
“only in Ohio”?.. in case you are unable to read, the report is clearly from Texas.. and the Gators are going to fall very quickly without the beloved Teblow.. I see them losing two to three in the regular season against a very down SEC. Sorry, but the SEC is falling off and the Big 10 is getting stronger.
By Florida Gator!
July 27, 2010 5:45 PM | Link to this
Man how do you Buckeyes always get in the top 5? You guys are good! You are our daddy … please don’t spank us again this year! : (
By vest
July 27, 2010 6:11 PM | Link to this
I think the buckeyes are the team to beat. That is if sweater boy doesn’t choke. He has no excuse..Lopsided home /away games ratio, great talent and a softy boys schedule.
By Clint
July 27, 2010 6:51 PM | Link to this
Wow ! Go Buckeyes and QB Terrelle Pryor …. # 2 Team in the Country at the start of the 2010 Football Season . RIP … Today Buckeye Great #32 Jack Tatum passed away of a heart attack at the age of 61 yrs and was probably the greatest defensive player in a football uniform at 6’1” 209 lbs with 4.4 forty speed also known as the Assassin . Amen
By joe
July 27, 2010 8:29 PM | Link to this
Who gives a flying you know what? The Austin paper doesn’t determine the national champion. Why is this news? Every frickin newspaper that has a full-time college writer is going to have a top 25. Great reporting Maggie.
By Ohio State's #1 Fan
July 27, 2010 9:33 PM | Link to this
Terrell Pryor will lead the Buckeyes to another championship.Get with the program haters. Go Buckeyes
By Hank
July 27, 2010 10:09 PM | Link to this
The best of the best …The Ohio State University . The Vest will have another contender in 2010 and Junior QB Terrelle Pryor will have two seasons of experience with a record of 20 - 3 + Two Big Ten Titles + played in Two BCS Bowl games and was MVP of the 2010 Rose Bowl …It’s looking Awesome for the 2010 Football Season .. Go Bucks !
By Donnelsville Guy
July 27, 2010 10:55 PM | Link to this
Note new Big 10 member Nebraska is ranked #10 - they are definitely back after four years in the wilderness under an idiot NFL coach who nearly destroyed them. Bo Pelini and the Huskers will make the Big 10 interesting starting in the 2011 season.
By william o
July 28, 2010 4:46 PM | Link to this
As a Buckeye by birth and Husker by choice, I’m really looking forward to Nebraska playing in the BIG TEN and having another team to beat Mich & Mich St!! In my forty years, I still root for the Buckeye’s.
By ken
July 28, 2010 6:05 PM | Link to this
Hi Maggie, Thanks for link. It redirected me from the DDN!
By jinx
July 29, 2010 12:44 PM | Link to this
i will jinx the buckeyes…the buckeyes will win every game they play this year by two touchdowns,,everyone will be afraid of tresels game play calling.pryor will run for a thousand and throw for 2 thousand. defense will not allow more than 20 points in total all year.
By iker
August 2, 2010 8:13 PM | Link to this
Maybe the number 2 prediction is questioned,probably by the same so called experts who predicted a Buckeye beatdown by the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl.The Buckeyes will be a force in this college football season.