Ohio State looked like a national championship-caliber team during the first half of the regular season.
The Buckeyes have been the most dominant team in college football so far this year, winning all six games before their bye week by an average of 33.2 points, the highest in the country. Ohio State currently ranks in the top 15 nationally in scoring offense (1st), total offense (2nd), passing offense (14th), rushing offense (14th), total defense (7th), scoring defense (15th), passing defense (8th) and rushing defense (15th).
As a result, Ohio State has emerged as the betting favorite to win this year’s national championship, and based on what we’ve seen so far this season, we believe there’s a great chance the Buckeyes will be hoisting the national championship trophy at the end of the year.
Only one of us went as far as to predict the Buckeyes will actually win it all, and our one reservation about Ohio State’s early success is the Buckeyes haven’t played anyone that’s currently a top-25 team. But we both agree that Ohio State should be the No. 1-ranked team in the country right now and that the Buckeyes appear capable of beating anyone they play in 2022.
The rundown of what we talked about this week:
- 1:10: Ohio State cruises to another blowout win in its first road game of the year at Michigan State
- 3:07: C.J. Stroud becomes the clear-cut Heisman favorite after another fantastic performance
- 6:48: Marvin Harrison Jr. is well on his way to becoming one of Ohio State’s all-time great wide receivers
- 9:32: Emeka Egbuka is having a spectacular season, too, and Julian Fleming continues to impress
- 12:30: TreVeyon Henderson looked motivated to remind everyone what he can do
- 18:11: Ohio State got creative in the run game without Miyan Williams, and Xavier Johnson looked legit at RB
- 21:11: The defensive line dominated in East Lansing, especially Mike Hall on his seven snaps
- 26:10: Cornerback remains a position of concern halfway through the season
- 30:25: Safeties have been the unsung heroes of Ohio State’s defense
- 33:15: Why Dan now believes Ohio State will win the national championship
- 38:12: Why Griffin isn’t quite ready to say the Buckeyes will win it all
- 45:20: Midseason Superlatives: Most impressive players, biggest surprises and who needs to step up most
- 52:39: It’s a great weekend to watch some teams other than Ohio State play college football
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