Welcome to the party, Buckeyes!
After a delayed Big Ten start, Ohio State officially busted down the door of the College Football Playoff conversation. After calling the game and witnessing Justin Fields and company firsthand, FOX’s Joel Klatt believes OSU is one of the best.
Last week Klatt dropped Ohio State to No. 3 in his poll after both Clemson and Alabama dominated in wins over Georgia Tech and Georgia, respectively. The Buckeyes must have done enough to impress the Fox Sports commentator in their first outing of the season because he moved them up to No. 2 behind Clemson, leapfrogging the Crimson Tide.
Ohio State got off to a shaky start but seemed to find its rhythm right before halftime. Nebraska gave everything it had, but ran out of gas in a 52-17 win for the Buckeyes. The OSU defense held the Huskers to three points in the second half, while Justin Fields had a day with 276 yards through the air and two touchdowns along with 54 yards on the ground and a running score.
My CFB Top 10 (10/24)
1) @ClemsonFB
2) @OhioStateFB
3) @AlabamaFTBL
4) @NDFootball
5) @GeorgiaFootball
6) @CowboyFB
7) @AggieFootball
8) @UMichFootball
9) @BYUfootball
10) @GoBearcatsFBAlmost: @GatorsFB @BadgerFootball @TarHeelFootball @IndianaFootball @PennStateFball
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) October 25, 2020
Ohio State travels to Happy Valley next week to face Penn State, which lost on a controversial call in overtime to Indiana. The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 8 in Klatt’s top 10 last week and have been replaced with Michigan after the Wolverines convincing win over Minnesota.
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