The Ohio State basketball team is dancing its way into all the madness of the NCAA Tournament, but in these parts, football is still on the mind, even when another sport is doing some pretty special things.
But what if all the shenanigans that go along with March Mayhem could merge with all the pageantry of college football? What if the so-called “College Football Playoff” were actually a playoff and not an “and-one?” Heck, what if it went the powers that be went even further and came up with a 64-team college football tournament? Where would the Buckeyes be in that field, and what would theoretically happen?
Well, wonder no more — at least in the hypothetical sense — because ESPN imagined such a crazy world — and yeah, Ohio State is in the thick of it. The worldwide leader in sports programming used rosters of this upcoming year and the SP+ Rankings to seed the teams. From there it was all opinion through the first couple of rounds, with more to come later.
So where did ESPN seed OSU, and are the Buckeyes still in the tournament as things progress to the regional semifinals?
NEXT … Ohio State’s seed and journey up to the regional finals
Ohio State – No. 1 seed in the Midwest region
First Round: (1) Ohio State 42, (16)Kansas State 14
What ESPN says
“No problem for the Buckeyes in the first round, as they get a chance to rest most of their starters in the fourth quarter after jumping out to a 28-0 halftime lead on the strength of three Master Teague touchdown runs.”
NEXT … Ohio State in the second round
Ohio State’s second-round game
Second Round: (1) Ohio State 38, (8) Oklahoma State 20
What ESPN says
“Ohio State has talented skill players all over the field. Then again, when hasn’t that been the case with the Buckeyes? But the difference in this game is Haskell Garrett and that loaded Ohio State defensive line. The Buckeyes sack Sanders six times and keep him on the run all game.”
And that … is as far as Low has taken things out so far. Next up is the regional semifinals, with the following teams still alive in the Midwest.
(1) Ohio State vs. (5) Louisiana
(2) Iowa State vs. (6) Ole Miss
To get a look at the rest of ESPN’s bracket, just go to the college football section of its website and have a gander. It’ll update the next set of games soon, and when they do, we’ll have them for you here.
Ohio State football 2021 projected depth chart, pre-spring offense
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