ESPN’s Paul Finebaum made a bold statement about Ohio State that may not go over well with one of their biggest rivals
Ohio State picked up another noteworthy win on Saturday when they blew past No. 5 Indiana by a score of 38-15. It was the kind of game that makes a statement and shows that the Buckeyes are for real. It would be fair to say that the Buckeyes should have the best wins and the […]
Ohio State picked up another noteworthy win on Saturday when they blew past No. 5 Indiana by a score of 38-15. It was the kind of game that makes a statement and shows that the Buckeyes are for real.
It would be fair to say that the Buckeyes should have the best wins and the best loss on their resume. Top-five wins over Penn State and Indiana combined with a one-point loss on the road to Oregon is a pretty strong resume.
At 10-1 on the season, the Buckeyes are a trendy pick to win it all. ESPN’s Paul Finebaum recently made a bold statement about the Buckeyes.
“I don’t even think Oregon is the best team in the Big Ten, let alone the favorite to win it all,” Finebaum said during Sunday on ‘Paul-In, Paul-Out’ segment on ESPN. “And thanks to Ducks fans waking up on the West Coast, I’m aware that you beat Ohio State. But Ohio State looks like the best team in the country.”
Ohio State needs to beat Michigan this week to cross off one of their goals this season. After losing to the Wolverines three straight times, the pressure is on Ryan Day and the Buckeyes to defeat a much lesser Michigan team.
If Ohio State can do that, they’re setting themselves up for a rematch with Oregon in the Big Ten title game. The neutral site game could potentially be the second of three games between Oregon and Ohio State.
“I think they’ll have a fun game in a couple of weeks in the Big Ten championship game, and both are going to go to the Playoffs and [will] be in very good shape. But Oregon, to me, looks a tad below Ohio State.”
Ohio State put out a great defensive performance against Indiana and they will need that to continue if they want to win it all. A whole lot of talent decided not to enter the NFL draft last year for multiple reasons. All of those reasons still are there for Ohio State to accomplish.
