Despite what many others would have you believe, college football — and Ohio State football specifically — is the best time of the year. And while the Buckeyes won’t be running out of the tunnel in the venerable “Horseshoe” for another few months, the game of college football is a year-round speculative and newsworthy one.
To that end, we’re sure to see many, many more early top 25 opinions between now and when we first see the games come to television and streaming devices near you, and we’re sure to put a few out there ourselves.
In fact, our mothership, USA TODAY, has its latest top 25 look after spring ball, and you can bet Ohio State is up among the adult table at the front of the room once again.
But where? What about Ohio State’s Big Ten brethren, and other blue-bloods we normally see at or near the top of the sport? Here’s a look at USA TODAY’s Erick Smith and his post-spring college football top 25 in least to greatest order.