The perception of the Ohio State football team has already dropped, even after beating a top-five opponent in its 2022 opener.
Many of the national websites and media members are pointing to an Ohio State offense that underwhelmed as a reason for the reset of expectations, and ESPN is right along with them
The latest college football power rankings were released by ESPN and the Buckeyes have dropped from where they sat in the preseason. It isn’t far, mind you, but it’s still a drop nonetheless after this weekend’s games unfolded.
So where is Ohio State this week according to the ESPN staff? It’s still a pretty good ranking and one that has plenty of time to turn around, but here’s where things stand as we count down from No. 25, down to the No. 1 team according to ESPN.