The latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll is out, and now that we’ve got some actual games to look at, there are some significant changes to what the preseason version looked like. There were some surprising results, but Ohio State was not one of them.
The Buckeyes may have struggled a wee bit in the first half against an upstart and motivated Minnesota team, but all became right with the Big Ten universe in the second half when OSU made big plays and came away with a modest 14 point win on the road, with oars a rowin’.
For all of their efforts, the Buckeyes have won an all-expenses-paid trip up one spot in the Coaches Poll, from No. 4 to No. 3, behind Alabama (1) and Georgia (2). Rounding out the top ten are Oklahoma (4), Texas A&M (5), Clemson (6), Notre Dame (7), Cincinnati (8), Florida (9), and Iowa State (10).
Staying in the neighborhood of brats, cheese, and corn, only four teams from the Big Ten made the poll this week. Iowa (12), Penn State (13), and Wisconsin (17), all joined Ohio State in the poll this week.
OSU will continue to try and impress the pollsters when it welcomes No. 12 Oregon to the ‘Shoe on Saturday. Now, for the rest of the poll.