Ohio State appears to have plenty of competition in the Big Ten as the Buckeyes begin conference play this week.
While we agree with the widespread consensus that Ohio State is the class of the conference, that doesn’t mean the Buckeyes will easily run the table to a Big Ten title. Their conference schedule includes three of the conference’s other marquee teams – Oregon, Penn State and Michigan – while Iowa, Indiana and Nebraska have all established themselves firmly in the middle of the conference’s pack with the potential to surge higher.
Ohio State’s first Big Ten opponent can’t be overlooked either.