There are few things in sports more compelling than an underdog story.
Sports fans love underdogs, Davids and Cinderellas. It's as though our brains are tuned to cheer for the Americans against the Soviets, Rocky against Apollo Creed and even Average Joe's Gym against the evil Globo Gym.
But underdogs are becoming few and far between throughout the Ohio State athletic department. With the flourishing success of the athletic department over the last few years, Ohio State routinely fields some of the nation's best teams led by the nation's top athletes with expectations of competing for national championships.