No, I am aware of the rankings, and Texas was favored slightly, but I thought that Ohio State is truly number one until they lose. They won’t go undefeated though, so Texas and Ohio State could very well end up in the Championship game. BTW, I am a UT grad so I am pulling for Texas.
Ohio State lost 14 players to the pros. This is an entirely new team with a mostly new coaching staff. This is a rebuilding season for them.
I hope they do well, but I won’t be surprised if they don’t. When you lose that many players AND coaches, there are bound to be problems.
(We lived in Columbus for 25 years and our oldest graduated from there.)