Idle Buckeyes stay put in AP Poll after chaotic week of college football
COLUMBUS — Ohio State had a full weekend to regroup and recover after its loss to Oregon on Oct. 12. Chaos was the order of the day in college football while the Buckeyes were off.
Now that the dust is settling on a crazy weekend of action, the Buckeyes stayed put in the latest AP Poll. The team that beat Ohio State, Oregon, is now the No. 1 team in the country after previous No. 1 Texas fell at home to Georgia. Penn State moved up to No. 2, while Georgia leaped over Ohio State for the No. 3 spot after beating Texas in Austin. Ohio State is fourth, while the Longhorns are now fifth.
Undefeated Miami, one-loss LSU, undefeated Iowa State, one-loss Clemson and one-loss Tennessee round out the top 10.
Other Big Ten teams to be ranked are: No. 13 Indiana (7-0) and No. 20 Illinois (6-1). They’re two of the most surprising teams and stories in the sport right now.
The Buckeyes will finally get back on the field — to potentially get the bad taste of the Oregon loss out of their mouths — against Nebraska on Saturday (Noon, FOX). The Cornhuskers were blown out in a 56-7 loss to Indiana on Saturday. Now Nebraska will play its second straight road game against a ranked team.
The full AP Poll can be found below.
AP Poll (Oct. 20)
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Texas
6. Miami
7. Tennessee
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. Iowa State
11. BYU
12. Notre Dame
13. Indiana
14. Texas A&M
15. Alabama
16. Kansas State
17. Boise State
18. Ole Miss
19. Pittsburgh
20. Illinois
21. Missouri
22. SMU
23. Army
24. Navy
25. Vanderbilt
Spread revealed for Ohio State vs. Nebraska
Ohio State didn’t play this weekend, hitting the midway point of its season after a road loss to Oregon last weekend. Nebraska, meanwhile, just got pummeled in a road game at Indiana on Saturday afternoon.
Now the two will meet in Columbus, and the Buckeyes are expected to get back on the winning side of things in a big way, while the Cornhuskers will be facing their second straight ranked team on the road.
Ohio State opened the week as a 23.5-point favorite over Nebraska for the Big Noon matchup on FOX. The total has been set at 48.5.
The Buckeyes are still hurting from their last-second loss to Oregon two Saturdays ago. Nebraska will be the first chance this team has to take the field again following the loss.
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This article was originally published by Spencer Holbrook at On3 – (https://www.on3.com/teams/ohio-state-buckeyes/news/ohio-state-buckeyes-football-ap-poll-week-eight-october-20-nebraska/).
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