Buckeyes hold steady in AP Poll as calendar flips to October

COLUMBUS — Another week, another blowout win for Ohio State. The Buckeyes keep piling those up on their way to a 4-0 start.

Of course, this was the most impressive of the four so far, as they went on the road and easily pulled away from Michigan State up in East Lansing to open Big Ten play with a 38-7 win.

That win kept Ohio State near the top of the latest AP Top 25 poll, which was released Sunday.

The folks in the media still think Ohio State is one of the three best teams in the country after beginning Big Ten pay, and they showed that yet again this week. The Buckeyes are No. 3 in the latest poll, staying put in the third spot behind top-ranked Alabama and second-ranked Texas.

No. 4 Tennessee, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Penn State, No. 8 Miami, No. 9 Missouri and No. 10 Michigan rounded out the top 10.

The Big Ten has a pair of notable moves in the latest poll. USC moved back up to No. 11 after beating Wisconsin in come-from-behind fashion. And after beating then-No. 19 Illinois on Saturday night, Penn State climbed to No. 7, up two spots from where it was last week.

As mentioned above, Michigan is ranked No. 10 in the country after narrowly escaping with a home win over unranked Minnesota.

The full AP Poll can be found below. First-place votes are in parenthesis.

AP Poll (Sept. 29)

1. Alabama (40)
2. Texas (19)
3. Ohio State (4)
4. Tennessee
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Penn State
8. Miami (FL)
9. Missouri
10. Michigan
11. USC
12. Ole Miss
13. LSU
14. Notre Dame
15. Clemson
16. Iowa State
17. BYU
18. Utah
19. Oklahoma
20. Kansas State
21. Boise State
22. Louisville
23. Indiana
24. Illinois
25. UNLV

Buckeyes open as heavy favorite over Iowa

COLUMBUS — Ohio State is now into its Big Ten slate, starting league play with a road win over Michigan State on Saturday night. The Buckeyes dominated the game throughout — but still have a lot to fix if they’re going to reach their championship season.

Next on the calendar: the Iowa Hawkeyes. Yes, Ohio State will welcome Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) to the Horseshoe for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff with improvement on its mind.

The Buckeyes opened Sunday morning as a 21.5-point favorite over Iowa, according to the folks at Fanduel Sportsbook. The total for the matchup is the lowest total for Ohio State so far this season: 42.5 points.

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