Last Week: This week is never easy for Buckeye fans after a loss to Michigan. The Wolverines did what they needed to do and deserved the win. But Ohio State played a bit passive and it cost them in the end. Kyle McCord did not make the plays he needed to make and in the end the two turnovers proved to
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Last Week: There were no surprises or concerns in the Buckeye’s game against Minnesota. Although the first two quarters seemed a bit pedestrian, three touchdowns in the first 5 minutes of the second have sealed the deal on the 37-3 victory. The win once again creates a showdown with Michigan for all the marbles. For our weekly staff predictions, Vaughn, Cory
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Last Week: Ohio State took care of Michigan State as expected with a solid 38-3 win. Of course in the wisdom of the playoff committee, they decided to drop Ohio State to #2 behind the current SEC darling. Fortunately for the Buckeyes, they get their chance to prove it on the field and move back to the #1 spot. Kyle McCord
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Last Week: Once again, the Buckeyes had a slow start, trailing Rutgers at halftime. But like all good teams do, they made the necessary adjustments and took over the game in the second half. The 35-16 victory keeps them tied atop the Big Ten East, and #1 in the playoff poll. In our staff predictions, Dave, Andy, Cory, Steven and Trout
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Week 2: Playoff Rankings If nothing else, we are consistent here at Buckeye50. For the first two weeks of the 2023 Playoff Poll window, we have had the same top 6. But that should really come as no surprise as our top 6 all won this past weekend. It was interesting to see in the first committee poll last Tuesday
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Last Week: Ohio State once again passed a tough road test, defeating Wisconsin 24-10. At times the offense looked a bit shaky but they did more than enough to get the victory over a very solid team. And just like they have all season, the defense played like a team that deserves a championship. The performance secured the #1 ranking for
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October 31st, the College Football Playoff Committee will release their first set of rankings. we at Buckeye50 are ranking our initial rankings one week ahead before this Saturday’s games kickoff.
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Last Week: For 8 out of the last 9 games, the Buckeyes were faced against an unbeaten opponent. For the sixth straight time, they came out victorious. Penn State came to Columbus with label of being Coach Franklin’s best team ever. But they didn’t get their first 3rd down conversion until their last drive of the game and left with a
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Last Week: There was a lot of talk last week about how Ross-Aide has been a tough place for the Buckeyes to win. This year’s team was having nothing of it, the only thing Purdue was beating was that large bass drum. OSU took care of business, winning 41-7 and setting up for the big showdown with Penn State this coming
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Last Week: The Buckeyes fell behind early to Maryland but took charge of the second half and secured a 37-17 victory. With the win, Ohio State is one of only 14 teams that are still unbeaten, again showing that it is really tough to win week in and week out. For our staff predictions we had our lowest percentage of success
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