Ohio State has rocketed up to the No. 2 spot in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, and man, what a wild weekend it was in college football! This isn’t just a small bump, either. The Buckeyes took down defending national champion Indiana, snapping their insane 22-game winning streak in a top-five clash on October 17. That’s huge.
Chaos Reigns: The Top Two Go Down
While OSU was busy getting that crucial 19-15 win in Bloomington, the rest of the top of the polls absolutely imploded. You had Georgia and Notre Dame, both cruising at 6-0 just a week ago, sitting pretty as the consensus No. 1 and No. 2 teams. Then, boom! Both went down hard. Auburn pulled off a massive upset against the Bulldogs right there in Athens, and BYU delivered a shocker to the Irish in one of the weekend’s most talked about games. Talk about setting the stage for a shake-up!
Buckeyes Back in the Conversation
Remember when Ohio State started the season as the preseason No. 1? That felt like ages ago after their early September loss at Texas, which had them stuck outside the top four, never ranked higher than No. 5 in either the AP Top 25 or the US LBM Coaches Poll. They came into this season stacked, with star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and quarterback Julian Sayin, and now they’re finally showing why. This jump to No. 2 after Week 7 is a massive statement. The new No. 1 is Miami (Fla.), leading the poll for the first time since December 9, 2002. We’re still waiting on the AP Poll, but you know the Buckeyes are going to be right there too. This season just got way more interesting, didn’t it?
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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