The Buckeyes leapfrog Penn State on their basis of their 14-7 win over the #1 Longhorns at the Horseshoe. Julien Sayin looked fine, but the Buckeye defense is what will keep this team as national title contenders all the way through January. They host Grambling this week in a game that will likely be so lopsided there is no line.

The 2025 college football landscape was bound to be shaken up due to several high-profile Week 1 matchups, but few saw Florida State handling No. 8 Alabama so easily while No. 1 Texas struggled to move the ball against a tough No.