The Ohio State Buckeyes played some of the best ball in NCAA college football in 2005. With seven straight victories and the finale at the Fiesta Bowl as they trampled the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, head coach Jim Tressel is quickly turning into a legend in Columbus. This year the defense takes a backseat to the highly charged offense.
The second week of the season will see the Buckeyes visit the Texas Longhorns and a win there should set them up nicely with only 2 tough games in the season, being Michigan State and Iowa. With the offensive fire power, and the defense expected to improve as the season goes along, a championship run for the Buckeyes is not out of the question.
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This offense returns 7 starters from last season and is capable of scoring lots of points, with quarterback Troy Smith who threw for 3,178 yards with 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions and rushed for 1,123. After rushing for over 1,500 last season, running back Antonio Pittman is back but the Buckeyes have acquired the number one running back in the U.S.A. Chris Wells.
The wide receiving unit is ecstatic to have Ted Ginn Jr. after he bailed out on the NFL draft and wide receiver Gonzalez returns to terrorize Michigan a little more. Special teams should be a force in 2006 but the defense loses quite a bit.
