The Ohio State Buckeyes won a national championship with the top-ranked defense in the 2024 season, but they've seemingly achieved the impossible. Faced with replacing Jim Knowles after he shockingly left the program for a lateral job at Penn State as the Buckeyes celebrated their title,

Iowa and Wisconsin both have uncertain quarterback situations heading into their matchup Saturday. Wisconsin's Billy Edwards Jr. has missed most of the season after spraining his knee in a season-opening win over Miami (Ohio), while Iowa's Mark Gronowski got hurt in a loss to Indiana.

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day was standing on the 10-yard line near the south end zone of Ohio Stadium on Saturday. As he waited for his players to emerge from the tunnel for their final set of pregame warm-ups,

Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin completed 23 of 27 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns, two of them going to wideout Jeremiah Smith. But Carnell Tate had a bigger day, catching nine passes for 183 yards and a touchdown.

Despite two of the top two teams in the conference not playing, incredible week six matchups shook up the conference.

Miami moved back to No. 2 in the AP Top 25, while Penn State and Texas fell all the way out for the first time since 2022.

Penn State’s season is in the balance after back-to-back losses to Oregon and UCLA. The Nittany Lions will have to run the table to get back to the College Football Playoff, and that won’t be easy with a pair of top-10 opponents remaining in Ohio State and Indiana.

Ohio State has just three commitments in the 2027 class and one on the defensive side of the ball. Quarterback Brady Edmunds and receiver Jamier Brown have been committed for almost a year, while defensive back Angelo Smith committed to the Buckeyes.

The times aren't great in Happy Valley right now. Coming off two straight losses, we've seen James Franklin spread some blame, Drew Allar question the team's direction, and Urban Meyer back Franklin,