Ohio State football team fully disrespected in preseason AP Poll

The Ohio State football team ran through the new four-team College Football Playoff without too many problems. They took down Tennessee, Oregon, Texas, and Notre Dame en route to winning the national championship. They were the best team in the country all season long, and they were finally able to showcase that talent.

As the defending national champions, they are expected to be one of the best teams in the country again this year. They have the best player in the country in Jeremiah Smith on their roster, so they should be treated with a large amount of respect.

The AP Poll voters don’t see it that way. They have the Buckeyes rated as the third-best team in the country. Normally, that’s a sign of great respect. Being the third-best team in the country is no joke, except the two teams ranked ahead of Ohio State are teams the Ohio State Buckeyes beat last season.

Texas is the top-rated team in the country, just as they were in the Coaches Poll. Penn State is rated as the second-best team, just ahead of the Buckeyes. This is the same Penn State team that has beaten the Buckeyes just once under James Franklin, and zero times since 2016.