| If last season's Rose Bowl performance against | | | | for 828 yards and eight touchdowns. He will be |
| Oregon is any sign of things to come, the Ohio | | | | Pryor's go-to guy, and Dane Sanzenbacher will |
| State Buckeyes could be on their way to a sixth | | | | benefit when opposing defenses pay too much |
| straight Big Ten title and maybe even a national | | | | attention to Posey. A big offensive front with |
| championship. The Buckeyes bring back a lot of | | | | four of five returning starters will be the glue. |
| talent on both sides of the football, and they | | | | Defense - The Buckeyes bring back six starters |
| should benefit from a kind schedule. Ohio State | | | | on the defensive side of the football, and there is |
| gets all four of its non-conference games in the | | | | plenty of confidence surrounding the guys that |
| horseshoe, and, of those four, Miami appears to | | | | are stepping in. The front seven is strong with |
| be the only challenge. Late in the season, either | | | | defensive end Cameron Heyward, defensive |
| Penn State or Iowa could potentially trip up the | | | | tackle Dexter Larimore and linebackers Ross |
| Buckeyes, but they would still likely earn a share | | | | Homan and Brian Rolle leading the charge. This |
| of the conference title with just one loss. | | | | should allow the Buckeyes to hold their opponents |
| Quarterback Terrelle Pryor is a gifted athlete at | | | | under the three yards per carry mark as they did |
| the quarterback position who appears ready to | | | | in 2009. In addition to leading the team in tackles |
| enter Heisman Trophy discussions. The Buckeyes | | | | (108), Homan also led the Buckeyes in |
| also have NFL talent at every level of their | | | | interceptions (5). The secondary returns three of |
| defense with guys like Cameron Heyward and | | | | four starters and is led by strong safety Jermale |
| Ross Homan expected to take their games to | | | | Hines. |
| another level. | | | | Prediction - 1st Big Ten - Thanks to plenty of |
| Offense - The offense starts with Pryor, and it | | | | returning talent, including a Heisman Trophy |
| will succeed as long as it allows Pryor to make | | | | contender at QB, and a kind schedule, I expect |
| plays with his legs as well as his arm. Pryor led | | | | Ohio State to earn its sixth straight Big Ten title. |
| the Buckeyes in rushing with 779 yards in 2009, | | | | A BCS championship could also be part of the |
| and he scored seven times on the ground in the | | | | equation, and college football lines makers have |
| process. I really like it when the Buckeyes roll him | | | | listed Ohio State among the favorites at +600 to |
| out, giving him the run pass-pass option. Add | | | | win it all. |
| talented running backs Brandon Saine and Boom | | | | Make this the best college football betting season |
| Herron to the mix, and the Buckeyes have one | | | | of your life by playing expert football picks from |
| stacked backfield. Wide receiver DeVier Posey is | | | | World Champion handicapper Jimmy Boyd! |
| coming off a strong season, catching 60 passes | | | | |
