{"id":66880,"date":"2024-08-21T02:05:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T07:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=66880"},"modified":"2024-08-21T02:05:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T07:05:16","slug":"scarlet-sunrise-buckeyes-among-teams-most-likely-to-make-college-football-playoff-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/scarlet-sunrise-buckeyes-among-teams-most-likely-to-make-college-football-playoff-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarlet Sunrise: Buckeyes among teams most likely to make College Football Playoff field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Ohio State fans, and\u00a0welcome to the Scarlet Sunrise. Football will always be our focus, but every day we\u2019ll cover news, notes and analysis from across Buckeyes sports.\u00a0Join us each morning to get caught up on everything you missed in the world of Buckeyes\u00a0football, recruiting, basketball and more in Scarlet Sunrise.<\/em><\/p>\n

Buckeyes among teams most likely to make College Football Playoff field<\/h2>\n

Ohio State is among the favorite to win the Big Ten and national title, according to the folks in the desert who create the odds boards. The folks in Bristol, Connecticut, agree. <\/p>\n

ESPN released its percentages for teams with a chance to make the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff field this fall, and the Buckeyes have the fourth-best odds to make it. Only Georgia (78 percent chance to make it), Oregon (76%) and Texas (68%) have a better chance, according to the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader In Sports.<\/p>\n

Ohio State checks in with a 76-percent chance, ahead of Notre Dame and Penn State (59%), Alabama (57%), Missouri, Tennessee and Oklahoma (37%), Florida State (36%) and Michigan (28%).<\/p>\n

No other Big Ten teams have better than a 16-percent chance according to ESPN.<\/p>\n

Why Lathan Ransom is so underrated<\/h2>\n

\u00a0Pick a watch list or preseason All-American team, any of them. You\u2019ll see a heavy Ohio State presence on any of them, especially on the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all warranted, because this Buckeyes defense is absolutely loaded. And the safety spot is always represented by second-year safety\u00a0Caleb Downs<\/a><\/strong>, who is nearly a unanimous choice as a preseason All-American. And rightfully so.<\/p>\n

One notable absence from it all, though, is fifth-year safety\u00a0Lathan Ransom<\/a><\/strong>. Yes, senior safety who has started games across all four seasons for the Buckeyes is completely out of the national picture entering this year.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t really matter how or why the college football landscape has forgotten about Ransom. Ohio State certainly hasn\u2019t. And Ransom loves the lack of spotlight on him ahead of the season opener against Akron in just a week and a half.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Lathan Ransom entering season as under-the-radar star for Buckeyes<\/a><\/p>\n

ICYMI: Six Buckeyes featured on AP All-American teams<\/h2>\n

The AP released its preseason first- and second-team All-American lists on Monday, a week after the voters in the AP Poll voted the Buckeyes No. 2 and\u00a0one spot behind top-ranked Georgia to open the season<\/a>. Four Buckeyes are on the preseason first-team list \u2014 more than any other school in the country.<\/p>\n

The six total players selected on the first- and second-team are more than any other school in the country.<\/p>\n

On offense, star left guard\u00a0Donovan Jackson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a first-team choice for the Buckeyes. He\u2019s entering his third year as the starting left guard for this offense. The other offensive star on the first-team list is senior wide receiver\u00a0Emeka Egbuka<\/a><\/strong>, who was voted one of the Buckeyes\u2019\u00a0team captains this past weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Notably, neither\u00a0TreVeyon Henderson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0nor\u00a0Quinshon Judkins<\/a><\/strong>, the two star tailbacks for the Buckeyes, made the first-team list. Henderson is on the AP\u2019s second team.<\/p>\n

Safety\u00a0Caleb Downs<\/a><\/strong>, a freshman All-American last year at Alabama, is on the list as he prepares for his second year of college football \u2014 and first at Ohio State. Downs transferred in January and has high expectations as one of the best safeties in the country. He and senior cornerback\u00a0Denzel Burke<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0are first-team selections. Senior defensive tackle\u00a0Tyleik Williams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a second-team selection for the Buckeyes.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Four Buckeyes selected to AP preseason All-American team<\/a><\/p>\n

Counting down<\/h2>\n

Buckeyes vs. Akron: 10 days
Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 101 days<\/p>\n

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Are you ready to get all your latest Buckeyes news in one place?\u00a0Become a\u00a0member of Lettermen Row today<\/a>. With your Lettermen Row\/On3+ membership, you\u2019ll not only have access to everything that\u2019s happening with the Buckeyes, but you\u2019ll also be able to peruse other fan sites within the network to hear just how rivals are feeling about Ohio State, as well. Make sure to follow along on\u00a0X<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0Youtube<\/a>\u00a0for all the latest Buckeyes news you need to know.<\/p>\n

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