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2024 Ohio State Buckeyes College Football Betting

Last year’s end to the Ohio State season was a wake-up call for Ohio State football donors. Head coach Ryan Day has aggressively worked with donors to improve the Buckeyes’ 2024 prospects. Hires such as offensive coordinator Chip Kelly are making a profound branding impact that could translate to future championships. For the third consecutive season, head coach Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes lost to the hated Team Up North (Michigan) 30-24 at the Big House. While that is never acceptable in Columbus, Ohio, at least Buckeye fans could say that OSU lost to the eventual national champions.

But a 14-3 Cotton Bowl loss against the Missouri Tigers is beyond the pale at Ohio State. It is true that Ohio State was shorthanded at QB and that Mizzou was an underrated and quality SEC team. But in life, perception is reality, and that loss was a five-alarm fire.

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At the end of the 2023 season, Day was battered and beaten. He was tired of losing to Michigan and the price an Ohio State coach pays for doing so. He was sick of being underappreciated and hearing about the Maize and Blue. But instead of moping and pouting, Day came out fighting. And Ohio State is coming off an impressive spring football camp that has fans talking about revenge against Michigan and a possible national championship.

Ryan Day made some tough decisions after the loss to Michigan, including parting ways with quarterback Kyle McCord. Will Howard, who helped lead Kansas State to the 2022 Big 12 championship, transferred in and is the front-runner to quarterback the Scarlet and Gray this fall.

While Ryan Day revealed there is still competition at the position, In the spring game, Howard showed why he was the favorite. Howard got the start with the first-team offense and went on to complete 9 of 13 passes for 77 yards.

But Day’s biggest problem is long gone. Jim Harbaugh will not be on the Michigan sidelines anymore to torment Day. Harbaugh took his talents and somewhat tainted national championship resume to the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers, leaving behind a Michigan program that is a mere shell of its former championship self.

There’s no question the Buckeyes have one of the elite rosters in college football. The returning players are hungry, the skill is awe-inspiring, and even the coaching staff has been beefed up—an October roadie to Oregon figures to be an epic regular-season showcase in the expanded 18-team Big Ten. If the offensive line develops and quarterback Will Howard provides steady play under center, Ohio State could be playing for the national title in January.

Coordinator Jim Knowles has steadily built his 4-2-5 defense and now has all the pieces in place. Every listed starter has played meaningful football, and 10 are upperclassmen.

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Ohio State is one of college football’s legacy and blue blood programs—the Scarlet and Gray reek of tradition and glory. The Buckeyes have eight claimed national championships, with the last one in 2014. They also have seven unclaimed nattys and 41 conference championships.

More than any other coach, Woody Hayes set the standard for Ohio State football. Hayes was not a fancy offensive designer like Ryan Day, but he was a taskmaster and fundamentalist who fielded nasty teams that rarely made mistakes. Hayes won five national championships and 13 Big Ten championships during his reign.

The unfortunate John Cooper was a big winner at Ohio State with three Big Ten titles and a record of 111-43-4. Cooper twice led Ohio State to a final national ranking of 2nd. But his inability to beat Michigan cost him his job. Cooper’s ending is a forewarning to any Ohio State coach that follows.

Jim Tressel preceded Meyer and led the Buckeyes to a national championship in the 2002 season.

A list of greats that have played for Ohio State could go on for several pages. A good case could be made that Archie Griffin is the greatest Buckeye ever, with two Heisman Trophies (1974 and 1975).

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