2025 Ohio State Buckeyes CFB Betting Lines
The 2024 season for Ohio State produced a national championship and saved head coach Ryan Day’s job. The end of the 2023 Ohio State season was a wake-up call for Ohio State football donors. Day aggressively worked with donors to improve the Buckeyes’ 2024 prospects. Hires such as offensive coordinator Chip Kelly made a profound branding impact that could translate to future championships. But for the fourth consecutive season, Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes lost to the hated Team Up North (Michigan) and did so as heavy home favorites. While that is never acceptable in Columbus, Ohio, at least Buckeye fans could say that OSU was the eventual national champion.
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The 14-3 Cotton Bowl loss to the Missouri Tigers at the end of the 2023 season was beyond the pale for Ohio State. It is true that Ohio State was shorthanded at QB and that Mizzou was an underrated SEC team. But in life, perception is reality, and that loss was a five-alarm fire.
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 reaped the rewards with a national championship.
Matching last year’s four-game playoff run and national championship is a tall order for head coach Ryan Day. The Buckeyes had 14 players selected in the NFL Draft and have new play-callers on both sides of the ball. Day handed offensive play-calling duties to Brian Hartline, while former NFL head coach Matt Patricia has taken over the defensive responsibilities. Despite all of the turnover, the upside for this team is obvious.
Former 5-star quarterback Julian Sayin takes control of Day’s high-powered offense, with a Heisman candidate — and arguably the best returning player in college football — in receiver Jeremiah Smith leading the way on the outside. West Virginia transfer CJ Donaldson arrives to alleviate the loss of the 1-2 punch of Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson at running back.
Safety Caleb Downs headlines a defense returning only three starters, one of whom left spring with concerns in the trenches and doubts about overall depth. Linebacker Sonny Styles is another stalwart for Patricia to build around on the defensive front.
Key games versus Texas and Penn State are in Columbus, but the annual showdown versus Michigan is on the road.
Ohio State has a bump, maybe two, but it’s not losing three games as it returns to the College Football Playoff. It’ll be a tougher run than 2024, and that includes probably being the underdog at Michigan. If it loses the first game and the last game and takes everything else in between, it's CFP-bound.
2025 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 30 |
vs. Texas Longhorns |
- |
- |
| Sep 6 |
vs. Grambling State Tigers |
- |
- |
| Sep 13 |
vs. Ohio Bobcats |
- |
- |
| Sep 20 |
OFF |
| Sep 27 |
at Washington Huskies |
- |
- |
| Oct 4 |
vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers |
- |
- |
| Oct 11 |
at Illinois Fighting Illini |
- |
- |
| Oct 18 |
at Wisconsin Badgers |
- |
- |
| Oct 25 |
OFF |
| Nov 1 |
vs. Penn State Nittany Lions |
- |
- |
| Nov 8 |
at Purdue Boilermakers |
- |
- |
| Nov 15 |
vs. UCLA Bruins |
- |
- |
| Nov 22 |
vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
- |
- |
| Nov 29 |
at Michigan Wolverines |
- |
- |
Ohio State is one of college football’s legacy and blue-blood programs—the Scarlet and Gray exude tradition and glory. The Buckeyes have claimed eight national championships, with the most recent 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 led Ohio State to a final national ranking of 2nd twice. But his inability to beat Michigan cost him his job. Cooper’s ending serves as a warning to any Ohio State coach who follows.
Jim Tressel preceded Meyer and led the Buckeyes to a national championship in the 2002 season.
A list of greats who have played for Ohio State could go on for several pages. A strong case can be made that Archie Griffin is the greatest Buckeye of all time, with two Heisman Trophies (1974 and 1975).
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