Biggest storylines to track as Buckeyes gear up for Big Ten Media Days
COLUMBUS — Big Ten Media Days doesn’t signify the start of football season just yet for Ohio State.
But it does mean the Buckeyes are ever-so-close to kicking off another season chock-full of expectations.
As the Buckeyes prepare to head west to Indianapolis for Big Ten Media Days on Tuesday and Wednesday, Lettermen Row staffers Spencer Holbrook and Tim May are back with a video breakdown of what they expect to hear this week.
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Ohio State will be represented by head coach Ryan Day, quarterback C.J. Stroud, wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and safety Ronnie Hickman this week in Indianapolis. What does Lettermen Row expect to hear from the quartet of Buckeyes? What will they say about this upcoming season, the new additions to the Big Ten and the rivalry loss from last year? And how will Kevin Warren do in his second conference address?
The guys break it all down and answer those questions in a full preview of Big Ten Media Days. Make sure to check it out, as well as all Lettermen Row video content, on the Lettermen Row Youtube channel.
Buckeyes unanimously picked to win Big Ten
The media from around the conference expects the same from the Buckeyes. Ohio State was unanimously picked to take back the conference crown this fall after a year away from it. In a preseason media poll conducted by Cleveland.com, the Buckeyes received all 36 votes from around the league as the preseason winner of the conference.
The Buckeyes finished ahead of Michigan, who didn’t receive a single first-place vote despite winning the league a year ago, Penn State and Michigan State, respectively. Maryland, Rutgers and Indiana round out the Big Ten East preseason standings.
On the West side, the voters have Wisconsin winning the league with 31 votes, Iowa winning it with three votes and Minnesota winning it with two votes. Purdue, Nebraska, Illinois and Northwestern round out the Big Ten West.
A total of 31 of the 36 ballots have Ohio State beating Wisconsin for the league title. Other conference championship game picks include the Buckeyes beating Iowa and Minnesota inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in early December.
