The Ohio State Buckeyes have stood out as one of the top teams in college football this season, thanks to their exceptional performance on both offense and defe

Ohio State has looked like college football's best team through seven games. What's going right? And what could still hold it back?

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means takes rants from the Subtext subscribers on a wide range of subjects, from Jeremiah Smith’s usage, OSU’s struggling run game and Brian Hartline as a playcaller.

It certainly seems that way, now that college football Week 9 is on the horizon. Not only are the Buckeyes 7-0 straight up (SU), they're 6-0-1 against the spread (ATS). Both those records are the best in the country.

Jeremiah Smith says he believes the 2025 Ohio State football team is better than the 2024 team that won the national championship.

Ohio State football notched another win after Week 8 and ESPN has updated the Buckeyes chances of winning each remaining game on the 2025 schedule.

Florida's Billy Napier and Colorado State's Jay Norvell were fired Sunday, and more changes could arrive before Halloween. There's noise at Auburn and Florida State after late-game collapses, and Wisconsin's brass is quietly evaluating Luke Fickell after back-to-back home shutouts.

Ohio State might be playing better this year than it did when it won the national championship last season. But Robert Griffin thinks there's a better team in college football.

Ohio State dominated Wisconsin 34-0 behind QB Julian Sayin and its stingy defense, increasing the pressure on Fickell, a former Buckeye.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers NCAAF game from October 18, 2025 on ESPN.

Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin, who completed 14 of his 15 pass attempts, had four touchdown passes. Two of those went to Carnell Tate. The others were to Will Kacmarek and Brandon Inniss. The defense posted its second shutout of the year. The first was in a 70-0 victory over Grambling State.