Ohio State has more than a win over Illinois to smile about coming out of Week 7 of the college football season

Ohio State had an all-around really good weekend 

The best win for the Buckeyes this season continues to be a Week 1 win over the Texas Longhorns at home. Texas took a tough loss to the Florida Gators last week and that certainly didn’t help Ohio State’s resume. Week 7 was much different and Texas took down the No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday by a 23-6 margin. That dominating showing by the Longhorns should have them ranked again by the end of the weekend. 

Week 7 had No. 7 Indiana taking down the No. 3 Oregon Ducks. Ryan Day and the Buckeyes aren’t scheduled to see Oregon during the regular season, and they may not see them in the Big Ten Championship unless the Hoosiers lose a game the rest of the way.  Of course, the Buckeyes have to get there still, and beating Michigan could stand in the way of that. But at this current time, Ohio State has to feel good about its chances of playing for a Big Ten Championship in December. 

The Buckeyes played Penn State at the beginning of November and that game at one time looked like it could be pivotal in the Big Ten. After losing to UCLA last weekend, the Nittany Lions followed it up with a loss to Northwestern. Drew Allar was lost to injury in the game and Penn State can’t be seen as a factor in the Big Ten. To round things out, Michigan fell on the road to USC. 

Ohio State is at the top of the Big Ten along with Indiana and they’re in a great spot in terms of controlling their destiny. Next up for the Buckeyes is a road game against the Wisconsin Badgers next Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.  

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