Joel Klatt names the best team in college football after Week 4

Joel Klatt named the Ohio State Buckeyes the best team in college football after Week 4. The Fox Sports analyst kept them at No. 1 even though they were on a bye, pointing to how they handled massive roster turnover and still looked like the most complete team in the country.

Klatt said, “And No. 1, I know they were off last week, but it’s still going to be Ohio State. They’ve been, to me, the most impressive team. Again, you lose, what was it, 14 draft picks off your team that won a national championship, had all of that senior leadership. They’ve got to replace so much on their team. And what do they do? They come out and it’s just reload and go back to business, really.”

The Buckeyes’ last game was a 37-9 win over Ohio. Julian Sayin threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns. Jeremiah Smith hauled in nine catches for 153 yards and two scores. Smith also became the fastest player in school history to reach 1,500 receiving yards, doing it in just 19 games.

Klatt’s Case For Ohio State At No. 1

Klatt highlighted Sayin’s accuracy as a key factor. “[Julian] Sayin has been terrific. He’s leading the country in completion percentage. He throws it down the field as well. It’s not like it’s just dink and dunk in order to achieve that completion percentage. Very accurate deep down the field.”

He also praised Smith as the top player in the nation. “They’ve still got Jeremiah Smith, who I think is the best player in college football.”