Buckeyes voted number 2 in Coaches Poll

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Buckeye football team has been voted second in the Coaches Preseason Poll.

OSU was voted behind the Alabama Crimson Tide, who received 49 first place votes out of a possible 65. Three other Big Ten schools were voted in the top ten.

The Buckeyes open the season on Aug. 31 against Indiana.

COACHES POLL (First Place Votes)

#1 Alabama (49)
#2 Ohio State (5)
#3 Florida State (4)
#4 Southern California
#5 Clemson (7)
#6 Penn State
#7 Washington
#8 Oklahoma
#9 Michigan
#10 Wisconsin
#11 Oklahoma State
#12 LSU
#13 Auburn
#14 Stanford
#15 Georgia
#16 Florida
#17 Louisville
#18 Miami
#19 Kansas State
#20 West Virginia
#21 South Florida
#22 Virginia Tech
#23 Texas
#24 Tennessee
#25 Utah