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Index · this season
92
at its 5-year level▼ Down 4 this season
Career82since 1936
Peak972019
Last 594seasons
#5 nationally · 5-1 (3-0 conf)
Résumé #17 · better than its record
Schedule so far #34
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten · Columbus, OH · Ohio Stadium · Head coach Ryan Day
Rival
Michigan · also Penn State
Bitter rivalry
53-62-6 all time (121 meetings since 1897)
Michigan leads
Last: won 27-9 (2025)
Holds it
Blue BloodPlayoff ChampionHeisman HouseNFL FactoryWinning Tradition
6national titles
7Heisman
46AP top-10
79All-Americans
296NFL picks
75.9%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1897. Every season →
Chemistry
65
71Foundation
58Gel
gel counts 50% so far
at its usual level
early · #32 of 138
HC year8
Ret. starters46%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Class | Rank | Commits | Avg rating | Top recruit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | #37 | 19 | 0.929 | DJ Jacobs EDGE ★★★★★ |
| 2026 | #6 | 30 | 0.917 | Chris Henry Jr. WR ★★★★★ |
| 2025 | #7 | 28 | 0.919 | Tavien St. Clair QB ★★★★★ |
| 2024 | #20 | 24 | 0.915 | Jeremiah Smith WR ★★★★★ |
| 2023 | #18 | 24 | 0.916 | Brandon Inniss WR ★★★★★ |
| 2022 | #24 | 21 | 0.942 | C.J. Hicks LB ★★★★★ |
| 2021 | #7 | 24 | 0.944 | Quinn Ewers QB ★★★★★ |
| 2020 | #18 | 25 | 0.919 | Julian Fleming WR ★★★★★ |
| 2019 | #76 | 18 | 0.915 | Zach Harrison SDE ★★★★★ |
| 2018 | #4 | 27 | 0.931 | Nicholas Petit-Frere OT ★★★★★ |
| 2017 | #35 | 21 | 0.937 | Chase Young WDE ★★★★★ |
| 2016 | #14 | 24 | 0.917 | Nick Bosa SDE ★★★★★ |
| 2015 | #21 | 19 | 0.915 | Justin Hilliard OLB ★★★★★ |
| 2014 | #14 | 19 | 0.941 | Raekwon McMillan ILB ★★★★★ |
| 2013 | #11 | 21 | 0.937 | Vonn Bell S ★★★★★ |
| 2012 | #11 | 23 | 0.918 | Noah Spence WDE ★★★★★ |