Ohio State No. 8 in Greg McElroy’s Preseason College Football Rankings originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Ohio State Buckeyes still walk with the pride of a national championship, yet college football analyst Greg McElroy slots the Buckeyes at No. 8 in his 2025 preseason top 10.

Alabama was ranked No. 8 in the preseason Coaches Poll on Monday, one spot below the Oregon Ducks at No. 7 and one spot ahead of the LSU Tigers at No. 9. The Texas Longhorns were No. 1, followed by the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 2.

There was a time not long ago when Georgia football sat firmly atop the college football world. Back-to-back national championships in the 2021 and 2022 seasons turned the Bulldogs into the modern standard for dominance.

Coming off consecutive double-digit win seasons and an appearance in the national title game, Washington had a losing record last year in their debut under Jeff Fisch. However, with the issues that came with year one gone,

Greg McElroy prefaced his Kalen DeBoer comments on the SEC Network by saying he was putting on his figurative Houndstooth visor.