This year's Ohio State football team will be the most talented overall team in years

Urban Meyer has produced top-ten F/+ finishes at Ohio State since the 4-year straight rolling talent average hit 89.32 -- which means that the average player on the Ohio State roster was a borderline four-star recruit. The overall talent level has only increased since then, where the average player is now at 90.24 -- a firm four-star recruit.

The total point averages confirm the depth of talent at Ohio State and is really shows a more dramatic uptick in talent. While the four-year average point totals have been constant at around 289 points, the weighted rolling average point totals show that the talent in the system is getting more experienced. Now those former blue chip recruits are veterans -- players like Raekwon McMillan, J.T. Barrett, and Sam Hubbard. Barrett played tremendous in the opening game against Bowling Green accounting for 7 touchdowns after a poor start throwing a pick six.

As the overall talent base improves, consistency becomes easier to predict -- which is why anything less than a top-ten F/+ finish would be a surprise, despite heavy personnel losses to the NFL.The conference has shown early signs that Big Ten victories will be challenging with Wisconsin upsetting LSU while Michigan continues to look like its going to be in it until the very end again. This team is extremely young but that only means the future is very bright for Ohio State as we continue to improve game by game. The first true test for Ohio State will come very soon against Oklahoma who made the playoffs last season and will be looking to prove something after that lost to Houston in week one. 


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References

Peltier, Chad. "This year's Ohio State football team will be the most talented overall team in years." SB Nation (2016): 1.