As college football season gets ready to kick off, Ohio State is staring down a challenging road ahead. The Buckeyes open their campaign on August 30 with a high-stakes rematch against Texas, a team hungry to bounce back. That’s just the start; road games against Washington and Wisconsin, plus a tough Penn State matchup at home, promise a grind of a schedule. With Julian Sayin taking over as the starting quarterback, the offense will be under the microscope right from Day 1. It’s clear OSU’s journey to defend its title won’t be easy.

Even with all that pressure on the new QB, it’s Jeremiah Smith , the best player in college football right now—who fully feels the weight of expectations to go back-to-back as national champions. Success hasn’t made the pressure disappear; if anything,

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