The Buckeyes fell just 14 yards shy of setting a new program record with 763 yards of total offense.
Ohio State stood pat at No. 3 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, which was released on Sunday afternoon, following a 77-21 win over Toledo on Saturday evening.
Georgia moved into the top spot in this week’s poll following a 48-7 win over South Carolina, while Alabama fell one notch despite its 63-7 blowout victory over Louisiana-Monroe.
Michigan, meanwhile, moved up one spot to No. 4 after its 59-0 win over UConn, while Clemson rounds out the top five after following a 48-20 win over Louisiana Tech.
The Buckeyes and Wolverines are two of four Big Ten team’s in this week’s poll, as they are joined by Penn State at No. 15 and Michigan State at No. 21. The Nittany Lions won 41-12 at Auburn, while the Spartans fell on the road to Washington, 39-28.
That said, the full USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:
- Georgia (40)
- Alabama (24)
- Ohio State (1)
- Michigan
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Oklahoma State
- Kentucky
- Arkansas
- N.C. State
- Tennessee
- Ole Miss
- Utah
- Penn State
- Wake Forest
- Baylor
- Oregon
- Texas
- Texas A&M
- Michigan State
- Florida
- BYU
- Washington
- Miami (Fla.)
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