2025 Ohio State Predictions on the HG
Jake Wimberly
Ross Gaskin Contributing:
What’s to like:
The reigning National Champions are coming back in 2025, and don’t expect for much of a fall off. Head coach Ryan Day has young and insanely talented stars who will be even better than last season. Freshman breakout star WR Jeremiah Smith had 1,315 yards and 15 TDs. This kid will be back this season older, wiser, and more dominant.
Ohio State also has other young stars besides Jeremiah Smith. Sophomore WR Carnell Tate and Sophomore CB Caleb Downs are both looking to build off of great seasons from the both of them. The Buckeyes are young and hungry to win another Natty.
What’s not to like:
The Buckeyes will lose 3 great players to the NFL Draft in QB Will Howard, RB Quinshon Judkins, and RB TreVeyon Henderson. The offense is taking a massive hit losing these 3, but they have a ton of talent coming in behind them. If the new talent can come in and play half as good as these guys, Ohio State will be fine.
What does the Hourglass say?
Ohio State- Big 10 (9-3)
Power ranking 131.61. 3rd toughest schedule in the Big 10.
2025 Ohio State Analytics
National recruiting rating (three year metric): #9- inside the boundary of a National Championship Roster.
National Coaching Ranking:
Ryan Day- 2nd in Power 5 and 1st in the Big 10.
2024 coaching value= 25 (average 2025 Power 5 coaching value=9.3) Ryan Day ranks as one of the best coaches in college football.
ODE analytics 2024 Nationally:
Offensive Ranking: 1st
Defensive Ranking: 3rd
Quarterback Play: Sayin- ranked 33rd in the Power 4, 7th in the Big 10; 2024 QB value= 13 (Power 4 average- 14.41)
Impact Ball Catcher Metric: Ohio State has an Impact Ball Catcher Metric of 3. This puts the Buckeyes at the upper level for the Big 10 in this metric.
From Vegas:
Ohio State ATS in 2024: 10-6
Ohio State at home: 5-4
Ohio State on the road: 2-2
Ohio State neutral site: 3-0
Final thoughts:
The Ohio State Buckeyes will have another dominant season. They probably will not win that much in the playoffs due to losing very key pieces to the team, and having a brand new QB with Julian Sayin. However, if they fill those holes, and get the ball to Jeremiah Smith, the Buckeyes will have a chance to repeat. Ryan Day and the Buckeyes will continue to roll, and there is nothing you can do about it.
2025 Schedule analysis:
Projected Hourglass W/L record: Games in red denote games that could be a one possession game or even a different outcome than projection.
Editors Note: All photos courtesy of 247sports.com
