Ohio State Buckeyes 2009 College Football Predictions: Ohio State will enter the 2009 football campaign ranked sixth overall after claiming a share of its fourth straight Big Ten Championship last season. College Football Predictions has Coach Jim Tressel's Buckeyes  looking to become the first Big Ten school to claim five straight titles since Michigan accomplished the feat from 1988-92. OSU is the only other school to win at least five straight crowns after finishing first in six straight campaigns from 1972-77. The Buckeyes football team is picked to win the 2009 Big 10 Conference Championship by media pundits who cover BIG 10 football.
 
The Ohio State Buckeyes are listed at sportsbook Bodog.com as 10-to-1 odds contenders to win the 2010 BCS National Championship. Ohio State is the betting favorite to win the BIG 10 at 3/2 odds.

Ohio State returns 12 starters from a year ago, including quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who was selected as the Big Ten's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Other starters on offense include guard Jim Cordle, center Michael Brewster and tackle Bryant Browning. Tight end Jake Ballard made six starts in 2008.
Defensively, the Buckeyes return eight players with significant starting experience: ends Lawrence Wilson, Cameron Heyward and Thaddeus Gibson, tackle Doug Worthington, linebacker Ross Homan, safeties Anderson Russell and Kurt Coleman, and cornerback Chimdi Chekwa.

The Buckeyes are the best team in the BIG 10 but how will they measure up against the rest of the country? College football fans will get a good taste when Ohio State hosts USC in the seasons second game on Sept. 12 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. If the Buckeyes can get past the Trojans then it could be clear sailing to the BCS Championship game providing they win the rest of their games.