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Ohio State Buckeyes Rise in AP Top 25 After Win vs. Maryland

The Ohio State Buckeyes took care of business on Saturday and were rewarded by the AP Poll as a result.

Matt Galatzan

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The Ohio State Buckeyes rose in the Associated Press's Top-25 rankings to the No. 3 spot after taking down the then-undefeated Maryland Terrapins in Columbus on Saturday.

It wasn't the prettiest win for the Buckeyes, who were locked in a tight one with the Terrapins for most of the game. But in the second half, the Buckeyes were able to pull away, putting down Maryland and moving to 5-0.

"Shooters keep shooting," Day said after Ohio State's 37-17 win. You just got to keep shooting and push through it."

The win made Ohio State coach Ryan Day 34-0 against unranked teams during his tenure in Columbus. 

Day's victorious trend is the longest of any coach in college football history to begin their career since the Associated Press (AP) began publishing their top-25 poll back in 1936.

Elsewhere, the reigning two-time defending national champion, the Georgia Bulldogs, put together their best performance of the season with a 51-13 win over the now No. 24 ranked Kentucky Wildcats. While the Michigan Wolverines also remain unbeaten after a 52-10 win over Minnesota.

The Longhorns also dropped six spots from No. 3 to No. 9 after their loss to Oklahoma, with the Sooners rising to No. 5, while Florida State rose one spot.

The Buckeyes will now hit the road with their new ranking, as they head to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue Boilermakers. 

Full AP Top-25 Rankings

  1. Georgia
  2. Michigan
  3. Ohio State
  4. Florida State
  5. Oklahoma
  6. Penn State
  7. Washington
  8. Oregon
  9. Texas
  10. USC
  11. Alabama
  12. North Carolina
  13. Ole Miss
  14. Louisville
  15. Oregon State
  16. Utah
  17. Duke
  18. UCLA
  19. Washington State
  20. Tennessee
  21. Notre Dame
  22. LSU
  23. Kansas
  24. Kentucky
  25. Miami
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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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