CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big Ten
Ohio State
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Big Ten. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #14; PPG allowed #8. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Julian Sayin
FBS #4 · 1,530 season total
103CMP142ATT1,530Yards13TD1INT72.54%CMP%191.85NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Bo Jackson
FBS #53 · 353 season total
66Carries353Yards2TD5.35Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Jeremiah Smith
FBS #1 · 823 season total
44REC823Yards9TD18.70Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Payton Pierce
FBS #273 · 26 season total
26Total12Solo14Assists0.50TFL0.50Sacks
Sacks Leader
Kenyatta Jackson
FBS #44 · 3 season total
3Sacks3.50TFL0QB hurries12Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Jaylen McClain
FBS #14 · 2 season total
2INT4Passes defended0Defensive TDs7Return yards20Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Ball State | W | 56–3 | -51 | W | 56.5 | O |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | A | Texas | L | 23–24 | +2.5 | W | 50.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | Kent State | W | 59–3 | -52.5 | W | 58.5 | O |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | H | Illinois | W | 42–19 | -25.5 | L | 53.5 | O |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | A | Iowa | W | 31–14 | -14.5 | W | 46.5 | U |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | H | Maryland | — | — | -34.5 | — | 56 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | A | Indiana | — | — | +1.5 | — | 48.5 | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | A | USC | — | — | -7.5 | — | 54.5 | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | H | Oregon | — | — | -6 | — | 52.5 | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | H | Northwestern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | A | Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | H | Michigan | — | — | -13.5 | — | 46.5 | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.