Ohio State Buckeyes

Follow @Dan Vasta and like Gridiron Grit on Facebook Who would have thought that the Buckeyes would be 11-0 entering their final game of the season in Urban Meyer’s first season. I had them following the same path that USC did last year which ultimately will lead to a potential No. 1 preseason [...]

How has the Heisman race changed following a pair of earth-shattering upsets to the top two teams in college football?  Here are my updated Week 13 Heisman rankings heading into Thanksgiving.   5. Manti Te’o, Notre Dame This 6-2, 255-pound superstar linebacker means everything for the Fighting Irish.  Through 11 [...]

  The answer from most non-Big Ten lovers would be, “who exactly cares since the Buckeyes are not even eligible this season.” Still, some will ask whether or not a potential undefeated 12-0 Ohio State Buckeyes are worthy of receiving votes for an AP national championship? The Big Ten has stunk [...]

With Week 9 in the books, it’s time to reveal an updated set of rankings on the Top 25 teams in college football.  Below you will see a list of the latest standings entering Week 10, with results from Saturday’s action and movement from last week’s rankings. RELATED: [50 Things [...]

  There is still a ton of games to be played and we will still have many of our minds changed about many debates. However, as Halloween has finally approached there are several things that we have learned. In a five part series, here are your “50 Things That We [...]

1. SEC The best conference in America is still the SEC and it is not even that close these days. Heading into this past weekend there were five teams ranked in the top 10: Alabama, LSU, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. Those defenses are among the best in the country [...]

The first five weeks of the 2012 college football season presented plenty of surprises, disappointment and excitement, and as expected, the intensity increased by leaps and bounds this past weekend. Two teams ranked in the Top 10 were forced to bite the dust, while two other teams in the Top [...]

  Follow @Dan Vasta Coming from behind after having a 17-point deficit, the Huskers have all of a sudden become serious threats to win the Big Ten and represent the conference in Pasadena. First things first and they must be able to win the primetimes games in order to win [...]

Follow @Dan Vasta 25. Northwestern Yes, the ‘Cats deserve to be ranked at the moment until they lose a game. Michigan and Michigan State are both coming up as road games, but knocking off Penn State at home would be vital for them to play in a decent bowl game. [...]

After a few upsets and players putting together virtuoso performances, the Heisman is slowly starting to clear up just how we all had it originally had it planned (well my top 5 looks good). While the sport is still a fluid situation like always, the primetime games in college football will always [...]