College Football 2025 Odds a Bonanza For Ohio State Buckeyes
College football in 2025-26 is shaping up to be a great season for the Ohio State Buckeyes. They are the favorites to win the Big Ten Conference. They are the co-favorites to win the College Football National Championship. That would be a repeat. Ohio State also has two of the top six players in the Heisman trophy odds. Plus, one player, who is not among the favorites, might be the best in college football in safety Caleb Downs. Defensive players have a difficult time winning the Heisman Trophy. How close do you think these odds are to what will occur?
2025-6 College Football National Championship Odds
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the co-favorites to win the 2025-26 college football national championship with the University of Texas. Those two play a huge game to open the season on Saturday, August 30. That game is so early that both teams can recover from a loss in it. This is especially the case with the 12-team College Football Playoff. Both Texas and Ohio State have +600 odds. Penn State is third at +700. Georgia is +750 and Oregon is +900. The rest of the odds are available here.
Ohio State Favored to Win Big Ten Championship
The national championship odds are close this far out, but the Big Ten Conference championship odds are not that close. Ohio State is the favorite to win the conference championship at +160. Penn State has the second-best odds at +240. The Oregon Ducks are also listed as +240, so a virtual tie with Penn State. Michigan is fourth with +600 odds, assuming their cheating scandal allows them to play the 2025-26 college football season. Indiana is the fifth most likely team to win the Big Ten. They are a distant fifth at +2500 odds. The bloom is off the Indiana rose.
Heisman Trophy Odds
The Heisman Trophy odds are also out. Though there are no Buckeyes scheduled to win, the early odds are a good news story for Ohio State. The Heisman Trophy is presented to the best player in college football. The current favorite is Arch Manning, the quarterback at the University of Texas. His odds are +600.
The first game of the season may not matter much for the teams involved in the game, but the game will be an important showcase for Manning. The second-ranked player in the early Heisman Trophy odds is Cade Klubnik, the quarterback for the Clemson Tigers. The third most likely player to win the Heisman Trophy is Garrett Nussmeier, the quarterback for LSU. The fourth-rated prospect is the quarterback from Penn State, Drew Allar.
Then it gets good for Ohio State as they have both the fifth and the sixth most likely players to win the Heisman Trophy. Jeremiah Smith, the all-world wide receiver for Ohio State. The man-child is only a sophomore. The sixth-rated player in the Heisman Trophy voting is Ohio State Quarterback Julian Sayin. Funny, he has not been given the starting quarterback job for the Buckeyes. As mentioned above, not listed on the early Heisman Trophy rankings is Ohio State Safety Caleb Downs. He may be the best player in college football.
Conclusion
The 2025-26 college football season should be a good one. There is a lot of excitement, as odds for championships and the Heisman Trophy are already out. Things are shaping up nicely for the Ohio State Buckeyes. They are the co-favorites to win the college football national championship, and they have two of the top six players in the early Heisman Trophy odds.
