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Ohio State Football: 6 teams Buckeyes could face in the CFP

By Ian O’Brien

ARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 12: Running back Ezekiel Elliott #15 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates with the trophy after defeating the Oregon Ducks 42 to 20 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 12: Running back Ezekiel Elliott #15 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates with the trophy after defeating the Oregon Ducks 42 to 20 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 5: A fan waves a large Lonhorns flag during the game between the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks and the Texas Longhorns on September 5, 2009 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns defeated the Warhawks 59-20. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 5: A fan waves a large Lonhorns flag during the game between the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks and the Texas Longhorns on September 5, 2009 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns defeated the Warhawks 59-20. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

5) Texas Longhorns

Texas is back folks!  That’s right, the Longhorns have gone through several struggling seasons during the later years of Mack Brown and after he left.  Tom Herman took over the program after the firing of Charlie Strong and his team has steadily progressed.

Last year, the Longhorns had their first 10 win season since 2009 and have been considered one of the teams to make the playoffs.  Quarterback Sam Ehlinger had 3,292 yards passing and 25 touchdowns.

The defense will need a little bit of work as they finished 58th at the end of the year, and will have to start young as they lost eight seniors on that side of the ball. But even though the defense is young, they are still a powerhouse and can challenge a team like the Buckeyes.

In fact, sportingnews.com has the Longhorns facing the Clemson Tigers. If that’s the case, then maybe Ohio State and Texas can play each other once again.

Wouldn’t that be a fun matchup to watch with two former Ohio State offensive coordinators matching wits? Ryan Day and Tom Herman are already bumping heads on the recruiting trail in the ‘Lone Star State’ so it would be fun to watch their teams go at it on the playing field.

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