Ohio State, inheriting the Alabama model, is the biggest bully it's ever been

The Buckeyes beat No. 1 for the second time in its last four games, and college football might have a new view of Ohio State.

Is Ohio State starting to look like a team that Nick Saban would have put together?

COLUMBUS — Let’s say Ohio State’s win over No. 1 Texas on Saturday was really about the Longhorns fading in the afternoon sun in Columbus. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian talked a lot in his postgame news conference about how young his team was in key spots.

As for Heisman favorite Arch Manning, “the expectations were out of control on the outside,” Sarkisian said.

So the wunderkind QB missed some throws early, the Longhorns got to the 1-yard line and 9-yard line on long drives and were stopped … and Saturday was really about what Texas didn’t do, and wasn’t ready to be.

Let’s say Ohio State’s win over No. 1 Texas was really about college football. Two proud states, long histories and elite talent bases, daring to schedule each other for a non-conference home-and-home that’s so healthy for the game.

Somebody had to lose and Sarkisian said he wouldn’t be surprised to meet the Buckeyes again in the playoff. Frankly, everyone had both teams in the 12-team playoff before the game, and few should change that thought based on the Buckeyes’ 14-7 win. So Saturday was really about the sport, and the titans of college football squaring off in Week 1 even if they weren’t fully formed.

Now let’s say Ohio State’s win over No. 1 Texas was really about Ohio State.