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Smith, defense make Buckeyes the team to beat

By Kirk Herbstreit
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

This weekend arguably is the best on the schedule as far as matchups go and, after Saturday, the college football picture will be much clearer in terms of who is going to be able to compete for the national title. On Saturday, there are seven games pairing two ranked teams. Before looking ahead, we have to look back at the game between Ohio State and Texas. I left Austin, Texas, with the impression that the team to beat for the national title is Ohio State for two reasons: 1. The way the Buck ...

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