SI picks Ohio State as the No. 2 team in the preseason, just as the coaches poll did.
Sports Illustrated's college football preview, with Ohio State featured on a regional cover, picks the Buckeyes as the No. 2 team in the preseason and predicts Ohio State to go 12-0 during the season.
The magazine also has Boise State going 12-0 and Alabama going 12-0 before winning the SEC Championship over Florida to go 13-0. That's a scenario that should create some postseason controversy. It's hard to imagine Ohio State being kept out of the title game if it goes undefeated over a schedule that includes four top 15 preseason teams in Iowa, Wisconsin, Miami and Penn State.
So Boise State is rooting for the magazine to be wrong about either the Buckeyes or the Crimson Tide.