Our man Tom Murphy got it right. He was 1 of 11 voters in the Associated Press football poll to put Ohio State at No. 1.

No. 9 LSU may be a team to watch with 14 starters back, including a very good quarterback in Garrett Nussmeier, but it needs to open the season with a win at No. 4 Clemson. Brian Kelly is 0-3 in ...