Ohio State edges Oregon as Big Ten preseason favorite in Bill and Doug Show poll: Around the Shoe

Ohio State just beat out Oregon as the choice to win the Big Ten in 2026 in a poll of 46 writers and analysts conduced by The Bill and Doug Show. 

On this episode of Around the Shoe, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by Matt Fortuna of Theinsidezonemf.com and Audrey Snyder of Insidethelions.substack.com to break down the results of the full poll. 
1. What does everyone think of the Buckeyes as the slight conference favorites, followed by Oregon, Indiana and USC? The full 1-18 poll is also revealed. 
2. What team outside the Top 3 is most intriguing? 
3. What do we think of a pretty even split of voters picking three or four Big Ten teams to make the playoff? 
4. What did the voting for Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, won for the second straight season by Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith, tell us? 
5. What the voting for Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, with Oregon's A'mauri Washington edging Minnesota's Anthony Smith and Oregon's Koe Perich, tell us? Thanks as always for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out billanddougshow.com. And prepare for even more Big Ten coverage this season from this group. More information will be coming soon.

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