LAS VEGAS — Three Ohio State football players earned Big Ten Conference preseason honors. Senior linebacker Sonny Styles, junior safety Caleb Downs, and sophomore wide receiver Jeremiah Smith were chosen during Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

The Big Ten stopped publishing a preseason media poll more than a decade ago following a vote of the head coaches. The intervening years have offered no incentive to restart the process. In fact, preseason polls appear to be headed the way of the dodo,

A five-star running back didn't commit to Ohio State on Sunday, as the Buckeyes' recruiting class remained at one.

Derek Cooper, the top football recruit in Florida, named the Texas Longhorns over Miami, Florida State, and Georgia.