In January, shortly after the Buckeyes took down the Fighting Irish to win the CFP, Athlon Sports' Steven Lassan released his 'Way-Too-Early Top 25’ for next season – featuring Ohio State right where it left off at No. 1.

After the long-awaited return of EA Sports' College Football in July 2024, the series is set to return again in 2026 for the next edition of the game. Per a report from On3 on Wednesday, two Buckeyes — and coach Ryan Day — will be involved with the cover of the game.

We finally got a piece of our hearts back when EA Sports made good on its promise to bring college football back into the gaming world, and with Name, Image and Likeness now hammered out as a thing, there doesn't appear to be a stop sign in the road of the franchise taking a long pause like what we saw before.