While we continue to hear about OSU's exceptional experience, it's interesting to compare the total number of returning starts for the top 20 college football teams in this category. Surprisingly, There are no other B1G teams on this list.
Per 247sports.com:
One reason so many people are predicting Ohio State to repeat is because of the returning talent from last season's national championship team. According to the cfbmatrix.com numbers, the Buckeyes are No. 3 in the country in returning starts with 246. OSU trails only Temple (260) and Boise State (250).
Below is the list of the top 20 teams and their returning number of starts.
1. Temple - 260
2. Boise State - 250
3. Ohio State - 246
4, UCLA - 239
5. Baylor - 234
6. Tennessee - 233
7. North Carolina - 232
7. Vanderbilt - 232
7. Tulsa - 232
10. Oregon - 231
10. Ole Miss - 231
12. California - 230
12. UMass - 230
12. Appalachian State - 230
15. Pittsburgh - 229
16. Arizona State - 227
16. Georgia State - 227
18. Ohio - 226
19. Charlotte - 221
20. USC - 219
20. Texas Tech - 219
20. Western Michigan - 219