Mainly because Ohio State is one of the most successful teams in College Football history.
Ohio State has accounted for 7 recognized National Championships, is the second highest producer of All-Americans, only behind Notre Dame, has 7 Heisman winners, the only team to have a player win every football athletic award at least once, they have more football awards than any other team in the country with 35, the only team to have a player win the Heisman twice, the only team to have a player win the Lombardi award twice, is one of the top three leading producers for NFL players.
They are also the Fifth most winning team of all time with 808 wins, have a 71.6 winning percentage (also fifth), and have 20 straight years with a winning season, have a winning record against every FBS conference, and are recognized as the third greatest team in college football history, rated above teams like Alabama and USC, only falling behind their Rival Michigan and Notre Dame.
Ohio State produces better athletes than most schools, and is a top NFL pro factory, their rivalry with Michigan is recognized by more people as the greatest rivalry in sports history than any other rivalry in the world, making other people upset, because them thinking that theirs is greater, without looking into Ohio State and Michigan's bloody past.
To be honest all of the great schools are hated, it's their success people hate, and being honest it's just jealously because they know their teams fall behind Ohio State.
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