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C Dillon Dingler (2025 Gold Glove, All Star, Detroit Tigers)
- By brodybuck21
- Buckeye Alumni
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Former Ohio State Catcher Dillon Dingler Named MLB All-Star for the Detroit Tigers
Dillon Dingler becomes the fourth former Ohio State player to be named an MLB All-Star, joining Nick Swisher, Frank Howard and Johnny Edwards.
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Al Gore invented... merged threads!
- By ScriptOhio
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Just sayin': Back in December 2000 Al Gore's internet invention was predicted to just be a fad....... 
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WR Coach Cortez Hankton (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
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One Ohio State football assistant coach is proving he more than belongs
This new assistant coach is showing that he not only belongs, but he might be thriving with the Buckeyes.
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One Ohio State football assistant coach is proving he more than belongs
This new assistant coach is showing that he not only belongs, but he might be thriving with the Buckeyes.Cortez Hankton has shown traits of being an elite recruiter for Ohio State
Hankton has only been on staff a few months, but he has done a great job on the recruiting trail so far. He was able to keep Chris Henry Jr. as a signee right after Hartline left. Then, he was able to make sure Jamier Brown was locked in as a commit for the 2027 class. Both are five-star guys.Neither of those guys was a player Hankton had recruited initially. However, Hankton then landed Austin Miller for the 2029 recruiting class. He will likely be a five-star commit when the rankings come out for that class. Jett Harrison, a 2028 five-star receiver, also committed to Hankton.
There can be some excuses made for all of those recruits and why they chose the Ohio State Buckeyes. Yet, Hankton still had to bring them in. Monshun Sales will be the real test. If Hankton can find a way to secure him, there will be no question moving forward about his recruiting prowess.
Cortez Hankton needs to prove he can develop receivers on the field
Of course, recruiting is just one half of the equation. Developing receivers on the field and helping them get better is the more important part of coaching. Hankton has to prove that the receivers can become better players in general. That will be the true measure of whether he belongs.Ohio State has had to replace a lot of assistant coaches over the years. That's what happens when success is attained. Other programs try to poach your guys. Ryan Day has had to deal with that, and he has done well with finding new assistants who have been able to step in and be fine.
It will help that Hankton gets to coach Jeremiah Smith this season. Smith is the best weapon in college football, and no one can truly shut him down. Having him accumulate a lot of stats this season will help Hankton jump-start a solid career with Ohio State.
Ohio State's offense should be one of the best in the country, if not the best. The Buckeyes are going to be running a bit of a new playbook under Smith, but the weapons they have are undeniable, no matter the system the players are running.
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Jim Knowles (DC Tennessee)
- By ScriptOhio
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Former Ohio State defensive coordinator gives major life update
The former Ohio State coach has celebrated a major life event.
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Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles gets married
Knowles has now married his long-time girlfriend, Andi. This is a happy moment for him, and it's probably smart for him to get this taken care of before the season starts. Once the college football season kicks off, he is going to be under a lot of pressure.Volunteer fans think he will be the second coming of Christ himself, but Buckeye fans know he is a slow burn. Penn State's defense stunk last year in the first year of his system, as it did when he coached Ohio State in his first season. His defense takes a while to implement.
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The Buckeye National Championship Teams (and several near misses)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
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Remember When: Woody Hayes Captures First National Championship in 20–7 “Mud Bowl” Win Over USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl
Ohio State defeated USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl – forever known as the “Mud Bowl” – to secure Woody Hayes’ first national championship with the Buckeyes.
Remember When: Woody Hayes Captures First National Championship in 20–7 “Mud Bowl” Win Over USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl
When Ohio State fans think of the Rose Bowl, they likely picture sunshine, warmth and postcard-worthy sunsets. The 1955 Rose Bowl offered the exact opposite.
In Woody Hayes' fourth season leading the Buckeyes, Ohio State was picked to finish fifth in the Big Ten and started the season unranked.
OSU went 9-0 during the 1954 regular season, with five wins over ranked opponents, including a 21-7 win over No. 12 Michigan. With that, the Buckeyes were set to play USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl.
In what many consider the sloppiest Rose Bowl ever played, rain fell throughout the entire game, turning the field into a muddy mess, hence the "Mud Bowl" nickname. By the second quarter, jersey numbers were nearly unrecognizable.
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After Ohio State kicker Tad Weed missed a field goal on the opening drive, USC's Jim Contratto recovered a fumble by USC's Jim Parker at the OSU 31-yard line. Future Heisman Trophy winner Howard "Hopalong" Cassady and Jerry Harkrader then alternated every carry of the ensuing drive until Ohio State got to USC's 3-yard line. Dave Leggett, the eventual MVP of the game, then scored to give the Buckeyes the first points of the game.
Following another USC fumble, which was recovered by Leggett, he delivered again, this time throwing a 21-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Watkins to give Ohio State a 14-0 lead.
The Buckeyes punted on their next drive, one in which USC tailback Aramis Dandoy returned for an 86-yard touchdown, a Rose Bowl record, to cut OSU's lead to 14-7. But that was the closest the Trojans ever got to Ohio State.
Then, at halftime, both Ohio State and USC's bands performed on the field, making it even muddier. Hayes wasn't happy, to say the least.
"I think we've got the greatest band there is. But they should have kept them both – USC's band, too – off the field," Hayes said following the game. "They let 'em come out at halftime and cut our football field into a quagmire between the 30-yard lines. It just doesn't make sense.
"It was the worst field we've played on in four years. They should have had a tarp on the field, even if they had to send San Francisco to get it."
USC almost tied the game following a 70-yard run by Jon Arnett, but the Trojans then stalled at OSU's 26-yard line, turning the ball over on downs four plays later.
Ohio State took a two-touchdown lead thanks to a 12-play, 77-yard touchdown drive, as Jerry Harkrader ended the drive with a nine-yard touchdown run. The Buckeyes missed the extra point, giving them a 20-7 lead, which became the final score.
The conditions were more than just inconvenient. With sand layered beneath the field, the rain created a gritty mixture that worked its way into players’ uniforms, rubbing their legs raw. Seven Ohio State players required hospital visits, with a couple staying overnight.
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Ohio State’s opponent could have been different. UCLA, which won the 1954 Coaches Poll national championship and outscored opponents by an average of 40-4, was ineligible due to the Pacific Coast Conference’s “no-repeat” rule. That opened the door for USC, despite the Bruins’ 34-0 win over the Trojans that season.
But while UCLA won the Coaches' Poll national title, Ohio State proved to be national championship-worthy, taking home the AP Poll title, the Buckeyes' first national championship since 1942.
As a sign of the times, three Buckeyes flew to Mobile, Alabama, to play in the Senior Bowl following the game, while the rest of the team — including some married players traveling with their wives — returned to Columbus by train.
The 1955 Rose Bowl marked the first of five national championships under Hayes, who would also lead Ohio State to titles in 1957, 1961, 1968 and 1970.
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RB Isaiah West (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
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One Ohio State football player everyone has forgotten due to injury
Buckeye fans may have forgotten about this player, but they shouldn't once the Fall rolls around.
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One Ohio State football player everyone has forgotten due to injury
Buckeye fans may have forgotten about this player, but they shouldn't once the Fall rolls around.
In a reserve role last season, West recorded 59 carries for 310 yards and two touchdowns. He shared carries with Bo Jackson. Jackson is the established starter, even though he was also recovering from an injury this spring. As the starter, Jackson isn't getting forgotten, though.
West is a solid ball-carrier who can handle a large load. He was able to average 5.3 yards per carry, and that was his first year in college. This year, he should be playing behind a better offensive line, and his experience will help him get more yards in a more efficient manner.
Of course, the Ohio State Buckeyes are hoping that the four returning offensive linemen will not be the worst unit on the field, as they were a year ago. That was the biggest problem that the team saw at the end of the year. West should have those issues reduced.
Isaiah West will be part of a dynamic offense for the Buckeyes
The Ohio State football program should have the best offense in the country. Obviously, the run game will become a bigger part of the offense with Arthur Smith becoming the offensive coordinator. He has proven that he can scheme up plays that open up holes for guys to run through.Jeremiah Smith is the most dangerous weapon in football. He can't be stopped on the outside, so the passing game is going to be tough to stop, too. Julian Sayin should be a better quarterback this year, as well. It's his second year as a starter, and that will only further the running game.
All of these factors should help West have a stronger season as a sophomore. He is going to share a fair number of snaps because of how talented he is. The question with West is whether or not he can hold off Legend Bey, who showed off a lot during spring practice.
West will still be able to get a lot of playing time and should be able to contribute to an offense that could set records.
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2027 IL DL Brayden Parks (Verbal Offer)
- By ScriptOhio
- Football Recruiting
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Notre Dame football's biggest remaining hurdle in landing 4-star DT Brayden Parks is something no one expected
Notre Dame continues to push hard for 4-star DT Brayden Parks, but Oregon remains in the recruitment. What is the hold-up?
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Notre Dame football’s biggest remaining hurdle in landing 4-star DT Brayden Parks is something no one expected
Notre Dame continues to push hard for 4-star DT Brayden Parks, but Oregon remains in the recruitment. What is the hold-up?Notre Dame football and head coach Marcus Freeman have prioritized 2027 defensive tackle Brayden Parks out of Chicago’s Brother Rice for a long time. The Fighting Irish have deep ties to the talented interior defensive lineman, and feedback from South Bend remains positive.
But a conversation with someone very close to Parks revealed a layer to this recruitment that has kept the decision from being a formality. The very thing that should make Notre Dame the obvious choice has actually been the one factor complicating this process.
Parks, a 6-foot-2, 310-pound defender with tremendous untapped potential, has connections to the Notre Dame program that run deep. His godfather is legendary Notre Dame defensive lineman Chris Zorich. He has a cousin in Tony Jones Jr., the talented running back who suited up for the Irish in the late 2010s. He trains with former Notre Dame linebacker Kerry Neal. He plays his high school football 90 minutes from South Bend and has visited campus countless times.
On the surface, this is as natural a fit as you will find in college football recruiting.
Why the close ties have been a double-edged sword
From everything I have gathered, the intimate familiarity Parks has with Notre Dame has actually created an internal tug-of-war. According to a source close to Parks, the question he has been wrestling with is straightforward: does he want to continue the family legacy and be a part of the program he already knows inside and out, or does he want to forge his own path?Going to Notre Dame would be the easy decision for Parks. He knows the program, the staff, and the culture. But “easy” and “right” are not always the same thing in the mind of a teenager trying to make the biggest decision of his life. Parks has wanted to make sure that choosing Notre Dame is his decision, not just the decision his family and the people around him would make for him.
That desire for personal ownership of the choice has been the reason this recruitment has taken as long as it has.
Oregon’s role in the recruitment
This recruitment has been a Notre Dame versus Oregon battle throughout, and the Ducks deserve credit for keeping themselves firmly in the conversation. Every time Oregon has taken the lead, Notre Dame has countered and seemingly regained the top spot. Head coach Dan Lanning and his staff have pulled out all the stops to show Parks that he is a priority for the Oregon program.
When Parks took his official visit to Eugene, the Ducks made it clear that money is no object and his spot on their priority list is firm. That effort has given Parks a legitimate alternative to weigh against the Irish, and it has been a meaningful part of his decision-making process.
Where things stand right now
As of today, I like where Notre Dame is in this recruitment. The feedback from the Notre Dame side continues to be positive, and I believe the Fighting Irish end up landing Parks. But the reason some have not felt completely settled about this outcome is the reality that Parks might just know Notre Dame a little too well.
He has wanted the time to soul-search and confirm that South Bend is the right fit for him as an individual.
If Parks commits to Notre Dame, it will not be a Chris Zorich decision. It will not be a Tony Jones Jr. decision. It will not be his family’s decision. It will be a Brayden Parks decision.
Re: This recruitment has been a Notre Dame versus Oregon battle throughout, and the Ducks deserve credit for keeping themselves firmly in the conversation. Every time Oregon has taken the lead, Notre Dame has countered and seemingly regained the top spot. Head coach Dan Lanning and his staff have pulled out all the stops to show Parks that he is a priority for the Oregon program.
Just sayin': It sounds like ND and Oregon are in a NIL bidding war for this recruit.....
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Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Other OSU and Professional Sports
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Joey Chestnut wins 4th of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for unrivaled 18th time
He’s the top dog for a reason.
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Joey Chestnut wins 4th of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for unrivaled 18th time
He’s the top dog for a reason.
Bottomless pit Joey Chestnut once again took home the crown at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Saturday afternoon, celebrating the 250th birthday of America with relish.
Chestnut, 41, scarfed down a nauseating 66 glizzies in 10 minutes to the delight of a ravenous estimated 25,000 spectator crowd in Coney Island to secure his astounding 18th Mustard Belt and $10,000 prize.
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