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.....Aaliya committed to Michigan in 2023, but never actually enrolled at the university due to circumstances involving the NCAA, where issues with his academic and visa clearance prevented him from ever joining the active roster.

The NCAA is still determining how much eligibility Aaliya will have to start his Ohio State career. He won't be eligible to play in a game until the NCAA sorts that out, but he is allowed to start practicing with the team.....

Just sayin': A lot of new faces on this team...

Aaliya is the ninth newcomer to Ohio State's roster this offseason. The Buckeyes added forwards Anthony Thompson and Alex Smith, center Vuk Lazarevic and guard LJ Smith in their freshman class. OSU also added transfers from former California guard Justin Pippen, former Kentucky forward Andrija Jelavić, former Duquesne guard Jimmie Williams and former Memphis guard Curtis Givens III from the portal.

He gone,

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This guy has the ability to sure keep the locker room lose.....

I’m really excited for this offense. From all accounts, the defense seemed shell shocked a bit with what the offense was doing in the scrimmage from last week.

Maybe some will be worried about the defense but it seemed to me the defense was having a really good camp so far. It’s just the offense really found their footing.

Defense probably is a bit taken aback now that the offense has all the OL and their RBs. Wasn’t a fair fight in spring ball.

Just start fast, get the starters out, and play depth for 2.5 quarters.

Hopefully it’s not like Akron from 2024 where we start slow and play with our food a bit.

Smart guy. Let his Dad tout his kid. After all that's what we fathers do! Keep your mouth shut, and anything you say won't end up twisted, and insinuating something completely out of context.

One would think that Arch, with the influx of talented portal players, and a solid D to go against, would in fact improve his lot. Got nothing for Underwood, so there's that. But Texas has a stout team, and even with a black jersey on, should have improved a bunch. His name is still gonna garner some big time consideration, but we'll see how Patricia schemes against Arch's proclivities. Go Bucks! Predict 31-10 tOSU.

Heck, I'm hoping that Tennessee makes the playoffs, and comes up against the big, bad Buckeyes. And then the next day DGG can spend it in the whirlpool easing his black-and-blue marks.

Well, guess that the pundits wouldn't get any views if they wrote Tennesse recruit probably signing with Buckeyes. Heck, I wouldn't bother if it was other way around.....soooo they put their best face, and best spin on the article. As we've found out, doesn't have to be accurate, but should at least have a smidge of truth. But do notice Pops said 'more than likely to sign' with the good guys. But might want to put some money in Vegas on the good guys winning.

Opening Game:
434 yds passing
6 TDs

scarletngray said:

Another little nugget about a surprise player. When asked about the DL, and who was standing out, the first player that LB Christian Alliegro mentions in a interview, was Will Smith Jr.

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I love it when a plan comes together.

New Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris shoots armadillo in yard​

Pistols Firing: OSU's Morris kills armadillo in yard

"My brain's going constantly and so ... I don't sleep very well," he said Tuesday. "I've had a couple of armadillo problems tearing up my lawn. Finally, a couple of days ago I just popped up at 2:30 [a.m.] because I couldn't sleep and I thought it was a great opportunity for me to go outside and luckily I found him."

It was the first encounter with an armadillo for Morris, who said it "was crushing my yard, my flower beds, digging everything up."

Morris made quick work of the animal and gave new meaning to "Pistols Firing," a popular slogan and hand gesture used by Oklahoma State fans and teams.

"Had to send a text message to my neighbors," he said. "I apologized for the gunshot. I am in the country, so it was legal. But I did get rid of him."

Just sayin': Critters tearing up your yard....

The Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris or this guy:​

Stay healthy and wait for the confetti

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Day_Man 26 minutes ago
Anyone catch the Princeton vs Moeller game last night? Princeton RB and Miami OH commit Jordan Hall looked very, very good. Penn State offered him today, and sounds like OSU is definitely looking now. Listed at 5-10, 205 Hall has good speed and power. He had 170 total yards and 3 TDs against Big Moe

https://247sports.com/player/jordan-hall-46167064/

LOOKIN’ LIKE WILL. Bennett Christian is one of the best interviews on Ohio State’s roster. I don’t have a top five or top 10 — I only know Carson Hinzman is No. 1, and Christian isn’t too far behind him.

The veteran tight end had several good quotes this week. His best came when he shared that Julian Sayin has been making “unbelievable, jaw-dropping throws.” But soon after, Christian made another interesting comment about the Buckeyes’ Heisman finalist quarterback.

“He’s a really good rah-rah guy, which last year he was a little more reserved,” Christian said. “I think Will Howard, the best thing he did was just get guys going.”

Howard was a phenomenal quarterback for Ohio State, completing 73% of his passes for 4,010 yards and 35 touchdowns while adding seven more scores on the ground. But more than his on-field performance, Howard excelled as a leader. Whenever Ryan Day talked about Howard, the first traits he mentioned were his accountability, communication and ability to inspire.


At 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, Howard looked the part of a follow me to freedom kind of leader for the Buckeyes. He was exactly the type of personality Ohio State needed with its back against the wall during its legendary run to a College Football Playoff title.

If Sayin has reminded Christian and his Ohio State teammates of Howard while leading workouts and drills or commanding the huddle — even just a little bit — that may be one of the most important developments of the offseason.

Christian said he’s seen that passion from Sayin all offseason. He described the quarterback’s emotion as “fiery.”

“I’ve kind of seen him grow into that over the summer and stuff, in the weight room. I’m not really surprised to see it translate onto the field,” Christian said.

Sayin already had the arm talent. He already had the football IQ. Now, it sounds like he’s finding his voice, too. And if that voice carries over from the practice field to the playing field, the Buckeyes may have another quarterback who can lead them to a title in 2026.

Yikes. About to have to paint the endzones.

Special. What a great watch every game

Sniff, sniff, they just grow up so fast.