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C Christoph Tilly (Official Thread)
- By DZ83CK
- Buckeye Basketball
- 31 Replies
Thanks but no thanks. They have Jelavic to fill that role.
Ohio State should bring back this player with the new eligibility rules
Now that every player gets five years of eligibility, the Buckeyes should bring back their center from a year ago.scarletandgame.com
Ohio State should bring back this player with the new eligibility rules
Now that every player gets five years of eligibility, the Buckeyes should bring back their center from a year ago.
The NCAA has lost again in court (shocking, I know), and now players from the 2022 class in all sports will have a fifth year of eligibility. That means that a lot of seniors who tried to be drafted in their respective sports could flood back to the NCAA to try to find a spot.
One of those players could be former Buckeye center Christoph Tilly. Tilly was the starting center for the Ohio State basketball program last season, averaging 11 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists. While he wasn't the best center they've ever had, the Buckeyes need to see if they can bring him back.
Why the Ohio State basketball program should bring Christoph Tilly back
The Buckeyes simply don't have a good player to replace Tilly on the roster. As it stands now, Ivan Njegovan is slated to be the starting center. While he has shown some promise as an offensive rebounder, his offensive skill set leaves a lot to be desired. He's at least a decent shot-blocker, though.
Still, the Buckeyes would benefit from having Tilly back as the starter. At seven feet tall, he can still deter players at the rim. He shot abysmally from outside the 3-point arc a year ago, but at least he can make those shots occasionally. Spacing the floor will be key with the roster next year.
The core of the team will be John Mobley Jr. and two five-star freshmen. Maximizing the offense is clearly going to be the way that this team has to play in order to win games. They are going to be small in the backcourt, so why not try to have the best offense they can possibly put on the court?
Tilly went undrafted in late June, so he would be available to come back. It would certainly boost up a roster that actually has expectations after Jake Diebler took the Buckeyes to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in four years. Adding a center who can shoot would help.
Ohio State can't bring their best player from a year ago back
Unfortunately for them, Ohio State cannot bring the best player on the team back. Bruce Thornton was surprisingly the first pick of the second round by the Houston Rockets. He played well in Summer League, all but assuring his chance at a roster spot with the Rockets.
Had they been able to bring back Thornton, this would have been a team that could win the Big Ten. As it stands now, they should still shoot for the top six. If they bring back Tilly, the top four could be in play. Deibler needs to do as much research as he can to see if bringing Tilly back would be feasible.
I'm sure Tilly will explore a return to college basketball. It would help if he could come back to Columbus and play for a familiar face and in a familiar environment. That would be the best-case scenario for everyone involved in his possible return.
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OL Coach Tyler Bowen (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
- 115 Replies
Tyler Bowen has a chance to land his first blue-chip recruit at Ohio State
The Ohio State offensive line coach looks like he's on his way to getting an elite recruit in the 2028 class.
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Tyler Bowen has a chance to land his first blue-chip recruit at Ohio State
The Ohio State offensive line coach looks like he's on his way to getting an elite recruit in the 2028 class.At almost every position on the field, Ohio State has been able to recruit five-star recruits. The one exception to that in the last few years has been the offensive line. It has been a while since they have been able to bring in a blue-chip recruit up front, even since adding Tyler Bowen to the coaching staff.
Bowen has a plethora of offensive linemen coming in the 2027 recruiting class. Right now, the Buckeyes have six offensive linemen in the class. That accounts for almost one-third of the entire recruiting class right now. Bowen looks poised to land his first blue-chip recruit in next year's class, though.
Tyler Bowen gets early crystal ball prediction for two offensive line recruits in 2028
While the Buckeyes are still trying to round out the 2027 recruiting class, they already have their eyes on some prospects from the 2028 class. Bowen has a crystal ball prediction from Allen Trieu of 247Sports to land two different offensive line prospects. One of them is Kavon Blackman.Blackman is ranked in the top 25 nationally by Rivals and would be the first blue-chip recruit that the Ohio State Buckeyes have landed on the offensive line since Paris Johnson Jr. Right now, he is listed as a four-star recruit from Springfield, so he's an in-state guy.
The other recruit Trieu has a prediction for is John Paul Carrico. He is a four-star recruit from Kentucky. Of course, it is very early in the class to think that these recruits are sewn up in any way for the Buckeyes. There is too much time between now and when those recruits would sign to think that.
If Bowen were able to land both recruits, it would be a heck of a start to the 2028 recruiting class. Next year's class likely won't see Ohio State add as many offensive linemen as it does in this class, though. That could allow Bowen to focus more on the top recruits.
Tyler Bowen needs to prove he can develop on Ohio State's offensive line
Bowen's MO when he was hired was that he was a good recruiter. However, there are questions about whether or not he can actually develop some talent up front. He hasn't been able to get the top-rated recruits in the country, so he needs to show that he can develop some lesser-rated recruits.Those questions will start to be answered this season. Bowen needs to get his unit to play much better at the end of the year than it did last season. The failure up front in the last two games was a big reason why they lost the Big Ten Championship and the Cotton Bowl.
In those final two games, the Buckeyes allowed 10 sacks. That simply is not going to get it done when playing the best competition at the end of the year. Bowen has to show that he can get his guys to protect Julian Sayin as he tries to lead the team to a national championship.
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