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Headlines You Don't See Every Day (outside of Florida)
- By Thump
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Shock Report Details Indiana Arson Horror
JULY 8--An Indiana man cut off his penis with a kitchen knife, poured gasoline on his severed member, and then set it on fire in his family’s garage, according to police who arrested the suspect for
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Name, Image, & Likeness (NIL) at tOSU
- By Bestbuck36
- Buckeye Football
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Pretty sure the people in this website have known this since it started with the few losses we belly ached over. We don't have cherished players leaving here for more money because of how we are built. It started with Urbs but Day has built an NFL organization here and everyone now knows it. Everyone is chasing us not the other way around.
Why Ohio State has set the standard on how to use NIL in recruiting
The Ohio State football program has done a good job of using NIL in this cycle of recruiting, and they have now set the standard for other programs.scarletandgame.com
Why Ohio State has set the standard on how to use NIL in recruiting
The Ohio State football program has done a good job of using NIL in this cycle of recruiting, and they have now set the standard for other programs.
The Ohio State football program struggled to adapt to NIL recruiting rules when they were first implemented. They were afraid to overspend, resulting in Ryan Day and his staff losing out on multiple elite recruits. It was a struggle to find the balance of the right amount of money while also making sure a recruit wasn't just committing for money.
Things have changed in the last couple of years. It has always been Day's philosophy not to overpay for high school recruits, instead preferring to play for proven talent in the Transfer Portal. That continues to be the case, but he has become less rigid when it comes to high school prospects.
In the 2027 recruiting class, the Ohio State Buckeyes have opted to pay several highly-touted recruits a substantial amount of money. Yet, they continue to refuse to overpay. They won't pay a ton of money for a high school player, no matter how highly they are ranked.
Ryan Day has figured out the proper way to use NIL funds in recruiting
Take the case of David Gabriel Georges. He is the recruit whom the Buckeyes have spent the most time on in this cycle. It was reported that he could surpass $1 million in NIL money. However, Ohio State refuses to pay that much. In fact, they might barely pay half that amount.
Even with that huge difference in money between Ohio State and Tennessee, Gabriel Georges could still pick the Buckeyes over the Volunteers. That's because Ohio State has so much more to offer than just money. Day has done a good job of showing recruits that.
Day is willing to pay a premium for top-shelf talent, as long as it's clear money is the primary motivation for a high school recruit, and not money. Day wants to make sure that the high school prospect is more focused on being a team-first guy and is someone who wants to win.
Ohio State has found a good balance with its NIL spending
The Buckeyes haven't been afraid to spend when it comes to DJ Jacobs or Marcus Fakatou. It seems they are willing to pay a lot for Gabriel Georges, as well. Monshun Sales' offer isn't small by any means, either. Day is willing to pay recruits more than he was a year ago.
Ross Bjork has helped greenlight the efforts to find more money for incoming recruits. While Ohio State sits just ninth in the recruiting rankings at the moment, those money efforts could give them an edge once December rolls around. They could have a top-five class by the time winter comes.
The Buckeyes bring in one of the best classes in the country almost every single year. That won't change in the 2027 class, and it looks like it won't change for the foreseeable future, either. The ability to not pay too much and still get the top recruits in the nation is the best balance in recruiting.
Ohio State has done a good job finding that balance.
THE way it should be.
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Detroit Tigers (4x World Series Champions)
- By ScriptOhio
- Professional Baseball
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Tigers' Justin Verlander to retire after 2026 season
"I never wanted to retire because of a milestone, a number, or a date on the calendar. I wanted the game to tell me when it was time. Over the last several months, I've realized that time has come."...Justin Verlander, Detroit TigersJust sayin': Similar to pussy, "father time" is also undefeated.
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PF A'mare Bynum (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Basketball
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Amare Bynum Knew “All Along” He’d Remain at Ohio State Despite Transfer Portal Interest from Other Teams
There were “plenty of teams” trying to push Amare Bynum into the transfer portal, but the sophomore forward said it was an easy decision to stay at Ohio State.
Amare Bynum Knew “All Along” He’d Remain at Ohio State Despite Transfer Portal Interest from Other Teams
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In the modern age of college sports – especially in college basketball – it can never be fully assumed that an athlete will remain at one school from one year to the next.
That’s certainly been true for Ohio State basketball, as the Buckeyes have experienced significant roster turnover on an annual basis since the dawn of the transfer portal era. Ohio State’s 2026-27 roster includes only six of the 15 players who were on the team last season.
For sophomore forward Amare Bynum, however, staying at Ohio State for his second year of college basketball was never in question.
“All along I knew I was coming back. This is the school that believed in me at first, so I believe in them,” Bynum said last week.
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Bynum’s easy decision to return to Ohio State wasn’t due to a lack of options. In his first press conference of the summer, Ohio State coach Jake Diebler said other teams tried to convince Bynum to enter the portal, but Bynum and Ohio State’s other returning star, John Mobley Jr., rebuffed those efforts. As such, Bynum remains with Ohio State as one of the Buckeyes’ foundational players for the 2026-27 season.
“If John Mobley or Amare Bynum would have been in the transfer portal, like maybe some of the best players in the country, right? And there were plenty of teams that tried to push them into the transfer portal,” Diebler said on June 1. “And so them really right away saying, ‘Hey, this is where I want to be and we're building something and we want to take it to the next level,’ was awesome for us as a staff. That allowed us early on to go out and say, OK, how do we build around these two guys?”
The first player from last year’s roster to publicly announce he would remain at Ohio State for the 2026-27 season, Bynum said he had brief conversations with people close to him about “seeing what the best is out there for me,” but quickly determined after talking with Diebler that “the best for me is right here.”
“Just because of the development here, and I have such a close relationship with everybody on the team,” Bynum said of why he felt Ohio State was the best place for him.
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WR Mylan Graham (National Champion, transfer to Notre Dame)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Alumni
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Former Ohio State football transfer has hype growing around his name at his new college home at another major program
Former Ohio State WR Mylan Graham transferred to Notre Dame back in the winter. As we get closer to fall camp, hype continues to grow toward him being a major player for the Irish in 2026.
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Former Ohio State football transfer has hype growing around his name at his new college home at another major program
Former Ohio State WR Mylan Graham transferred to Notre Dame back in the winter. As we get closer to fall camp, hype continues to grow toward him being a major player for the Irish in 2026.Mylan Graham noise continues to grow after leaving Ohio State
Graham was a five-star recruit for the Buckeyes in 2024 alongside Jeremiah Smith. However, the two players have had very different college careers to this point. Graham transferred away from Ohio State back in the fall in search of finding playing time, and he’s likely going to find it with Notre Dame.“The minute Graham arrived in South Bend, he began turning heads,” A to Z Sports’ Ryan Roberts wrote recently. “His quick improvements as a worker in the weight room and on the field caught the attention of those around the program. There was a clear ascension from a work ethic perspective that immediately had folks raving. Then spring practice happened, and that is where the hype train truly took off for the Notre Dame fan base.”
Graham played in four games as a true freshman but didn’t register a catch. Last season, the Indiana native played in nine games, but caught just nine passes for 93 yards. By late in the season former walk-on David Adolph had passed Graham on the depth chart and it was clear his time at Ohio State probably wasn’t going to work out.
Mylan Graham has a chance to finally get going in 2026
It’s not because of a lack of talent, Graham has that and he’s a burner once he gets the ball in his hands. The 6-foot-1 wideout was just behind a very talented bunch in Columbus and finding playing time was going to be tough even as a junior. Graham decided to land with former Buckeye Quincy Porter at Notre Dame, and both should be contributors for the Irish in 2026.On3’s J.D. placed Notre Dame QB CJ Carr and Graham as the No. 5 QB/WR duo in the country entering the 2026 season. That’s without Graham ever having any real protection and at a new home.
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