Punches all the buttons I need to have a successful tourney: North Carolina, Kentucky, and Duke go bye-bye. Thank you, Jesus.

Me walking to my home office to talk to all my Columbus colleagues tomorrow.

Back to .500 overall and 4-5 in the B1G which puts them at 8th currently. Season looked like it was going to be another complete lost cause a couple of weeks ago. It's not great still but improvement is being shown.

I'm sorry, but I have to strenuously object to the phrase, "in-state rivals."

Bestbuck36 said:

Well shit. 1 series win already? Timely, dare I say, clutch hitting to win games? Can't be

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Stripped of my loathing for a couple of days

BuckBackHome said:

Does Loveland usually host NCAA hockey tournaments?

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I have no idea. We just went to this one since Cornell was in it. They actually didn’t even play badly, but were overmatched talent-wise. I’d be surprised if DU doesn’t beat Western Micihigan based on what I saw from both of those teams on Friday. The arena is home to the Avalanche’s AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles.

Their roster is insane

Dee-Liem said:

I see Roddy Gayle and Felix Opara in the Elite Eight and I don't blame anyone for leaving this program.

Good luck to him.

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Funny thing is, they easily could've been in the Elite Eight this year if they had both stayed. Let's be real, guys transfer for money and role more than anything.

Good luck to Devin, this is his chance to secure the bag - got to be smart with his money to make it last, though.

Well now I might have to head over and watch in person.

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https://www.nbc4i.com/sports/buckeyes/olympic-champion-ex-ohio-state-wrestler-kyle-snyder-arrested-in-prostitution-sting/

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In case you wondered how it came out; he copped a plea bargain deal to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct which is just a 4th degree misdemeanor and paid a $250 fine.

Kyle Snyder pleads guilty to lesser charge after prostitution sting arrest ​

Former Olympic wrestling gold medalist Kyle Snyder pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct after being arrested in a prostitution sting.

Snyder, one of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, initially was charged with engaging in prostitution after he was arrested on May 9 at a motel in Columbus, Ohio.

A judge ordered Snyder, 29, to pay a $250 fine. Snyder said he has already completed a one-day program for people accused of solicitation.

Snyder, who appeared at the hearing by video, said he has learned a lot about himself and that he "plans on making much better decisions."

"I learned about the impact these decisions have on not just my family but the community," he said.

I realize Nate Oats probably has an extremely high buyout, but he fits the Carolina mold moreso than most with style of play.

BuckBackHome said:

Roll out that extension offer!

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The Mets are already offering a trade

Saw him gives a thanks to Buddy Ryan today. He's credited Ryan with telling him to straighten up. You had to be acting ridiculous to get cut from a football team in the 80's and 90's

thE BEST ONE IS THE ONE I'M DIGESTING

scarletngray said:

Impressed with Coach Hankton during his interview. Best coaching staff in CFB.

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He was an absolute home run hire and the only guy out there at the position that could make the loss of Hartline somewhat palatable.

ScriptOhio said:

Quick Hits: Cortez Hankton Calls Ohio State “Even Better Than I Would Have Ever Imagined,” Jeremiah Smith Wants to Continue Being “The Hardest-Working Person On the Team”

Cortez Hankton calls Ohio State “even better than I would have ever imagined,” and Jeremiah Smith wants more yards after the catch in 2026.

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Quick Hits: Cortez Hankton Calls Ohio State “Even Better Than I Would Have Ever Imagined,” Jeremiah Smith Wants to Continue Being “The Hardest-Working Person on the Team”​

Cortez Hankton​

• On inheriting Jeremiah Smith: “It’s a blessing. I’m grateful. I’m thankful. He’s a generational talent. But more importantly, he’s a fine young man. He’s a great kid. And he yearns to learn football. He yearns to be coached. And he’s like that every single day. He’s been a sponge. We’ve put a lot on his plate, but he’s handled it well.”
• Hankton called Smith “probably the most physically blessed guy that I’ve coached.” He’s challenging Smith this offseason to be “more of a student of the game,” to “embrace it all” and to “learn conceptual football.”
• Hankton said Brandon Inniss has “an infectious personality.” He said Inniss is “a natural leader” and “a captain for a reason.” He added, “The guys are willing to listen and also follow his lead. And he has put it on tape, right? His actions, they have aligned with his words, and it’s good to see.”
• Hankton said Ohio State has been “even better than I would ever have imagined.”
• Hankton said Brock Boyd has impressed him this spring. Hankton said Boyd has physical gifts, toughness and football IQ, which have “helped him catch the eye of a lot of people.” Hankton added, “He’s been really fun to coach.”
• On Chris Henry Jr.: “Talented, but he’s young, right? Like all of the young guys, they have a lot to learn, but he’s done a good job. And just trying to get him to truly play at a high level with urgency and playing fast, but he’s so efficient and smooth, and he has length and ball skills, but he’s an extremely talented young man. But he still has to improve every single day.”
• On Devin McCuin: “Devin, man, just a great kid, extremely coachable, wants to be great, but has elite speed. And if you watch this tape, when he gets the ball, he is truly exceptional in terms of accelerating after the catch.”
• On Kyle Parker, who shed his black stripe on Saturday: “To see KP, who was like a brother to Kyren, taking that black stripe off, man, it was really just fun and heartwarming to watch, because I know that dude would be smiling for him. I can see them dancing in the corner and celebrating. And it's days like today that truly let you take the perspective of being thankful and grateful to be in this position to coach.”

Jeremiah Smith​

• Now one of the oldest players in Ohio State’s receiver room, Smith knows younger players look to him for leadership. “It’s pretty crazy how time flies. I’m going into my junior year now. I remember I was just a little freshman out here running around making plays. But now… I’m the oldest guy in the room, so I got to continue to come in each and every day and continue the Ohio State standard as a receiver.”
• Smith said he wants to improve his football IQ and yards after the catch entering 2026. “Just making guys miss, that’s really it, running through a soft shoulder. I mean, Coach Hank, he does a good job showing me clips and stuff like that about how to run through a soft shoulder and making guys miss. I feel like that’s something ya’ll will see from me a lot this year, making guys miss.”
• Smith said he didn’t come to Ohio State thinking about breaking records; however, he said the coaching staff has “done a great job of using me in the right way to accomplish those things.” He added: “I’m really grateful to hopefully break them records.”
• Smith said Devin McCuin and Kyle Parker “fit our program” and “fit our culture.” He said, “I mean, them guys came in, working their mentality, and just been doing things the right way, and just kept their head down and working.”
• On Chris Henry Jr.: “Chris, I thought I’d never meet somebody that’s more quieter than me. Chris is quiet, he’s so laid back, he’s chill, got that Cali vibe in him. But Chris is another one, just came in, kept his head down, just working.”
• Smith said Keionte Scott’s pick-six in the Cotton Bowl is motivating him throughout this offseason. He said it’s “always something in the back of my head.”
• On Brandon Inniss: “This year he’s gonna be the guy. He’s gonna be the one taking that leap this year, and we owe it to him. He’s been here for four years, he know he gotta come in and put in the work as well, but just do or die for him. This could determine if he’d be a first-round draft, so he knows what’s at stake.”
• Smith hinted that Miami attempted to convince him to transfer after beating Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. “I knew especially at the end of that game that a certain program was gonna come at me very hard. I'm not gonna say no names. I think everybody here knows who it was. But I wasn't surprised.” Smith said he never considered leaving. “I was always gonna be at Ohio State.”

Just sayin'; Click on the link for video of the entire interview.

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Some really great info in there, can't wait to see what his final year has in store. I am still in disbelief that we get him for one more year tbh.

Jeremiah Smith Blames Himself for Miami Pick-Six, Motivated to “Never Make That Play Happen Again”​

Jeremiah Smith blames himself for the pick-six that led to Ohio State’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal loss vs. Miami last season.

Trailing 7-0 in the second quarter, Ohio State was in position to tie the game after Smith hauled in a deep ball from Julian Sayin for a 59-yard gain to get the Buckeyes into the red zone. Just two plays later, however, Miami nickelback Keionte Scott jumped a screen pass by Sayin and returned it all the way for a 72-yard touchdown that gave the Hurricanes a 14-0 lead. Ohio State never climbed out of that hole, suffering a 24-14 loss that ended the Buckeyes’ quest for a second straight national championship.

In the three months since, there’s been plenty of discourse about whether Sayin or Smith was to blame for that play. While the interception goes on Sayin’s statline, Smith failed to block Scott on the pass intended for Brandon Inniss, allowing Scott to run unabated to the ball. Smith was unable to catch Scott from behind as the Miami defensive back sprinted all the way to the end zone.

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Smith is pinning the blame on himself and says that play has been a big source of motivation for him this offseason.

“You can say that play is on me, and it's something I'm gonna learn from, for sure,” Smith said Saturday. “It's a humbling moment, and just coming into this offseason, I'm gonna push myself to exhaustion and never make that play happen again.”
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The loss to Miami hurt Smith not only because it ended Ohio State’s season, but because it came against his hometown team – a team that tried extremely hard to flip him away from his Ohio State commitment, and whom he all but confirmed made another push to try to convince him to transfer in January.

“I knew especially at the end of that game that a certain program was gonna come at me very hard,” Smith said. “I'm not gonna say no names. I think everybody here knows who it was. But I wasn't surprised.”

Smith, however, said there was never any question in his mind that he’d be back at Ohio State for another year.

“I was always gonna be at Ohio State,” Smith said with a laugh.

Just sayin': Just a classy thing to say.

Ohio State Pistol Team Wins Sixth Straight National Title, Seventh Since 2018​

Ohio State's pistol team continued its dynasty tonight in Missouri, recording a sixth consecutive national title and the program's seventh since 2018, all coming under the direction of head coach Emil Milev.

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Ohio State won the Aggregate Team championship by 330 points over second-place West Point, with the U.S. Naval Academy placing third. The Buckeyes boasted the top eight shooters in the aggregate competition, led by Ada Korkhin, Marcus Klemp and Blaine Simpson. Fourth through eighth place featured Johnathan Dorsten, Ankita Deokule, Evan Langerak, Riya Salian and Maral Gantsooj.

The Buckeyes placed first in the Air Pistol team competition as four shooters slotted in the top five: Korkhin (2nd), Klemp (3rd), Salian (4th) and Simpson (5th).

OSU also won the Sport Pistol team competition in dominant fashion, holding down the top eight spots. Deokule took top honors, followed by Korkhin, Dorsten, Langerak, Simpson, Klemp, Abbie Leverett and Salian.

Lastly, the Buckeyes won the Standard Pistol team competition while sweeping the top nine spots. Leverett was the top shooter here, followed by Simpson, Gantsooj, Klemp, Dorsten, Langerak, Korkhin, Deokule and Salian.

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Toosii, a 26-year-old rapper from Syracuse, New York, has joined the LSU football team. It's been quite an eventful ride there.

The rapper, whose real name is Nau'Jour Grainger, announced in August 2025 he was pausing his music career to pursue his football dreams. Grainger, who returned kicks and played wide receiver for Rolesville (N.C.) at the high school level, visited NC State and Duke while landing a scholarship offer from Sacramento State.

Grainger eventually committed to Syracuse, citing a return to his hometown as the primary motivation.

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Things quickly turned ugly between Grainger and Syracuse. Coach Fran Brown publicly categorized Grainger as a walk-on, which seemed to embarrass the rapper.

"No coach, that ain't what happened," Toosii said in a January 2026 TikTok video. "I told you I wasn't coming there no more, and you feel like you wanted to break the news first before I told people what school I was going to. (Brown) is a bozo for that."

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After the Syracuse debacle, it appeared as if Grainger's college football career ended before it even started. Then Grainer suddenly appeared on the LSU football roster this week, and he's been seen catching passes in practice. The Favorite Song rapper is listed as a wide receiver with No. 89 on the LSU website.

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Look at that, Belgium can fuck up too