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LGHL Uncut: Ryan Day talks 2025 recruiting class, says he intends to coach Ohio State next year

Uncut: Ryan Day talks 2025 recruiting class, says he intends to coach Ohio State next year
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He also kinda sorta owns owns the Michigan loss.

Throughout the year, the Land-Grant Podcast Network will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.

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On today’s episode of “Land-Grant Uncut,” we are bringing you unedited audio from the Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 press conference with Ohio State football coach Ryan Day on the first day of the Early Signing Period. The first portion of the press conference is spent discussing the players who had already signed their scholarship offers. There were a handful of Buckeyes who had ceremonies after Day’s presser, so they weren’t discussed, despite the fact that they did end Wednesday as official Buckeyes.

Then, the media was afforded the opportunity to ask about anything they wanted... and they did. They asked Day about the obsessive need to run the ball against Michigan even when it clearly wasn’t working, whether or not he overthinks The Game, whether or not he intends to be Ohio State’s coach next season, what types of changes he has planned for the College Football Playoff, and much more.

Watch the full press conferences on Ohio State’s official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/buckeyes/live_videos



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Google Ohio State Blown Out By Maryland In Big Ten Opener, Fall 83-59 Due To Poor First Half Performance - Buckeye Sports Bulletin

Ohio State Blown Out By Maryland In Big Ten Opener, Fall 83-59 Due To Poor First Half Performance - Buckeye Sports Bulletin
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LGHL Four Things: An Ohio State checklist to beat the Terrapins

Four Things: An Ohio State checklist to beat the Terrapins
Connor Lemons
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NCAA Basketball: Maryland at Ohio State

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The Buckeyes travel to the DMV tonight, hoping to pick up a win in an absolute nightmare of an arena.

Wednesday night’s game is going to be a brutally difficult challenge for the Ohio State men’s basketball team (5-2), but that doesn’t mean the Buckeyes can’t walk out of the Xfinity Center victorious.

The odds are going to be stacked against them.... in more ways than one.

Since Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014, Ohio State is 1-6 at the Xfinity Center, the home of Terrapin basketball since 2002. The Buckeyes’ last win there was Feb. 8, 2021 — the year the Buckeyes were a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament before.... well, never mind that.

Since then, Ohio State is 0-2 at Maryland, losing by 15 points in 2022 and seven points in 2023. The two teams only played once last season, in Columbus.

On top of the fact that Ohio State never beats Maryland on the road, this particular Maryland team looks to be a perfect foil for this Ohio State team.

The Buckeyes are down their starting center, as 7-foot-1 sophomore Aaron Bradshaw is away from the team as he goes through a “university process” per the team. There is no timeline for when he will be back, and in the meantime, his team is severely undersized below the basket.

Coincidentally, Maryland’s two leading scorers are its starting center, Derik Queen, and last year’s starting center who now plays power forward alongside Queen, Julian Reese.

Can Ohio State flip this game on its head and turn a supposed weakness into a strength? All hope is not lost. Here are four things the Buckeyes absolutely must do to have a chance at beating the Terrapins on the road Wednesday night:


Use Devin Royal’s athleticism to counter the size disadvantage


A Royal Flush ♠️♥️@DevinRoyal7 | #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/ntrCULc7fK

— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) November 20, 2024

There’s no getting around it — Ohio State is going to be severely undermanned in the post on Wednesday night. 6-foot-9 Sean Stewart will be tasked with guarding dynamic freshman big man Derik Queen, who is 6-foot-10 himself and is currently averaging 16.5 points and eight rebounds per game.

Stewart is about 25 pounds lighter than Queen, and is also averaging one personal foul every 5.4 minutes this season. He’s been limited to 16 minutes per game because he keeps getting in foul trouble — not because the coaches don’t want him playing more. Stewart will need to step up, accept the challenge, and give Jake Diebler and the coaching staff more than 16 minutes Wednesday night — there’s just no other option.

The other size issue is Reese. The 6-foot-9, 255-pound forward played center for Maryland last year, but now is playing more of the four. He’s averaging a super-efficient 13.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in just 22 minutes per contest this year, and it’ll most likely be Devin Royal who will draw the defensive assignment.

Royal is 6-foot-6 and about 220 pounds — not tiny. But Reese has three inches and about 30 pounds on the sophomore from Pickerington, and it’ll be a problem if the bigger Reese wears him out near the basket.

He’s only attempted one three-pointer over the past four games, but Royal has to knock at least one or two down in this game. He does not need to abandon what makes him great — offensive rebounding, smart cuts to the basket, etc — but Royal absolutely needs to extend Reese to the perimeter. Royal needs to force Reese to run around and guard him all over the floor, because Royal is much quicker than Reese.

Force Kevin Willard to either accept this mismatch, or force Willard to pull Reese out of the game.


Prioritize defensive rebounding over moving fast


In Ohio State’s two losses this season, their opponents were able to grab over 35% of their own misses. During the loss to Pitt, the Panthers’ offensive rebounding rate was north of 40% (!).

Defending good teams is difficult as is, so Ohio State can’t stand around and allow Maryland to do the same thing — one shot, secure the defensive rebound, and get moving.

Jake Diebler wants Ohio State to move quickly and play with pace, but in this game the Buckeyes might have to sacrifice a quicker pace in order to limit second-chance opportunities. Box-outs have to be deliberate when Maryland takes jump shots. Multiple guys should be below the rim going for defensive rebounds, even if that means the Terrapins get a chance to settle back into a half-court defense.

Pitt had 20 second-chance points against Ohio State. Texas A&M had 16. Maybe Maryland will bully Ohio State below the basket to the point of no doubt, maybe not. But the Buckeyes can’t let the Terrapins out-effort them on the glass. They’ll be undersized, but that just means the effort will have to be that much higher than normal.


Come out aggressive and be willing to take chances


Ohio State looked scared, stagnant, and slow against Texas A&M two weeks ago. The Buckeyes scored a whopping five points over the first 10 minutes of the game, and only had four assists in the first half.

After Ohio State’s win over Campbell, Diebler said that he’d love to see Bruce Thornton — who is averaging a team-high 6.3 assists per game — be even more aggressive with the ball in his hands. Thornton has only turned the ball over seven times this season, because he values each possession and makes the smart pass rather than the flashy one.

But in this Maryland game, the smart, easy passes aren’t going to be there like they have been against some lesser teams. To avoid a cold start like we saw against Texas A&M, Ohio State’s guards need to be aggressive with their passes and their drives.

Even though they’re the smaller team, they cannot play soft, settle for a ton of three-pointers, and refuse to drive. If you get blocked once or twice, so be it — but the offense cannot exist solely on the perimeter if you want to win.


Austin Parks, keep getting better!


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— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) November 29, 2024

At some point on Wednesday night, Austin Parks’ number is going to be called. He may only need to play six or seven minutes, or he may need to play 15. Parks played really well against Pitt on Friday night, even when the Panthers continuously isolated him against much quicker guards.

Parks finished with four points on a perfect 2-of-2 shooting and one assist in eight minutes against Pitt. He picked up two fouls.

Parks has better passing vision than he’s given credit for, and at least looks competent in one-on-one situations below the basket. At 6-foot-10 and 260 pounds, he’s actually bigger than Stewart, Reese, and Queen.

The big sophomore from northwest Ohio is going to play a role in this game, but the size of that role will be determined by how Stewart plays.

At the very least, Parks has five fouls to give, but he doesn’t have to be just a big body with five fouls. Based on his play and how Diebler has talked about him, Parks has earned an opportunity to show that he can hold his own against any level of competition.

Ohio State is going to need him to be a difference maker at some point on Wednesday night, even if it’s only in a few short spurts.

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LGHL Ryan Day is on the hot seat, what do you think he has to do to keep his job?

Ryan Day is on the hot seat, what do you think he has to do to keep his job?
Matt Tamanini
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Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch

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You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.

Throughout the
Ohio State football season, we will be asking and answering questions about the team, college football, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.

It’s a dark week in Buckeye Nation as the Mighty Buckeyes have struck out... again... for the fourth time in a row. It was a disastrous weekend for the Ohio State football team, and by extension the fans. So, we wanted to check in to see where your collective heads were at about the future of the program.

So, in this week’s fan survey, we have a question about Ryan Day’s status as the team’s head coach and then another about how you think the Bucks will fare in the College Football Playoff.

Take a look at the questions — and my brief thoughts — below, and then make your voice heard in the survey at the bottom of the article. If we didn’t include an option that is at the top of the list for you, feel free to write it in in the comments below.


Question 1: If you were making the decision, what would Ryan Day need to do to remain Ohio State’s head coach for next season?


I have gone on the record about my position as it pertains to Ryan Day’s job status. It is not a position I come to lightly, nor emotionally. While emotions are certainly involved in watching the continued crumbling of potential within the program that I love, to me, looking at Day’s routine failures in the most critical of situations is about objective of a data point you could possibly have. In all honesty, I have long wanted Ryan Day to be Ohio State’s head coach for his entire, multi-decade career. But his inability to maximize his team’s talent is unacceptable.


So, for me, I would not retain Day no matter the outcome of the season. Of course, I recognize that if the Buckeyes win the national title, there is no way that the head coach will lose his job (although I think he could decide to leave on his own in that case). However, if Day does end up sticking as the head coach for 2025, then I do think that two of the options in the survey are necessary.

I think that it is beyond time for Day to clean out the program’s remnants of Urban Meyer’s tenure. Don’t get me wrong, Larry Johnson, Mickey Marotti, and Mark Pantoni have been among the best in the business during their times in Columbus, but there have been obvious philosophical differences between Johnson and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, and it just feels like it’s time for new voices when it comes to strength and conditioning and recruiting.

I actually argued for this following last season’s Cotton Bowl embarrassment as well. Day did end up taking most of the advice I gave in that article, so hopefully he will follow through with the rest this offseason if athletic director Ross Bjork decides to keep Day on staff.

At this point, I would also like to start over at offensive line. I think that Justin Frye did an admirable job getting the offensive line in shape to be competent following the injuries to Josh Simmons and Seth McLaughlin, but the overall development and recruitment at the position has been well below OSU standard.

If Day is going to stay, I think he also needs to be aggressive when the transfer portal opens next week. The Buckeyes need to lock in upgrades on the offensive line, because I don’t think that a championship-level line is on the roster for next year, and I wouldn’t mind seeing some help at linebacker and cornerback being brought in.


Question 2: What do you think Ohio State’s fate will be in the College Football Playoff?


While I might be in favor of the Buckeyes moving on from Ryan Day, I am not one of those fans who would ever root for the team to fail in order to bring about a coaching change. I will be completely on board the hype train as OSU heads into the CFP.

On Tuesday night, we got a little bit more clarity on where the Buckeyes would be in the 12-team bracket. It looks like it is nearly impossible for Ohio State to not play a first-round home game, but who knows what could happen if Conference Championship Weekend gets increasingly chaotic.

I’m not ready to make my prediction as to how far the Buckeyes will go in the playoff, but I still believe that if Day gets over his obsession of trying to be a “tough,” run-first team ignoring his roster’s strength, that OSU has the ability to win it all. Now let’s just hope the head coach can figure that out in time.


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LGHL Silver Bullets Podcast: Michigan rewind, Big Ten scores, and what’s next for Ohio State

Silver Bullets Podcast: Michigan rewind, Big Ten scores, and what’s next for Ohio State
Michael Citro
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Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch

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It was the worst of times. That’s it. Just the worst of times.


This is not the podcast we wanted to have, but it’s the podcast we’ve got. We look back at a calamitous day filled with bewildering coaching decisions in Ohio State’s latest loss to That Team Up North, look back at our score predictions and our picks to click, and try to make sense of such senselessness.

After our Michigan rewind, we look back at the other scores around the Big Ten to see how everyone else made out. It turns out Purdue did poorly again and now Ryan Walters is out as head coach. That’s hardly surprising after such a brutal season. Wisconsin failed to achieve bowl eligibility under Luke Fickell. Penn State took care of business against a bad Maryland squad. Rutgers rolled.

The end of the season is always a time to look back on preseason predictions, and we took a look at how the Big Ten shook out compared to how we predicted it would. We were close on a lot of the final standings, but also way off on a few.

Finally, we discuss Ryan Day’s prospects for coaching at Ohio State beyond this season. Does it depend on a postseason run? Does it depend on a deep postseason run? Does his future depend on a natty? We discuss where Ohio State could even go from here if the Buckeyes move on from Day. We throw a few names around. Let us know what you think.

We would love to hear from you, so please reach out with your feedback and questions below in the comments section or send us an email. Any questions directed toward us will be answered on our next show.

Be sure to subscribe, rate, review, share, and follow the show over on Twitter at @SilvrBulletsPod.

As always, thanks for listening!

0:20 - The Buckeyes almost couldn’t lose The Game and did it anyway. Our list of things that went poorly is long.

30:46 - Our look around the rest of the Big Ten scores is interrupted briefly by the news that Ryan Walters is out at Purdue.

53:55 - We compare our preseason predictions for the final B1G standings to what actually took place. We won some, we lost some.

1:12:00 - Where does Ohio State go from here? Not in terms of when and where are the next game, but if/should Ryan Day be let go, who are the people who should be in the discussion as a replacement?

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LGHL Ohio State’s playoff picture comes into focus as Downs, Smith earn Big Ten honors

Ohio State’s playoff picture comes into focus as Downs, Smith earn Big Ten honors
Matt Tamanini
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NCAA Football: Purdue at Ohio State

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All the Buckeye news thats fit to re-print.

Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends at Land-Grant Holy Land are here for.

Monday through Friday, we’ll be collecting all of the articles, tweets, features, interviews, videos, podcasts, memes, photos, and whatever else we stumble across on the interwebz and putting them in our daily “Why is this News?” article. That way, you’ll have a one-stop shop for all of the most important Buckeye news, jokes, and analysis.

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On the Gridiron


Ohio State Falls to No. 6 in the CFP Rankings After Three-Point Loss to Michigan in Regular-Season Finale
Chase Brown, Eleven Warriors

I wouldn’t mind this scenario:


The biggest IF scenario for the Buckeyes.

Texas and Oregon both win convincingly .
Clemson beats SMU.

Ohio State would likely be the six seed, hosting possibly SMU or Arizona State.

They would then play 3 seeded Boise State in the second round. https://t.co/7D69FSoUk2

— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) December 4, 2024

Football: Caleb Downs, Jeremiah Smith Lead Buckeyes’ All-Big Ten Contingent
Ohio State Athletics

Seven Ohio State Players Earn First-Team All-Big Ten Honors, Nine Other Buckeyes Make Second or Third Teams
Garrick Hodge, Eleven Warriors

Buckeyes LB Gabe Powers plans to enter transfer portal
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch

Ohio State’s Jayden Ballard to enter the transfer portal
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

Ohio State’s Jim Knowles named a semifinalst for Broyles Award
Dave Biddle, Bucknuts


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— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 3, 2024

On the Hardwood


These 6 stats are surprising as Ohio State opens Big Ten play
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch


And now for something completely different...


I am not normally a horror fan, but I am really looking forward to this one.


Lily-Rose Depp about Bill Skarsgård in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu:

“There were moments on Nosferatu when I was shooting with Bill [Skarsgård] where I was like, 'I'm actually scared of you." #Nosferatu pic.twitter.com/evDd5p6JCo

— EggersFilms (@EggersFilms) December 3, 2024

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