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2025 VA RB Jeffrey Overton (Virginia Tech Signee)
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LGHL The emotional return of Madison Greene to Ohio State women’s basketball
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The emotional return of Madison Greene to Ohio State women’s basketball
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Ohio State University athletic department
Teammates and coach McGuff reflect on the return of a senior Buckeye leader.
Sunday’s 94-84 win for the Ohio State women’s basketball team featured an extra five-minute overtime period for the Buckeyes to get the job done. It was the first time the scarlet and gray played an overtime period since last year's San Diego Invitational against the USF Bulls. Like Sunday, head coach Kevin McGuff’s side came away with the win.
That win on Dec. 20, 2022 wasn’t all good. In the fourth quarter, guard Madison Greene, who began starting again after missing the entire 2021-22 season due to a knee injury and subsequent surgery, hit a three-point shot to put the Buckeyes up two points. Within a minute, Greene was on the ground, writhing in pain. Teammates watched Greene lay on the court grabbing at her knee, visibly upset seeing a leader of the team back where she was a year earlier.
Against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday, there were similar emotions.
“It was very emotional, honestly,” said forward Cotie McMahon. “Probably if I wasn’t on the court, I would have shed a tear.”
Except this time it was because Greene was back on the court. Before the game, the Buckeyes elevated Greene’s status from out to available, and with 3:39 remaining in the first quarter, fans erupted hearing Greene’s name announced as the next player in.
Fellow senior Rikki Harris, who came into the program at the same time as Greene, was on the sideline hyping up the crowd. Most of the crowd of 6,000 in attendance were on their feet, with the only explanation for those seated was either being a Penn State fan or not knowing all that the guard’s gone through.
Sunday’s return was from a second injury on the same left knee. In terms of production, Greene played through the end of the first quarter, missing the lone shot she took. However, the return to basketball was about much more than helping Ohio State win.
“Me, her, Rikki (Harris) and Becks (Rebeka Mikulášiková) have been here the longest. Just to see her be able to be back on the court with us is awesome,” said Sheldon, who’s seen her friend, teammate and fellow Central Ohioan go through it all.
“We’ve been watching her throughout the whole time she’s been here. We’ve been with her through recovery, through the injuries. We’re so happy for her. We’re excited for her to continue to get better, continue to get more comfortable out there.”
And Sunday’s game wasn’t exactly the greatest game to come back. It was intense on both sides of the court for the Buckeyes. On the defensive end, the press was in play to try and slow down a Nittany Lions team that’s grown from last year’s 14-17 record. Offensively, Ohio State faced a defensive press that didn’t give the Buckeyes much room to breathe.
“This is kind of a hard game to start, because it’s so chaotic and for your first game that you play, it’s kind of tough,” said McGuff. “But we wanted to get her out there just to kind of get her playing some minutes to get comfortable and we’ll start to certainly increase her minutes as time goes on.”
Before injuries sidelined Greene for most of the past two seasons, the guard was seen as the point guard for the future of the program. As a freshman, Greene started the last 21 games of the Buckeyes’ season — not an easy feat considering freshmen don't often get much playing time at Ohio State.
However, the No. 59 ranked prospect of the 2019 class out of Pickerington, Ohio brought a strong mind for the game early. As a sophomore, Greene averaged a career high 13.4 points and 4.3 assists per game, which was a season record for the guard until last season, when Greene averaged five assists per game filling in for the injured Sheldon.
As Greene’s minutes grow, and production follows suit, it’ll give Ohio State a second starting level point guard on the team. Coach McGuff and the Buckeyes aren’t going to rush the guard back, though. Regardless of what level Greene reaches, her teammates will be there in support.
“I feel like for her it’s more of a mental thing again because she went through the process before,” said McMahon. “So we kind of prayed for her before the game, prayed for her mind to just be clear. She got out there and did what she had to do for the amount of time she was in there, and that was it. It’s really good having her back.”
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Ohio State University athletic department
Teammates and coach McGuff reflect on the return of a senior Buckeye leader.
Sunday’s 94-84 win for the Ohio State women’s basketball team featured an extra five-minute overtime period for the Buckeyes to get the job done. It was the first time the scarlet and gray played an overtime period since last year's San Diego Invitational against the USF Bulls. Like Sunday, head coach Kevin McGuff’s side came away with the win.
That win on Dec. 20, 2022 wasn’t all good. In the fourth quarter, guard Madison Greene, who began starting again after missing the entire 2021-22 season due to a knee injury and subsequent surgery, hit a three-point shot to put the Buckeyes up two points. Within a minute, Greene was on the ground, writhing in pain. Teammates watched Greene lay on the court grabbing at her knee, visibly upset seeing a leader of the team back where she was a year earlier.
Against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday, there were similar emotions.
“It was very emotional, honestly,” said forward Cotie McMahon. “Probably if I wasn’t on the court, I would have shed a tear.”
Except this time it was because Greene was back on the court. Before the game, the Buckeyes elevated Greene’s status from out to available, and with 3:39 remaining in the first quarter, fans erupted hearing Greene’s name announced as the next player in.
Fellow senior Rikki Harris, who came into the program at the same time as Greene, was on the sideline hyping up the crowd. Most of the crowd of 6,000 in attendance were on their feet, with the only explanation for those seated was either being a Penn State fan or not knowing all that the guard’s gone through.
Sunday’s return was from a second injury on the same left knee. In terms of production, Greene played through the end of the first quarter, missing the lone shot she took. However, the return to basketball was about much more than helping Ohio State win.
“Me, her, Rikki (Harris) and Becks (Rebeka Mikulášiková) have been here the longest. Just to see her be able to be back on the court with us is awesome,” said Sheldon, who’s seen her friend, teammate and fellow Central Ohioan go through it all.
“We’ve been watching her throughout the whole time she’s been here. We’ve been with her through recovery, through the injuries. We’re so happy for her. We’re excited for her to continue to get better, continue to get more comfortable out there.”
And Sunday’s game wasn’t exactly the greatest game to come back. It was intense on both sides of the court for the Buckeyes. On the defensive end, the press was in play to try and slow down a Nittany Lions team that’s grown from last year’s 14-17 record. Offensively, Ohio State faced a defensive press that didn’t give the Buckeyes much room to breathe.
“This is kind of a hard game to start, because it’s so chaotic and for your first game that you play, it’s kind of tough,” said McGuff. “But we wanted to get her out there just to kind of get her playing some minutes to get comfortable and we’ll start to certainly increase her minutes as time goes on.”
Before injuries sidelined Greene for most of the past two seasons, the guard was seen as the point guard for the future of the program. As a freshman, Greene started the last 21 games of the Buckeyes’ season — not an easy feat considering freshmen don't often get much playing time at Ohio State.
However, the No. 59 ranked prospect of the 2019 class out of Pickerington, Ohio brought a strong mind for the game early. As a sophomore, Greene averaged a career high 13.4 points and 4.3 assists per game, which was a season record for the guard until last season, when Greene averaged five assists per game filling in for the injured Sheldon.
As Greene’s minutes grow, and production follows suit, it’ll give Ohio State a second starting level point guard on the team. Coach McGuff and the Buckeyes aren’t going to rush the guard back, though. Regardless of what level Greene reaches, her teammates will be there in support.
“I feel like for her it’s more of a mental thing again because she went through the process before,” said McMahon. “So we kind of prayed for her before the game, prayed for her mind to just be clear. She got out there and did what she had to do for the amount of time she was in there, and that was it. It’s really good having her back.”
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LGHL Ohio State earns Crystal Ball for four-star DT, two former Buckeyes set to visit Nebraska
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Ohio State earns Crystal Ball for four-star DT, two former Buckeyes set to visit Nebraska
Gene Ross via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Four-star 2024 DL Carlos Jones | via @carlonjones11 on Twitter
Lots going on for Ohio State recruiting, both in the traditional sense and in the transfer portal.
With so much focus on the transfer portal this past week, the happenings on the traditional recruiting trail may have gotten lost in the shuffle. There is news to be discussed from within the portal as well, namely with a pair of former Buckeyes looking for a potential new home in the Big Ten, but first, lets talk about Ohio State’s 2024 class.
Ryan Day and his staff are looking to finish out this current cycle on a positive note, especially after losing five-star defensive lineman Justin Scott to Miami at the end of November. Ohio State hosted two of its top remaining targets in the class this past weekend, beginning with four-star defensive lineman Carlon Jones.
Jones, a native of Bay City, Texas, is the No. 45 DL and No. 409 player overall in the 2024 recruiting class. Despite lacking an eye-popping ranking, the 6-foot-3, 285-pound tackle has racked up over 30 offers to his name, including from the likes of Alabama, Kansas State, TCU, Utah, USC and others. It’s easy to see why he is so well regarded, as the 2022 Texas District 12-4A D-I Co-Defensive MVP followed up his 102-tackle, 13-sack junior season with 95 total tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks as a senior.
Jones’ visit to Columbus appears to have gone exceptionally well. So well, in fact, that on Sunday 247Sports’ Director of Recruiting, Steve Wiltfong, logged a Crystal Ball prediction in favor of Ohio State. Both of the two Crystal Balls for Jones are now in the Buckeyes’ favor, with the other coming from Baylor insider Will Turboff back on Nov. 29.
Nothing is set in stone just yet, but things are trending in the right direction for Ohio State to add Jones as the third defensive lineman in its 2024 class, joining five-star edge rusher Eddrick Houston and three-star DL Eric Mensah.
The other visitor for Ohio State this weekend was four-star safety and Minnesota commit, Koi Perich. Hailing from inside the Golden Gophers’ own state borders, Perich is the No. 11 safety and No. 139 player overall in the 2024 class, per the 247Sports Composite. Perry Eliano is working hard to flip the 6-foot-1 defensive back, and it appears that the Buckeyes are in a decent position to do so — maybe even more so now with Minnesota’s defensive coordinator Joe Rossi leaving for Michigan State.
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Gene Ross via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Four-star 2024 DL Carlos Jones | via @carlonjones11 on Twitter
Lots going on for Ohio State recruiting, both in the traditional sense and in the transfer portal.
With so much focus on the transfer portal this past week, the happenings on the traditional recruiting trail may have gotten lost in the shuffle. There is news to be discussed from within the portal as well, namely with a pair of former Buckeyes looking for a potential new home in the Big Ten, but first, lets talk about Ohio State’s 2024 class.
Ryan Day and his staff are looking to finish out this current cycle on a positive note, especially after losing five-star defensive lineman Justin Scott to Miami at the end of November. Ohio State hosted two of its top remaining targets in the class this past weekend, beginning with four-star defensive lineman Carlon Jones.
Jones, a native of Bay City, Texas, is the No. 45 DL and No. 409 player overall in the 2024 recruiting class. Despite lacking an eye-popping ranking, the 6-foot-3, 285-pound tackle has racked up over 30 offers to his name, including from the likes of Alabama, Kansas State, TCU, Utah, USC and others. It’s easy to see why he is so well regarded, as the 2022 Texas District 12-4A D-I Co-Defensive MVP followed up his 102-tackle, 13-sack junior season with 95 total tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks as a senior.
Jones’ visit to Columbus appears to have gone exceptionally well. So well, in fact, that on Sunday 247Sports’ Director of Recruiting, Steve Wiltfong, logged a Crystal Ball prediction in favor of Ohio State. Both of the two Crystal Balls for Jones are now in the Buckeyes’ favor, with the other coming from Baylor insider Will Turboff back on Nov. 29.
Nothing is set in stone just yet, but things are trending in the right direction for Ohio State to add Jones as the third defensive lineman in its 2024 class, joining five-star edge rusher Eddrick Houston and three-star DL Eric Mensah.
Having a great visit at The Ohio State… pic.twitter.com/Sls2Zes62B
— carlonjones6️
The other visitor for Ohio State this weekend was four-star safety and Minnesota commit, Koi Perich. Hailing from inside the Golden Gophers’ own state borders, Perich is the No. 11 safety and No. 139 player overall in the 2024 class, per the 247Sports Composite. Perry Eliano is working hard to flip the 6-foot-1 defensive back, and it appears that the Buckeyes are in a decent position to do so — maybe even more so now with Minnesota’s defensive coordinator Joe Rossi leaving for Michigan State.
Quick Hits
- A third visitor was on campus this weekend, this time of the transfer variety. Former Michigan State defensive tackle Derrick Harmon was reportedly at Ohio State on Sunday and Monday following a visit to Auburn on Friday. Spending the last two years as a starter for the Spartans, Harmon tallied 71 total tackles with 6.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks over those two seasons. He was the eighth-best DT in the Big Ten this past year per PFF, higher than all of the Buckeyes’ tackles besides Tyleik Williams. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
- Elsewhere, Ohio State is one of the finalists for four-star tight end Emaree Winston. The No. 8 TE and the No. 121 player nationally per 247Sports’ rankings, Winston has cut his list down from nearly 40 offers to just three schools, with the Buckeyes still in the running alongside Texas and UCF. Unfortunately, it appears as though the Georgia native is currently leaning towards remaining in SEC country, as all four of his Crystal Ball predictions are in favor of one of the conferences’ newest members in the Longhorns. His commitment date is set for Dec. 18, so barring a stunner, I don't see OSU emerging victorious here.
- Finally, in other transfer portal news, two of the bigger names to enter the portal from Ohio State will be visiting another Big Ten team this week. Both Kyle McCord and Julian Fleming will be in Lincoln for a visit with Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers. It would be interesting to see the two Pennsylvania natives wind up at their new school together — especially one that is scheduled to play at Ohio Stadium next October.
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