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LGHL Ohio State adds big visitor to guest list for Nebraska game

Ohio State adds big visitor to guest list for Nebraska game
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OCT 05 Iowa at Ohio State

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The Buckeyes also sent out a new offer over the weekend.

It’s been a little bit since Ohio State has played a game in front of the home crowd. The Buckeyes’ last contest was a week ago in Eugene, Oregon, suffering their first loss of the season to the Ducks, followed by an off week. Ryan Day’s group will return to Ohio Stadium on Saturday when they host the Nebraska Cornhuskers, which also means they'll get to host some big time recruits as well.

Taking full advantage of one of four remaining home games during the regular season, Ohio State will welcome five-star offensive tackle Maxwell Hiller to campus this upcoming weekend.


I’ll be at ⭕️hio State on Oct 26th vs Nebraska @CoachJFrye @CoachSollenne @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/epOuBND9gu

— Maxwell Hiller 5 OT (@HillerMaxwell) October 20, 2024

Hiller, a member of the 2027 class, ranks as the No. 4 offensive tackle and the No. 29 player overall in the cycle. Despite being just a high school sophomore, the 6-foot-5 lineman out of Pennsylvania has already amassed nine scholarship offers from some premier programs, including the likes of Penn State, Michigan, Oklahoma and Ohio State.

The Buckeyes are one of three Big Ten programs to get an early visit from Hiller, with the tackle having visited Maryland earlier this season and having plans to check out Penn State on Nov. 9. Hiller expressed his excitement for his trip to Columbus when he spoke with Rivals last month.

“I’m super pumped to be there,” Hiller told Rivals of Ohio State. “It’s a huge blessing and it’s a championship organization.”

The 2023 MaxPreps Freshman All-American is the only offensive lineman in the 2027 class to receive an Ohio State offer to this point. Justin Frye has come under plenty of fire for his lack of recruiting success during his time with the Buckeyes, so he is certainly hoping establishing an early relationship here will pay dividends down the line for the program.

Quick Hits

  • Ohio State sent out an offer to 2026 defensive lineman Alexander Haskell over the weekend. Haskell, a product of St. Joseph’s Prep in Pennsylvania, is ranked as the No. 43 DL and No. 17 player in the state per the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound lineman has nine offers to his name, including a handful of Big Ten heavy hitters among the likes of Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin and others.

Blessed to receive an offer from The Ohio State University #Gobucks @T_Roken @mikepieco @Coach_Sug pic.twitter.com/9DaOjkIJ5T

— Alexander Haskell (@Alexhaskell99) October 20, 2024
  • Ohio State linebacker commit Riley Pettijohn had a huge game for McKinney High School on Friday. The high-four star defender racked up 15 total tackles for the Lions, adding a sack, a tackle for loss and a blocked field goal in addition to a punt return for a touchdown. The Texas native ranks as the No. 2 LB and No. 36 player nationally per the 247Sports Composite, and looked every bit of it this weekend. The Buckeyes are getting a special player in Pettijohn.

Riley Pettijohn doing Riley Pettijohn things@r_pettijohn | @McKinneyFBall pic.twitter.com/rXj46LrWvd

— Jason Howell (@Jason_Howell) October 19, 2024

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LGHL Stock Market Report: Special Big Ten edition, Is Indiana the standout stock of the league?

Stock Market Report: Special Big Ten edition, Is Indiana the standout stock of the league?
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With Ohio State on a bye, we take a look at the conference as a whole this week.

Since the Ohio State Buckeyes were off this weekend, it wouldn’t make a lot of sense to do this week’s Stock Market Report on them. So, instead, we are going to focus on the Big Ten Conference as a whole.

Here is who and what we are high and low on in the Big Ten after this weekend.


Blue Chip


Indiana

I was going to put Curt Cignetti and Kurtis Rourke (MAC legend), but the Indiana defense is superb, and the offensive weapons and line has been great, so it is fair to credit the whole team.

There is a very legitimate chance that Indiana will go to Columbus 10-0 and will be a top-10 or even higher nationally. Hopefully Kurtis Rourke won’t miss significant time with his injury, because America wants to see this team at full strength.


Solid Investments


Illinois

The Illini have to head to Eugene next week to take on Oregon, so the magical one-loss season could be over in six days. For now, things are looking up for the fighting Bret Bielema’s.

They held Michigan to under 10 points for the first time in 10 years and are 6-1 on the season. Luke Altmyer is having a great year, and the playoff — as of now before the Oregon game — is in play, as Illinois’s only loss is to an undefeated Penn State team.

Ohio State’s remaining schedule

I say this because if Ohio State finishes 11-1, they will be more than battle-tested. Including the most recently played game at Oregon, Ohio State could still have three top-10 opponents left to play before the College Football Playoff.


Junk Bond


Michigan

At this point, there really isn’t much else to say about this Michigan team. They are 4-3 and still have Oregon, Ohio State, and Indiana left on the schedule. They don’t have a quarterback, and while they do have a running back, they won’t give him the ball 30 times a game. Will Johnson is hurt, and Sherrone Moore is getting outcoached each game.

This is not a one-prong problem in Ann Arbor, and 6-6 might be the best-case scenario this season.


Buy/Sell


Buy: Big Ten playoff odds

At this rate, four Big Ten teams getting into the College Football Playoff is possible, because Oregon and Penn State don’t play each other, and Indiana plays neither of them.

Sell: Lincoln Riley

Lincoln Riley has lost 12 games as the USC head coach. In five of them, they held a double-digit lead at some point. That is negative for the coaching staff and a bad omen for USC moving forward. Riley got paid a lot of money to go coach at USC, and that didn’t include being 3-4 on Oct. 20 and already out of the 12-team playoff halfway through the season.

Something has to change, and it has to change fast for Riley.

Sell: Nebraska

Maybe this is a bad idea as the Buckeyes prepare to play the Huskers this week. I want to be clear: I am not saying Dylan Raiola or Matt Rhule altogether — just for this season. Raiola hasn’t looked great, and the Huskers have not taken the leap forward that most people expected. I still think it will come, but not this year.

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LGHL Power Two Podcast: Won’t the real playoff teams please stand up?

Power Two Podcast: Won’t the real playoff teams please stand up?
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Nebraska v Indiana

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As we near the middle of the season, is it becoming clearer who will contend for the playoffs?

Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s Power Two Podcast. On this show, we talk about Big Ten and SEC football… and everyone else. This show is for the die-hard fans and the casual college football fans.

After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the major matchups of the previous weekend and look ahead at the games, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week.

My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host DaNaysia Jones. Lock in as we run a power sweep through the college football landscape.



This week, DJ and Jordan catch up on their weekend activities. Army and Navy are undefeated for the first time in decades. DJ and Jordan discuss the implications of this and how it will affect the rest of the season.

In the two-minute drill, DJ and Jordan discuss how Texas and Georgia showed us that the Longhorns are not who they say they are. Miami is still undefeated despite using all their efforts to lose. DJ is officially tired of Jalen Milroe, and Jordan has a changed opinion about Nebraska following their loss to Indiana.

Jordan has some strong thoughts about USC, the coaching team’s structure, and how it manifests itself in conference realignment. DJ relishes in being right about Colorado football and we have finally been freed of our national nightmare.

DJ and Jordan were annoyed with the power rankings this week — again. Some teams are ranked way too high considering their records, and others seem to be held to a different standard.

For the Pregame Power Seep, we suggested:

  • Friday: Boise State - UNLV, Rutgers - USC
  • Saturday, Noon: OSU - Nebraska, Notre Dame - Navy
  • Saturday, Mid-Day: Alabama - Missouri, Texas - Vanderbilt, Oregon - Illinois
  • Saturday, Primetime: LSU - A&M, Michigan State - Michigan
  • Saturday, After Dark: Cincinnati - Colorado.

In the two-minute warning, DJ shares who the WNBA Champions are, and Jordan discusses his excitement for the Yankees’ return to the World Series.



If you like the show, please share it with friends and family and leave a five-star review. If you want to keep up with the show, subscribe to the Land-Grant Podcast Network Feed where new episodes drop every Monday.

You can also find Jordan’s article ‘B1G Thoughts’ on Land-Grant Holy Land.

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LGHL Hangout in the Holy Land: Are Ohio State and Oregon the two best teams in the country?

Hangout in the Holy Land: Are Ohio State and Oregon the two best teams in the country?
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Syndication: Palm Beach Post

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Plus, we recap a full national slate this week, and Ohio State men’s basketball opens up the season in an exhibition

The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Justin Golba as they discuss Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much more! Come for the hot takes. Stay for the warm ones.



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For this special bye-week episode of Hangout in the Holy Land, we discuss this past week's full and wild national football slate.

With the Buckeyes getting a weekend off, we discussed the state of the Big Ten and where it stands in the national conversation. After watching Georgia take down Texas easily, are Ohio State and Oregon the two best teams in the country? And is Alabama already out of the playoff conversation?

Before that discussion, Ohio State men’s basketball opened up its season with an exhibition game against Cincinnati, in which they lost 80-62. Is this a worrisome result? Or a pointless exhibition? We had boots on the ground and answered all of those questions.

Make sure to like and subscribe to the podcast. As always, Go Bucks!



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