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LGHL I-80 Football Show: It’s time to hold players accountable

I-80 Football Show: It’s time to hold players accountable
JordanW330 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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NBA: Playoffs-Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns

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After the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers lost in the first round it’s time to hold the players accountable

Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. This is the only Big Ten Podcast that’ll cover all 18 teams. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, 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 Dante Morgan.


It was a busy news week for April, something we’re not used to at all! First, we give our respect to a legend as WNBA Superstar Candace Parker has decided to retire from basketball. Candace Parker was one of the first WNBA players to cross into pop culture breaking down barriers and ushering in this new generation of women’s basketball stars. Candace Parker was a one-of-a-kind player who was an instant success becoming the only person to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season.

Continuing the news, there are reports from NBA insider Brian Windhurst that LeBron may opt out of his contract and become a free agent. Is it just a formality that LeBron will resign with the Lakers and retire in the purple and gold or is there a chance he will test free agency? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell broke the news that he is hoping to get rid of another pre-season game and create an 18-game NFL season with two bye weeks. While players may hate it, it may be great for fans as this would push the superbowl to Presidents Day Weekend allowing fans to enjoy the superbowl and have the next Monday off for work. Lastly, Deion Sanders and his son Sheduer get into childish arguments with former players on Twitter over how they were treated in the Colorado program.

In a span of a few days, the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers were bounced from the playoffs in the first round. The torch is officially being passed in the NBA as LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant are all done playing for the season. In the case of all three superstars they may be forcing their careers too long and it may be evidenced by the unhappiness with their coaches. Throughout the season there have been leaks about all three players being unhappy with their coaches but all three teams made similar sacrifices to allow their stars to continue playing with friends and compete instead of building complete teams. It’s not the coach’s fault this time, it’s on the players. It may be time for all three of them to join Candace Parker in retirement.


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Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216

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LGHL Biggest Concern: Can Ryan Day get top-level quarterback play in 2024?

Biggest Concern: Can Ryan Day get top-level quarterback play in 2024?
Michael Citro via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: APR 13 Ohio State Spring Game

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Although a quick glance at the numbers suggest Ohio State’s quarterback situation wasn’t bad in 2023, can Ryan Day return QB1 to its previously lofty levels in 2024?

From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about our Biggest Concerns. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our Biggest Concerns here.


Ohio State heads into the summer with the quarterback position officially still up for grabs, although Ryan Day may have a good idea of who will be running his offense this fall. The top two candidates are Kansas State transfer Will Howard and Devin Brown, with a seemingly extremely outside shot that one of Lincoln Kienholz, Julian Sayin, or Air Noland will claim the spot.

The Buckeyes are coming off a subpar year in terms of quarterback play after Kyle McCord’s one and only year as QB1 in the OSU offense. That sounds like an absolutely insane statement when you figure that McCord completed 229 of 348 passes (65.8%) for 3,170 yards, 24 touchdowns, and only six interceptions. But that’s how high the bar is for Ryan Day’s quarterbacks in Columbus.

While C.J. Stroud may be a difficult act to follow, it’s not like McCord’s numbers were terrible. He could have been more efficient on third downs, late in games, or in the bigger games, but it was his first season starting at the collegiate level, and not everyone adjusts at a Stroud level.

Stroud completed 258 of 389 passes in 2022 (66.3%) for 3,688 yards and 41 touchdowns against six interceptions. The true difference between Stroud and McCord doesn’t show in the numbers, aside from maybe touchdowns, but Stroud was a veteran starter by 2022. Where Stroud made a difference was in confidence. It never seemed like a difficult proposition for Stroud and his receivers to find a way to pick up a fourth-and-10, whereas a third-and-3 situation under McCord brought with it an unusual (for OSU fans) level of angst.

Without Marvin Harrison, Jr., who has gone on to the Arizona Cardinals, the onus will be on Emeka Egbuka to step up and become the man at WR1. Similarly, sophomore Carnell Tate and (likely) true freshman Jeremiah Smith will need to step up and make plays for Howard/Brown. Even if they do, that’s not a guarantee of top-level quarterback play. Ohio State’s wide receiver talent is largely going to be less experienced than usual this coming season.

The quarterback is going to have to make plays on third downs, under duress, and when the game is on the line. That’s where the true measure of whether the quarterback play is at a high level will show. Is Howard/Brown delivering a fresh set of downs inside the 20 or will Day have to send the kicker onto the field? When the game is on the line, will the quarterback have the swagger to get out there, take charge of the game, and say “I got this”? If so, the numbers should look a bit more like Stroud’s than McCord’s.

There isn’t enough data to confidently predict what will happen, which is what makes this my biggest concern heading into 2024. Brown hasn’t stayed healthy long enough to get a good look at him. Howard hasn’t played in a program with annual national championship expectations (not aspirations…expectations). No one else has nearly enough experience to be able to confidently count on them.

If the touchdowns are down around McCord’s 24 again in 2024, it’s likely the Buckeyes will fall short of their lofty goals. However, if Howard/Brown can deliver a 65% completion percentage, around 30 to 35 touchdowns, and single-digit interceptions, Ohio State’s offense can operate at a high level.

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Google Skull Session: Three Buckeyes Appear in Jordan Reid’s 2025 Mock Draft, Caleb Downs is Ohio State’s Top New - Eleven Warriors

Skull Session: Three Buckeyes Appear in Jordan Reid’s 2025 Mock Draft, Caleb Downs is Ohio State’s Top New - Eleven Warriors
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LGHL Football Buckeyes have massive visitors in town over weekend

Football Buckeyes have massive visitors in town over weekend
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK

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.

You’re welcome!

On the Gridiron​


David Sanders visit highlights sneaky important weekend for Ohio State (paywall)
Jeremy Birmingham, Dotting the Eyes

That’s a pretty impressive list of visitors:


2025 five-star safety Trey McNutt is visiting Ohio State this weekend.

McNutt is the fourth top prospect visiting the Buckeyes this weekend along with Zion Grady, Malik Autry, and David Sanders Jr. pic.twitter.com/C26FWkTZoD

— The Scarlet and Gray Podcast (@TheSG_Podcast) May 5, 2024​
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How Ohio State’s 2024 Roster Stacks Up at Every Position Following the Transfer Portal Entry Deadline
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors

10 football players among 200 Buckeyes who received degrees at Ohio State’s spring commencement ceremonies
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

Former Ohio State WR Kyion Grayes transfers to Cal
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

On the Hardwood​


BOOM! Ohio State lands a transfer commitment from Duke forward, former top-20 recruit Sean Stewart
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land

One scholarship spot remains. What’s next for Ohio State? (paywall)
Andy Backstrom, Lettermen Row

Jake Diebler’s Belief, Plan for Sean Stewart Within Ohio State Offense Made Buckeyes the Right Fit for 2023 Five-Star Prospect
Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors

Is there a doctor in the building?

What an amazing day yesterday… the end of a long, unusual journey to becoming Dr. Craft!

Grateful to so, so many that helped along the way. Residency, here we come! pic.twitter.com/l0DePylYjh

— Aaron Craft (@ACraft4) May 4, 2024
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Jacy Sheldon’s impressive WNBA debut in first preseason weekend for Buckeye trio
Thomas Costello, Land-Grant Holy Land

Outside the Shoe and Schott​


Student-Athletes Set to Earn Degrees
Ohio State Athletics

Buckeyes top Oklahoma State, advance to men’s tennis super regional
Staff Reports, The Columbus Dispatch


WW
Round 2 ✅
The real OSU #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/cWKPZh1XEz

— Ohio State M Tennis (@OhioStateMTEN) May 4, 2024​
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Softball: Smith and Eppele Lift Buckeyes to Series Win at Michigan
Ohio State Athletics

Vanderbilt tops Ohio State women 4-3 in NCAA tennis 2nd round
Staff Reports, The Columbus Dispatch

And now for something completely different...​


Absolutely tragic situation at graduation this weekend:


One person dead after falling from the Bell Tower side of the Shoe Sundayhttps://t.co/1iY7h1sTdu

— The Lantern (@TheLantern) May 5, 2024​
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LGHL Jacy Sheldon’s impressive WNBA debut in first preseason weekend for Buckeye trio

Jacy Sheldon’s impressive WNBA debut in first preseason weekend for Buckeye trio
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Indiana Fever v Dallas Wings

Photos by Cooper Neill/NBAE via Getty Images

Two Buckeyes made their preseason, professional debuts

Friday night, the WNBA tipped off in a night full of good and bad league storylines. The bad was a game between the Minnesota Lynx and Chicago Sky not making it onto the air. Instead, a fan streamed the game live on Twitter, grabbing the attention of 400,000 viewers. The good was the return of the top women’s professional basketball league in the country. Included in the weekend were three Ohio State women’s basketball graduates making it onto the court.

In the first game, it was the Dallas Wings welcoming the Indiana Fever to The Lone Star State. In front of a sold-out crowd in the 6,000-capacity College Park Center, two of the three Buckeyes earned their first professional minutes.

For Dallas, it was five-year guard Jacy Sheldon. Coming into the game as a point guard, and the first player off the bench for the Wings, Sheldon impressed. Upon entering, the Wings were down 11 points to star rookie guard Caitlin Clark and the Fever. Sheldon made an immediate impact, creating two assists and adding speed to both sides of the court.

The guard’s first shot, and first make, was a three-point shot. It was one of two attempted shots on the night by Sheldon, sinking both from beyond the arc. On Sheldon’s first, it gave the Wings its first lead of the game.

On the floor, Sheldon didn’t seem to have any rookie nerves, connecting with head coach Latricia Trammell and sharing instructions with teammates.

Indiana featured the other former Scarlet and Gray guard, Celeste Taylor. The former Duke transfer to Ohio State was further down the depth chart for the Fever, on a guard-rich team, but she received minutes nonetheless.

In 10:58 of game action, Taylor showed the work rate that made her a favorite in college, putting herself into the action to the tune of five assists, tied for second on the team and most by any guard for the Fever. Also, Taylor’s +3 plus/minus was the only positive plus/minus for any Indiana bench player.

Defensively, Taylor had a tall task of guarding Dallas shooting guard Arike Ogunbowale but was successful. The ACC and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year had a hand in the star shooter’s face and held the guard to no points while the two were on the court together.

Indiana Fever v Dallas Wings
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

There was one guard that Taylor couldn’t get on the floor with at the same time and it was Sheldon. The two Buckeyes never made it into the game at the same time, but both played over 10 minutes, with Sheldon playing 13:02.

With less than five seconds remaining in the game, and Ogunbowale putting Dallas ahead late, the Fever gave the ball to Clark to try and win it for the visitors. Before the play, Coach Trammell put Sheldon back in the game, for defensive purposes. Closing in on Clark, Sheldon and a teammate forced the rookie into a corner three that the No. 1 overall pick hit off the side of the backboard, locking up the preseason victory for Dallas.

It was the lone preseason game for the Wings in 2024, meaning the next time Sheldon plays, it’ll be in the regular season. That’s if she makes the team. Dallas has to cut five players before the season. However, with the minutes and production of Sheldon on Friday, it bodes well for her chances of making the team.

Also, Dallas traded guard Crystal Dangerfield to the Atlanta Dream, freeing up more space for a guard like Sheldon. Adding another positive in the Ohioan’s favor.

For Taylor, the Fever have one more game, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. That Friday, May 10 contest could include more minutes for the Buckeye guard if she’s on the team. Expect WNBA sides to make cuts this week.

Indiana’s guard group is strong, and Friday didn’t feature All-Star, and former Ohio State star, Kelsey Mitchell. The guard was out due to injury, and the Fever not taking any chances in the preseason. Even so, Taylor showed on Friday that she’s defensively ready to compete with the pros of the WNBA.

Saturday night, up in Edmonton, the third player who ended her career with the Buckeyes also received minutes. Guard Taylor Mikesell, on the training camp roster of the Los Angeles Sparks, sat on the bench for most of the Sparks’ 84-79 win over the Seattle Storm.

Seattle Storm v Los Angeles Sparks
Photo by Jordan Jones/NBAE via Getty Images

Mikesell played 2:53, all in the fourth quarter. At that time, Mikesell attempted one shot, not from beyond the arc, and missed. She also had one steal.

Like the Fever, Los Angeles has one preseason game remaining. This time, it’s against the Phoenix Mercury.

Both games are free to watch on the WNBA app, with the Fever and Dream starting at 7 p.m. ET and the Sparks and Mercury at 10 p.m. ET.

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Google Jake Diebler's Belief, Plan for Sean Stewart Within Ohio State Offense Made Buckeyes the Right Fit for 2023 Fi - Eleven Warriors

Jake Diebler's Belief, Plan for Sean Stewart Within Ohio State Offense Made Buckeyes the Right Fit for 2023 Fi - Eleven Warriors
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