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LGHL Who do you think was the hero of Ohio State’s national championship run?
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Who do you think was the hero of Ohio State’s national championship run?
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
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 Ohio State heroes. Whether they are the biggest names in Buckeye athletic history, or underappreciated icons; perhaps even players who made major impacts off the field. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Buckeye Heroes” articles here.
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, 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.
As we celebrate Buckeye Heroes Week here at Land-Grant Holy Land, in this week’s fan survey, we are asking you to look back at both the recent and distant pasts to determine who Buckeye Nation thinks are some of the most important heroes in the annals of Ohio State athletics.
So, below you can check out the two questions we are asking in the LGHL Reacts survey this week, and then underneath, make sure that you vote. Obviously, these two questions have a nearly infinite number of answers, so if your favorite wasn’t included in the possible answers, feel free to head to the comments at the bottom of the page and make your case there.
We will share the results from the survey later this week, so make sure to come back and see what your fellow Buckeye fans thought.
When I think of Ohio State’s College Football Playoff journey last season, I think of a total team effort. While there were certainly players who had incredible performances, whether it was in the first two blowout victories or the closer final two games, every game felt like it was 11 guys working in unison on every play. Therefore, it is difficult to pinpoint just one guy, but it also means that there are a ton of options.
Obviously, the quarterback always deserves a ton of credit when a team wins a title, but the Buckeyes relied on multiple running backs, two elite wide receivers, and a rebuilt offensive line that massively outperformed expectations, and that’s just on the offensive side of the ball.
At every level of the defense, OSU was stout and, at times, impenetrable. So, I get it that it is going to be damn near impossible to settle on one “hero” for the run, but it’s the offseason, what else do we have to discuss and debate this time of year?
Now, this question gets a little more complicated (and not just because one of the options was recently arrested in a prostitution sting). Throughout the history of Ohio State athletics, there have been so many incredible stars who have transcended their sports to warrant the title of hero. From football to basketball and beyond, there are countless OSU alums who have become synonymous not only with excellence in their sport, but the epitome of what it means to be a Buckeye.
Take a look at the options in the survey, and if you aren’t feeling one of them, write in a new option in the comments below.
Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
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 Ohio State heroes. Whether they are the biggest names in Buckeye athletic history, or underappreciated icons; perhaps even players who made major impacts off the field. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Buckeye Heroes” articles here.
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, 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.
As we celebrate Buckeye Heroes Week here at Land-Grant Holy Land, in this week’s fan survey, we are asking you to look back at both the recent and distant pasts to determine who Buckeye Nation thinks are some of the most important heroes in the annals of Ohio State athletics.
So, below you can check out the two questions we are asking in the LGHL Reacts survey this week, and then underneath, make sure that you vote. Obviously, these two questions have a nearly infinite number of answers, so if your favorite wasn’t included in the possible answers, feel free to head to the comments at the bottom of the page and make your case there.
We will share the results from the survey later this week, so make sure to come back and see what your fellow Buckeye fans thought.
Question 1: Who do you think was the hero of the Buckeyes’ national championship run?
When I think of Ohio State’s College Football Playoff journey last season, I think of a total team effort. While there were certainly players who had incredible performances, whether it was in the first two blowout victories or the closer final two games, every game felt like it was 11 guys working in unison on every play. Therefore, it is difficult to pinpoint just one guy, but it also means that there are a ton of options.
Obviously, the quarterback always deserves a ton of credit when a team wins a title, but the Buckeyes relied on multiple running backs, two elite wide receivers, and a rebuilt offensive line that massively outperformed expectations, and that’s just on the offensive side of the ball.
At every level of the defense, OSU was stout and, at times, impenetrable. So, I get it that it is going to be damn near impossible to settle on one “hero” for the run, but it’s the offseason, what else do we have to discuss and debate this time of year?
Question 2: Other than Jesse Owens, who is the ultimate Buckeye hero?
Now, this question gets a little more complicated (and not just because one of the options was recently arrested in a prostitution sting). Throughout the history of Ohio State athletics, there have been so many incredible stars who have transcended their sports to warrant the title of hero. From football to basketball and beyond, there are countless OSU alums who have become synonymous not only with excellence in their sport, but the epitome of what it means to be a Buckeye.
Take a look at the options in the survey, and if you aren’t feeling one of them, write in a new option in the comments below.
Share your thoughts here:
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LGHL What Kevin McGuff’s contract with Ohio State says about impact of OVI charge
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What Kevin McGuff’s contract with Ohio State says about impact of OVI charge
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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What the university can do, according to his contract
On Friday, May 2, the Dublin police department charged Ohio State women’s basketball head coach Kevin McGuff with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. On Tuesday, McGuff was in court in Dublin to receive his punishment. While the final outcome is not yet known, it does raise the question of what the offence means for McGuff’s career with Ohio State, and how it might impact the program.
McGuff’s contract, which goes through the end of the 2025-26 season, includes a lengthy list of actions that the university can use as reason to fire McGuff for cause. One of those is breaking a law of the state of Ohio.
“A violation by Coach of any University Rules or violation by Coach of any law of the State of Ohio or the United States,” the contract states, “including but not limited to, Ohio’s ethics laws, as determined by Ohio State.”
Any termination for cause would come without any severance or additional payment of his current salary of $675,000 per season. Should the university decide to part ways with the head coach of 13 years for the OVI charge, any payment would stop immediately. If athletic director Ross Bjork decides to go that route, it would not require the university to provide any sort of buyout for the remaining season of McGuff’s contract, or any additional benefits received by McGuff as a coach of Ohio State.
There is no direct precedent in Ohio State athletic department history of a head coach being fired for an OVI or driving under the influence-related offense, especially not during Bjork’s one-year tenure as AD.
Last week, McGuff told his team about the incident, and sources indicate that, at the time, he did not know how the school would handle the situation. McGuff showed remorse for his actions, according to sources, stemming from his driving recklessly and turning down a breathalyzer test at the scene of the incident.
If Ohio State terminates McGuff’s contract, it leaves a lot of questions about the future of the program. While there are ready-to-go head coaches on the staff in longtime assistant Carla Morrow and former WNBA head coach and basketball Hall of Famer Katie Smith (currently an assistant), McGuff’s firing would also open up a 30-day transfer portal window, allowing any player to explore options elsewhere.
With the hiring of Smith, fans have speculated if she was the future head coach of the program, as arguably the greatest player in program history with experience leading professional teams to titles as both a player and coach in her long Hall of Fame career.
An exit for McGuff would put an end to one of the most successful coaching spells in program history. In 12 seasons, McGuff’s Buckeyes won four regular-season championships and one conference tournament title. Admittedly, two of those regular-season titles and the lone tournament championship were vacated due to recruiting violations under McGuff’s watch.
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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
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
What the university can do, according to his contract
On Friday, May 2, the Dublin police department charged Ohio State women’s basketball head coach Kevin McGuff with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. On Tuesday, McGuff was in court in Dublin to receive his punishment. While the final outcome is not yet known, it does raise the question of what the offence means for McGuff’s career with Ohio State, and how it might impact the program.
McGuff’s contract, which goes through the end of the 2025-26 season, includes a lengthy list of actions that the university can use as reason to fire McGuff for cause. One of those is breaking a law of the state of Ohio.
“A violation by Coach of any University Rules or violation by Coach of any law of the State of Ohio or the United States,” the contract states, “including but not limited to, Ohio’s ethics laws, as determined by Ohio State.”
Any termination for cause would come without any severance or additional payment of his current salary of $675,000 per season. Should the university decide to part ways with the head coach of 13 years for the OVI charge, any payment would stop immediately. If athletic director Ross Bjork decides to go that route, it would not require the university to provide any sort of buyout for the remaining season of McGuff’s contract, or any additional benefits received by McGuff as a coach of Ohio State.
There is no direct precedent in Ohio State athletic department history of a head coach being fired for an OVI or driving under the influence-related offense, especially not during Bjork’s one-year tenure as AD.
Last week, McGuff told his team about the incident, and sources indicate that, at the time, he did not know how the school would handle the situation. McGuff showed remorse for his actions, according to sources, stemming from his driving recklessly and turning down a breathalyzer test at the scene of the incident.
If Ohio State terminates McGuff’s contract, it leaves a lot of questions about the future of the program. While there are ready-to-go head coaches on the staff in longtime assistant Carla Morrow and former WNBA head coach and basketball Hall of Famer Katie Smith (currently an assistant), McGuff’s firing would also open up a 30-day transfer portal window, allowing any player to explore options elsewhere.
With the hiring of Smith, fans have speculated if she was the future head coach of the program, as arguably the greatest player in program history with experience leading professional teams to titles as both a player and coach in her long Hall of Fame career.
An exit for McGuff would put an end to one of the most successful coaching spells in program history. In 12 seasons, McGuff’s Buckeyes won four regular-season championships and one conference tournament title. Admittedly, two of those regular-season titles and the lone tournament championship were vacated due to recruiting violations under McGuff’s watch.
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LGHL Buckeye Heroes: 3 names to remember from Ohio State softball’s 2025 season
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Buckeye Heroes: 3 names to remember from Ohio State softball’s 2025 season
Jami Jurich via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
@OhioStateSB on X.com
On the field and off, these three people have contributed greatly to the Buckeyes’ softball success this year.
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 Ohio State heroes. Whether they are the biggest names in Buckeye athletic history, or underappreciated icons; perhaps even players who made major impacts off the field. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Buckeye Heroes” articles here.
Ohio State softball is gearing up for the NCAA Tournament, earning the No. 2 seed in the Knoxville Regional.
To earn its spot, the team has had its share of heroic moments throughout its stellar season, so in honor of Buckeye Heroes week at Land-Grant Holy Land, here are three heroes whose names you should know for their contributions to their team’s spot in the postseason.
Jasmyn Burns from Menifee, California, has been an absolute powerhouse for the Buckeyes this season, leading the team with 23 home runs, 70 RBI, and a .467 batting average. Her outstanding contributions to Ohio State’s offense earned her a unanimous first-team all-Big Ten spot and one of 25 finalist spots for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.
Burns also boasts five multi-hit games for the Buckeyes, second only to Kami Kortokrax this season.
Kortokrax, an Ohio native, has been a consistent standout for the Buckeyes throughout her collegiate career, earning her All-Big Ten honors three times throughout her time at OSU, including first-team All-Big Ten spots in 2023 and 2024, and a second-team All-Big Ten spot this season.
This season, she had six multi-hit games and batted .284 with six home runs, 16 RBI, and a .422 on-base percentage. But Kortokrax is notable not just for her on-the-field contributions but for her outstanding sportsmanship, for which she was named the Buckeyes’ Sportsmanship Honoree.
In her first year as head coach at Ohio State, Kirin Kumar led the team to a 43-12-1 record, series wins over six out of eight Big Ten opponents, and the Buckeyes’ first-ever sweep of Michigan.
Kumar came to OSU from Miami University (Ohio), where she led the team to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. She has a history of building high-powered offenses, something there has been no shortage of with this year’s Buckeyes. Under her leadership, the 2025 Buckeyes boast one of the best offenses in the country, leading the nation in home runs (137), slugging percentage (.707), runs scored (473), runs scored per game (8.44), and walks (268).
These three Buckeye heroes, along with the rest of the Ohio State softball program, will now try to keep the heroics going as they face North Carolina in the Knoxville Regional this Friday at 4 p.m. ET.
The winner of Friday’s game will go on to play the winner of Tennessee or Miami (Ohio).
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Jami Jurich via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
@OhioStateSB on X.com
On the field and off, these three people have contributed greatly to the Buckeyes’ softball success this year.
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 Ohio State heroes. Whether they are the biggest names in Buckeye athletic history, or underappreciated icons; perhaps even players who made major impacts off the field. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Buckeye Heroes” articles here.
Ohio State softball is gearing up for the NCAA Tournament, earning the No. 2 seed in the Knoxville Regional.
To earn its spot, the team has had its share of heroic moments throughout its stellar season, so in honor of Buckeye Heroes week at Land-Grant Holy Land, here are three heroes whose names you should know for their contributions to their team’s spot in the postseason.
Sophomore catcher Jasmyn Burns
Jasmyn Burns from Menifee, California, has been an absolute powerhouse for the Buckeyes this season, leading the team with 23 home runs, 70 RBI, and a .467 batting average. Her outstanding contributions to Ohio State’s offense earned her a unanimous first-team all-Big Ten spot and one of 25 finalist spots for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.
Burns also boasts five multi-hit games for the Buckeyes, second only to Kami Kortokrax this season.
Senior infielder Kami Kortokrax
Kortokrax, an Ohio native, has been a consistent standout for the Buckeyes throughout her collegiate career, earning her All-Big Ten honors three times throughout her time at OSU, including first-team All-Big Ten spots in 2023 and 2024, and a second-team All-Big Ten spot this season.
This season, she had six multi-hit games and batted .284 with six home runs, 16 RBI, and a .422 on-base percentage. But Kortokrax is notable not just for her on-the-field contributions but for her outstanding sportsmanship, for which she was named the Buckeyes’ Sportsmanship Honoree.
Head Coach Kirin Kumar
In her first year as head coach at Ohio State, Kirin Kumar led the team to a 43-12-1 record, series wins over six out of eight Big Ten opponents, and the Buckeyes’ first-ever sweep of Michigan.
Kumar came to OSU from Miami University (Ohio), where she led the team to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. She has a history of building high-powered offenses, something there has been no shortage of with this year’s Buckeyes. Under her leadership, the 2025 Buckeyes boast one of the best offenses in the country, leading the nation in home runs (137), slugging percentage (.707), runs scored (473), runs scored per game (8.44), and walks (268).
These three Buckeye heroes, along with the rest of the Ohio State softball program, will now try to keep the heroics going as they face North Carolina in the Knoxville Regional this Friday at 4 p.m. ET.
The winner of Friday’s game will go on to play the winner of Tennessee or Miami (Ohio).
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2027 VA OL Carter Jones (Verbal Offer)
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Class: 2027
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School: Poquoson(VA) Poquoson
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Weight: 290lbs
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Class: 2027
Position: OT
School: Poquoson(VA) Poquoson
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 290lbs
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