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LGHL eBay auctions turn up interesting Ohio State stuff
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eBay auctions turn up interesting Ohio State stuff
Michael Citro via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
A bored browse through the eBay listings turned up some finds that piqued my interest this weekend.
There’s so little downtime in life these days that many of us simply don’t know how to unplug and stay that way. Minutes and hours spent in waiting rooms, standing in lines, or even taking bathroom breaks go by more quickly and easily when scrolling social media feeds, browsing online sales, or checking various accounts online to make sure everything is as it should be.
Such activities — for me, anyway — include the periodic walk through auction listings with general search terms to see what kinds of things might show up. It’s a bit like an online garage sale. I was scrolling through eBay this weekend and found some interesting things. For some, I wouldn’t mind having a few extra disposable dollars, while others I would never buy but I found it fascinating to see them being sold.
I’ll let you decide which is which from the items below.
For the low, low price of $1,850, you can click the “buy it now” button and pick up a pair of Gold Pants won by the 1961 Buckeyes that beat Michigan 50-20 on Nov. 25. Woody Hayes’ team started that season with a 7-7 tie against TCU and then ran the table to a final record of 8-0-1, finishing No. 2 in the country after obliterating That Team Up North in The Game.
It would be cool to have a Gold Pants pendant — not as cool as winning one by beating the Wolverines, but still awfully sweet.
If you’re adventurous, you could be the first person (as of this writing) to bid on a lot of 11 different OSU hats with a starting bid of $10. That’s a pretty good deal, but there are some unknowns. The listing says that some of them are new and some used. It doesn’t specify which are which, although some assumptions can be made from the photo.
It also says that three of the hats are fitted. It doesn’t give the size or say whether the fitted hats are all the same size, but presumably an inquiry to the seller could unearth such information. A few of these hats are incredibly ugly designs, but there are some cool ones, such as the 2002 football national championship hat, the 2007 Final Four cap, and one from the Sugar Bowl. The tags are still on a few of them.
If you’re a hat person, this might be up your alley. I personally don’t feel great about the thought of putting on someone else’s hat.
Look, you just don’t see a lot of field hockey stuff out there. My eye is always on the lookout for merchandise pertaining to the non-revenue sports. This reversible Nike Ohio State field hockey jersey pinnie is a pretty cool item, but I could never wear it because it’s a size small. Looks like fantastic beach or pool attire for someone out there, though.
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I don’t know if I’ve ever seen this design before, but I wouldn’t hate it as an alternate uniform option. In full disclosure, I am a traditionalist when it comes to uniforms. Ohio State has great ones, so there’s no need to stray. However, if they’re going to use alternates anyway, why not really go for it?
This helmet in matte scarlet with the gray block O and the buckeye leaf looks fantastic to me, and Marvin Harrison Jr. would look great catching a winning touchdown pass against Michigan wearing it. This item is just a magnet, and it’s cheap, but I dig the idea of this helmet concept.
If you’ve got a spare 50 bucks laying around, you can get a set of four beer mugs commemorating 100 years of Buckeye football. If the listing is to be believed, these mugs were sold 53 years ago in 1970. It might be a little generous to call them beer mugs, however. When you see the photo of one of the mugs in someone’s hand, they appear to be pretty small — either that or the person in the photo has giant hands (see feature photo above).
Maybe people just didn’t like big beers in 1970.
There were all kinds of other curiosities, such as a myriad of knock-off conference, national, and bowl championship rings for about $20 each, bobbleheads, Christmas ornaments, etc.
What are some of your most interesting eBay or Facebook Marketplace finds?
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Michael Citro via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
A bored browse through the eBay listings turned up some finds that piqued my interest this weekend.
There’s so little downtime in life these days that many of us simply don’t know how to unplug and stay that way. Minutes and hours spent in waiting rooms, standing in lines, or even taking bathroom breaks go by more quickly and easily when scrolling social media feeds, browsing online sales, or checking various accounts online to make sure everything is as it should be.
Such activities — for me, anyway — include the periodic walk through auction listings with general search terms to see what kinds of things might show up. It’s a bit like an online garage sale. I was scrolling through eBay this weekend and found some interesting things. For some, I wouldn’t mind having a few extra disposable dollars, while others I would never buy but I found it fascinating to see them being sold.
I’ll let you decide which is which from the items below.
1961 Gold Pants
For the low, low price of $1,850, you can click the “buy it now” button and pick up a pair of Gold Pants won by the 1961 Buckeyes that beat Michigan 50-20 on Nov. 25. Woody Hayes’ team started that season with a 7-7 tie against TCU and then ran the table to a final record of 8-0-1, finishing No. 2 in the country after obliterating That Team Up North in The Game.
It would be cool to have a Gold Pants pendant — not as cool as winning one by beating the Wolverines, but still awfully sweet.
Lot of 11 Ohio State Hats
If you’re adventurous, you could be the first person (as of this writing) to bid on a lot of 11 different OSU hats with a starting bid of $10. That’s a pretty good deal, but there are some unknowns. The listing says that some of them are new and some used. It doesn’t specify which are which, although some assumptions can be made from the photo.
It also says that three of the hats are fitted. It doesn’t give the size or say whether the fitted hats are all the same size, but presumably an inquiry to the seller could unearth such information. A few of these hats are incredibly ugly designs, but there are some cool ones, such as the 2002 football national championship hat, the 2007 Final Four cap, and one from the Sugar Bowl. The tags are still on a few of them.
If you’re a hat person, this might be up your alley. I personally don’t feel great about the thought of putting on someone else’s hat.
Reversible Field Hockey Pinnie
Look, you just don’t see a lot of field hockey stuff out there. My eye is always on the lookout for merchandise pertaining to the non-revenue sports. This reversible Nike Ohio State field hockey jersey pinnie is a pretty cool item, but I could never wear it because it’s a size small. Looks like fantastic beach or pool attire for someone out there, though.
Magnet of Whatever this Helmet Is
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen this design before, but I wouldn’t hate it as an alternate uniform option. In full disclosure, I am a traditionalist when it comes to uniforms. Ohio State has great ones, so there’s no need to stray. However, if they’re going to use alternates anyway, why not really go for it?
This helmet in matte scarlet with the gray block O and the buckeye leaf looks fantastic to me, and Marvin Harrison Jr. would look great catching a winning touchdown pass against Michigan wearing it. This item is just a magnet, and it’s cheap, but I dig the idea of this helmet concept.
Beer Mugs!
If you’ve got a spare 50 bucks laying around, you can get a set of four beer mugs commemorating 100 years of Buckeye football. If the listing is to be believed, these mugs were sold 53 years ago in 1970. It might be a little generous to call them beer mugs, however. When you see the photo of one of the mugs in someone’s hand, they appear to be pretty small — either that or the person in the photo has giant hands (see feature photo above).
Maybe people just didn’t like big beers in 1970.
There were all kinds of other curiosities, such as a myriad of knock-off conference, national, and bowl championship rings for about $20 each, bobbleheads, Christmas ornaments, etc.
What are some of your most interesting eBay or Facebook Marketplace finds?
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LGHL No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 North Carolina: Game preview, prediction and projected lineups
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No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 North Carolina: Game preview, prediction and projected lineups
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March continues its madness Monday, when the ACC and Big Ten battle for a spot in the Sweet Sixteen
Monday night, the 2023 NCAA Tournament’s games in Columbus come to an end. Across the country, it was the only city that hosted both the men and women’s tournament, hosting seven games total across the two editions of March Madness
In one of those seven games, the Ohio State women’s basketball team beat the James Madison Dukes, a team from the Sun Belt Conference, needing a 16-point comeback to move into the round of 32.
Now, the opponent gets more difficult and the stakes increase when the North Carolina Tar Heels take the court against the Buckeyes.
While the Scarlet & Gray have come back from numerous deficits this season, it won’t be nearly as easy for Ohio State to do it against North Carolina. Against the Dukes, the Buckeyes cut a 16-point lead down to three points within the same quarter. To JMU’s credit, the first quarter and a half was outstanding basketball from a side looking to shock the college basketball landscape.
Playing the Tar Heels isn’t necessarily like playing the Indiana Hoosiers, who the Buckeyes beat after coming back from 24-points, but North Carolina comes into Monday playing a tough ACC schedule featuring teams like the Duke Blue Devils and one of the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament, the Virginia Tech Hokies.
North Carolina plays a disciplined style defense. The Tar Heels attract a different class of athlete being in one of the premier conferences in the country for basketball, and allow only 59.4 points per game.
Granted, that’s also against teams like Duke who play a full court press that varies from the Buckeyes. Instead of rushing players and getting them stuck in tough areas of the court, the Blue Devils press where everyone is in man coverage and Duke don’t allow plays to set up. Within that 59.4 points are some games where neither side scores more than 50 points.
Monday’s game will be different. Both the Buckeyes and Tar Heels each force turnovers. Ohio State does it with their press and North Carolina does it by anticipating plays and leveraging their athleticism. Each team leads their respective conference in turnovers forced per game.
Within that Tar Heels team is forward/guard Alyssa Ustby. The combo forward/guard is liable to cause issues for the Buckeyes.
“She catches it around the basket and is very patient in reading the floor and seeing where she can make her move and get to the rim,” said head coach Kevin McGuff. “So just a really, really tough matchup. One of the better kind of forwards in the country in my opinion.”
Ohio State’s played this season against talented post presences like Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes, Iowa’s Monika Czinano and Illinois’ Kendall Bostic. Of those four, Ustby might be the most athletic.
Ustby joined the Tar Heels after playing not only basketball but softball, soccer and track at the amateur high school level. Listed as a guard, Ustby will take up space in the paint and play like a post player. Every so often, Ustby will pull up from three.
It’s a matchup that will require Buckeyes’ forward Taylor Thierry and a combination of forwards Eboni Walker and Rebeka Mikulášiková to play smart and not give the Tar Heel room to move or assess. Ustby averages 8.3 rebounds per game too, leading North Carolina. Also, Ustby’s 13.1 points per game is impressive, but not close to the leading scorer for the Tar Heels: Deja Kelly.
Kelly isn’t a high efficiency shooter, averaging 16.3 points per game on 37.2% shooting. Where Kelly can hurt a team is drawing fouls. Kelly’s gone to the free throw line 182 times this season, hitting 71.4% from the charity stripe.
That’s especially worrisome for the Buckeyes who fall into foul trouble from time-to-time. Saturday, both Thierry and forward Cotie McMahon fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter. With Kelly on the court, Ohio State will need disciplined defense, or an officiating crew that isn’t whistle happy, like Saturday’s team that called 52 fouls overall.
Regardless of the fouls, the Buckeyes will need to shoot better. The last three games haven’t seen Ohio State shoot better than 32% in the first half, going down double-digits in all three games.
Guard Jacy Sheldon starting for a second game in a row could help in that department. After coming off the bench for sporadic minutes in the Big Ten Tournament, Sheldon started for Ohio State and found her scoring streak, getting 17 points on top of nine assists and four steals.
Start the game off strong and the Buckeyes and Tar Heels could go down to the wire.
Lineup Notes
No result in this game would be a surprise. If Ohio State doesn’t shoot well, it could be a convincing UNC win. If the Buckeyes get off to a hot start, it could be a tough day for the visitors.
Monday’s game will be somewhere in the middle. The Tar Heels have struggled this season against Big Ten teams, but coach McGuff sees those defeats as more outliers for the Tar Heels.
Even so, Monday will see guard Taylor Mikesell have an improved scoring game from deep, offset by another impressive outing for McMahon. Thierry will also grab a double-double, continuing to set the standard for the Buckeyes in rebounding.
Ohio State will have their problems with Ustby and Kelly, but can control the game enough to keep it close late into the 40 minutes.
Date: Monday, March 20, 2023
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Television: ESPN
Stream: ESPN App
Monday afternoon is the last time Mikesell will play for the Scarlet & Gray in Columbus, Ohio. Since joining Ohio State as a transfer before the start of the 21-22 season, Mikesell has started every game for the Buckeyes.
In those 55 games, Mikesell’s scored 1,164 points for the Buckeyes, and this season shifted from shooting guard to do-whatever’s-needed guard with both Sheldon and guard Madison Greene suffering injuries, taking them out for much of the year.
Regardless of the result of Monday’s game, and Mikesell playing with three teams, the Massillon, Ohio guard will always be synonymous with Ohio State.
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1ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
March continues its madness Monday, when the ACC and Big Ten battle for a spot in the Sweet Sixteen
Monday night, the 2023 NCAA Tournament’s games in Columbus come to an end. Across the country, it was the only city that hosted both the men and women’s tournament, hosting seven games total across the two editions of March Madness
In one of those seven games, the Ohio State women’s basketball team beat the James Madison Dukes, a team from the Sun Belt Conference, needing a 16-point comeback to move into the round of 32.
Now, the opponent gets more difficult and the stakes increase when the North Carolina Tar Heels take the court against the Buckeyes.
Preview
While the Scarlet & Gray have come back from numerous deficits this season, it won’t be nearly as easy for Ohio State to do it against North Carolina. Against the Dukes, the Buckeyes cut a 16-point lead down to three points within the same quarter. To JMU’s credit, the first quarter and a half was outstanding basketball from a side looking to shock the college basketball landscape.
Playing the Tar Heels isn’t necessarily like playing the Indiana Hoosiers, who the Buckeyes beat after coming back from 24-points, but North Carolina comes into Monday playing a tough ACC schedule featuring teams like the Duke Blue Devils and one of the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament, the Virginia Tech Hokies.
North Carolina plays a disciplined style defense. The Tar Heels attract a different class of athlete being in one of the premier conferences in the country for basketball, and allow only 59.4 points per game.
Granted, that’s also against teams like Duke who play a full court press that varies from the Buckeyes. Instead of rushing players and getting them stuck in tough areas of the court, the Blue Devils press where everyone is in man coverage and Duke don’t allow plays to set up. Within that 59.4 points are some games where neither side scores more than 50 points.
Monday’s game will be different. Both the Buckeyes and Tar Heels each force turnovers. Ohio State does it with their press and North Carolina does it by anticipating plays and leveraging their athleticism. Each team leads their respective conference in turnovers forced per game.
Within that Tar Heels team is forward/guard Alyssa Ustby. The combo forward/guard is liable to cause issues for the Buckeyes.
“She catches it around the basket and is very patient in reading the floor and seeing where she can make her move and get to the rim,” said head coach Kevin McGuff. “So just a really, really tough matchup. One of the better kind of forwards in the country in my opinion.”
Ohio State’s played this season against talented post presences like Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes, Iowa’s Monika Czinano and Illinois’ Kendall Bostic. Of those four, Ustby might be the most athletic.
Ustby joined the Tar Heels after playing not only basketball but softball, soccer and track at the amateur high school level. Listed as a guard, Ustby will take up space in the paint and play like a post player. Every so often, Ustby will pull up from three.
It’s a matchup that will require Buckeyes’ forward Taylor Thierry and a combination of forwards Eboni Walker and Rebeka Mikulášiková to play smart and not give the Tar Heel room to move or assess. Ustby averages 8.3 rebounds per game too, leading North Carolina. Also, Ustby’s 13.1 points per game is impressive, but not close to the leading scorer for the Tar Heels: Deja Kelly.
Kelly isn’t a high efficiency shooter, averaging 16.3 points per game on 37.2% shooting. Where Kelly can hurt a team is drawing fouls. Kelly’s gone to the free throw line 182 times this season, hitting 71.4% from the charity stripe.
That’s especially worrisome for the Buckeyes who fall into foul trouble from time-to-time. Saturday, both Thierry and forward Cotie McMahon fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter. With Kelly on the court, Ohio State will need disciplined defense, or an officiating crew that isn’t whistle happy, like Saturday’s team that called 52 fouls overall.
Regardless of the fouls, the Buckeyes will need to shoot better. The last three games haven’t seen Ohio State shoot better than 32% in the first half, going down double-digits in all three games.
Guard Jacy Sheldon starting for a second game in a row could help in that department. After coming off the bench for sporadic minutes in the Big Ten Tournament, Sheldon started for Ohio State and found her scoring streak, getting 17 points on top of nine assists and four steals.
Start the game off strong and the Buckeyes and Tar Heels could go down to the wire.
Projected Lineups
Lineup Notes
- All five Buckeye starters registered a steal against JMU, with Sheldon and Thierry grabbing four and three respectively.
- Four Buckeyes scored in double figures against James Madison, showing a diverse offensive attack, although the bench provided only seven points.
- Although Mikulášiková didn’t start for Ohio State, the Slovakian played more minutes than Walker on Saturday.
Lineup Notes
- Kelly scored the game-winning basket Saturday against St. John’s, plus a trip to the line for a third.
- UNC lost to two Big Ten teams this season: the Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan Wolverines.
- Guard Eva Hodgson is the best deep threat for the Tar Heels, making 2.0 shots from deep per game.
Prediction
No result in this game would be a surprise. If Ohio State doesn’t shoot well, it could be a convincing UNC win. If the Buckeyes get off to a hot start, it could be a tough day for the visitors.
Monday’s game will be somewhere in the middle. The Tar Heels have struggled this season against Big Ten teams, but coach McGuff sees those defeats as more outliers for the Tar Heels.
Even so, Monday will see guard Taylor Mikesell have an improved scoring game from deep, offset by another impressive outing for McMahon. Thierry will also grab a double-double, continuing to set the standard for the Buckeyes in rebounding.
Ohio State will have their problems with Ustby and Kelly, but can control the game enough to keep it close late into the 40 minutes.
How to Watch
Date: Monday, March 20, 2023
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Television: ESPN
Stream: ESPN App
LGHL Score Prediction: 80-75 Ohio State Buckeyes
Taylor Mikesell’s Farewell
Monday afternoon is the last time Mikesell will play for the Scarlet & Gray in Columbus, Ohio. Since joining Ohio State as a transfer before the start of the 21-22 season, Mikesell has started every game for the Buckeyes.
In those 55 games, Mikesell’s scored 1,164 points for the Buckeyes, and this season shifted from shooting guard to do-whatever’s-needed guard with both Sheldon and guard Madison Greene suffering injuries, taking them out for much of the year.
Regardless of the result of Monday’s game, and Mikesell playing with three teams, the Massillon, Ohio guard will always be synonymous with Ohio State.
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LGHL Land-Grant Uncut: Coach McGuff, McMahon and Sheldon on NCAA Tournament First Round win
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Land-Grant Uncut: Coach McGuff, McMahon and Sheldon on NCAA Tournament First Round win
1ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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The Buckeyes discuss a 16-point comeback, a strong JMU team and more
Throughout the year, Land-Grant Holy Land will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.
The Ohio State women’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. After a Sweet Sixteen run in 2022, the Buckeyes opened up their 2023 campaign with a visit from the Sun Belt Conference’s James Madison Dukes. After an 80-66 victory, coach Kevin McGuff, forward Cotie McMahon and guard Jacy Sheldon spoke with the media.
McMahon discussed the 16-point comeback and what the team was thinking as they were down and how there wasn’t panic setting in. Also, the freshman’s first NCAA Tournament game in her career and the frustration causing her late technical foul.
Sheldon talks about returning to the starting lineup, at home, for the first time since Nov. 20, the motivation For Ohio State entering this tournament and addressing the reports that Sheldon was returning for another season.
Up last is coach McGuff. The Buckeyes’ leader discussed what went wrong with their early shooting woes, the Dukes program causing the team issues and if the NCAA women’s game is at the place where it can do neutral site games in the first two rounds of March Madness.
All that and more on Uncut, live from the NCAA Tournament.
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1ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
The Buckeyes discuss a 16-point comeback, a strong JMU team and more
Throughout the year, Land-Grant Holy Land will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.
The Ohio State women’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. After a Sweet Sixteen run in 2022, the Buckeyes opened up their 2023 campaign with a visit from the Sun Belt Conference’s James Madison Dukes. After an 80-66 victory, coach Kevin McGuff, forward Cotie McMahon and guard Jacy Sheldon spoke with the media.
McMahon discussed the 16-point comeback and what the team was thinking as they were down and how there wasn’t panic setting in. Also, the freshman’s first NCAA Tournament game in her career and the frustration causing her late technical foul.
Sheldon talks about returning to the starting lineup, at home, for the first time since Nov. 20, the motivation For Ohio State entering this tournament and addressing the reports that Sheldon was returning for another season.
Up last is coach McGuff. The Buckeyes’ leader discussed what went wrong with their early shooting woes, the Dukes program causing the team issues and if the NCAA women’s game is at the place where it can do neutral site games in the first two rounds of March Madness.
All that and more on Uncut, live from the NCAA Tournament.
Connect with Thomas:
Twitter: @1ThomasCostello
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LGHL Some of the biggest names currently Crystal Ball’d to Ohio State in 2024
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Some of the biggest names currently Crystal Ball’d to Ohio State in 2024
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2024 cornerback Bryce West | Mick Walker, 247Sports
Where do the Buckeyes stand with some of their top targets?
The 247Sports Crystal Ball isn’t the end-all, be-all of a player’s recruitment, but it is usually a pretty good indication of where a player is leaning. This past weekend, Bill Kurelic of Bucknuts put together a list of some big names in 2024 that currently have Crystal Ball predictions in favor of Ohio State.
Let’s take a look at some guys to keep an eye on in the current cycle. All rankings are based on the 247Sports Composite.
Cornerback - Cleveland, OH
With cornerback a big position of need in 2024, Bryce West has always been a big prospect for Ohio State. The only top-six corner in the class to not reside in the South, West hails from right out of the Buckeyes’ own backyard — and at a school OSU is very familiar with in Glenville. The 5-foot-11 DB currently has two Crystal Balls in favor of Ohio State, both with a confidence level of six. With over 30 offers to his name, this is a battle Ryan Day and position coach Tim Walton can’t afford to lose.
Cornerback - Springfield, OH
Sticking with the in-state corner theme, Aaron Scott may not be quite as highly touted as West, but he is still a top-15 cornerback within state lines, and so he too is a must-win recruitment. It is worth noting too that Scott is actually ranked much higher by On3, who has him as the No. 2 CB in the country behind only Georgia commit Ellis Robinson IV. Like West, Scott has two Crystal Ball predictions in favor of Ohio State, both with a confidence level of six.
Running Back - Columbus, OH
Switching over to the running back position, which is another big need area for Ohio State in 2024, Sam Williams-Dixon feels increasingly likely to become one of what should hopefully be two tailbacks in the cycle for Tony Alford. His ranking may not jump off the page, but before transferring to Pickerington North, Williams-Dixon set touchdown records at Millersburg West. He included the Buckeyes in his top-five alongside Penn State, Kentucky, Tennessee and Rutgers, and his lone Crystal Ball prediction is in favor of Ohio State.
Wide Receiver - New Haven, IN
Ho-hum, another top-five wide receiver prospect seemingly favoring Brian Hartline’s room at Ohio State. Mylan Graham is coming off a recent visit to Columbus, and by all accounts things went very well. The 6-foot-1 wideout is from Big Ten country, so he surely has seen a thing or two about what Hartline has been doing putting Buckeyes in the league the last several years. The top player in Indiana has two Crystal Ball predictions, both in favor of Ohio State and both with a confidence level of six.
Defensive Back - Chandler, AZ
We said earlier Ohio State needs to add some defensive backs in this cycle, and there is a good chance Miles Lockhart is one of them. The Buckeyes have appeared to be the favorite for the 5-foot-10 DB for a while now, and his two Crystal Balls in favor of Ohio State seem to reflect that as well. Lockhart went as far as to directly call OSU the ‘leader’ in his recruitment in an interview with Eleven Warriors not too long ago. Sounds convincing enough to me!
Offensive Lineman - Washington, DC
Probably the least likely of all the guys we’ve discussed so far — not to say that it is unlikely by any means, just less likely than a few of the others — is Jordan Seaton. Ohio State has done a poor job recruiting top national offensive tackles, but they’ve been pretty good at getting top national guards, and Seaton fits that bill. The 6-foot-5 IOL cut his list of 32 offers in half a few weeks ago, with the Buckeyes making the cut, and he does have a Crystal Ball in favor of OSU, but there is a long road ahead here.
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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
2024 cornerback Bryce West | Mick Walker, 247Sports
Where do the Buckeyes stand with some of their top targets?
The 247Sports Crystal Ball isn’t the end-all, be-all of a player’s recruitment, but it is usually a pretty good indication of where a player is leaning. This past weekend, Bill Kurelic of Bucknuts put together a list of some big names in 2024 that currently have Crystal Ball predictions in favor of Ohio State.
Let’s take a look at some guys to keep an eye on in the current cycle. All rankings are based on the 247Sports Composite.
Bryce West
Cornerback - Cleveland, OH
No. 5 CB, No. 30 Overall
With cornerback a big position of need in 2024, Bryce West has always been a big prospect for Ohio State. The only top-six corner in the class to not reside in the South, West hails from right out of the Buckeyes’ own backyard — and at a school OSU is very familiar with in Glenville. The 5-foot-11 DB currently has two Crystal Balls in favor of Ohio State, both with a confidence level of six. With over 30 offers to his name, this is a battle Ryan Day and position coach Tim Walton can’t afford to lose.
Aaron Scott
Cornerback - Springfield, OH
No. 13 CB, No. 125 Overall
Sticking with the in-state corner theme, Aaron Scott may not be quite as highly touted as West, but he is still a top-15 cornerback within state lines, and so he too is a must-win recruitment. It is worth noting too that Scott is actually ranked much higher by On3, who has him as the No. 2 CB in the country behind only Georgia commit Ellis Robinson IV. Like West, Scott has two Crystal Ball predictions in favor of Ohio State, both with a confidence level of six.
Sam Williams-Dixon
Running Back - Columbus, OH
No. 50 RB, No. 618 Overall
Switching over to the running back position, which is another big need area for Ohio State in 2024, Sam Williams-Dixon feels increasingly likely to become one of what should hopefully be two tailbacks in the cycle for Tony Alford. His ranking may not jump off the page, but before transferring to Pickerington North, Williams-Dixon set touchdown records at Millersburg West. He included the Buckeyes in his top-five alongside Penn State, Kentucky, Tennessee and Rutgers, and his lone Crystal Ball prediction is in favor of Ohio State.
Mylan Graham
Wide Receiver - New Haven, IN
No. 4 WR, No. 31 Overall
Ho-hum, another top-five wide receiver prospect seemingly favoring Brian Hartline’s room at Ohio State. Mylan Graham is coming off a recent visit to Columbus, and by all accounts things went very well. The 6-foot-1 wideout is from Big Ten country, so he surely has seen a thing or two about what Hartline has been doing putting Buckeyes in the league the last several years. The top player in Indiana has two Crystal Ball predictions, both in favor of Ohio State and both with a confidence level of six.
Miles Lockhart
Defensive Back - Chandler, AZ
No. 36 ATH, No. 294 Overall
We said earlier Ohio State needs to add some defensive backs in this cycle, and there is a good chance Miles Lockhart is one of them. The Buckeyes have appeared to be the favorite for the 5-foot-10 DB for a while now, and his two Crystal Balls in favor of Ohio State seem to reflect that as well. Lockhart went as far as to directly call OSU the ‘leader’ in his recruitment in an interview with Eleven Warriors not too long ago. Sounds convincing enough to me!
Jordan Seaton
Offensive Lineman - Washington, DC
No. 1 IOL, No. 41 Overall
Probably the least likely of all the guys we’ve discussed so far — not to say that it is unlikely by any means, just less likely than a few of the others — is Jordan Seaton. Ohio State has done a poor job recruiting top national offensive tackles, but they’ve been pretty good at getting top national guards, and Seaton fits that bill. The 6-foot-5 IOL cut his list of 32 offers in half a few weeks ago, with the Buckeyes making the cut, and he does have a Crystal Ball in favor of OSU, but there is a long road ahead here.
Quick Hits
- Ohio State made the cut over the weekend for 2025 safety Faheem Delane. The 6-foot-2 Maryland native cut his over two dozen offers down to a top 11 schools, with Ohio State making the cut alongside Alabama, Florida State, Penn State, Oregon, USC and several others. Delane does not yet have a rating on 247Sports, but is ranked as the No. 4 safety in the country on Rivals.
BREAKING: Four-Star Safety Faheem Delane (2025) is down toSchools!
The 6’2 190 S from Olney, MD is ranked as a Top 50 Player in the ‘25 Class (No. 4 S)
Where Should He Go? https://t.co/MIiM29ws6H pic.twitter.com/NrRZZsswv7
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) March 17, 2023
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LGHL No. 3 Ohio State beats No. 14 James Madison 80-66 after early 15-point deficit
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No. 3 Ohio State beats No. 14 James Madison 80-66 after early 15-point deficit
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The Buckeyes needed another comeback to make it into the NCAA Tournament’s Second Round
The Ohio State women’s basketball team were back in action on Saturday, opening up their NCAA Tournament campaign against the James Madison Dukes. It was the first time the Buckeyes women’s team played a game in March Madness in the Schottenstein Center, and within the team there was another first with guard Jacy Sheldon making her first start in Columbus since Nov. 20.
Ohio State played a Dukes team with upset on its mind, but the Buckeyes used their home court advantage to beat the Sun Belt team 80-66. With the win, head coach Kevin McGuff’s side plays again, Monday night at the Schottenstein Center.
Coming out of the gate, both sides were trading shots. James Madison’s star guard Kiki Jefferson scored five quick points, and early Ohio State had to work out of a hole. The Buckeyes did through a six-point run, going up two, but that’s when an unwelcome friend arrived again for the Scarlet & Gray: Cold shooting.
Like in the semifinal and final of the Big Ten Tournament, against the Indiana Hoosiers and Iowa Hawkeyes, the Buckeyes’ shooting struggled. James Madison went on runs of five and seven points, with only single free throws ending each spell of the game.
The visitors went up 12 points to the home team, with defensive stops coming sporadically. James Madison hit 50% of their first quarter shots, compared to 28.6% for Ohio State. After 10 minutes, the Dukes were up 26-14, spelling potential danger for the Buckeyes.
Foul trouble also had its mark on the game. Underclassmen Cotie McMahon and Taylor Thierry, staples of the Buckeyes’ success this season, each earned two fouls in the first quarter. Neither played the entire 10 minutes to start the game, but even with foul issues and Ohio State receiving some tough whistles, making shots changes the conversation.
That was exactly what the Buckeyes couldn’t do. Ohio State missed 12 shots in a row, pushing the Dukes’ lead up to 14 points in the second quarter. A silver lining in the quarter was that defense was keeping the lead from going much higher than the 14 points.
With the defensive pressure also came fouls. Each side earned 10 by the halfway point of the second quarter. Sheldon grabbed a second of her own, just as Ohio State was starting to gain some success with the press. On the second whistle, it looked like an even play for a loose ball but it went against the hometown guard.
It was part frustration and part disagreeing with previous calls, but the crowd at the Schottenstein Center was borderline hostile on the call, watching their Buckeyes down 15 points to a mid-major Sun Belt side.
Things looked bleak for head coach Kevin McGuff’s side, but the tide started to turn. It came through Ohio State’s defensive press. James Madison was forced into six turnovers in the last six minutes of the second quarter.
With the turnovers came points. The Buckeyes had eight points off turnovers in the second quarter and went on a 12-0 run for the final 3:09 of the first half. Of those, eight came from McMahon.
The freshman avoided picking up another foul in the second quarter, and started forcing them from the Dukes. McMahon went 5-for-7 from the free throw line and the 15-point James Madison lead shrunk to three at halftime. The Scarlet & Gray went into the locker room with the momentum and a 37-34 deficit.
James Madison’s lead didn’t last long in the third quarter. Following some sloppy play by both sides to start the second half, Thierry hit a fastbreak layup and free throw to put the game back to where it was at the jump.
The start of the second half looked more like fans in the arena expected the game to go. Ohio State continued to force turnovers and shots began to fell. The Buckeyes went on a seven-point run, going up six points with three minutes remaining in the quarter.
James Madison cut the Ohio State lead to four, but in the fourth the Buckeyes didn’t relent. The Scarlet & Gray scored the eight six points of the quarter, extending the home lead. Also, the Dukes gave away multiple turnovers in the first two minutes and needed a timeout, going down down 62-50.
Out of the timeout, JMU hit a layup, but Thierry and guard Taylor Mikesell each hit a shot, extending that lead to 15 points. For Mikesell, it was her first three of the game, missing her first five. Only the second three point shot Ohio State made up to that point.
The fouls added up though, and Thierry picked up her fifth, and second of the quarter, sitting her on the bench. Even so, coach McGuff’s side was up 17 points on the Dukes with 5:00 remaining in the game.
Up 17 points with only three minutes left, the Dukes weren’t giving up, hoping to keep their season alive. James Madison went on a four-point run but it was short-lived, with the Buckeyes cutting the comeback short.
With only a minute remaining, McMahon joined Thierry on the bench with her fifth foul, plus a technical for bouncing the ball in frustration following the foul. However, the damage was done. McMahon had 18 points and five rebounds in the 80-66 Ohio State victory.
Ohio State doesn’t doesn’t like to go down to their opponents, but its hard to tell from watching the Buckeyes of late. Saturday was the third game in a row for the Scarlet & Gray where a double-digit deficit looked them in the face on the scoreboard.
While the Buckeyes have made a season on going down to opponents, Saturday’s 15-point second quarter was a surprise. Even if it was against a mid-major team, in March, everyone in the tournament is a champion or playing in some of the strongest conferences in the nation.
A comeback won't come as easily against the North Carolina Tar Heels or St. John’s Red Storm.
After coming off the bench in all three Big Ten Tournament games, Sheldon got the start for March Madness. After only averaging 15 minutes per game in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the guard played closer to a pre-injury game.
With that also came larger contribution. In 36 minutes, the guard had 17 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals on the day. Sheldon also led everyone on the court in +/- at 28.
With the victory, the Buckeyes await their next opponent. Following the first game of Columbus’ first round, it’s the North Carolina Tar Heels of the ACC and St. John’s Red Storm of the Big East playing for a spot in Monday’s NCAA Second Round.
Whoever wins Monday’s game heads west, to Seattle, Washington, for the Sweet Sixteen and a chance at a regional final in the Elite Eight.
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The Buckeyes needed another comeback to make it into the NCAA Tournament’s Second Round
The Ohio State women’s basketball team were back in action on Saturday, opening up their NCAA Tournament campaign against the James Madison Dukes. It was the first time the Buckeyes women’s team played a game in March Madness in the Schottenstein Center, and within the team there was another first with guard Jacy Sheldon making her first start in Columbus since Nov. 20.
Ohio State played a Dukes team with upset on its mind, but the Buckeyes used their home court advantage to beat the Sun Belt team 80-66. With the win, head coach Kevin McGuff’s side plays again, Monday night at the Schottenstein Center.
Coming out of the gate, both sides were trading shots. James Madison’s star guard Kiki Jefferson scored five quick points, and early Ohio State had to work out of a hole. The Buckeyes did through a six-point run, going up two, but that’s when an unwelcome friend arrived again for the Scarlet & Gray: Cold shooting.
Like in the semifinal and final of the Big Ten Tournament, against the Indiana Hoosiers and Iowa Hawkeyes, the Buckeyes’ shooting struggled. James Madison went on runs of five and seven points, with only single free throws ending each spell of the game.
The visitors went up 12 points to the home team, with defensive stops coming sporadically. James Madison hit 50% of their first quarter shots, compared to 28.6% for Ohio State. After 10 minutes, the Dukes were up 26-14, spelling potential danger for the Buckeyes.
Foul trouble also had its mark on the game. Underclassmen Cotie McMahon and Taylor Thierry, staples of the Buckeyes’ success this season, each earned two fouls in the first quarter. Neither played the entire 10 minutes to start the game, but even with foul issues and Ohio State receiving some tough whistles, making shots changes the conversation.
That was exactly what the Buckeyes couldn’t do. Ohio State missed 12 shots in a row, pushing the Dukes’ lead up to 14 points in the second quarter. A silver lining in the quarter was that defense was keeping the lead from going much higher than the 14 points.
With the defensive pressure also came fouls. Each side earned 10 by the halfway point of the second quarter. Sheldon grabbed a second of her own, just as Ohio State was starting to gain some success with the press. On the second whistle, it looked like an even play for a loose ball but it went against the hometown guard.
It was part frustration and part disagreeing with previous calls, but the crowd at the Schottenstein Center was borderline hostile on the call, watching their Buckeyes down 15 points to a mid-major Sun Belt side.
Things looked bleak for head coach Kevin McGuff’s side, but the tide started to turn. It came through Ohio State’s defensive press. James Madison was forced into six turnovers in the last six minutes of the second quarter.
With the turnovers came points. The Buckeyes had eight points off turnovers in the second quarter and went on a 12-0 run for the final 3:09 of the first half. Of those, eight came from McMahon.
The freshman avoided picking up another foul in the second quarter, and started forcing them from the Dukes. McMahon went 5-for-7 from the free throw line and the 15-point James Madison lead shrunk to three at halftime. The Scarlet & Gray went into the locker room with the momentum and a 37-34 deficit.
James Madison’s lead didn’t last long in the third quarter. Following some sloppy play by both sides to start the second half, Thierry hit a fastbreak layup and free throw to put the game back to where it was at the jump.
The start of the second half looked more like fans in the arena expected the game to go. Ohio State continued to force turnovers and shots began to fell. The Buckeyes went on a seven-point run, going up six points with three minutes remaining in the quarter.
James Madison cut the Ohio State lead to four, but in the fourth the Buckeyes didn’t relent. The Scarlet & Gray scored the eight six points of the quarter, extending the home lead. Also, the Dukes gave away multiple turnovers in the first two minutes and needed a timeout, going down down 62-50.
Out of the timeout, JMU hit a layup, but Thierry and guard Taylor Mikesell each hit a shot, extending that lead to 15 points. For Mikesell, it was her first three of the game, missing her first five. Only the second three point shot Ohio State made up to that point.
The fouls added up though, and Thierry picked up her fifth, and second of the quarter, sitting her on the bench. Even so, coach McGuff’s side was up 17 points on the Dukes with 5:00 remaining in the game.
Up 17 points with only three minutes left, the Dukes weren’t giving up, hoping to keep their season alive. James Madison went on a four-point run but it was short-lived, with the Buckeyes cutting the comeback short.
With only a minute remaining, McMahon joined Thierry on the bench with her fifth foul, plus a technical for bouncing the ball in frustration following the foul. However, the damage was done. McMahon had 18 points and five rebounds in the 80-66 Ohio State victory.
Needing to Fight
Ohio State doesn’t doesn’t like to go down to their opponents, but its hard to tell from watching the Buckeyes of late. Saturday was the third game in a row for the Scarlet & Gray where a double-digit deficit looked them in the face on the scoreboard.
While the Buckeyes have made a season on going down to opponents, Saturday’s 15-point second quarter was a surprise. Even if it was against a mid-major team, in March, everyone in the tournament is a champion or playing in some of the strongest conferences in the nation.
A comeback won't come as easily against the North Carolina Tar Heels or St. John’s Red Storm.
Sheldon’s Start
After coming off the bench in all three Big Ten Tournament games, Sheldon got the start for March Madness. After only averaging 15 minutes per game in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the guard played closer to a pre-injury game.
With that also came larger contribution. In 36 minutes, the guard had 17 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals on the day. Sheldon also led everyone on the court in +/- at 28.
What’s Next
With the victory, the Buckeyes await their next opponent. Following the first game of Columbus’ first round, it’s the North Carolina Tar Heels of the ACC and St. John’s Red Storm of the Big East playing for a spot in Monday’s NCAA Second Round.
Whoever wins Monday’s game heads west, to Seattle, Washington, for the Sweet Sixteen and a chance at a regional final in the Elite Eight.
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LGHL No. 3 Ohio State to face No. 6 North Carolina Monday
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No. 3 Ohio State to face No. 6 North Carolina Monday
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The NCAA Tournament Second Round is set in Columbus
Monday in Columbus, Ohio is set. Following the Ohio State women’s basketball 80-66 victory over the James Madison Dukes, the North Carolina Tar Heels and St. John’s Red Storm battled in the Schottenstein Center for a spot in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. After 40 minutes of competitive basketball, Ohio State knows their opponent: The North Carolina Tar Heels.
The ACC side had the lead for three quarters, coming out of halftime to a 12-point lead on St. John’s. Even so, the Red Storm kept in the game. Similar to the Buckeyes’ comeback, St. John’s battled back, taking longer than Ohio State to do so.
St. John’s turned the game around in the fourth quarter, swinging the game in a 17-point direction in their favor. With 3:57 remaining, the Red Storm had a five point lead to defend if they hoped to continue their NCAA Tournament run that began as a First Four team, who beat the Purdue Boilermakers by two points to make it into the 64-team field.
Like that Purdue game, the game came right down to the wire. North Carolina fought back with a seven-point run to go ahead two points. Then St. John’s tied it. It looked like a game that was destined to overtime.
With two seconds remaining, guard Deja Kelly got the ball and a lane to the basket. Running the baseline, Kelly hit the layup and a free throw to go up three points. The free throw capped off a game-leading 18 points.
However, St. John’s had one last possession. Forward Danielle Patterson got the ball on the inbound and was fouled in the act of shooting a three-point attempt. The shot missed, but there was some debate that the forward was fouled prior to getting the shot off, meaning one less free throw.
After consulting each other, the officiating crew gave the three shots. The Red Storm had the chance to tie the game and send it to overtime, but Patterson missed two of the three attempts from the charity stripe, giving the Tar Heels the victory.
Overall, the Buckeyes have a 3-5 record against the Tar Heels, with the series starting in 1976. On Nov. 29, 2018, the last game between the two sides, the Buckeyes won in the ACC/B1G Challenge. However, the teams have only met in the NCAA Tournament once in those eight games.
On March 23, 2015, as the away side, the Scarlet & Gray lost 84-86 to North Carolina. That game came in the second round, with the Tar Heels getting to the Sweet Sixteen but losing to the South Carolina Gamecocks.
There’s no set time for Monday’s game at the Schottenstein Center. Once all First Round games are done Saturday, the NCAA will release the schedule for the Second Round.
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The NCAA Tournament Second Round is set in Columbus
Monday in Columbus, Ohio is set. Following the Ohio State women’s basketball 80-66 victory over the James Madison Dukes, the North Carolina Tar Heels and St. John’s Red Storm battled in the Schottenstein Center for a spot in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. After 40 minutes of competitive basketball, Ohio State knows their opponent: The North Carolina Tar Heels.
The ACC side had the lead for three quarters, coming out of halftime to a 12-point lead on St. John’s. Even so, the Red Storm kept in the game. Similar to the Buckeyes’ comeback, St. John’s battled back, taking longer than Ohio State to do so.
St. John’s turned the game around in the fourth quarter, swinging the game in a 17-point direction in their favor. With 3:57 remaining, the Red Storm had a five point lead to defend if they hoped to continue their NCAA Tournament run that began as a First Four team, who beat the Purdue Boilermakers by two points to make it into the 64-team field.
Like that Purdue game, the game came right down to the wire. North Carolina fought back with a seven-point run to go ahead two points. Then St. John’s tied it. It looked like a game that was destined to overtime.
With two seconds remaining, guard Deja Kelly got the ball and a lane to the basket. Running the baseline, Kelly hit the layup and a free throw to go up three points. The free throw capped off a game-leading 18 points.
However, St. John’s had one last possession. Forward Danielle Patterson got the ball on the inbound and was fouled in the act of shooting a three-point attempt. The shot missed, but there was some debate that the forward was fouled prior to getting the shot off, meaning one less free throw.
After consulting each other, the officiating crew gave the three shots. The Red Storm had the chance to tie the game and send it to overtime, but Patterson missed two of the three attempts from the charity stripe, giving the Tar Heels the victory.
Overall, the Buckeyes have a 3-5 record against the Tar Heels, with the series starting in 1976. On Nov. 29, 2018, the last game between the two sides, the Buckeyes won in the ACC/B1G Challenge. However, the teams have only met in the NCAA Tournament once in those eight games.
On March 23, 2015, as the away side, the Scarlet & Gray lost 84-86 to North Carolina. That game came in the second round, with the Tar Heels getting to the Sweet Sixteen but losing to the South Carolina Gamecocks.
There’s no set time for Monday’s game at the Schottenstein Center. Once all First Round games are done Saturday, the NCAA will release the schedule for the Second Round.
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