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LGHL Buck Off Podcast: Breaking down our biggest concerns for Ohio State football
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Buck Off Podcast: Breaking down our biggest concerns for Ohio State football
Chris Renne via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Barbara Perenic/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
It is biggest concerns week at Land-Grant Holy Land and the guys are here to discuss theirs.
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.
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On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Matt Tamanini to discuss our biggest concerns for Ohio State football as we get into the darkest depths of the offseason.
We start the show with a discussion about the offense and the biggest concerns on that side of the ball. The Buckeyes have one position group that is concerning on the offensive side, and without even saying it, I think you know what group will be discussed first. After that, we turn our attention to quarterback expectations, and then a conversation about maintaining health.
After that, we turn our attention to the defensive side of the football. This discussion starts with the secondary, then we get into our level of concern that this half of the defense takes the necessary steps forward. We continue our defensive concern discussions with a chat about Larry Johnson’s defensive line and our worry about his ill-timed rotations. The last bit we discuss is about Ohio State limiting big plays.
To close out the show today, we get into our final thoughts on our level of concern on a few different scales for the Buckeyes this fall. We summarize the points we talked about, print out a final number, and discuss why even if our concerns come to fruition, Ohio State will probably still be a very good football team.
Connect with the Show:
Twitter: @BuckOffPod
Connect with Chris Renne:
Twitter: @ChrisRenneCFB
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Twitter: @JordanW330
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Chris Renne via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Barbara Perenic/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
It is biggest concerns week at Land-Grant Holy Land and the guys are here to discuss theirs.
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.
Listen to the episode and subscribe:
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On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Matt Tamanini to discuss our biggest concerns for Ohio State football as we get into the darkest depths of the offseason.
We start the show with a discussion about the offense and the biggest concerns on that side of the ball. The Buckeyes have one position group that is concerning on the offensive side, and without even saying it, I think you know what group will be discussed first. After that, we turn our attention to quarterback expectations, and then a conversation about maintaining health.
After that, we turn our attention to the defensive side of the football. This discussion starts with the secondary, then we get into our level of concern that this half of the defense takes the necessary steps forward. We continue our defensive concern discussions with a chat about Larry Johnson’s defensive line and our worry about his ill-timed rotations. The last bit we discuss is about Ohio State limiting big plays.
To close out the show today, we get into our final thoughts on our level of concern on a few different scales for the Buckeyes this fall. We summarize the points we talked about, print out a final number, and discuss why even if our concerns come to fruition, Ohio State will probably still be a very good football team.
Connect with the Show:
Twitter: @BuckOffPod
Connect with Chris Renne:
Twitter: @ChrisRenneCFB
Connect with Jordan Williams
Twitter: @JordanW330
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LGHL Buckeyes set to host current Georgia commit, dish out new offer to a four-star defensive lineman
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Buckeyes set to host current Georgia commit, dish out new offer to a four-star defensive lineman
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Peyton Woodyard | 247Sports
Ohio State is continuing to ramp up the recruiting efforts on the defensive side of the ball for the 2024 class.
It’s no secret Ohio State needs some additions to their 2024 class on the defensive side of the ball. Crushing it when it comes offensive targets, the Buckeyes are basically set there, but again, it the defense that needs some attention. Fortunately, there’s a few of the higher regarded talents in this class that are strongly considering the Buckeyes, and any one of them will be a welcomed addition to the nation’s current No. 2-ranked recruiting class.
That said, where Ohio State tends to do their real bouts of work is with in-person visits, and with several key targets slated to be in Columbus in the coming weeks and months, the Buckeyes are hoping this summer results in a good for the recruiting haul in the 2024 class.
Some positive trends for Ohio State came on Thursday, when current Georgia commit Peyton Woodyard shared via Twitter his plans to be at Ohio State for an official visit this coming summer. Regardless if he’s committed elsewhere or not, this is a big time visit Ohio State is happy to have in their favor.
The No. 61 player nationally, Woodyard is also the fourth-best safety in the class and the sixth best player in California per the 247Sports Composite. Committed to the Bulldogs since January, Woodyard was once a very important target for the Ohio State staff, and a player that the Buckeyes really felt solid about in terms of their chances at landing his recruitment. As noted, he’s been committed for five months now, but making visits to other programs at least opens the door a little bit for other schools to have a chance at flipping him.
It will be a major battle to do any sort of flipping, but his visit slated for June 16-18 shows he’s not closing the door on Ohio State yet. With how important the safety position is in the defense for the Buckeyes, Jim Knowles and Perry Eliano will certainly make sure his time on campus is well spent. Trying to sway him away from Georgia would never be easy considering their back-to-back title campaigns and all of their momentum, but this scheduled visit at least gives the Buckeyes a shot at pitching their best effort.
Knowing full well that the Buckeyes would like to secure some of their top targets along the defensive line earlier this year in comparison to the 2023 situation, this staff still has plenty of work to do in order to make that the case. Larry Johnson has long been one to go the distance with his top guys, but last cycle showed that missing out on multiple guys can set you back, and that just can’t happen two years in a row with how important these positions are.
Keeping that in mind, Ohio State was busy on the trail Thursday by sending out their latest defensive line offer to Orlando, Florida native, D’antre Robinson. The No. 310 player nationally, Robinson is the 33rd best player at his position and it a current four-star in the 247Sports Composite. At nearly 50 offers to his name already, Ohio State is definitely a little later to the game, but having LJ should make up for lost time as he has long been one of the better recruiters in the game when it comes to his position group.
Schools such as Georgia, Florida, Michigan, LSU, Texas, Tennessee, USC, and several more are already in the fold, but Ohio State now in the mix certainly gives Robinson at least something to really think about. It doesn’t take much research to see how the Buckeyes have fared in Florida for defensive line targets, and when you consider the amount of high profile guys LJ has developed, that too certainly helps their case.
The next steps in the game will be getting him to campus this summer, and if a visit does in fact take place, anything it possible.
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Caleb Houser via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Peyton Woodyard | 247Sports
Ohio State is continuing to ramp up the recruiting efforts on the defensive side of the ball for the 2024 class.
It’s no secret Ohio State needs some additions to their 2024 class on the defensive side of the ball. Crushing it when it comes offensive targets, the Buckeyes are basically set there, but again, it the defense that needs some attention. Fortunately, there’s a few of the higher regarded talents in this class that are strongly considering the Buckeyes, and any one of them will be a welcomed addition to the nation’s current No. 2-ranked recruiting class.
That said, where Ohio State tends to do their real bouts of work is with in-person visits, and with several key targets slated to be in Columbus in the coming weeks and months, the Buckeyes are hoping this summer results in a good for the recruiting haul in the 2024 class.
Some positive trends for Ohio State came on Thursday, when current Georgia commit Peyton Woodyard shared via Twitter his plans to be at Ohio State for an official visit this coming summer. Regardless if he’s committed elsewhere or not, this is a big time visit Ohio State is happy to have in their favor.
The No. 61 player nationally, Woodyard is also the fourth-best safety in the class and the sixth best player in California per the 247Sports Composite. Committed to the Bulldogs since January, Woodyard was once a very important target for the Ohio State staff, and a player that the Buckeyes really felt solid about in terms of their chances at landing his recruitment. As noted, he’s been committed for five months now, but making visits to other programs at least opens the door a little bit for other schools to have a chance at flipping him.
It will be a major battle to do any sort of flipping, but his visit slated for June 16-18 shows he’s not closing the door on Ohio State yet. With how important the safety position is in the defense for the Buckeyes, Jim Knowles and Perry Eliano will certainly make sure his time on campus is well spent. Trying to sway him away from Georgia would never be easy considering their back-to-back title campaigns and all of their momentum, but this scheduled visit at least gives the Buckeyes a shot at pitching their best effort.
Buckeyes offer 2024 Florida defensive lineman
Knowing full well that the Buckeyes would like to secure some of their top targets along the defensive line earlier this year in comparison to the 2023 situation, this staff still has plenty of work to do in order to make that the case. Larry Johnson has long been one to go the distance with his top guys, but last cycle showed that missing out on multiple guys can set you back, and that just can’t happen two years in a row with how important these positions are.
Keeping that in mind, Ohio State was busy on the trail Thursday by sending out their latest defensive line offer to Orlando, Florida native, D’antre Robinson. The No. 310 player nationally, Robinson is the 33rd best player at his position and it a current four-star in the 247Sports Composite. At nearly 50 offers to his name already, Ohio State is definitely a little later to the game, but having LJ should make up for lost time as he has long been one of the better recruiters in the game when it comes to his position group.
Schools such as Georgia, Florida, Michigan, LSU, Texas, Tennessee, USC, and several more are already in the fold, but Ohio State now in the mix certainly gives Robinson at least something to really think about. It doesn’t take much research to see how the Buckeyes have fared in Florida for defensive line targets, and when you consider the amount of high profile guys LJ has developed, that too certainly helps their case.
The next steps in the game will be getting him to campus this summer, and if a visit does in fact take place, anything it possible.
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LGHL Ohio State women’s basketball adds Michigan State forward Taiyier Parks from transfer portal
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Ohio State women’s basketball adds Michigan State forward Taiyier Parks from transfer portal
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The forward from Ohio returns to the Buckeye state following four seasons with the Spartans
Thursday, the Ohio State women’s basketball team received a boost in their roster, adding a second athlete out of the transfer portal. This time, head coach Kevin McGuff gets a 6-foot-3 forward from the Michigan State Spartans: Taiyier Parks. The forward announced it on her Instagram page.
Parks joins the Buckeyes’ program following four seasons with the Spartans. In those years, Parks averaged 7.1 points and 5.5 rebounds, mainly playing as an off the bench spark for former Michigan State head coach Suzy Merchant, who resigned following the end of the 22-23 season.
Last season, Parks started 11 games, averaging 8.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 18.5 minutes played per game. Parks joins a forward group that coach McGuff referenced at the beginning of the 22-23 season as an area where the team needed more depth.
The Buckeyes did add transfers in Eboni Walker and Karla Vreš, with Walker playing an important role for Ohio State down the postseason stretch. Walker moved into the starting position following an injury to forward Rebeka Mikulášiková on Feb. 8 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
With Parks, Walker and Mikulášiková have competition for minutes in the paint. Last season, in an upset win for Sparty against the Indiana Hoosiers, Parks had one of the strongest games of her career, scoring 18 points and grabbing 8 assists in the Michigan State win.
Parks didn’t play against Ohio State in the lone meeting between the sides on Dec. 11, 2022, but has had success in previous seasons against her now teammates.
During the 21-22 season, Parks and the Spartans tried spoiling the Buckeyes regular season championship on the final game of the regular season. Even though Ohio State came out victorious, Parks put up 15 points and 12 rebounds, eight of those coming on offensive boards.
In the 22-23 season, Parks was 25th in the conference in overall rebounds (152) and rebounds per game (5.2) and in the 21-22 season was 14th and 12th, respectively. Off the court, Parks excels in the classroom, achieving Academic All-Big Ten honors in two straight seasons.
Ohio State’s new forward played high school basketball at North Royalton High School, a suburb in Cleveland, Ohio. Following high school, Parks considered the Buckeyes and Iowa Hawkeyes as potential landing spots as a four-star recruit, ultimately going with the Spartans.
Parks joins former Duke guard Celeste Taylor as the second pick up for McGuff and the Buckeyes in the transfer portal this offseason. With the Cleveland-native’s move, Ohio State has Walker, Mikulášiková and incoming freshman Faith Carson competing for what’s likely a single starting role next to forward Cotie McMahon, should Mikulášiková and Walker return to the Buckeyes.
As of publishing, there’s been no official word of their return and using their extra year given to students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. If they do, they’ll join Parks in playing five collegiate seasons.
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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
Photo by Graham Stokes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The forward from Ohio returns to the Buckeye state following four seasons with the Spartans
Thursday, the Ohio State women’s basketball team received a boost in their roster, adding a second athlete out of the transfer portal. This time, head coach Kevin McGuff gets a 6-foot-3 forward from the Michigan State Spartans: Taiyier Parks. The forward announced it on her Instagram page.
Parks joins the Buckeyes’ program following four seasons with the Spartans. In those years, Parks averaged 7.1 points and 5.5 rebounds, mainly playing as an off the bench spark for former Michigan State head coach Suzy Merchant, who resigned following the end of the 22-23 season.
Last season, Parks started 11 games, averaging 8.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 18.5 minutes played per game. Parks joins a forward group that coach McGuff referenced at the beginning of the 22-23 season as an area where the team needed more depth.
The Buckeyes did add transfers in Eboni Walker and Karla Vreš, with Walker playing an important role for Ohio State down the postseason stretch. Walker moved into the starting position following an injury to forward Rebeka Mikulášiková on Feb. 8 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
With Parks, Walker and Mikulášiková have competition for minutes in the paint. Last season, in an upset win for Sparty against the Indiana Hoosiers, Parks had one of the strongest games of her career, scoring 18 points and grabbing 8 assists in the Michigan State win.
Parks didn’t play against Ohio State in the lone meeting between the sides on Dec. 11, 2022, but has had success in previous seasons against her now teammates.
During the 21-22 season, Parks and the Spartans tried spoiling the Buckeyes regular season championship on the final game of the regular season. Even though Ohio State came out victorious, Parks put up 15 points and 12 rebounds, eight of those coming on offensive boards.
In the 22-23 season, Parks was 25th in the conference in overall rebounds (152) and rebounds per game (5.2) and in the 21-22 season was 14th and 12th, respectively. Off the court, Parks excels in the classroom, achieving Academic All-Big Ten honors in two straight seasons.
Ohio State’s new forward played high school basketball at North Royalton High School, a suburb in Cleveland, Ohio. Following high school, Parks considered the Buckeyes and Iowa Hawkeyes as potential landing spots as a four-star recruit, ultimately going with the Spartans.
Parks joins former Duke guard Celeste Taylor as the second pick up for McGuff and the Buckeyes in the transfer portal this offseason. With the Cleveland-native’s move, Ohio State has Walker, Mikulášiková and incoming freshman Faith Carson competing for what’s likely a single starting role next to forward Cotie McMahon, should Mikulášiková and Walker return to the Buckeyes.
As of publishing, there’s been no official word of their return and using their extra year given to students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. If they do, they’ll join Parks in playing five collegiate seasons.
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