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LGHL You’re Nuts: Unexpected Ohio State record holders
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You’re Nuts: Unexpected Ohio State record holders
Josh Dooley via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images
Which name pops out to you in the Buckeyes’ record books?
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 records, the ones that have been broken, the ones that could be broken, and the ones that will never be broken. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Broken Records” articles here.
Everybody knows that one of the best parts of being a sports fan is debating and dissecting the most (and least) important questions in the sporting world with your friends. So, we’re bringing that to the pages of LGHL with our favorite head-to-head column: You’re Nuts.
In You’re Nuts, two LGHL staff members will take differing sides of one question and argue their opinions passionately. Then, in the end, it’s up to you to determine who’s right and who’s nuts.
This week is all about Broken Records here at LGHL, and because Gene and I have debated or discussed both unbreakable and most-likely-to-fall records in the past, we wanted to take a different approach this time around. We considered branching out from Ohio State football, and then football altogether, but in the end, that just didn’t feel like “us”. So my former co-host and I ultimately decided to try a surprising angle.
Surprising, as in: Which individual OSU football record(s) do we find most surprising? Because of the total, the timing or era it was set, the person who owns it, whatever. And I don’t’ know about Gene, but I assumed that finding one of these would be rather easy.
Instead, I found myself looking at just about every individual record and saying, “Yeah, that seems about right.” Or, “Yeah, that checks out.” Which made You’re Nuts a bit more challenging for yours truly.
Eventually, I settled on an Ohio State individual receiving record. Because no offense whatsoever to the player who holds this particular record, but when I think about the all-time great Buckeye pass catchers, it’s guys like Cris Carter, David Boston, and the “Hartline crew” who immediately come to mind... Not K.J. Hill.
Again, I feel compelled to say “no offense” because Hill was awesome during his time in Columbus. He contributed to a ton of wins and was a hell of a leader and teammate... But it’s still unlikely that he is one of the first 10 wide receivers who comes to mind when you think all-time records at OSU.
And yet, here we are! The record I am referring to is career receptions. Hill finished his Ohio State run with 201 receptions, 10 more than Boston (2nd), 33 more than Carter (4th), and 46 more than Marvin Harrison Jr. (6th) — all just for reference across different eras. In other words, Hill finished his OSU career with dozens (!) more receptions than several first-round NFL Draft picks, at least one NFL Hall of Famer, and perhaps the most talented WR in program history. Not too shabby.
Hill was able to surpass the 200 mark because he was incredibly consistent, and impressively contributed for four seasons. However, he topped out at 70 receptions in 2018, barely cracking the top-10 of the single season record list. Which is part of why I find his record so surprising. 70 is not a massive number, and you would think that one of the other all-time greats – specifically one from the recent Hartline receiving tree – could or would have averaged 70 over three seasons, giving them 210 (or more). But that’s just not the case.
Chris Olave probably had the most Hill-like career, at least from a consistency and longevity standpoint, and he finished with 176. And he (Olave) likely would have broken the record if not for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. But we can’t go back and change history, and the fact of the matter is that Olave was the only one from or out of the Olave/Wilson/JSN/Harrison Jr. group to even sniff Hill’s total. The other three didn’t even come close!
So yeah, Hill’s career receptions record is both impressive and very, very surprising. To me, at least. And kudos to him, again, because he really was a great Buckeye.
As Josh laid out, many of the record holders for Ohio State just make sense. The Buckeyes’ rushing records are stacked with the Archie Griffin’s, Eddie George’s and Ezekiel Elliott’s of the world. The receiving records are full of Michael Jenkins, David Boston, Cris Carter and the more recent talents under Hartline. Many of the passing marks are led by J.T. Barrett or Dwayne Haskins, as the Ohio State passing game really changed under Ryan Day.
So for this exercise, I’m going to go way outside the box. The season-long and career-long marks are tough to accomplish by a somewhat ‘random’ player. At a program with the history and magnitude of Ohio State, the main records are held by the names you would expect. Instead, one name stood out to me among some of the more one-off single-game marks. That would be the man who holds the single-game completion percentage record (minimum of 10 passes).
That, of course, is none other than Buckeyes’ legend Tate Martell, when he went 10-for-10 in mop up duty against Rutgers in 2018 for the only percent 100% completion rate with at least that many passes on record.
Ohio State jumped out to a huge lead against the Scarlet Knights with a dominant performance by Dwayne Haskins. The QB completed 20-of-23 passes for 233 yards and four touchdowns with no turnovers, while J.K. Dobbins paced starters in the ground game with 12 carries for 73 yards and a score. With the Buckeyes jumping out to a 42-0 lead on a 44-yard TD from Haskins to Johnnie Dixon, it was time for then-interim head coach Ryan Day to empty his bench.
In came Martell, who led Ohio State on an 11-play, 58-yard drive that resulted in a field goal in his first series. After a punt on the ensuing possession, Martell took matters into his own hands with a 47-yard TD run to extend the Buckeyes’ lead to 52-3, and from there the home team would virtually run out the clock.
Martell finished the game a perfect 10-for-10 passing for 121 yards and a touchdown (which actually came in the second quarter before mop-up duty). The quarterback also led Ohio State in rushing in the game with eight carries for 95 yards and the long score. It seemed as though the dual-threat QB was destined to at least compete for the starting job in Columbus the following season, but that obviously was not the case once Justin Fields transferred in.
A high four-star prospect as the No. 2 dual-threat and No. 56 overall player in the 2017 class per the 247Sports Composite, Martell elected to take his talents to Miami, where he would try to win the quarterback job before eventually moving to wide receiver for a bit. The Las Vegas native would throw only one total pass for the Hurricanes (a 7-yard completion) before transferring to UNLV for his final collegiate season.
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Josh Dooley via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images
Which name pops out to you in the Buckeyes’ record books?
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 records, the ones that have been broken, the ones that could be broken, and the ones that will never be broken. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Broken Records” articles here.
Everybody knows that one of the best parts of being a sports fan is debating and dissecting the most (and least) important questions in the sporting world with your friends. So, we’re bringing that to the pages of LGHL with our favorite head-to-head column: You’re Nuts.
In You’re Nuts, two LGHL staff members will take differing sides of one question and argue their opinions passionately. Then, in the end, it’s up to you to determine who’s right and who’s nuts.
This week’s topic: Under-the-radar Ohio State record holders
Josh’s Take
This week is all about Broken Records here at LGHL, and because Gene and I have debated or discussed both unbreakable and most-likely-to-fall records in the past, we wanted to take a different approach this time around. We considered branching out from Ohio State football, and then football altogether, but in the end, that just didn’t feel like “us”. So my former co-host and I ultimately decided to try a surprising angle.
Surprising, as in: Which individual OSU football record(s) do we find most surprising? Because of the total, the timing or era it was set, the person who owns it, whatever. And I don’t’ know about Gene, but I assumed that finding one of these would be rather easy.
Instead, I found myself looking at just about every individual record and saying, “Yeah, that seems about right.” Or, “Yeah, that checks out.” Which made You’re Nuts a bit more challenging for yours truly.
Eventually, I settled on an Ohio State individual receiving record. Because no offense whatsoever to the player who holds this particular record, but when I think about the all-time great Buckeye pass catchers, it’s guys like Cris Carter, David Boston, and the “Hartline crew” who immediately come to mind... Not K.J. Hill.
Again, I feel compelled to say “no offense” because Hill was awesome during his time in Columbus. He contributed to a ton of wins and was a hell of a leader and teammate... But it’s still unlikely that he is one of the first 10 wide receivers who comes to mind when you think all-time records at OSU.
And yet, here we are! The record I am referring to is career receptions. Hill finished his Ohio State run with 201 receptions, 10 more than Boston (2nd), 33 more than Carter (4th), and 46 more than Marvin Harrison Jr. (6th) — all just for reference across different eras. In other words, Hill finished his OSU career with dozens (!) more receptions than several first-round NFL Draft picks, at least one NFL Hall of Famer, and perhaps the most talented WR in program history. Not too shabby.
Hill was able to surpass the 200 mark because he was incredibly consistent, and impressively contributed for four seasons. However, he topped out at 70 receptions in 2018, barely cracking the top-10 of the single season record list. Which is part of why I find his record so surprising. 70 is not a massive number, and you would think that one of the other all-time greats – specifically one from the recent Hartline receiving tree – could or would have averaged 70 over three seasons, giving them 210 (or more). But that’s just not the case.
Chris Olave probably had the most Hill-like career, at least from a consistency and longevity standpoint, and he finished with 176. And he (Olave) likely would have broken the record if not for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. But we can’t go back and change history, and the fact of the matter is that Olave was the only one from or out of the Olave/Wilson/JSN/Harrison Jr. group to even sniff Hill’s total. The other three didn’t even come close!
So yeah, Hill’s career receptions record is both impressive and very, very surprising. To me, at least. And kudos to him, again, because he really was a great Buckeye.
Gene’s Take
As Josh laid out, many of the record holders for Ohio State just make sense. The Buckeyes’ rushing records are stacked with the Archie Griffin’s, Eddie George’s and Ezekiel Elliott’s of the world. The receiving records are full of Michael Jenkins, David Boston, Cris Carter and the more recent talents under Hartline. Many of the passing marks are led by J.T. Barrett or Dwayne Haskins, as the Ohio State passing game really changed under Ryan Day.
So for this exercise, I’m going to go way outside the box. The season-long and career-long marks are tough to accomplish by a somewhat ‘random’ player. At a program with the history and magnitude of Ohio State, the main records are held by the names you would expect. Instead, one name stood out to me among some of the more one-off single-game marks. That would be the man who holds the single-game completion percentage record (minimum of 10 passes).
That, of course, is none other than Buckeyes’ legend Tate Martell, when he went 10-for-10 in mop up duty against Rutgers in 2018 for the only percent 100% completion rate with at least that many passes on record.
Ohio State jumped out to a huge lead against the Scarlet Knights with a dominant performance by Dwayne Haskins. The QB completed 20-of-23 passes for 233 yards and four touchdowns with no turnovers, while J.K. Dobbins paced starters in the ground game with 12 carries for 73 yards and a score. With the Buckeyes jumping out to a 42-0 lead on a 44-yard TD from Haskins to Johnnie Dixon, it was time for then-interim head coach Ryan Day to empty his bench.
In came Martell, who led Ohio State on an 11-play, 58-yard drive that resulted in a field goal in his first series. After a punt on the ensuing possession, Martell took matters into his own hands with a 47-yard TD run to extend the Buckeyes’ lead to 52-3, and from there the home team would virtually run out the clock.
Martell finished the game a perfect 10-for-10 passing for 121 yards and a touchdown (which actually came in the second quarter before mop-up duty). The quarterback also led Ohio State in rushing in the game with eight carries for 95 yards and the long score. It seemed as though the dual-threat QB was destined to at least compete for the starting job in Columbus the following season, but that obviously was not the case once Justin Fields transferred in.
A high four-star prospect as the No. 2 dual-threat and No. 56 overall player in the 2017 class per the 247Sports Composite, Martell elected to take his talents to Miami, where he would try to win the quarterback job before eventually moving to wide receiver for a bit. The Las Vegas native would throw only one total pass for the Hurricanes (a 7-yard completion) before transferring to UNLV for his final collegiate season.
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LGHL Ohio State Recruiting: Digging deeper on Buckeyes’ recent in-state wide receiver offer
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Ohio State Recruiting: Digging deeper on Buckeyes’ recent in-state wide receiver offer
Caleb Houser via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Preston Bowman | 247Sports
The Ohio native received his offer from Ohio State shortly after committing to Kentucky.
Ohio State’s 2025 class currently features three wide receiver commits thanks to De’zie Jones, Quincy Porter, and Bodpegn Miller. Ohio State has been able to reel in three big-time play makers that come from a myriad of backgrounds recruiting wise. A well-rounded group at that, the Buckeyes still have at least one more spot open for the right guy, and several top targets are out there.
Ideally, Ohio State would love nothing more than to land the nation’s top receiver Dakorien Moore, but prying him away from other top suitors — mainly Texas — is going to be no easy task. The two other names that gained the most buzz are Vernell Brown and Jaime Ffrench. In a similar vein, neither of these players are guys to bank on, considering Brown is a Florida legacy and Ffrench has really cooled in the last month or so.
All of this said, it is pretty interesting to see Ohio State’s latest offer at the receiver position going out to in-state product, Preston Bowman. The timing of this latest development does make you wonder if the Buckeyes are looking elsewhere now, sensing they are not in the lead for any of the aforementioned trio of uncommitted prospects.
The No. 1251 player nationally and the 181st best receiver in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite, Bowman’s offer from the Buckeyes comes just one day after his commitment to Kentucky. This could be a scenario where Ohio State is trying to make up for lost time or for any number of reasons, but this offer going out when it did does warrant some extra attention with three guys already in the fold and not a ton of room left at the position.
Following the offer, Bowman did reaffirm his pledge to Kentucky. While that certainly means something, it’s hard to count out the Buckeyes knowing that they’re the home team, and also happen to be at the top of the college football landscape for developing his position. At any rate, telling Hartline “no” isn’t something this staff has heard much of if at all, and though Ohio State is definitely late, it’s hard to imagine they’re totally out of the running.
A development like this makes you wonder if Bowman would have been part of the class by now if the offer had come sooner, as he certainly showed interest when he attended various Ohio State camps. But even as a player committed elsewhere, the offer coming from the Buckeyes has to make him think a little more longer on the potential of staying closer to home.
Preston may very well stick with Kentucky, and it would be hard to fault him for doing so, but as the wide receiver recruiting for Ohio State continues to go through it’s changes, Bowman is one to keep a close eye on.
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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
Preston Bowman | 247Sports
The Ohio native received his offer from Ohio State shortly after committing to Kentucky.
Ohio State’s 2025 class currently features three wide receiver commits thanks to De’zie Jones, Quincy Porter, and Bodpegn Miller. Ohio State has been able to reel in three big-time play makers that come from a myriad of backgrounds recruiting wise. A well-rounded group at that, the Buckeyes still have at least one more spot open for the right guy, and several top targets are out there.
Ideally, Ohio State would love nothing more than to land the nation’s top receiver Dakorien Moore, but prying him away from other top suitors — mainly Texas — is going to be no easy task. The two other names that gained the most buzz are Vernell Brown and Jaime Ffrench. In a similar vein, neither of these players are guys to bank on, considering Brown is a Florida legacy and Ffrench has really cooled in the last month or so.
All of this said, it is pretty interesting to see Ohio State’s latest offer at the receiver position going out to in-state product, Preston Bowman. The timing of this latest development does make you wonder if the Buckeyes are looking elsewhere now, sensing they are not in the lead for any of the aforementioned trio of uncommitted prospects.
AGTGBlessed to received my 16th offer from THE Ohio State University @RecruitPN @ryandaytime @brianhartline @CoachJordan82 @mickdwalker @Birm @MattParkerLR @AllenTrieu @Bill_Kurelic pic.twitter.com/IzYUeHp0WX
— Preston Bowman ¹ (@PrestonBowman9) June 23, 2024
The No. 1251 player nationally and the 181st best receiver in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite, Bowman’s offer from the Buckeyes comes just one day after his commitment to Kentucky. This could be a scenario where Ohio State is trying to make up for lost time or for any number of reasons, but this offer going out when it did does warrant some extra attention with three guys already in the fold and not a ton of room left at the position.
Following the offer, Bowman did reaffirm his pledge to Kentucky. While that certainly means something, it’s hard to count out the Buckeyes knowing that they’re the home team, and also happen to be at the top of the college football landscape for developing his position. At any rate, telling Hartline “no” isn’t something this staff has heard much of if at all, and though Ohio State is definitely late, it’s hard to imagine they’re totally out of the running.
A development like this makes you wonder if Bowman would have been part of the class by now if the offer had come sooner, as he certainly showed interest when he attended various Ohio State camps. But even as a player committed elsewhere, the offer coming from the Buckeyes has to make him think a little more longer on the potential of staying closer to home.
Preston may very well stick with Kentucky, and it would be hard to fault him for doing so, but as the wide receiver recruiting for Ohio State continues to go through it’s changes, Bowman is one to keep a close eye on.
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