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LGHL Ryan Day gets his extension, five-star edge rusher has plans to visit Ohio State
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Ryan Day gets his extension, five-star edge rusher has plans to visit Ohio State
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Zion Elee may be committed to Maryland, but he still wants to visit Ohio State.
It seems as if each passing day so far this offseason there’s more news surrounding Ohio State’s coaching staff. Wednesday seeing the changes and additions to the offensive staff, Thursday brought more news as Ryan Day earned his latest contract as Ohio State’s head coach, extending him through the 2031 season.
With a big pay raise to go along with it, this move is deserved following the impressive national championship run Day was able to help lead this team to. Quite the change from the regular season finale, the Buckeyes have their coach for the long haul, and the desire to keep him as the program’s leader should give the Buckeyes continued success.
So far, Ohio State has yet to land a defensive line commit for their 2026 class, but that’s not going to be the case for too long. Offering well over 30 players at the position to this point, the Buckeyes are still fully in evaluation mode, and new names are sure to pop up here and there even with a priority list of targets already created.
A position of importance in every recruiting cycle, Larry Johnson and Ohio State are coming off an incredible four-game run, and should have more momentum now than possibly ever when it comes to recruiting. With a high level of production both from the edge rusher spot and the interior during the postseason, this program could very well cash in big time in the 2026 class once the ball really gets rolling.
Getting these highly touted targets on campus is always the goal for the coaching staff, and while most of the time that means the player is still deciding, Ohio State got word on Thursday that they would be hosting a five-star edge rusher currently committed elsewhere.
The No. 4 player nationally and top edge rusher per the 247Sports Composite, Maryland commit Zion Elee has only been off the market for two months now, but still has his mind open to taking official visits. As of now, he has five stops planned besides Maryland.
Planning to see Auburn, Penn State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Ohio State, the Buckeyes are one of the few remaining schools he’s at least keeping an open mind toward, and that bodes well for LJ, who has always recruited well when it comes to DMV natives. Plenty of work to be done, at least Ohio State will have a shot to host him on campus and prove why Columbus is the best place to be for development.
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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
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Zion Elee may be committed to Maryland, but he still wants to visit Ohio State.
It seems as if each passing day so far this offseason there’s more news surrounding Ohio State’s coaching staff. Wednesday seeing the changes and additions to the offensive staff, Thursday brought more news as Ryan Day earned his latest contract as Ohio State’s head coach, extending him through the 2031 season.
With a big pay raise to go along with it, this move is deserved following the impressive national championship run Day was able to help lead this team to. Quite the change from the regular season finale, the Buckeyes have their coach for the long haul, and the desire to keep him as the program’s leader should give the Buckeyes continued success.
Five-star Maryland commit still planning to see Ohio State
So far, Ohio State has yet to land a defensive line commit for their 2026 class, but that’s not going to be the case for too long. Offering well over 30 players at the position to this point, the Buckeyes are still fully in evaluation mode, and new names are sure to pop up here and there even with a priority list of targets already created.
A position of importance in every recruiting cycle, Larry Johnson and Ohio State are coming off an incredible four-game run, and should have more momentum now than possibly ever when it comes to recruiting. With a high level of production both from the edge rusher spot and the interior during the postseason, this program could very well cash in big time in the 2026 class once the ball really gets rolling.
Getting these highly touted targets on campus is always the goal for the coaching staff, and while most of the time that means the player is still deciding, Ohio State got word on Thursday that they would be hosting a five-star edge rusher currently committed elsewhere.
The No. 4 player nationally and top edge rusher per the 247Sports Composite, Maryland commit Zion Elee has only been off the market for two months now, but still has his mind open to taking official visits. As of now, he has five stops planned besides Maryland.
Planning to see Auburn, Penn State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Ohio State, the Buckeyes are one of the few remaining schools he’s at least keeping an open mind toward, and that bodes well for LJ, who has always recruited well when it comes to DMV natives. Plenty of work to be done, at least Ohio State will have a shot to host him on campus and prove why Columbus is the best place to be for development.
NEWS: Five-Star Maryland EDGE commit Zion Elee plans to take OVs to theseSchools:
•Maryland
•Auburn
•Ohio State
•Penn State
•Texas A&M
•South Carolina
He is ranked as the No. 1 Recruit in ‘26 (per On3)https://t.co/Wn83TAvgpB pic.twitter.com/tBmgvSBFV5
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) February 6, 2025
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LGHL I-80 Football Show: Penn State is all in for 2025, Ohio State has a new OC
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I-80 Football Show: Penn State is all in for 2025, Ohio State has a new OC
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In this episode, the guys discuss Penn State’s national championship expectations and Ryan Day’s new offensive staff.
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
For years Penn State was predicted as the biggest beneficiary if the Big Ten got rid of divisions and the sport went to a 12-team College Football Playoff. In their first season under this new format, they made the Big Ten Championship Game and made the semi-finals of the CFP.
After the success of their 2024 season, the decision of star players to come back for their senior year and the hiring of Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator, just being good isn’t good enough. If Penn State is ever going to join the upper echelon of the sport instead of being a step behind Ohio State, Georgia, and Alabama, they must deal with the expectations the other programs handle yearly.
It was natty or bust for Ohio State in 2024, and its natty or bust for James Franklin and the Nittany Lions in 2025. If they can’t at least make it to a national championship next season, when will they?
After winning his first national championship, Ryan Day’s Ohio State coaching staff was raided, losing both coordinators, his offensive line coach, as well as some low-level staffers, analysts, and recruiting staff. Day rebuilt his offensive staff by promoting Brian Hartline, who already held the offensive coordinator title, to offensive play-caller. He also promoted analyst and former Akron and UCLA offensive coordinator Billy Fessler to quarterbacks coach. In his final move, he stole Virginia Tech’s offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen to serve as his offensive line coach and run game coordinator.
Day has earned respect and the ability to build his staff, but there will be questions about promoting internally and having a first-time play caller in 2025. There are still decisions to make on the defensive side of the ball, but the offensive staff is now complete.
In other news, Dante talks about the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to his Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. We also give our predictions on the Super Bowl. In their weekly pitstop, Jordan talks about the impending fight between the NFL and the NFLPA over Roger Goddell’s desire to move to an 18-game regular season, while Dante recaps the WWE’s Royal Rumble.
If you like the show, please share it with friends and family and leave a five-star review. To keep up with the show, you can subscribe to the Land-Grant Podcast Network Feed, where new episodes drop every Thursday.
You can also find Jordan’s article ‘B1G Thoughts’ on Land-Grant Holy Land.
Follow the show on YouTube: @GetDefensiveSportsNetwork
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @GetDefensiveSportsNetwork
Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216
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JordanW330 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
In this episode, the guys discuss Penn State’s national championship expectations and Ryan Day’s new offensive staff.
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
For years Penn State was predicted as the biggest beneficiary if the Big Ten got rid of divisions and the sport went to a 12-team College Football Playoff. In their first season under this new format, they made the Big Ten Championship Game and made the semi-finals of the CFP.
After the success of their 2024 season, the decision of star players to come back for their senior year and the hiring of Jim Knowles as defensive coordinator, just being good isn’t good enough. If Penn State is ever going to join the upper echelon of the sport instead of being a step behind Ohio State, Georgia, and Alabama, they must deal with the expectations the other programs handle yearly.
It was natty or bust for Ohio State in 2024, and its natty or bust for James Franklin and the Nittany Lions in 2025. If they can’t at least make it to a national championship next season, when will they?
After winning his first national championship, Ryan Day’s Ohio State coaching staff was raided, losing both coordinators, his offensive line coach, as well as some low-level staffers, analysts, and recruiting staff. Day rebuilt his offensive staff by promoting Brian Hartline, who already held the offensive coordinator title, to offensive play-caller. He also promoted analyst and former Akron and UCLA offensive coordinator Billy Fessler to quarterbacks coach. In his final move, he stole Virginia Tech’s offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen to serve as his offensive line coach and run game coordinator.
Day has earned respect and the ability to build his staff, but there will be questions about promoting internally and having a first-time play caller in 2025. There are still decisions to make on the defensive side of the ball, but the offensive staff is now complete.
In other news, Dante talks about the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to his Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. We also give our predictions on the Super Bowl. In their weekly pitstop, Jordan talks about the impending fight between the NFL and the NFLPA over Roger Goddell’s desire to move to an 18-game regular season, while Dante recaps the WWE’s Royal Rumble.
If you like the show, please share it with friends and family and leave a five-star review. To keep up with the show, you can subscribe to the Land-Grant Podcast Network Feed, where new episodes drop every Thursday.
You can also find Jordan’s article ‘B1G Thoughts’ on Land-Grant Holy Land.
Follow the show on YouTube: @GetDefensiveSportsNetwork
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @GetDefensiveSportsNetwork
Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216
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