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LGHL Wrapping up Rose Bowl win and looking at tonight’s MBB game vs. Michigan State
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Wrapping up Rose Bowl win and looking at tonight’s MBB game vs. Michigan State
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All the Buckeye news thats fit to re-print.
Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends at Land-Grant Holy Land are here for.
Monday through Friday, we’ll be collecting all of the articles, tweets, features, interviews, videos, podcasts, memes, photos, and whatever else we stumble across on the interwebz and putting them in our daily “Why is this News?” article. That way, you’ll have a one-stop shop for all of the most important Buckeye news, jokes, and analysis.
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Matt Tamanini, Land-Grant Holy Land
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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Nitpicking Ohio State’s 41-21 win over Oregon
Michael Citro, Land-Grant Holy Land
BOOOOM! Four-star 2026 athlete Jakob Weatherspoon commits to Ohio State
Caleb Houser, Land-Grant Holy Land
Snap counts, PFF grades and analysis from Buckeyes Rose Bowl win over Oregon
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
Here’s the bonus total for Ryan Day, assistants after Rose Bowl win
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch
Five Thoughts: Ohio State bullies its way into Playoff semifinals
Bill Landis, Dotting The Eyes
Ohio State’s coaching staff is ‘clicking on all cylinders’ in the College Football Playoff
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts
Rose Bowl Notebook: Jayden Fielding Bounces Back, Cody Simon Has Another Dominant Game, Ohio State’s Offensive and Defensive Lines Step Up
Dan Hope and Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors
Buckeyes offensive line rises to Rose Bowl occasion, pushes Oregon out of CFP
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
Answering The Questions: Buckeyes’ remarkable rise continues at Rose Bowl
Steve Helwagen, Bucknuts
Nick Bosa, Cameron Heyward, Terry McLaurin and Denzel Ward Selected As Pro Bowlers for 2024-25 Season
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors
Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Michigan State: Game preview and prediction
Justin Golba, Land-Grant Holy Land
Ques Glover wants to be a ‘spark’ in his final college season
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land
New Year’s resolutions for Ohio State women’s basketball
Thomas Costello, Land-Grant Holy Land
Devin Royal enjoying breakout year as Ohio State hosts Michigan State
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch
Women’s Volleyball: Skylar Lopas Joins Women’s Volleyball Staff
Ohio State Athletics
I don’t think you ever want to put someone on your coaching staff just because they were once a great player for your team, but when it makes sense, there is no better way to strengthen your program. Hartline and Laurinaitis are invaluable to the Buckeyes’ success far beyond their individual coaching responsibilities.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
All the Buckeye news thats fit to re-print.
Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends at Land-Grant Holy Land are here for.
Monday through Friday, we’ll be collecting all of the articles, tweets, features, interviews, videos, podcasts, memes, photos, and whatever else we stumble across on the interwebz and putting them in our daily “Why is this News?” article. That way, you’ll have a one-stop shop for all of the most important Buckeye news, jokes, and analysis.
You’re welcome!
For your Earholes...
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Matt Tamanini, Land-Grant Holy Land
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On the Gridiron
Grumpy Old Buckeye: Nitpicking Ohio State’s 41-21 win over Oregon
Michael Citro, Land-Grant Holy Land
BOOOOM! Four-star 2026 athlete Jakob Weatherspoon commits to Ohio State
Caleb Houser, Land-Grant Holy Land
Snap counts, PFF grades and analysis from Buckeyes Rose Bowl win over Oregon
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
Here’s the bonus total for Ryan Day, assistants after Rose Bowl win
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch
Five Thoughts: Ohio State bullies its way into Playoff semifinals
Bill Landis, Dotting The Eyes
Ohio State’s coaching staff is ‘clicking on all cylinders’ in the College Football Playoff
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts
Rose Bowl Notebook: Jayden Fielding Bounces Back, Cody Simon Has Another Dominant Game, Ohio State’s Offensive and Defensive Lines Step Up
Dan Hope and Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors
Buckeyes offensive line rises to Rose Bowl occasion, pushes Oregon out of CFP
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
Answering The Questions: Buckeyes’ remarkable rise continues at Rose Bowl
Steve Helwagen, Bucknuts
Nick Bosa, Cameron Heyward, Terry McLaurin and Denzel Ward Selected As Pro Bowlers for 2024-25 Season
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors
On the Hardwood
Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Michigan State: Game preview and prediction
Justin Golba, Land-Grant Holy Land
Ques Glover wants to be a ‘spark’ in his final college season
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land
New Year’s resolutions for Ohio State women’s basketball
Thomas Costello, Land-Grant Holy Land
Devin Royal enjoying breakout year as Ohio State hosts Michigan State
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch
Outside the Shoe and Schott
Women’s Volleyball: Skylar Lopas Joins Women’s Volleyball Staff
Ohio State Athletics
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I don’t think you ever want to put someone on your coaching staff just because they were once a great player for your team, but when it makes sense, there is no better way to strengthen your program. Hartline and Laurinaitis are invaluable to the Buckeyes’ success far beyond their individual coaching responsibilities.
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LGHL B1G Thoughts: New Year, New Day!
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B1G Thoughts: New Year, New Day!
JordanW330 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Photo by CFP/Getty Images
It’s officially the New Year, and in 2025 Ohio State and Penn State are hoping to win a national championship.
Every week after the Big Ten games, we will bring you some B1G thoughts on everything that happened! This will include analysis, stats, key players, moments, and more. With the Big Ten expanding from 14 teams to 18 teams in 2024 we will have a bunch of storylines to follow.
Ryan Day and Ohio State are all in for the 2024 season. Is Oregon a national championship contender or will they stumble in their first Big Ten season? How do the former members of the Big Ten West fair in the new divisionless format? We track all these storylines and more as the Big Ten hopes to win back-to-back national championships.
Check out the I-80 Football Show for more in-depth analysis and to preview the next week of B1G games.
It’s a new Day for the Buckeyes, literally and figuratively after a disappointing end to the season culminating in their fourth-straight loss to Michigan and four years without a Big Ten Championship.
Ryan Day has risen from the ashes like a phoenix. Many people, fans, and national media alike called for Day’s job, and for good reason. Instead of wallowing in sadness, he took a long look in the mirror and listened to the criticism. After suffering a horrendous loss to Michigan, Day has led his team to consecutive blowout wins over Tennessee and Oregon. After scoring 10 points and putting up only 252 yards against Michigan, Ohio State has put up 970 yards and 83 points in their last two games.
For some, this is a time to laugh at the “lunatic fringe,” but in reality, this is validation for their anger. Fans knew that this was a possibility, that this Ohio State team existed, but they weren’t being utilized. For various reasons, Day would hold back the offense with his play calling and lack of aggressiveness, or hold back the defense with his staff construction or lack of oversight.
The last two games have been the idealized version of the Buckeyes. This is the team Day has constructed, which clearly has the best roster in the country. It was up to him to take his foot off the brake and put the gas pedal to the floor, and this is the result. It’s a new Day for the Buckeyes, and this Day can lead this team to a national championship.
James Franklin has a reputation that he can’t win big games. Heading into the Boise State matchup, Franklin had a 3-19 record in games against top-10 opponents. So far in the College Football Playoff, Franklin has led his Nittany Lions past SMU and Boise State. So do these wins change the small game James narrative or not?
The question remains largely because of the common sentiment that Penn State has had the easiest path in the playoff. Are SMU and Boise big wins because they’re playoff games, or not because of the supposedly quality of the opponent? In the final College Football Playoff rankings, Boise was ranked No. 9 while SMU was ranked No. 10.
Regardless of where you stand on what is a big game, Penn State has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the expanded College Football Playoff. Despite losing to Ohio State again, they got to play in the Big Ten championship game, and they’re now in the CFP semi-finals.
There are some bigger games ahead, and Franklin may withdraw into a turtle shell, but so far he has met the moment and Penn State is one game away from reaching their first national championship in 38 years. Win or lose, this has been a great year for Penn State, but one more win and Franklin may change the entire narrative.
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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 CFP/Getty Images
It’s officially the New Year, and in 2025 Ohio State and Penn State are hoping to win a national championship.
Every week after the Big Ten games, we will bring you some B1G thoughts on everything that happened! This will include analysis, stats, key players, moments, and more. With the Big Ten expanding from 14 teams to 18 teams in 2024 we will have a bunch of storylines to follow.
Ryan Day and Ohio State are all in for the 2024 season. Is Oregon a national championship contender or will they stumble in their first Big Ten season? How do the former members of the Big Ten West fair in the new divisionless format? We track all these storylines and more as the Big Ten hopes to win back-to-back national championships.
Check out the I-80 Football Show for more in-depth analysis and to preview the next week of B1G games.
It’s a new Day for the Buckeyes…
It’s a new Day for the Buckeyes, literally and figuratively after a disappointing end to the season culminating in their fourth-straight loss to Michigan and four years without a Big Ten Championship.
Ryan Day has risen from the ashes like a phoenix. Many people, fans, and national media alike called for Day’s job, and for good reason. Instead of wallowing in sadness, he took a long look in the mirror and listened to the criticism. After suffering a horrendous loss to Michigan, Day has led his team to consecutive blowout wins over Tennessee and Oregon. After scoring 10 points and putting up only 252 yards against Michigan, Ohio State has put up 970 yards and 83 points in their last two games.
For some, this is a time to laugh at the “lunatic fringe,” but in reality, this is validation for their anger. Fans knew that this was a possibility, that this Ohio State team existed, but they weren’t being utilized. For various reasons, Day would hold back the offense with his play calling and lack of aggressiveness, or hold back the defense with his staff construction or lack of oversight.
The last two games have been the idealized version of the Buckeyes. This is the team Day has constructed, which clearly has the best roster in the country. It was up to him to take his foot off the brake and put the gas pedal to the floor, and this is the result. It’s a new Day for the Buckeyes, and this Day can lead this team to a national championship.
Big game, or not a big game, that’s the question
James Franklin has a reputation that he can’t win big games. Heading into the Boise State matchup, Franklin had a 3-19 record in games against top-10 opponents. So far in the College Football Playoff, Franklin has led his Nittany Lions past SMU and Boise State. So do these wins change the small game James narrative or not?
The question remains largely because of the common sentiment that Penn State has had the easiest path in the playoff. Are SMU and Boise big wins because they’re playoff games, or not because of the supposedly quality of the opponent? In the final College Football Playoff rankings, Boise was ranked No. 9 while SMU was ranked No. 10.
Regardless of where you stand on what is a big game, Penn State has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the expanded College Football Playoff. Despite losing to Ohio State again, they got to play in the Big Ten championship game, and they’re now in the CFP semi-finals.
There are some bigger games ahead, and Franklin may withdraw into a turtle shell, but so far he has met the moment and Penn State is one game away from reaching their first national championship in 38 years. Win or lose, this has been a great year for Penn State, but one more win and Franklin may change the entire narrative.
Follow The I-80 Football Show on YouTube: @GetDefensiveSportsNetwork.
Subscribe to the podcast: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio
Connect with me on Twitter: @JordanW330
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LGHL Uncut: Izzo, Diebler break down what went right for Spartans, wrong for Buckeyes
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Uncut: Izzo, Diebler break down what went right for Spartans, wrong for Buckeyes
Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Michigan State made Bruce Thornton, John Mobley both non-factors Friday night.
Throughout the season, Land-Grant will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.
Shortly after Michigan State had capped off a 69-62 win over Ohio State Friday night, the 69-year-old head coach of the Spartans spoke to the media contingent about the game and how his team was able to neutralize Bruce Thornton. Izzo said he wanted “six eyes” on Ohio State’s leading scorer at all times, and also said that “some of it was Bruce, some it was us.”
Izzo also gave a quick “Go Bucks” at the end of the press conference, wishing good luck to the Ohio State football team in the College Football Playoff Semifinal next week.
Jake Diebler talked about how his team was not poised enough against a team that plays fantastic defense, but that he liked the three-point looks that his team got in the second half. Diebler said he felt that most nights, his team would hit more of them. But on Friday night, Ohio State was just 7-of-27 from three-point range.
Sean Stewart and Micah Parrish also briefly spoke to the media, in between the head coaches.
Connect with Connor:
Twitter: @lemons_connor
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Connor Lemons 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
Michigan State made Bruce Thornton, John Mobley both non-factors Friday night.
Throughout the season, Land-Grant will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.
Listen to the episode and subscribe:
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Shortly after Michigan State had capped off a 69-62 win over Ohio State Friday night, the 69-year-old head coach of the Spartans spoke to the media contingent about the game and how his team was able to neutralize Bruce Thornton. Izzo said he wanted “six eyes” on Ohio State’s leading scorer at all times, and also said that “some of it was Bruce, some it was us.”
Izzo also gave a quick “Go Bucks” at the end of the press conference, wishing good luck to the Ohio State football team in the College Football Playoff Semifinal next week.
Jake Diebler talked about how his team was not poised enough against a team that plays fantastic defense, but that he liked the three-point looks that his team got in the second half. Diebler said he felt that most nights, his team would hit more of them. But on Friday night, Ohio State was just 7-of-27 from three-point range.
Sean Stewart and Micah Parrish also briefly spoke to the media, in between the head coaches.
Connect with Connor:
Twitter: @lemons_connor
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