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LGHL In Conversation: Is there any pressure on TTUN’s Sherrone Moore to beat Ohio State?

In Conversation: Is there any pressure on TTUN’s Sherrone Moore to beat Ohio State?
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Austin also explains why a billionaire suddenly got involved with TTUN’s NIL efforts.

On Land-Grant’s “In Conversation” podcast, we talk to people in and around Ohio State athletics, and the sporting world at large, to bring you a different insight and perspective to the teams, athletes, and university that you love.

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On this episode of “Land-Grant In Conversation,” Matt Tamanini talks to The Athletic beat writer covering the Michigan Wolverines, Autin Meek. In the conversation, they talk about why a billionaire is spending millions to help flip a 2025 quarterback from LSU to TTUN, even though the player lives about 15 minutes from Ann Arbor. They also talk briefly about the ongoing NCAA investigation still plaguing the Mitten Men, but the majority of the conversation is focused on this Saturday’s installment of the most heated rivalry in all of sports.

They talk about the offensive deficiencies that have plagued the Weasels this season, but also the defensive strengths that could present problems for Ohio State’s multi-talented offense. Austin also argues that there is as little pressure on Sherrone Moore to win this game as there has ever been for a Skunk Bear coach in history.


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LGHL Friends turn foes Friday when Utah State and Ohio State clash

Friends turn foes Friday when Utah State and Ohio State clash
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Brooks is rebuilding a Utah State program from the ground up, and now has to face the Buckeyes.

For two hours on Friday, friends turn into foes when Ohio State women’s basketball faces the Utah State Aggies at the Daytona Beach Classic. It’s the first time in program history the two teams face off, and there’s good reason for the matchup with former Buckeyes assistant coach Wesley Brooks starring in his first head coaching role with the Mountain West side —even if Brooks doesn’t want it.

“I knew there’s possibility that we could play, but I didn’t necessarily want to play them,” said Brooks. “So I kind of asked that we didn’t.”

Well, the tournament organizers didn’t listen. Friday, Brooks and head coach Kevin McGuff go from co-workers to opponents, at least for a little bit.

Brooks joined the Buckeyes ahead of the 2021-22 season, as the Scarlet and Gray went through a bit of an overhaul on the bench. Following self-imposed sanctions for wrongdoing from past assistant coaches, McGuff’s program lost both players and coaches and the Utah State head coach was part of that Ohio State revival.

The former Michigan Wolverine assistant coach for four seasons took the three-hour drive south to call the other side of The Rivalry home. In his time with the Scarlet and Gray, the Buckeyes won two Big Ten regular season championships and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament each year, including a 2023 run to the Elite Eight.

Now, Brooks is on the other side of it, a growing branch of the Muffet McGraw coaching tree that McGuff himself became part of for six years as an assistant with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

In the 22 years of running programs since that stop with Xavier, Washington and now Ohio State, McGuff’s amassed head coaching experience many don’t reach in the job. However, his advice to his former assistant turned head coach wasn’t complicated.

“Keep it simple at first, hire the best staff you can possibly hire, get to know your players,” said McGuff. “Start to establish an identity and a culture that’s going to lead to winning.”

At Utah State, Brooks walked into a situation where the Aggies were ranked 344 out of 366 programs. He walked into a situation that was less than ideal.

Basketball fans might remember Utah State from 2024’s conference tournament time. Specifically, when head coach Kayla Ard stepped up to the press conference table following a loss in the first round of the Mountain West tournament and announced “I just got fired.”

Not an ideal way to relieve a coach of their position.

Less than a month later, Utah State announced the Brooks hiring and the coach walked into what’s a total program rebuild.

“Had to hit the ground running, trying to get as many kids as we can,” Said Brooks. “We got when we got here there were only 6 kids on the roster, so we brought in 10. We had 15 scholarship players plus a walk on.”

Of the returning players, Brooks retained Cheyenne Stubbs, who he sees as a future pro guard. There’s also Jamisyn Heaton, a guard Brooks added from Division II, averaging 12.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

They’re part of a group that Brooks is hoping to turn into a side that resembles the Buckeyes. That means pressing opponents, causing turnovers and going for those steals that turn into easy fast break points. The equivalent of a pick-six on the football side of things.

Brooks has Stubbs as a Jacy Sheldon-style of player who will run the press, and take shots on offense.

The key difference between the offensive sets of the Aggies and the Buckeyes Brooks’ focus on the three-point shot. Last season, the Marshall Thundering Herd averaging nearly 32 three-point attempts per game. Brooks is taking that shooting focus to Utah State, even talking with Marshall turned Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell.

“So Marshall led the country last year with 31 threes we’re gonna try and shatter that we’re gonna try and take 40 a game,” said Brooks. “And so if we do that, if we if we’re able to accomplish that, I think we’re gonna have a pretty good year because we can hit them.”

In six games, the Aggies average 34 per game, which is good for third most in the country behind the No. 1 overall team throwing up shots from beyond the arc in Caldwell’s Volunteers, attempting 38.2 per game.

It’s been a rough go to start the season at Utah State. The Aggies are 1-5 but show signs of improvement. In Utah State’s last game before heading to the Daytona Beach Classic to face Ohio State and Stetson, Utah State narrowly fell to Omaha 79-77, in overtime, showing that the Aggies are fighting for their coach.

A fight they’ll bring to Ohio State on Friday, even if playing a Power Four school like the Buckeyes isn’t what Brooks hoped for his young team just trying to establish their identity. That doesn’t mean the Scarlet and Gray are going to take it easy.

“We’ll play the game and we’ll obviously put everything we have into winning that game,” said McGuff. “And then afterwards we’ll go back to being friends.”


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LGHL It’s time to give Ohio State women’s basketball script Buckeyes jerseys

It’s time to give Ohio State women’s basketball script Buckeyes jerseys
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Time to reward a team that has won two Big Ten championships in three years.

Tuesday night, Ohio State men’s basketball rolled out the jerseys. The best basketball jerseys in the lineup of Ohio State jerseys. The crisp white jerseys with the red Buckeye script.

These beauts:



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If you’ve met me, you can see right away that I don’t know much about aesthetics, but you don’t know to know what looks good to know that these jerseys look so good.

They’re clean. No frills. The loops on the letters are beautiful art and for the kids in the years of school that didn’t learn cursive, even get a glimpse at what the olds and the youngs know are a “k” and an “s.”

Ohio State, known for the script Ohio, roll out these script Buckeyes jerseys every so often throughout the season. Replacing the tired block lettering in either white or scarlet. Scroll through the photos above, and the shorts even include a nice block O with a buckeye leaf dead center in the upper half.

Everything about it is great, and I’m not even a Buckeye fan. A wicked Penn State fan even looks at it with eyes of wonderment.

For all the swooning, there is one issue with these jerseys — Ohio State women’s basketball never wears them.

This isn’t an article to shoot down one team over the other. The broiest of bros will respond that Ohio State men make the money, have higher attendance, dunk and blah blah blah blah blah.

No, this article is to support why Ohio State’s women’s team deserves the honor of wearing these jerseys at least once a year.

First, look at the success of this team. The Buckeyes have made the NCAA Tournament every year for the past three seasons, winning at least one game each year. Of those, two saw the Scarlet and Gray make it to at least the Sweet Sixteen.

Not to mention winning two Big Ten regular season championships in the past three years.

Second, the team is still good, despite high turnover in head coach Kevin McGuff’s 12th season at the helm. Ohio State has three new starters and are still as exciting as years past. Freshman Jaloni Cambridge might be the quickest name not only in the conference but the country. Former Oregon guard Chance Gray returned to her home state and is shooting better than she has in two previous seasons starting in the old Pac-12.

That doesn’t even mention the return of star forward Cotie McMahon. The junior started her NCAA career as a freshman and until the last week didn’t miss a game. In those two seasons, McMahon’s spun her way into the hearts of Buckeye fans.

Now, imagine the blur that is Cambridge in those bright white script Buckeye jerseys. How about a long three from Gray or McMahon getting pumped up after hitting a layup and earning a trip to the free throw line?

Also, the current offering of Buckeye jerseys is less than creative. They wear the same scarlet or white jerseys with the block Ohio State game-in and game-out. Except for the occasional breast cancer awareness night where they wear a gray jersey with pink outline.

It’s time to flip the script and get the women’s team into the jerseys.

I’m not asking for it in every game. Eating pizza is great but you can’t eat pizza every single day or else it loses its luster. Just once a year. Maybe twice.

The ball is always in your court physically, Ohio State. Now it is metaphorically.

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LGHL No Fall Weddings: ‘Michigan sucks!’ We get feisty about IU whining and The Game

No Fall Weddings: ‘Michigan sucks!’ We get feisty about IU whining and The Game
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here

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Jami and Matt also make predictions for the final CFP rankings and the Heisman Trophy winner.

Every week during the college football season, Matt Tamanini and Jami Jurich will be getting into all things Ohio State, previewing the weekend’s slate, unveiling their individual CFP rankings, and picking Heisman contenders on “No Fall Weddings.”

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On this episode of the Land-Grant Podcast Network’s “No Fall Weddings,” Jami Jurich and Matt Tamanini react to the idiocy coming out of Indiana following the ridiculous “running up the score” fiasco in the Buckeyes 38-15 win over the then-No. 5 Hooseries last weekend.

Then, they turn their attention to this year’s version of The Game. While TTUN has struggled mightily at times this season, Jami still thinks that there is reason to be cautious about being overconfident. Not only is it a rivalry game, so anything can happen, but the Weasel’s strength is their defensive line, which could exploit the Buckeyes’ beat-up offensive line.

Then, after a break, Jami and Matt reveal their first College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy finalist predictions, pick games to watch in each window of the college football weekend, and recommend something from outside the world of college football that you need to watch.


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LGHL An in-depth look at why Jaeden Ricketts became Ohio State’s second 2026 commit

An in-depth look at why Jaeden Ricketts became Ohio State’s second 2026 commit
Caleb Houser via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Jaeden Ricketts brings the Buckeyes their second receiver commit in the 2026 class early on.

There should be no debate at this point, Brian Hartline is the best wide receivers coach in college football. Elite at all he does, Ohio State has benefitted mightily from both his on and off-field work during his tenure, and there are no signs of him slowing down. Whether it’s in development, recruiting, or relationships with players, Hartline has been a near-perfect addition to the Buckeyes’ staff.

Regardless of year, Hartline has brought in elite recruit after elite recruit and 2024 has been proof of his continued success as true freshman Jeremiah Smith is largely thought to be the best at his position across college football, despite being in just his first season. Obviously, Smith is an elite talent, so it is easier to get great production from players of his caliber, but Hartline has proven that he can significantly raise the level of play no matter where a player begins. He has similarly worked wonders with top-tier recruits and diamonds in the rough alike.

Looking at the under-the-radar recruits that he’s been able to land too, you see it’s not just the five-star caliber players he’s successful with. The fact that Chris Olave was a three-star prospect is probably the easiest example to point to, but considering that Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s ranking rose hundreds of spots when he committed to Ohio State also shows that analysts understand that when Hartline sees someone that he likes, it’s a pretty good bet that they have something special.

Having played at the highest level, Hartline knows what to look for in players and that’s evident in practically every guy that he’s brought into the program. Simply put, when you see a receiver get an offer from the Buckeyes, it’s for a reason and comes from the highest of evaluations.

2026’s position room taking shape early on​


It’s not uncommon for the Buckeyes to focus all of their recruiting attention on the current cycle before shifting gears to future classes, and that’s primarily been the case between the 2025 and 2026 classes. Wanting to put the finishing touches on their current class, next year’s crop of talent will soon be the top priority for Mark Pantoni and the entire OSU program. As of now, Ohio State has just two commits in the fold, and, unsurprisingly, both are receivers.

Chris Henry Jr. was the first member of the class after he committed way back in July 2023, meaning that Ohio State once again has the top player at the WR position per the 247Sports Composite grades. A feat this program is used to during the Hartline Era, the Buckeyes also now have in-state product Jaeden Ricketts locked in after he committed about two weeks ago.

The No. 425 player nationally and the 66th best receiver in 2026 per the 247Sports Composites, Ricketts fits that mold of an under-the-radar prospect that Hartline loves that I mentioned earlier. Knowing the Buckeyes position coach’s evaluation process, you can throw the rankings out and trust that if he has an offer from the Buckeyes he more than deserves it.

A 6-foot, 190-pound athlete out of Watkins Memorial, his offer list was thin before committing to OSU, including Illinois and a majority of the MAC schools. While that may not live up to the lists of the guys that Ohio State has typically brought in, the really important offer for Jaeden has been accepted and it wouldn’t be a surprise at all to see him have the kind of career you look back on and realize that Hartline was right long before his coaching colleagues and industry analysts.

Looking at the intangibles for Ricketts​


When looking at his film, Ricketts impresses in multiple aspects. The idea of having a nearly 200-pound athlete with the speed and ball skills that Jaeden has with the ability to line up in the slot allows for an offense to create automatic mismatches solely based on alignment because of who he is going against in coverage. Additionally, seeing him return kicks, his understanding of space immediately catches your attention.

From a more specific perspective, it’s clear that his toolbox is continually being built early. Routes-wise, Ricketts does a really solid job for a high school junior in knowing what it means to stem routes in a way that will set him up with more open windows. His quickness at the line against press coverage is also polished. He keeps his hands and feet active creating as much possible separation and avoiding the contact a defensive back uses to slow the route down.

More schematic things jump off the screen when watching him play as well, but the most impressive tools he has in his belt include being able to attack multiple coverages, to increase his likelihood of being the open man simply based on how he gets in and out of breaks, and how quickly he comes back to the ball to avoiding coverage.

Additionally, once the ball is caught, he’s not easy to bring down, which is a coach’s dream, knowing yards after the catch are often what makes a receiver that much more effective on the field.

Overall, I like Jaeden’s game for all he brings to the table. Knowing there’s still a full season ahead of him to continue improving has to excite Hartline. Already a player who can break a big play at any moment, the next part of his game that he will need to work on is his perimeter blocking. If he can show an improvement there, as well from a physical standpoint, Ohio State will once again have a playmaker that not only can stretch the defense but also make them pay on the edge.

As you look at this commitment, throw the rankings out. Jaeden Ricketts is a major get for the Buckeyes and the fact that he is someone who Hartline identified as a “take” this in the cycle should be enough to satisfy even the most skeptical of fans. Hartline’s track record speaks for itself and you should expect his evaluation prowess to continue with Ricketts.

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How many Xichigan greats would make an all-time Ohio State-Xichigan team?

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It's The Game week against TTUN. So many great games. So many great players over the years. How many Xichigan players were great enough to make a combined All-Time Ohio State-Michigan team? Charles Woodson? Desmond Howard? Presenting the All-Time Ohio State-Michigan team:

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Google James Franklin should root for Ohio State to keep Penn State out of the Big Ten Championship Game - Victory Bell Rings

James Franklin should root for Ohio State to keep Penn State out of the Big Ten Championship Game - Victory Bell Rings
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Google Black Friday for Buckeyes: How Columbus’ small businesses are celebrating the biggest shopping day of the year - OSU - The Lantern

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LGHL Uncut: Ryan Day is excited to face TTUN on Saturday, likes the look in his team’s eyes

Uncut: Ryan Day is excited to face TTUN on Saturday, likes the look in his team’s eyes
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Ohio State’s head coach also breaks down the Mitten Men’s defense.

Throughout the year, the Land-Grant Podcast Network will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.

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On today’s episode of “Land-Grant Uncut,” we are bringing you unedited audio from the Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 press conference with Ohio State football coach Ryan Day. This will be Day’s only open media availability of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. He discusses both his personal emotions and his program’s approach to this edition of The Game following three straight losses in the rivalry. Day also talks about how transfers and players who forwent the NFL to return and finish their business are each approaching TTUN.

Watch the full press conferences on Ohio State’s official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/buckeyes/live_videos


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