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Favorite cocktail to make at home?

Lately I have been getting into making cocktails at home. I started with basically zero knowledge (if you asked me what spirit is in a martini, I would have had no idea) so it's been fun trying to learn.

My favorite is a classic margarita. Not the crap you get at the pool or crappy Mexican restaurants. I guess the usual ratio between tequila - orange liquor - lime is 3:2:1 but squeezing limes gets annoying, so I go 4:2:1. Basically 2 oz tequila, 1 oz orange liquor (I use Cointreau), 0.5 oz lime juice. Rim with a mix of tajin and scorpion salt (basically spicy salt).

When I'm lazy, I'll make an Old fashioned. 2 oz rye bourbon, 1 demarcara sugar cube, and Angostura bitters.

LGHL Jake Diebler, Ohio State hoops make the cut for three big time 2025 prospects

Jake Diebler, Ohio State hoops make the cut for three big time 2025 prospects
Caleb Houser
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Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Buckeyes see their name still in it for three elite 2025 hoops stars.

It’s here! Today begins the start of Ohio State’s fall camp, and that means football is officially back. An offseason that has been rather uneventful for the Buckeyes, this is a team that is poised to make a run for it all, but that pursuit is now finally underway as Ryan Day and company take the field.

A summer that was focused on recruiting, the current roster is the main priority from now on, even with some work to be done in the 2025 class. Sitting atop of the rankings thanks to a group of 24 commits, there’s not a ton of work to be done to round out this stellar haul of talent. There is arguably the biggest member of the class still out there thanks to David Sanders Jr., but only a few players are still being pursued down the stretch.

The coaching staff has plenty to keep them busy as the first contest of the year quickly approaches, but even with fall camp now here, you can guarantee that Ohio State is putting the effort in on the trail to finish off this 2025 class. Looking to land somewhere between 26-28 commitments when all is said and done, expect the Buckeyes to continue working to keep their class the top-ranked one in college football with these few important names still on the big board.

Ohio State hoops staying in the mix for multiple top players​


Football taking majority of the attention with the season basically here, Ohio State men’s basketball’s staff is deserving of some credit too for the work they are also putting in on the recruiting trail. Seen this week with multiple roster additions, Jake Diebler and his crew are proving to be no slouch of their own when it comes to the pursuit of high-profile talent. Wednesday saw that be the case as multiple players kept the Buckeyes in the mix as they narrowed down their options.

Starting with the No. 3 player nationally and top combo guard in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite, Darryn Peterson is now down to just eight schools as he gets closer to a decision.

A 6-foot-5, 195 athlete out of West Virginia, Peterson holds well over 20 offers to his name from some of the top programs in the country. A five-star on every recruiting site out there, Peterson has Arizona State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, USC, Washington, and Ohio State still under consideration before he makes a final call to the school of his choice.

What would be a crown jewel type of addition for any school, Ohio State has to like the fact that they are still in the mix this late into the cycle for 2025. Only one commit for the Buckeyes thus far, Diebler is likely to put on the full-court press in these recruitments, and being a school that is pretty close to home for Peterson, expect Ohio State to be right in the thick of it for the long haul. For now, the plan to get him back on campus comes first.


NEWS: 5⭐️ Darryn Peterson, the No. 3 overall player in the 2025 class, has cut his list to eight schools, he tells @On3Recruits.

Upcoming visit plans: https://t.co/sYbNC8RSrV pic.twitter.com/vzwUl5nGZy

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) July 31, 2024

Staying right in the 2025 class, another impressive guard kept the Buckeyes in his top schools list after narrowing it down. Four-star point guard, Jalen Reece is next up on the list and the No. 67 player nationally and 11th best point guard in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite has just seven programs he’s still looking at from here on before making his commitment public.

A Florida native with double-digit offers, cutting his recruitment down to nearly half of the schools that have offered, Reece included Cincinnati, Dayton, LSU, Penn State, Providence, South Florida, and Ohio State as his finalists.

Another player the Buckeyes would love to add to their current 2025 class, the point-guard position is one that is being looked at closely and Reece certainly fits that mold.


NEWS: 2025 four-star PG Jalen Reece is down to seven schools, he tells @On3Recruits.

Story: https://t.co/Mk0w7JwhGM pic.twitter.com/0tESjIKYBo

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) July 31, 2024

Moving right along with one more elite 2025 talent that has the Buckeyes at the forefront of their recruitments, Ohio State was also able to find their name on the list for Caleb Wilson, the No. 4 player nationally and second-best power forward in the 2025 class per the 247Sports Composite.

A 6-foot-9, 205 pound athlete out of Georgia, Wilson has nearly 30 offers to his name and once again from many of the top programs from around the country, and rightfully so as another five-star talent. Cutting out over half the schools that have offered thus far, Wilson announced a top schools list of just 12 and kept Ohio State in that grouping.

Rounding out the rest of his final schools, Wilson still has Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Central Florida, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, and USC as part of his top 12. Obviously some of the blue-bloods in college basketball listed, this will not be an easy recruitment to land, but Ohio State staying in the mix for these five-star guys is all you can ask for this early on into the staff’s tenure.


NEWS: 5⭐️ Caleb Wilson, a top-5 prospect in the 2025 class, has cut his list to 12 schools, he tells @On3Recruits.

The 6-9 Power Forward has also scheduled two official visits (On3+): https://t.co/Nr1Vr8ocNX pic.twitter.com/5hgdsJ2MvK

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) July 31, 2024

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LGHL Finally, OSU football preseason camps starts tomorrow! Men’s hoops officially adds two

Finally, OSU football preseason camps starts tomorrow! Men’s hoops officially adds two
Matt Tamanini
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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.

You’re welcome!


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Bold Predictions Week


As preseason camp begins this week, Land-Grant Holy Land is diving into its final theme every week of the off-season. This week is all about making predictions that may or may not be reasonable, in fact, some might say they are bold. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Bold Predictions” articles here.

Bold Predictions: Jordan Hancock will record 10 takeaways in 2024
Jami Jurich, Land-Grant Holy Land

You’re Nuts: Bold Predictions - Freshmen edition
Josh Dooley and Gene Ross, Land-Grant Holy Land

Bold Predictions: Jack Sawyer will reach double digits in sacks
Michael Citro, Land-Grant Holy Land


On the Gridiron


Attending the Buckeyes fall camp? Check out our Ohio State fan guide
Colin Gay, The Columbus Dispatch

Ohio State football announces 2024 fall camp schedule
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts


32 Days & counting… ⏳ pic.twitter.com/Q4ZxvpsIi2

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) July 30, 2024

Ranking Ohio State’s position groups by stability ahead of fall camp (paywall)
Bill Landis, Dotting the Eyes

Questions for Ohio State football heading into 2024 fall camp
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

10 intriguing OSU players to watch in preseason football camp
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch

Four under-the-radar Buckeyes to watch in training camp (paywall)
Austin Ward, Dotting the Eyes

Ohio State football has three players named to 2024 preseason Outland Trophy watch list
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

Four Ohio State players named to Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list
Andy Backstrom, Lettermen Row


Watch List szn is in full swing, 3 Buckeyes make @outlandtrophy watch list ‼️
@tyleikk @D_jack78 @joshfryar2 pic.twitter.com/0Zo93pUCyD

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) July 30, 2024

Denzel Burke wants to be ‘best corner’ at Ohio State, ‘win every single game, win a national championship’
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

Projecting Buckeyes defensive depth chart ahead of training camp (paywall)
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row

B1G Thoughts: Can Maryland win eight games again or are they in rebuilding mode?
Jordan Williams, Land-Grant Holy Land

Chris Ward’s Hall of Fame Ohio State Career Driven by Belief in Himself, Childhood Motivation
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors


On the Hardwood


OSU adds Croatian center Ivan Njegovan as final roster piece
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch


Bringing in a big man from the Balkans ️

Buckeye Nation, welcome Ivan Njegovan to Columbus all the way from Croatia

Welcome to the Squad Ivan ‼️

https://t.co/1ffpv9nBxs#Team126 | #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/EyjOyZBbw5

— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) July 30, 2024

What additions of guard Ques Glover, center Ivan Njegovan mean for Ohio State (paywall)
Andy Backstrom, Lettermen Row

Ohio State adds Ques Glover, Ivan Njegovan: 5 thoughts on the Buckeyes
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch

Jake Diebler’s Final Roster Possesses Great Top-End Guard Play With Depth Questions at the Position, Massive Upside at Forward
Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors

Carmen’s Crew Dominates Takeover BC, 90-74, Advances to Semifinals of the Basketball Tournament
Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors


Outside the Shoe and Schott


Dingler Called Up by Tigers, Set to Make MLB Debut
Ohio State Athletics

Rowing: Gackowski Adds Three Assistants to Rowing Program
Ohio State Athletics


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Literally the stuff of legend! They make movies out of moments like this!


THE TRUCK STICK THAT MADE HISTORY.

USA women's rugby sevens win their first-ever Olympic medal in a STUNNING FINISH.@USARugby | #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/AdJW6inqI9

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 30, 2024

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