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LGHL Spring Game details confirmed; Blue Jackets reportedly to play in The Shoe next season

Spring Game details confirmed; Blue Jackets reportedly to play in The Shoe next season
Matt Tamanini
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Ohio State Spring Football Game

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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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On the Gridiron


Report: Blue Jackets to host outdoor game at Ohio Stadium in 2025
Lori Schmidt, The Columbus Dispatch

Ohio State announces kick off time, ticket information for 2024 spring game
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts


Our Buckeyes are Super Bowl ready ✔️
@youngchase907 x @nbsmallerbear
: @49ers pic.twitter.com/00kVUUxkq1

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) February 6, 2024

Former Ohio State All-American Guard Ken Fritz Dies at 66
Chase Brown, Eleven Warriors

Five Questions as Ryan Day evaluates busy Buckeyes offseason (paywall)
Austin Ward, Dotting the Eyes

Corey Dennis leaving Ohio State, taking job at Utah
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row


On the Hardwood


Ohio State gives away an 18-point second-half lead (again) to lose to Indiana 76-73
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land

As season slides away, Ohio State still not sure how to win: 5 Indiana takeaways
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch


The question is not if Holtmann is let go, it's when. With the AD change and his buyout, it's more complicated than it normally would be, but it's not *that* complicated.

Holtmann is a high-quality guy, he just couldn't get the team where it needs to be. It's time to move on. https://t.co/4AWdFDP5yW

— Land-Grant Holy Land (@Landgrant33) February 7, 2024

Stats and eyes tell us the Ohio State men are one of the worst second-half teams in the Big Ten
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land

Ohio State women’s win over Indiana wasn’t a ‘statement victory,’ it was expected
Thomas Costello, Land-Grant Holy Land


Outside the Shoe and Schott


Ohio State men’s and women’s tennis are both dominating right now
Megan Husslein, Land-Grant Holy Land

Around the Rink: Bilka, Amos Shine; Former Buckeyes to Play in Rivalry Series
Reid Murray, The Lantern

Buckeyes Among First 2024 B1G Weekly Award Winners
Ohio State Athletics


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Breaking: ESPN, FOX, and WBD Joining Forces to Launch Streaming Sports Service in the U.S. https://t.co/hwCWjHfArN

— The Streamable (@TheStreamable) February 7, 2024

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LGHL Today is technically National Signing Day; Ohio State should add one more player to its 2024 class

Today is technically National Signing Day; Ohio State should add one more player to its 2024 class
Matt Tamanini
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: APR 14 Ohio State Spring Game Press conference

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Dominic Kirks is set to be only the third defensive lineman in the Buckeyes’ 2024 recruiting class.

It used to be that the first Wednesday in February was something akin to a holy day for college football fans. It was the day that months — and in some cases even years — of hype and speculation finally came to fruition as players put pens to paper and faxed their National Letters of Intent to their colleges of choice, cementing the school that they would be spending three to five years of their lives playing for.

Now, thanks to the advent of the Early Signing Period and early enrollees, the official college football National Signing Day is reserved almost exclusively for a small handful of players who — for whatever reason — needed to take some extra time to make a decision, or perhaps witnessed a coaching change at their intended school, so had to reengage the recruiting process.

Of the top 250 players in 247Sports’ 2024 recruiting rankings, only eight have not yet signed with a school, and only one has not yet committed — wide receiver and the No. 134 player in the country Ashton Bethel-Roman has picked up a bunch of high-value crystal balls for Texas A&M over the last few days, but appears to be waiting until Signing Day to make it official.

Ohio State is expected to wrap up the cycle with a 21-man recruiting class, but 15 of those players are already on campus and participating in winter conditioning and will be on hand for spring practice. Nonetheless, the Buckeyes are expected to pick up the signature of one more player as four-star defensive lineman Dominic Kirks is set to make it official this morning.

Kirks is the No. 162 player in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He is the No. 24 defensive lineman and No. 8 player from the state of Ohio. Initially, the Painesville native committed to Washington, but decided not to sign his Letter of Intent in December. Then, when Kalen DeBoer opted to leave the Huskies to take over in Tuscaloosa, Kirks reconsidered his commitment. The day after he decommitted from UW, Kirks was on campus in Columbus, and one week later, he had officially pledged to be a Buckeye.

Now, to be clear, had Kirks signed with Washington in December, due to the coaching change, he almost certainly would have been let out of the Letter of Intent, so his holding off likely didn’t change a whole lot — especially since he never intended to enroll early — but it did show that he was never 100% set on the Huskies.

Assuming that Kirks does sign with OSU today, he will be the 21st scholarship player in OSU’s class and the ninth in the top 200 of 247’s Composite Rankings. He would join five-star Eddrick Houston and three-star Eric Mensah as the only defensive lineman in the class (Houston is an EDGE rusher, while Mensah and Kirks will play inside), but given that Jack Sawyer, J.T. Tuimoloau, and Tyleik Williams all opted to return, the lack of defensive line reinforcements isn’t as big of an issue this cycle — but it absolutely will be in 2025.

When factoring in transfers, the Buckeyes have the No. 3 recruiting class in the country and the second-highest average player ranking behind only Georgia. Oregon is the only other Big Ten team (yep, that’s going to take some getting used to) in the top 10 at No. 4. Penn State is No. 14, Michigan is No. 18, and USC is No. 20. Nebraska and Wisconsin come in at Nos. 23 and 24 respectively.

Head coach Ryan Day will hold his traditional Signing Day press conference at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center today, but will almost certainly be asked many more questions about transfers and coaching staff changes than new signees, but that’s the life in the big city for a coach who has had as interesting and exciting a month as Day has.

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LGHL Hangout in the Holy Land Podcast: The college football coaching carousel just keeps on spinning

Hangout in the Holy Land Podcast: The college football coaching carousel just keeps on spinning
Josh Dooley
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The Hangout Boys discuss Jim Harbaugh, Jeff Hafley, and others leaving for the NFL, as well as Bill O’Brien’s potential departure from Columbus. How does it all end up affecting Ohio State!?

The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Chuck Holmes as they discuss Ohio State football, recruiting, and much, much more! Come for the hot takes, stay for the warm ones.

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On this episode of “Hangout in the Holy Land,” Josh and Chuck wonder aloud why so many college football coaches seem to be devising and/or implementing an exit strategy — to leave either the collegiate ranks or the coaching industry altogether. Is this current offseason a sign of things to come? Or are we all just overreacting to a few surprising moves?

After nine successful seasons as the head coach of his alma mater, Jim Harbaugh reportedly left a massive extension on the table, opting instead to inherit a consistent underachiever in the NFL. Jeff Hafley walked away from his head coaching position at Boston College to become a defensive coordinator at the next level. And Nick Saban, the GOAT, retired at or near the top of his game!

Were these coaches over the chaos and/or concerned about future of CFB? Or did the stars simply align for them to pursue other opportunities? And how exactly do these moves impact Ohio State?

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