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LGHL Catching up with Ohio State women’s basketball in the pros
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Catching up with Ohio State women’s basketball in the pros
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Sydney Flames on Twitter | @TheSydneyFlames
An update on Buckeyes at home and abroad
Everywhere you look there’s a new women’s professional basketball league, which is fantastic considering the difficulty of getting drafted in the WNBA and making it onto a team. From leagues in the United States to teams from every corner of the globe, Buckeyes leave Columbus and continue their craft in the professional leagues.
Here are updates and news from those professional alums, including some players thriving overseas, short stints, trophies, and trades.
The one-year Buckeye transfer guard went into the WNBA and collected her fair share of team gear. After going to the Indiana Fever early in the second round, Taylor made the team but after getting released spent time with the Connecticut Sun, and twice with the Phoenix Mercury before earning substantial minutes with the Mercury.
After the playoffs, where Taylor made two appearances, the New Yorker took the 20-hour flight to Sydney to join the Sydney Flames of the WNBL.
In Australia, Taylor is thriving, starting 18 of 19 games for the Flames, averaging 10.5 points, 3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. It’s no surprise that Taylor’s steals per game puts her 10th in the league.
Taylor’s performance in the Flames’ last game qualified Sydney for the four-team playoffs, similar to the Final Four but with a three-game series. Sydney has a tough battle ahead of them when the playoffs tip off Sunday, Feb. 23 at 12:30 a.m. EST (played at 3:30 p.m. in Eastern Australian Standard Time) against the Bendigo Spirit, a side that beat Sydney three times in the regular season.
All WNBL games stream live on the FIBA YouTube page, for all insomniacs who can watch the games that air in the twilight hours of the morning. Sydney has two remaining regular season games before the playoffs tip-off in 12 days. The first is Wednesday morning at 3:00 a.m. EST.
For those wanting to watch games during normal waking hours, the Mercury signed Taylor to a training camp contract for the 2025 season. While it doesn’t guarantee a roster spot, Taylor’s already shown at home and abroad that her defense and improving offense make her a strong addition.
The 2024 WNBA season saw the former Ohio State sharpshooter watch from the outside looking in. Taylor Mikesell signed a training camp contract with the Los Angeles Sparks but didn’t make the final roster.
Following the season, Mikesell took her game to Spain, playing with Gernika KSB in Spain’s La Liga Feminina. Mikesell made five appearances in October and November of last season, averaging 9.6 points per game, going 8-of-26 from beyond the arc before departing the team.
This season, Mikesell signed with Athletes Unlimited, the unique, player-led, league where each week the teams are different and players earn individual points per game for positive stats, and lose points for turnovers.
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Last week was the first week of games, which air on ESPN+ or the WNBA app, Mikesell appeared in all three games for her side, starting off cold with 4.3 points per game on 23.8 percent shooting in 17 average minutes per appearance.
Fans of Ohio State know that it won’t stop the guard from shooting, and Mikesell landed on Team Harris for week two, with games on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday night. The overall leaderboard determines the team captains for the week, and who wins the entire regular season. Currently, Mikesell sits in 25th place.
Wednesday and Saturday, Mikesell plays at 6 p.m. ET, with Friday’s game coming at 8 p.m. ET.
Following an All-Star season playing alongside rookie Caitlin Clark on the Indiana Fever, Mitchell headed to China and suited up for Shanxi and played Mitchell-esque basketball. In 26 games, Mitchell scored 23.1 points per game, including a single game-high 37 points on Nov. 23.
Mitchell shot 55.8 percent from the floor in her stint with Shanxi, joining 32 other American basketball players like Chennedy Carter and Odyssey Sims of the WNBA.
Mitchell returned to the United States at the end of January to re-sign with the Indiana Fever, continuing her now eight-year WNBA career, all with the Fever.
Last season, Indiana made it to the playoffs but got swept in the first round. That motivated Indiana to finally build around Mitchell and Clark, bringing in Connecticut Sun staple Dewanna Bonner, big Natasha Howard, and two-time WNBA champion Sydney Colson.
With Clark selling out arenas, the Fever want to make it further than a first-round exit and the team’s additions plus a backcourt pairing including Mitchell will get Indiana there.
For all the globe-hopping, it made the most sense for former Ohio State forward Rebeka Mikulášiková. The Slovakia native returned to Europe to represent her home country’s senior team and play professionally in Poland.
Signing with Gorzów WLKP, Mikulášiková played 14 games in the Polish Basket Liga Kobiet, averaging 10.6 points and 4 rebounds in 21.2 minutes per game. On Dec. 29, Mikulášiková led Gorzów to a narrow three-point win with a team-leading 26 points and nine rebounds, the forward’s best game of the season.
Mikulášiková, and fellow Big Ten alum Diamond Miller from the Maryland Terrapins, helped lead Gorzów to a Polish Cup title, adding to Mikulášiková’s two Big Ten regular season titles with Ohio State.
In the Polish Cup, Mikulášiková had eight points and three rebounds in 15:11 off the bench, with Miller leading the way, scoring 21 points with 10 rebounds. Mikulášiková also represented her home nation on Feb. 9, against Iceland. The former Buckeye big scored 16 points with 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Gorzów returns to league play on Feb. 15. The best bet to see Mikulášiková play is in the Eurocup, which streams on FloSports.
For anyone just joining the Buckeyes season, Jacy Sheldon isn’t playing overseas. Sheldon is on the bench at Ohio State women’s basketball games. Originally slated to join the Townsville Fire of the WNBL, the same league as Celeste Taylor, an injury kept Sheldon from traveling, which is when head coach Kevin McGuff called.
Sheldon is the Head of Player Development for the Buckeyes, working with athletes to help them grow and thrive in college basketball. That doesn’t mean there is a lack of updates to her professional career.
The WNBA offseason is a time when nearly nobody is safe, and with Sheldon entering her sophomore season, she was moved fairly quickly once the offseason officially opened for business.
Dallas dealt the former Buckeye to the Connecticut Sun for Dijonai Carrington, with both sides swapping draft picks as well. The Wings went through something of an upheaval in the offseason, with Latricia Trammell relieved of her duties as head coach, with former Sun and Sparks head coach Curt Miller joining the organization as General Manager.
Connecticut adds Sheldon after losing Bonner and All-Stars Alyssa Thomas and Brionna Jones. Plus head coach Stephanie White took the same position with Mitchell in Indiana.
While the Sun were perennial powers in the WNBA for the past eight seasons, making it to the playoffs each year and falling twice in the finals, Sheldon is part of a new-look team. WNBA legend Tina Charles and Natasha Cloud each joined the Sun via free agency and trade, plus former champion Diamond Deshields.
Will Sheldon end her sophomore season on the outside of the playoffs looking in for the second straight year? Will Sheldon make the team coming out of training camp?
Those questions and a bunch more will be answered when the WNBA starts training and preparing for the 2025 campaign in the coming months.
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Sydney Flames on Twitter | @TheSydneyFlames
An update on Buckeyes at home and abroad
Everywhere you look there’s a new women’s professional basketball league, which is fantastic considering the difficulty of getting drafted in the WNBA and making it onto a team. From leagues in the United States to teams from every corner of the globe, Buckeyes leave Columbus and continue their craft in the professional leagues.
Here are updates and news from those professional alums, including some players thriving overseas, short stints, trophies, and trades.
Celeste Taylor
The one-year Buckeye transfer guard went into the WNBA and collected her fair share of team gear. After going to the Indiana Fever early in the second round, Taylor made the team but after getting released spent time with the Connecticut Sun, and twice with the Phoenix Mercury before earning substantial minutes with the Mercury.
After the playoffs, where Taylor made two appearances, the New Yorker took the 20-hour flight to Sydney to join the Sydney Flames of the WNBL.
In Australia, Taylor is thriving, starting 18 of 19 games for the Flames, averaging 10.5 points, 3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. It’s no surprise that Taylor’s steals per game puts her 10th in the league.
Taylor’s performance in the Flames’ last game qualified Sydney for the four-team playoffs, similar to the Final Four but with a three-game series. Sydney has a tough battle ahead of them when the playoffs tip off Sunday, Feb. 23 at 12:30 a.m. EST (played at 3:30 p.m. in Eastern Australian Standard Time) against the Bendigo Spirit, a side that beat Sydney three times in the regular season.
All WNBL games stream live on the FIBA YouTube page, for all insomniacs who can watch the games that air in the twilight hours of the morning. Sydney has two remaining regular season games before the playoffs tip-off in 12 days. The first is Wednesday morning at 3:00 a.m. EST.
For those wanting to watch games during normal waking hours, the Mercury signed Taylor to a training camp contract for the 2025 season. While it doesn’t guarantee a roster spot, Taylor’s already shown at home and abroad that her defense and improving offense make her a strong addition.
Taylor Mikesell
The 2024 WNBA season saw the former Ohio State sharpshooter watch from the outside looking in. Taylor Mikesell signed a training camp contract with the Los Angeles Sparks but didn’t make the final roster.
Following the season, Mikesell took her game to Spain, playing with Gernika KSB in Spain’s La Liga Feminina. Mikesell made five appearances in October and November of last season, averaging 9.6 points per game, going 8-of-26 from beyond the arc before departing the team.
This season, Mikesell signed with Athletes Unlimited, the unique, player-led, league where each week the teams are different and players earn individual points per game for positive stats, and lose points for turnovers.
Last week was the first week of games, which air on ESPN+ or the WNBA app, Mikesell appeared in all three games for her side, starting off cold with 4.3 points per game on 23.8 percent shooting in 17 average minutes per appearance.
Fans of Ohio State know that it won’t stop the guard from shooting, and Mikesell landed on Team Harris for week two, with games on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday night. The overall leaderboard determines the team captains for the week, and who wins the entire regular season. Currently, Mikesell sits in 25th place.
Wednesday and Saturday, Mikesell plays at 6 p.m. ET, with Friday’s game coming at 8 p.m. ET.
Kelsey Mitchell
Following an All-Star season playing alongside rookie Caitlin Clark on the Indiana Fever, Mitchell headed to China and suited up for Shanxi and played Mitchell-esque basketball. In 26 games, Mitchell scored 23.1 points per game, including a single game-high 37 points on Nov. 23.
Mitchell shot 55.8 percent from the floor in her stint with Shanxi, joining 32 other American basketball players like Chennedy Carter and Odyssey Sims of the WNBA.
Mitchell returned to the United States at the end of January to re-sign with the Indiana Fever, continuing her now eight-year WNBA career, all with the Fever.
Last season, Indiana made it to the playoffs but got swept in the first round. That motivated Indiana to finally build around Mitchell and Clark, bringing in Connecticut Sun staple Dewanna Bonner, big Natasha Howard, and two-time WNBA champion Sydney Colson.
With Clark selling out arenas, the Fever want to make it further than a first-round exit and the team’s additions plus a backcourt pairing including Mitchell will get Indiana there.
Rebeka Mikulášiková
For all the globe-hopping, it made the most sense for former Ohio State forward Rebeka Mikulášiková. The Slovakia native returned to Europe to represent her home country’s senior team and play professionally in Poland.
Signing with Gorzów WLKP, Mikulášiková played 14 games in the Polish Basket Liga Kobiet, averaging 10.6 points and 4 rebounds in 21.2 minutes per game. On Dec. 29, Mikulášiková led Gorzów to a narrow three-point win with a team-leading 26 points and nine rebounds, the forward’s best game of the season.
Mikulášiková, and fellow Big Ten alum Diamond Miller from the Maryland Terrapins, helped lead Gorzów to a Polish Cup title, adding to Mikulášiková’s two Big Ten regular season titles with Ohio State.
In the Polish Cup, Mikulášiková had eight points and three rebounds in 15:11 off the bench, with Miller leading the way, scoring 21 points with 10 rebounds. Mikulášiková also represented her home nation on Feb. 9, against Iceland. The former Buckeye big scored 16 points with 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Gorzów returns to league play on Feb. 15. The best bet to see Mikulášiková play is in the Eurocup, which streams on FloSports.
Jacy Sheldon
For anyone just joining the Buckeyes season, Jacy Sheldon isn’t playing overseas. Sheldon is on the bench at Ohio State women’s basketball games. Originally slated to join the Townsville Fire of the WNBL, the same league as Celeste Taylor, an injury kept Sheldon from traveling, which is when head coach Kevin McGuff called.
Sheldon is the Head of Player Development for the Buckeyes, working with athletes to help them grow and thrive in college basketball. That doesn’t mean there is a lack of updates to her professional career.
The WNBA offseason is a time when nearly nobody is safe, and with Sheldon entering her sophomore season, she was moved fairly quickly once the offseason officially opened for business.
Dallas dealt the former Buckeye to the Connecticut Sun for Dijonai Carrington, with both sides swapping draft picks as well. The Wings went through something of an upheaval in the offseason, with Latricia Trammell relieved of her duties as head coach, with former Sun and Sparks head coach Curt Miller joining the organization as General Manager.
Connecticut adds Sheldon after losing Bonner and All-Stars Alyssa Thomas and Brionna Jones. Plus head coach Stephanie White took the same position with Mitchell in Indiana.
While the Sun were perennial powers in the WNBA for the past eight seasons, making it to the playoffs each year and falling twice in the finals, Sheldon is part of a new-look team. WNBA legend Tina Charles and Natasha Cloud each joined the Sun via free agency and trade, plus former champion Diamond Deshields.
Will Sheldon end her sophomore season on the outside of the playoffs looking in for the second straight year? Will Sheldon make the team coming out of training camp?
Those questions and a bunch more will be answered when the WNBA starts training and preparing for the 2025 campaign in the coming months.
Other Buckeyes
- Ameryst Alyston: The Canton, Ohio native is playing in France currently with Angers. In 15 games, Alyston averages 16.8 points and 3.1 assists in 33.5 minutes per game. After playing part of two seasons with the New York Liberty in 2016 and 2017, Alyston has played in Spain, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Switzerland, and Turkey.
- Taiyier Parks: The former Michigan State and Ohio State forward Taiyier Parks had a brief stint in Mexico following her eligibility ending after the 23-24 season. Parks averaged 4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in three games in September.
- Karla Vreš: The American University transfer headed back to Europe, playing for Alvik Basket in Sweden. Vreš averages 2.6 points in 9.5 minutes this season, appearing in 11 games.
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LGHL Bubble Watch 3.0: Where does Ohio State stand in NCAA Tournament picture?
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Bubble Watch 3.0: Where does Ohio State stand in NCAA Tournament picture?
Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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The Buckeyes have work to do if they want to make the Big Dance.
Four. That’s the magic number of wins the Ohio State men’s basketball team (14-10, 6-7) needs to solidify its place in the NCAA Tournament. If they can’t get those four wins in the regular season, the Big Ten Tournament offers the opportunity for a little bit of extra credit.
The Buckeyes had the opportunity to knock that number down to three Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, but poor shot selection in the second half, paired with no presence on the glass whatsoever, sent them spiraling in the second half. Ohio State only scored nine points through the first 12 minutes of the season half, and it also took 12 minutes for someone other than Micah Parrish to score a point during the back 20.
Winning at Nebraska wasn’t a gimme win, however, as KenPom gave Ohio State less than a 50% chance to win that one. But beating Maryland just a few days prior, after losing to them by 674 points back in December, made a lot of folks think the Buckeyes were hitting a groove as they went to Nebraska. It turned out to be more of a speed bump.
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Before Sunday’s loss, most bracket models were plugging Ohio State in as a 9 or 10-seed. They were just starting to gain momentum and scoot off of the “bubble” but their 10th loss has pulled them back towards the chopping block.
Ohio State’s 14-10 record is not impressive — mathematically, the Buckeyes could still end up finishing below .500 and this entire talk could be irrelevant. However, they’re metrics darlings (NET, KenPom, etc.) because the Buckeyes have no bad losses and a few very impressive wins, headlined by a neutral floor win over Kentucky and a road win at Purdue. Those wins are holding up Ohio State’s 14-10 record like pool floaties on a toddler.
Currently the Buckeyes are No. 27 in both the NET and in KenPom’s rankings. They’re the only team in the top-40 of either of those metrics with double-digit losses.
With four home games left on the schedule, it’s pretty simple — win those four home games, and you’re in. Lose any of them, and you’ll need to make up for it by winning at UCLA, USC, or Indiana.
Here’s where 15 bracketologists have Ohio State plugged in, as of February 10. If you would like to see the full bracket, click on the name of the website.
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Mississippi State
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Louisville
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Maryland
Ohio State is an 11-seed facing 6-seed Missouri
Ohio State is an 11-seed facing 6-seed Memphis
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Missouri
Ohio State is an 8-seed facing 9-seed New Mexico
Ohio State is the first team left out of the NCAA Tournament
Ohio State is an 8-seed facing 9-seed New Mexico
Ohio State is a 9-seed facing 8-seed Baylor
Ohio State is a 9-seed facing 8-seed Memphis
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Louisville
Ohio State is a 9-seed facing 8-seed UCONN
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Missouri
Ohio State is a 9-seed facing 8-seed Oregon
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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
Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
The Buckeyes have work to do if they want to make the Big Dance.
Four. That’s the magic number of wins the Ohio State men’s basketball team (14-10, 6-7) needs to solidify its place in the NCAA Tournament. If they can’t get those four wins in the regular season, the Big Ten Tournament offers the opportunity for a little bit of extra credit.
The Buckeyes had the opportunity to knock that number down to three Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, but poor shot selection in the second half, paired with no presence on the glass whatsoever, sent them spiraling in the second half. Ohio State only scored nine points through the first 12 minutes of the season half, and it also took 12 minutes for someone other than Micah Parrish to score a point during the back 20.
Winning at Nebraska wasn’t a gimme win, however, as KenPom gave Ohio State less than a 50% chance to win that one. But beating Maryland just a few days prior, after losing to them by 674 points back in December, made a lot of folks think the Buckeyes were hitting a groove as they went to Nebraska. It turned out to be more of a speed bump.
Before Sunday’s loss, most bracket models were plugging Ohio State in as a 9 or 10-seed. They were just starting to gain momentum and scoot off of the “bubble” but their 10th loss has pulled them back towards the chopping block.
Ohio State’s 14-10 record is not impressive — mathematically, the Buckeyes could still end up finishing below .500 and this entire talk could be irrelevant. However, they’re metrics darlings (NET, KenPom, etc.) because the Buckeyes have no bad losses and a few very impressive wins, headlined by a neutral floor win over Kentucky and a road win at Purdue. Those wins are holding up Ohio State’s 14-10 record like pool floaties on a toddler.
Currently the Buckeyes are No. 27 in both the NET and in KenPom’s rankings. They’re the only team in the top-40 of either of those metrics with double-digit losses.
With four home games left on the schedule, it’s pretty simple — win those four home games, and you’re in. Lose any of them, and you’ll need to make up for it by winning at UCLA, USC, or Indiana.
Here’s where 15 bracketologists have Ohio State plugged in, as of February 10. If you would like to see the full bracket, click on the name of the website.
131 Sports
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Mississippi State
Big Underdog
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Louisville
Bracket Odds
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Maryland
CBS
Ohio State is an 11-seed facing 6-seed Missouri
Charlie Hergenrother
Ohio State is an 11-seed facing 6-seed Memphis
HaslaMetrics
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Missouri
InCCStats
Ohio State is an 8-seed facing 9-seed New Mexico
Bracketeer/Rocco Miller
Ohio State is the first team left out of the NCAA Tournament
Bart Torvik
Ohio State is an 8-seed facing 9-seed New Mexico
JSB
Ohio State is a 9-seed facing 8-seed Baylor
The Barking Crow
Ohio State is a 9-seed facing 8-seed Memphis
Skarmory Bracketology
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Louisville
The Sporting News
Ohio State is a 9-seed facing 8-seed UCONN
Bracket Zac
Ohio State is a 10-seed facing 7-seed Missouri
4th and 24
Ohio State is a 9-seed facing 8-seed Oregon
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LGHL Ohio State has multiple visits on the horizon as spring practice rapidly approaches
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Ohio State has multiple visits on the horizon as spring practice rapidly approaches
Dan Hessler via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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2026 OT Felix Ojo | via Jordan Scruggs, 247Sports
With the Ohio State coaching staff finalized and spring quickly approaching, the Buckeyes will soon play host to some of the nation’s top prospects.
Coming off a national championship, Ohio State quickly saw multiple players announce they were going to the NFL. This was to be expected following the postseason success, but what was not as expected was the turnover the Buckeyes saw on the sidelines.
Ohio State lost both its offensive and defensive coordinators, and saw its offensive line coach leave as well. The Buckeyes spent the first couple weeks after the championship win filling up the coaching staff. With the offensive positions now filled and the defense likely soon to come, Ohio State can start planning on hosting some of the nation’s top recruits.
Spring is quickly approaching, and with that means spring practices with the upcoming roster of Buckeyes as well as spring recruiting camps. These recruiting camps will begin shortly, and some of the nation’s rising stars are already announcing upcoming visits, both official and unofficial with Ohio State.
Below are just some of the recruits to recently announce upcoming visits to Ohio State.
Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B Hayes
Size: 6-foot / 190 lbs.
Visit Update: Being from Ohio, Akih has long been familiar with the Buckeyes and their campus. He has visited with Ohio State before and will be coming back in a little over a month for a spring practice on March 17.
Class: 2026
Hometown: Mansfield, TX / Lake Ridge
Size: 6-foot-6 / 275 lbs.
Visit Update: Ojo has long been identified as a priority target in the 2026 recruiting class. He is familiar with the Ohio State coaching staff and its campus, last visiting for the Buckeyes’ national championship celebration. He recently told On3 that he will be taking an official visit to Ohio State, but a date has not yet been decided on. What is for sure is his interest in the Buckeyes, as he also said Ohio State is one of his top two schools.
Class: 2026
Hometown: Raleigh, NC / Southeast Raleigh
Size: 6-foot-5 / 190 lbs.
Visit Update: Eleazer is another recruit the Buckeyes have been interested in for some time, having offered him in November of last year. He has shown the potential to become a real pass-rushing threat, and the interest appears to be mutual. Eleazer has scheduled four upcoming official visits and Ohio State made the cut alongside Georgia Tech, Penn State and Virginia Tech.
Class: 2026
Hometown: Lewis Center, OH / Olentangy
Size: 6-foot-2 / 200 lbs.
Visit Update: Like Eleazer, Gebhardt was offered by Ohio State in late November of last year. Since then Ohio State has kept in contact with him and the interest appears to be mutual. Gebhardt scheduled an upcoming official visit with Ohio State on June 5. He will also take an official visit to Clemson and Penn State, but the Buckeyes have to like where they sit currently in his recruitment.
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Dan Hessler via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
2026 OT Felix Ojo | via Jordan Scruggs, 247Sports
With the Ohio State coaching staff finalized and spring quickly approaching, the Buckeyes will soon play host to some of the nation’s top prospects.
Coming off a national championship, Ohio State quickly saw multiple players announce they were going to the NFL. This was to be expected following the postseason success, but what was not as expected was the turnover the Buckeyes saw on the sidelines.
Ohio State lost both its offensive and defensive coordinators, and saw its offensive line coach leave as well. The Buckeyes spent the first couple weeks after the championship win filling up the coaching staff. With the offensive positions now filled and the defense likely soon to come, Ohio State can start planning on hosting some of the nation’s top recruits.
Spring is quickly approaching, and with that means spring practices with the upcoming roster of Buckeyes as well as spring recruiting camps. These recruiting camps will begin shortly, and some of the nation’s rising stars are already announcing upcoming visits, both official and unofficial with Ohio State.
Below are just some of the recruits to recently announce upcoming visits to Ohio State.
Four-star RB Favour Akih
Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B Hayes
Size: 6-foot / 190 lbs.
Visit Update: Being from Ohio, Akih has long been familiar with the Buckeyes and their campus. He has visited with Ohio State before and will be coming back in a little over a month for a spring practice on March 17.
I will be at The Ohio State University March 17th for a spring practice @Montgomery_DHHS @Locklyn33 @mickdwalker @AllenTrieu @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/5JnMU4Kkbv
— Favour Akih 4️ (@FavourAkih) February 10, 2025
Four-star OT Felix Ojo
Class: 2026
Hometown: Mansfield, TX / Lake Ridge
Size: 6-foot-6 / 275 lbs.
Visit Update: Ojo has long been identified as a priority target in the 2026 recruiting class. He is familiar with the Ohio State coaching staff and its campus, last visiting for the Buckeyes’ national championship celebration. He recently told On3 that he will be taking an official visit to Ohio State, but a date has not yet been decided on. What is for sure is his interest in the Buckeyes, as he also said Ohio State is one of his top two schools.
Three-star Edge Keysaun Eleazer
Class: 2026
Hometown: Raleigh, NC / Southeast Raleigh
Size: 6-foot-5 / 190 lbs.
Visit Update: Eleazer is another recruit the Buckeyes have been interested in for some time, having offered him in November of last year. He has shown the potential to become a real pass-rushing threat, and the interest appears to be mutual. Eleazer has scheduled four upcoming official visits and Ohio State made the cut alongside Georgia Tech, Penn State and Virginia Tech.
Four-star S Kaden Gebhardt
Class: 2026
Hometown: Lewis Center, OH / Olentangy
Size: 6-foot-2 / 200 lbs.
Visit Update: Like Eleazer, Gebhardt was offered by Ohio State in late November of last year. Since then Ohio State has kept in contact with him and the interest appears to be mutual. Gebhardt scheduled an upcoming official visit with Ohio State on June 5. He will also take an official visit to Clemson and Penn State, but the Buckeyes have to like where they sit currently in his recruitment.
Buckeye safety target @kaden_gebhardt locks in an #OhioState official visit.
@Bill_Kurelic https://t.co/ISlmZiC96q pic.twitter.com/cepIRhfzUS
— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) February 9, 2025
Quick Hits
- Ohio State recently made the cut for a pair of 2026 prospects. The first was three-star linebacker Jamarion Phillips (Dallas, TX / South Oak Cliff) who listed the Buckeyes in his top 10 alongside Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona State, SMU, Texas A&M, Baylor, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.
- 2026 defensive lineman Damari Simeon (Richland, NJ / St. Augestine Prep) also listed Ohio State inside his top 10 schools, alongside Notre Dame, Duke, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Michigan, Illinois, Penn State, Wisconsin and Texas.
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2026 GA RB CJ Givers (Verbal Offer)
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LGHL Uncut: Coach McGuff talks rough end to Ohio State’s Los Angeles road trip
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Uncut: Coach McGuff talks rough end to Ohio State’s Los Angeles road trip
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Plus McMahon identifies offensive issues of the week and her glowing review of Thierry’s play.
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Ohio State women’s basketball had a tough week in Los Angeles. After losing to the No. 1 UCLA Bruins by 13 on Wednesday night, the Buckeyes were outmatched by Kiki Iriafen and the No. 7 USC Trojans on Saturday in an 84-63 rout.
Following the game, head coach Kevin McGuff and players Taylor Thierry and Cotie McMahon had a joint press conference answering questions about not only the loss to the Trojans but the week that was in California.
Coach McGuff started off right away talking about a rebounding performance where the Trojans grabbed 62 boards compared to 30 for the Buckeyes. Both McGuff and McMahon also shared similar thoughts on offensive woes, and players trying to do too much in difficult stretches of the contest.
McMahon also spent time applauding the work of Thierry, who held guard JuJu Watkins to 10 points in the three quarters and change the Ohio native played before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.
That and more on the latest “Uncut.”
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Plus McMahon identifies offensive issues of the week and her glowing review of Thierry’s play.
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Ohio State women’s basketball had a tough week in Los Angeles. After losing to the No. 1 UCLA Bruins by 13 on Wednesday night, the Buckeyes were outmatched by Kiki Iriafen and the No. 7 USC Trojans on Saturday in an 84-63 rout.
Following the game, head coach Kevin McGuff and players Taylor Thierry and Cotie McMahon had a joint press conference answering questions about not only the loss to the Trojans but the week that was in California.
Coach McGuff started off right away talking about a rebounding performance where the Trojans grabbed 62 boards compared to 30 for the Buckeyes. Both McGuff and McMahon also shared similar thoughts on offensive woes, and players trying to do too much in difficult stretches of the contest.
McMahon also spent time applauding the work of Thierry, who held guard JuJu Watkins to 10 points in the three quarters and change the Ohio native played before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.
That and more on the latest “Uncut.”
Connect with Thomas:
Bluesky: @ThomasCostello
Twitter: @1ThomasCostello
Theme music provided by www.bensound.com
Continue reading...