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LGHL Why is this News? All the articles and tweets Buckeye fans need for March 1, 2023
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Why is this News? All the articles and tweets Buckeye fans need for March 1, 2023
Matt Tamanini 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
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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Kiper mock NFL Draft 2.0: Three Buckeyes taken within first 14 picks
Dave Biddle, Bucknuts
You’re Nuts: What is a change we’d make to the NFL Scouting Combine?
Brett Ludwiczak and Meredith Hein, Land-Grant Holy Land
Three Bold Predictions as Buckeyes head to Indianapolis for NFL Combine (paywall)
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
What Each of Ohio State’s Eight NFL Combine Participants Have to Gain This Week in Indianapolis
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors
Ohio State’s loaded running back room should foster competition, creativity (paywall)
Bill Landis, Dotting the Eyes
How Fred Patterson Became Ohio State’s First Black Football Player
Dan P. McQuigg, Eleven Warriors
Ohio State’s Cotie McMahon, Taylor Mikesell Taylor Thierry win Big Ten postseason honors
Thomas Costello, Land-Grant Holy Land
Column: Despite rough season, Ohio State shouldn’t write off Chris Holtmann just yet
Jami Jurich, Land-Grant Holy Land
How Zed Key’s injury may have derailed an otherwise promising Ohio State men’s basketball season
Josh Dooley, Land-Grant Holy Land
Should Brice Sensabaugh bet on himself for 2024?
Adam Finkelstein, 247Sports
Duane Washington Jr. signs with New York Knicks, per report
Colin Gay, The Columbus Dispatch
Sean McNeil has battled through season of anguish, on and off the court, at Ohio State (paywall)
Andy Backstrom, Lettermen Row
Ohio State softball goes 3-1 at Mary Nutter Classic in California
Megan Husslein, Land-Grant Holy Land
Women’s Lacrosse: Overtime Win for the Buckeyes vs. Cincinnati
Ohio State Athletics
Wrestling: Ohio State Relies on ‘Fight and Effort’ Entering Big Ten Championship
Micah Flack, The Lantern
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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
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
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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On the Gridiron
Kiper mock NFL Draft 2.0: Three Buckeyes taken within first 14 picks
Dave Biddle, Bucknuts
You’re Nuts: What is a change we’d make to the NFL Scouting Combine?
Brett Ludwiczak and Meredith Hein, Land-Grant Holy Land
Three Bold Predictions as Buckeyes head to Indianapolis for NFL Combine (paywall)
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
What Each of Ohio State’s Eight NFL Combine Participants Have to Gain This Week in Indianapolis
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors
Ohio State’s loaded running back room should foster competition, creativity (paywall)
Bill Landis, Dotting the Eyes
How Fred Patterson Became Ohio State’s First Black Football Player
Dan P. McQuigg, Eleven Warriors
On the Hardwood
Ohio State’s Cotie McMahon, Taylor Mikesell Taylor Thierry win Big Ten postseason honors
Thomas Costello, Land-Grant Holy Land
Congratulations to Cotie McMahon on being named Big Ten Freshman of the YearShe also earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Second Team and Freshman Team!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/EDf8zE3p9P
— Ohio State WBB (@OhioStateWBB) February 28, 2023
Column: Despite rough season, Ohio State shouldn’t write off Chris Holtmann just yet
Jami Jurich, Land-Grant Holy Land
How Zed Key’s injury may have derailed an otherwise promising Ohio State men’s basketball season
Josh Dooley, Land-Grant Holy Land
Should Brice Sensabaugh bet on himself for 2024?
Adam Finkelstein, 247Sports
Duane Washington Jr. signs with New York Knicks, per report
Colin Gay, The Columbus Dispatch
Sean McNeil has battled through season of anguish, on and off the court, at Ohio State (paywall)
Andy Backstrom, Lettermen Row
Outside the Shoe and Schott
Ohio State softball goes 3-1 at Mary Nutter Classic in California
Megan Husslein, Land-Grant Holy Land
Women’s Lacrosse: Overtime Win for the Buckeyes vs. Cincinnati
Ohio State Athletics
Wrestling: Ohio State Relies on ‘Fight and Effort’ Entering Big Ten Championship
Micah Flack, The Lantern
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LGHL You’re Nuts: What is a change we’d make to the NFL Scouting Combine?
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You’re Nuts: What is a change we’d make to the NFL Scouting Combine?
Brett Ludwiczak via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Your (almost) daily dose of good-natured, Ohio State banter.
Right now the sports world is pretty depressing in and around Columbus. The Buckeye men’s basketball team had lost nine straight games before Sunday’s win over Illinois. The Ohio State women’s team is headed to the NCAA Tournament, but they have come back down to earth after an amazing start to their season.
On the ice, the Columbus Blue Jackets are doing their best to play competitive hockey, but also not ruin their shot at winning the right to draft Connor Bedard with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft. Even the Columbus Crew started their season off on Saturday with a 4-1 loss at Philadelphia.
So what exactly is there to get excited about? If you really can’t get enough football, you could watch the XFL, which is a couple weeks into their season. Or you could get really wild and tune into the 2023 NFL Draft Combine, which started yesterday in Indianapolis. Here you can see who the Cincinnati Bengals might add in next month’s draft to try and help make another run at the Super Bowl.
We didn’t forget about you, Cleveland fans. If you tune into the combine you can see a bunch of players that will be gone by the time the Browns pick since they decide to trade all those picks for Deshaun Watson.
Even though the combine is critical for teams to gather information to shape their draft board, it isn’t a fun watch. It’s right up there with spring games when it comes to how bad they are to watch. It doesn’t mean that changes can’t be made to make the combine fun, though. We have a couple ideas on how to make the combine “must see TV’, and we’d love to hear any ideas that you have in mind.
Those who know me know that I’ll bet on pretty much anything if you put a line on it. For example, on Sunday I bet on English Premier League soccer, Bundesliga, the PGA Tour, NBA, NHL, and college basketball. I know there are a few sports I didn’t bet on that were played that day, but I’m not a machine.
I think it would be fun if we could bet on the NFL Combine. I mean I’m sure you could get a bookie to set lines for some events. Then again, the same bookie might come looking to crack some kneecaps if you didn’t pay up on any debts. I’m talking about a real sportsbook to set lines on things like the 40-yard-dash, 3-cone drill, bench reps, and other events.
Just imagine how hyped you’d be to see Jaxson Smith-Njigba to run say a 4.4 40-yard dash and you bet it at 4.5 and under. Not only would it help his draft stock, but it would also put a little extra coin in your pocket. Whatever Dawand Jones’ true wingspan line is set at, I’ll take the over. I would find it hilarious to be so tuned in to the usually pointless measurements they do at the combine.
Obviously since I’m talking about gambling, I have to say to always bet within your means. I know that I have made some light of gambling here, but for those who have a gambling problem, there are many outlets to help manage the addiction.
One of the best parts of the NFL Scouting Combine is seeing amazing feats of athleticism performed, no less, by the top athletes in the world vying for their positions in the NFL Draft. It’s like the Olympics, only more corporate and formulaic (ergo, not as exciting as the Olympics at all).
That being said, I think it would be cool if fans could participate alongside the pro prospects. How neat would it be to see an average Joe racing against Jaxon Smith-Njigba (while, as Brett pointed out, another fan bets on the outcome)? Or someone competing on the bench versus Jalen Carter?
It’d be a helpful benchmark to know just how much you’d get burned in the three-cone drill or 40-yard dash or how many fewer reps (if any at all) you’d do on the bench. Then again, it would also be neat to see the occasional bystander with a hidden talent for vertical jumping. It would be like that time the accountant played emergency goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks a few years ago. Because when it comes to average Joes, who doesn’t love a true underdog story?
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Brett Ludwiczak via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Your (almost) daily dose of good-natured, Ohio State banter.
Right now the sports world is pretty depressing in and around Columbus. The Buckeye men’s basketball team had lost nine straight games before Sunday’s win over Illinois. The Ohio State women’s team is headed to the NCAA Tournament, but they have come back down to earth after an amazing start to their season.
On the ice, the Columbus Blue Jackets are doing their best to play competitive hockey, but also not ruin their shot at winning the right to draft Connor Bedard with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft. Even the Columbus Crew started their season off on Saturday with a 4-1 loss at Philadelphia.
So what exactly is there to get excited about? If you really can’t get enough football, you could watch the XFL, which is a couple weeks into their season. Or you could get really wild and tune into the 2023 NFL Draft Combine, which started yesterday in Indianapolis. Here you can see who the Cincinnati Bengals might add in next month’s draft to try and help make another run at the Super Bowl.
We didn’t forget about you, Cleveland fans. If you tune into the combine you can see a bunch of players that will be gone by the time the Browns pick since they decide to trade all those picks for Deshaun Watson.
Even though the combine is critical for teams to gather information to shape their draft board, it isn’t a fun watch. It’s right up there with spring games when it comes to how bad they are to watch. It doesn’t mean that changes can’t be made to make the combine fun, though. We have a couple ideas on how to make the combine “must see TV’, and we’d love to hear any ideas that you have in mind.
Today’s question: What is a change we’d make to the NFL Scouting Combine?
We’d love to hear your choices. Either respond to us on Twitter at @Landgrant33 or leave your choice in the comments.
Brett’s answer: Allow us to bet on the NFL Scouting Combine
Those who know me know that I’ll bet on pretty much anything if you put a line on it. For example, on Sunday I bet on English Premier League soccer, Bundesliga, the PGA Tour, NBA, NHL, and college basketball. I know there are a few sports I didn’t bet on that were played that day, but I’m not a machine.
I think it would be fun if we could bet on the NFL Combine. I mean I’m sure you could get a bookie to set lines for some events. Then again, the same bookie might come looking to crack some kneecaps if you didn’t pay up on any debts. I’m talking about a real sportsbook to set lines on things like the 40-yard-dash, 3-cone drill, bench reps, and other events.
Just imagine how hyped you’d be to see Jaxson Smith-Njigba to run say a 4.4 40-yard dash and you bet it at 4.5 and under. Not only would it help his draft stock, but it would also put a little extra coin in your pocket. Whatever Dawand Jones’ true wingspan line is set at, I’ll take the over. I would find it hilarious to be so tuned in to the usually pointless measurements they do at the combine.
Obviously since I’m talking about gambling, I have to say to always bet within your means. I know that I have made some light of gambling here, but for those who have a gambling problem, there are many outlets to help manage the addiction.
Meredith’s answer: Combine participation from average Joes
One of the best parts of the NFL Scouting Combine is seeing amazing feats of athleticism performed, no less, by the top athletes in the world vying for their positions in the NFL Draft. It’s like the Olympics, only more corporate and formulaic (ergo, not as exciting as the Olympics at all).
That being said, I think it would be cool if fans could participate alongside the pro prospects. How neat would it be to see an average Joe racing against Jaxon Smith-Njigba (while, as Brett pointed out, another fan bets on the outcome)? Or someone competing on the bench versus Jalen Carter?
It’d be a helpful benchmark to know just how much you’d get burned in the three-cone drill or 40-yard dash or how many fewer reps (if any at all) you’d do on the bench. Then again, it would also be neat to see the occasional bystander with a hidden talent for vertical jumping. It would be like that time the accountant played emergency goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks a few years ago. Because when it comes to average Joes, who doesn’t love a true underdog story?
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LGHL Column: Despite rough season, Ohio State shouldn’t write off Chris Holtmann just yet
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Column: Despite rough season, Ohio State shouldn’t write off Chris Holtmann just yet
JamiJurich via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images
In an ever-shifting college sports landscape, one rough season does not a bad coach make.
The college basketball landscape is changing drastically, and we need coaches who can keep up if their programs are going to remain competitive.
This season, Chris Holtmann hasn’t been able to. But it doesn’t mean he shouldn’t get another shot as the men’s head coach at Ohio State.
Hot take, I know. Especially as the boys close out what was a disappointing season, to put it lightly (4-14 in conference, 12-17 overall, only March Sadness).
There are coaches who can adapt almost in real-time, changing their long-term strategy to fit the current landscape while anticipating what’s coming next. They seem like wizards transforming their team with ease. It’s a really extraordinary skill.
But there is another way of adapting that shouldn’t be written off just because it requires a little patience: Playing the long game. While patience is perhaps not the default setting for Buckeye fans, it would behoove us to practice some in the case of Holtmann. He seems to have the trust of his superiors, and despite an unnerving season, the prognosis for the future isn’t all bad.
As coaches learn to navigate the NIL (name, image, and likeness) landscape, along with the transfer portal, it’s going to take some programs a bit to find their footing. An IndyStar series on the NIL impact on college basketball found it is not only impacting politics between schools and conferences, but it’s having an enormous impact on locker room politics.
Some coaches say this is no different than managing players’ behavior in other ways, but when you suddenly present young people with the opportunity to make a lot of money really fast? Ultimately, it impacts egos, team dynamics, and recruiting.
Add to that the transfer portal. Regardless of your stance on the portal (I tend to be in favor of it, in the interest of full disclosure), there’s no question that the players’ ability to mobilize on a whim can cause any coach’s best-laid long-term plans to go awry. And there is a learning curve to getting the portal to work in your favor.
Like it or not, the landscape is chaotic. It’s a beast the NCAA created itself, but it’s chaos nonetheless.
And Holtmann deserves an opportunity to try the long-game approach to managing the chaos. OSU has an extremely talented group of freshmen, who, given a little more time to develop, could go on to be real leaders on the court.
In fact, Bruce Thornton has already established himself as such, being named captain in a midseason revote as a freshman. He leads the team in steals, but perhaps more importantly, he leads the team period. As in he is a true leader, something the Buckeyes seemed to be desperately lacking among players on the court this year.
Freshmen are also leading the team in points per game (forward Brice Sensabaugh at 16.5 ppg) and blocks (center Felix Okpara with 1.1).
While the Buckeyes are missing some critical pieces that would allow these freshmen to play at their full potential, I don’t think the coaching is one of those pieces. I think this is the result of a cataclysmic shifting of the ground under Holtmann’s feet, and unfortunately this season, the team got tripped up in the gap.
But Holtmann has last year’s No. 8 recruiting class in the nation, and next year’s incoming class ranks No. 6. Give him a moment to assess the damage and move the puzzle pieces. One rough season shouldn’t be the cause of a knee-jerk reaction, the results of which would likely do more harm than good to a program already reeling from instability.
Ye of little faith would do well to remember that in the time Holtmann has captained the Ohio State ship, he has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year (2018), climbed as high as No. 2 in the polls, faced seasons cut short by Covid-19, and was just the second head coach in OSU history to win more than 20 games in each of his first five seasons with the Buckeyes (the other being Thad Matta).
If Holtmann is fired at the end of this season, it will be a reactionary response that I think will lead to regret for the Buckeye powers that be and fans alike.
He has earned, with the stability he provided the program and the ways he filled Matta’s shoes at the outset, the opportunity to start fresh with the Buckeyes next year. Call this season a wash, but don’t wash your hands of Holtmann just yet. Let’s give him a little longer with the long game. We just might see it pay off.
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JamiJurich via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images
In an ever-shifting college sports landscape, one rough season does not a bad coach make.
The college basketball landscape is changing drastically, and we need coaches who can keep up if their programs are going to remain competitive.
This season, Chris Holtmann hasn’t been able to. But it doesn’t mean he shouldn’t get another shot as the men’s head coach at Ohio State.
Hot take, I know. Especially as the boys close out what was a disappointing season, to put it lightly (4-14 in conference, 12-17 overall, only March Sadness).
There are coaches who can adapt almost in real-time, changing their long-term strategy to fit the current landscape while anticipating what’s coming next. They seem like wizards transforming their team with ease. It’s a really extraordinary skill.
But there is another way of adapting that shouldn’t be written off just because it requires a little patience: Playing the long game. While patience is perhaps not the default setting for Buckeye fans, it would behoove us to practice some in the case of Holtmann. He seems to have the trust of his superiors, and despite an unnerving season, the prognosis for the future isn’t all bad.
As coaches learn to navigate the NIL (name, image, and likeness) landscape, along with the transfer portal, it’s going to take some programs a bit to find their footing. An IndyStar series on the NIL impact on college basketball found it is not only impacting politics between schools and conferences, but it’s having an enormous impact on locker room politics.
Some coaches say this is no different than managing players’ behavior in other ways, but when you suddenly present young people with the opportunity to make a lot of money really fast? Ultimately, it impacts egos, team dynamics, and recruiting.
Add to that the transfer portal. Regardless of your stance on the portal (I tend to be in favor of it, in the interest of full disclosure), there’s no question that the players’ ability to mobilize on a whim can cause any coach’s best-laid long-term plans to go awry. And there is a learning curve to getting the portal to work in your favor.
Like it or not, the landscape is chaotic. It’s a beast the NCAA created itself, but it’s chaos nonetheless.
And Holtmann deserves an opportunity to try the long-game approach to managing the chaos. OSU has an extremely talented group of freshmen, who, given a little more time to develop, could go on to be real leaders on the court.
In fact, Bruce Thornton has already established himself as such, being named captain in a midseason revote as a freshman. He leads the team in steals, but perhaps more importantly, he leads the team period. As in he is a true leader, something the Buckeyes seemed to be desperately lacking among players on the court this year.
Freshmen are also leading the team in points per game (forward Brice Sensabaugh at 16.5 ppg) and blocks (center Felix Okpara with 1.1).
While the Buckeyes are missing some critical pieces that would allow these freshmen to play at their full potential, I don’t think the coaching is one of those pieces. I think this is the result of a cataclysmic shifting of the ground under Holtmann’s feet, and unfortunately this season, the team got tripped up in the gap.
But Holtmann has last year’s No. 8 recruiting class in the nation, and next year’s incoming class ranks No. 6. Give him a moment to assess the damage and move the puzzle pieces. One rough season shouldn’t be the cause of a knee-jerk reaction, the results of which would likely do more harm than good to a program already reeling from instability.
Ye of little faith would do well to remember that in the time Holtmann has captained the Ohio State ship, he has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year (2018), climbed as high as No. 2 in the polls, faced seasons cut short by Covid-19, and was just the second head coach in OSU history to win more than 20 games in each of his first five seasons with the Buckeyes (the other being Thad Matta).
If Holtmann is fired at the end of this season, it will be a reactionary response that I think will lead to regret for the Buckeye powers that be and fans alike.
He has earned, with the stability he provided the program and the ways he filled Matta’s shoes at the outset, the opportunity to start fresh with the Buckeyes next year. Call this season a wash, but don’t wash your hands of Holtmann just yet. Let’s give him a little longer with the long game. We just might see it pay off.
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2024 FL DE Booker Pickett Jr. (Miami, FL Verbal)
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Wharton (Tampa, FL)
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