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2024 PA DL Deyvid Palepale (Southern Cal Verbal)
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2025 FL DE Myron Charles (Texas Signee)
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LGHL Why is this News? All the articles and tweets Buckeye fans need for February 10, 2023
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Why is this News? All the articles and tweets Buckeye fans need for February 10, 2023
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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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.
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Former Ohio State wide receiver Dimitrious Stanley dies at age 48
Stephen Means, cleveland.com
An Appreciation: Friends recall life and times of ex-Buckeye Dimitrious Stanley
Steve Helwagen, Bucknuts
Nick Bosa, Garrett Wilson honored for 2023 NFL seasons
Colin Gay, The Columbus Dispatch
Garrett Wilson praises Jaxon Smith-Njigba ahead of 2023 NFL draft
Colin Gay, The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State NIL collectives The Foundation, O Foundation announce merger
Pete Nakos, Lettermen Row
Key takeaways: Tony Alford, running backs put frustrating 2022 behind them (paywall)
Bill Landis, Dotting the Eyes
Roster Reset: Buckeyes cornerback room has pieces to reclaim ‘BIA’ status (paywall)
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
Key Takeaways as Tim Walton retools, revitalizes cornerbacks (paywall)
Austin Ward, Dotting the Eyes
Tristan Gebbia offers a blueprint for how Ohio State can keep its quarterback room full
Stephen Means, cleveland.com
What does Ohio State’s defense need to do to make a championship leap under Jim Knowles? (paywall)
Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic
Former Ohio State football players Amir Riep, Jahsen Wint found not guilty of rape and kidnapping charges
Stephen Means, cleveland.com
Northwestern slips past Ohio State in back-and-forth affair, 69-63
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land
What enabled Northwestern to pull away from Ohio State?
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State Keeps Finding New Ways to Lose During Stretch of 10 Losses in 11 Games
Griffin Strom, Eleven Warriors
Media puts Chris Holtmann on hot seat after Ohio State’s loss to Northwestern
Brad Crawford, Bucknuts
Chris Holtmann on Brice Sensabaugh’s Reduced Role Against Northwestern: “It Just Was the Rotation”
Griffin Strom, Eleven Warriors
Column: Ohio State’s season comes down to a matchup against Northwestern. If they lose, there is nothing left to salvage
Chris Renne, Land-Grant Holy Land
Column: Ohio State and Columbus are missing out on some fun outdoor hockey events
Brett Ludwiczak, Land-Grant Holy Land
Men’s Tennis: No. 1 Buckeyes Comeback to Top No. 9 Wake Forest 4-3
Ohio State Athletics
Men’s Volleyball: No. 11 Buckeyes Start MIVA Season With 3-1 Win
Ohio State Athletics
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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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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Former Ohio State wide receiver Dimitrious Stanley dies at age 48
Stephen Means, cleveland.com
An Appreciation: Friends recall life and times of ex-Buckeye Dimitrious Stanley
Steve Helwagen, Bucknuts
Nick Bosa, Garrett Wilson honored for 2023 NFL seasons
Colin Gay, The Columbus Dispatch
Garrett Wilson praises Jaxon Smith-Njigba ahead of 2023 NFL draft
Colin Gay, The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State NIL collectives The Foundation, O Foundation announce merger
Pete Nakos, Lettermen Row
Key takeaways: Tony Alford, running backs put frustrating 2022 behind them (paywall)
Bill Landis, Dotting the Eyes
Roster Reset: Buckeyes cornerback room has pieces to reclaim ‘BIA’ status (paywall)
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
Key Takeaways as Tim Walton retools, revitalizes cornerbacks (paywall)
Austin Ward, Dotting the Eyes
Tristan Gebbia offers a blueprint for how Ohio State can keep its quarterback room full
Stephen Means, cleveland.com
What does Ohio State’s defense need to do to make a championship leap under Jim Knowles? (paywall)
Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic
Former Ohio State football players Amir Riep, Jahsen Wint found not guilty of rape and kidnapping charges
Stephen Means, cleveland.com
On the Hardwood
Northwestern slips past Ohio State in back-and-forth affair, 69-63
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land
What enabled Northwestern to pull away from Ohio State?
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State Keeps Finding New Ways to Lose During Stretch of 10 Losses in 11 Games
Griffin Strom, Eleven Warriors
Media puts Chris Holtmann on hot seat after Ohio State’s loss to Northwestern
Brad Crawford, Bucknuts
Chris Holtmann on Brice Sensabaugh’s Reduced Role Against Northwestern: “It Just Was the Rotation”
Griffin Strom, Eleven Warriors
Column: Ohio State’s season comes down to a matchup against Northwestern. If they lose, there is nothing left to salvage
Chris Renne, Land-Grant Holy Land
Outside the Shoe and Schott
Column: Ohio State and Columbus are missing out on some fun outdoor hockey events
Brett Ludwiczak, Land-Grant Holy Land
Men’s Tennis: No. 1 Buckeyes Comeback to Top No. 9 Wake Forest 4-3
Ohio State Athletics
Men’s Volleyball: No. 11 Buckeyes Start MIVA Season With 3-1 Win
Ohio State Athletics
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LGHL Buck Off Podcast: Buckeyes at NFL Awards, Super Bowl preview, and why the Pac-12 is the worst
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Buck Off Podcast: Buckeyes at NFL Awards, Super Bowl preview, and why the Pac-12 is the worst
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The guys are back to discuss everything you need for Super Bowl weekend, as well as other news from the week.
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On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Jordan Williams to get into everything around the sports world this week and then some.
We start the episode with a discussion about the Buckeyes at the NFL awards, including Garrett Wilson, Nick Bosa and more. This leads to a trip down memory lane discussing the differing skillsets of Chris Olave and Wilson, and their memorable rookie seasons. Then we discuss the Bosa Brothers’ tale of two seasons. And this turns into a discussion about getting into someone’s head.
After that our nostalgia kicks in and we discuss LeBron James and our favorite video game memories from childhood. We talk about the scoring record of LeBron and how it was such a big sports moment that needed even more appreciation. This leads to a conversation about the NCAA basketball video games and how we can’t wait for the next college football video game.
Then our conversation turns to our Super Bowl preview, and you have one host on each side of the matchup. We debate who will win, favorite non-football Super Bowl activities to make the game more interesting (hint: betting), and then we make our picks for the game.
Continuing on with the show, we discuss the current media news in Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 a year early as well as how far down the Pac-12 has fallen. In both conversations there is a lot of talks about future failures and how bad the situations for all three will be in a few years.
To close out the show, we give our final thoughts about the best Super Bowl food and what we’re doing this weekend for the bIg game.
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The guys are back to discuss everything you need for Super Bowl weekend, as well as other news from the week.
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On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Jordan Williams to get into everything around the sports world this week and then some.
We start the episode with a discussion about the Buckeyes at the NFL awards, including Garrett Wilson, Nick Bosa and more. This leads to a trip down memory lane discussing the differing skillsets of Chris Olave and Wilson, and their memorable rookie seasons. Then we discuss the Bosa Brothers’ tale of two seasons. And this turns into a discussion about getting into someone’s head.
After that our nostalgia kicks in and we discuss LeBron James and our favorite video game memories from childhood. We talk about the scoring record of LeBron and how it was such a big sports moment that needed even more appreciation. This leads to a conversation about the NCAA basketball video games and how we can’t wait for the next college football video game.
Then our conversation turns to our Super Bowl preview, and you have one host on each side of the matchup. We debate who will win, favorite non-football Super Bowl activities to make the game more interesting (hint: betting), and then we make our picks for the game.
Continuing on with the show, we discuss the current media news in Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 a year early as well as how far down the Pac-12 has fallen. In both conversations there is a lot of talks about future failures and how bad the situations for all three will be in a few years.
To close out the show, we give our final thoughts about the best Super Bowl food and what we’re doing this weekend for the bIg game.
Connect with the Show:
Twitter: @BuckOffPod
Connect with Chris Renne:
Twitter: @ChrisRenneCFB
Connect with Jordan Williams
Twitter: @JordanW330
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LGHL Buckeyes make the top six for a 2024 running back target
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Buckeyes make the top six for a 2024 running back target
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Plus, Ohio State continues to send out new offers in future cycles.
With Ohio State’s players doing winter workouts in preparation of spring football in the coming months, the effort is being put in place to ensure the 2023 campaign finishes better than this past year. In the same manner the players are working, the staff is putting in the hours on the recruiting trail, and that was evident again on Thursday as a couple of headlines came about in regard to Buckeye football recruiting.
The Buckeyes were once again active on Thursday, sending out a new offer to another defensive line prospect. Showing the time is now for evaluations and offers to go out, position coach Larry Johnson is a little quicker on the offers it seems in these next couple of cycles, and that only benefits Ohio State as more time to build lasting relationships always helps in recruiting efforts.
The next in line to see Ohio State offer, class of 2025 product Amare Adams took to Twitter to share the latest news. A 6-foot-3, 275 pound defensive tackle from South Carolina, Adams currently holds just under double-digit offers to his name, but with schools such as Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida State, and now Ohio State in the mix this early on certainly shows the type of player he is now and is expected to be at the next level.
The No. 46 player nationally, Adams checks in as the sixth best player at his position and the top player in his home state for the 2025 class per 247Sports. There is one prediction in favor of South Carolina on the 247Sports Crystal Ball, but only one submission this early isn’t a guarantee by any means. More top programs are sure to be next in line to offer Amare, but with the Buckeyes now in the fold, the communication from Johnson will really start to pick up as they look to be a real threat in this recruitment for the long haul.
What Ohio State is going to do at the running back position in the 2024 class is pretty critical. Without signing a running back in 2023, the Buckeyes are fine thanks to their elite depth already on the roster, but you definitely need a running back in 2024 — and possibly even two.
There’s multiple options out there, and with the in-state Ohio targets such as Jordan Marshall receiving most of the early attention, it may seem like the plan is already in place. However, there’s other candidates out there who are just as interested in the Buckeyes, and that was shown to be true again on Thursday.
Trimming his recruitment down a bit and cutting the list to a top six schools, Texas native James Peoples announced via Twitter the next major step in his recruitment. The No. 76 player nationally, James is also the sixth best running back in the class and the 11th best player in Texas for the 2024 class per the 247Sports Composite. An obvious home run for any program who lands him, Ohio State would love to continue being a real player for his commitment, and the good news yesterday was they still remain in the running.
Rounding out the six final schools included TCU, Alabama, Oregon, Texas, Oklahoma, and Ohio State. With over 20 offers to his name, getting to six shows he is going through the process pretty seriously. Right now, the schools listed as “warm” on his 247Sports profile are Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas, but from his own doing, the three others are very much still in it.
Peoples is one to watch very closely over the next couple of months, as this process with Ohio State and their running back needs begin to sort itself out.
Last night, the Buckeyes notched another feather in their cap with the NFL Awards, as Ohio State products took home two of the crowns. Much like the Draft success, Ohio State players are excelling on Sundays, and seeing both Nick Bosa as AP Defensive Player of the Year and Garrett Wilson as Offensive Rookie of the Year did wonders for the Buckeyes and their recruiting efforts.
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Caleb Houser via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
Plus, Ohio State continues to send out new offers in future cycles.
With Ohio State’s players doing winter workouts in preparation of spring football in the coming months, the effort is being put in place to ensure the 2023 campaign finishes better than this past year. In the same manner the players are working, the staff is putting in the hours on the recruiting trail, and that was evident again on Thursday as a couple of headlines came about in regard to Buckeye football recruiting.
2025 defensive lineman earns Buckeye offer
The Buckeyes were once again active on Thursday, sending out a new offer to another defensive line prospect. Showing the time is now for evaluations and offers to go out, position coach Larry Johnson is a little quicker on the offers it seems in these next couple of cycles, and that only benefits Ohio State as more time to build lasting relationships always helps in recruiting efforts.
The next in line to see Ohio State offer, class of 2025 product Amare Adams took to Twitter to share the latest news. A 6-foot-3, 275 pound defensive tackle from South Carolina, Adams currently holds just under double-digit offers to his name, but with schools such as Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida State, and now Ohio State in the mix this early on certainly shows the type of player he is now and is expected to be at the next level.
The No. 46 player nationally, Adams checks in as the sixth best player at his position and the top player in his home state for the 2025 class per 247Sports. There is one prediction in favor of South Carolina on the 247Sports Crystal Ball, but only one submission this early isn’t a guarantee by any means. More top programs are sure to be next in line to offer Amare, but with the Buckeyes now in the fold, the communication from Johnson will really start to pick up as they look to be a real threat in this recruitment for the long haul.
Blessed to receive another offer from Ohio State University!!! @R2X_Rushmen1 @OhioStateFB @CoachBake99 @CoachEstepLCHS @coachap21 @Coach_Stan3️
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— Amare Adams (@AmareAdams7) February 9, 2023
2024 running back names a top schools list
What Ohio State is going to do at the running back position in the 2024 class is pretty critical. Without signing a running back in 2023, the Buckeyes are fine thanks to their elite depth already on the roster, but you definitely need a running back in 2024 — and possibly even two.
There’s multiple options out there, and with the in-state Ohio targets such as Jordan Marshall receiving most of the early attention, it may seem like the plan is already in place. However, there’s other candidates out there who are just as interested in the Buckeyes, and that was shown to be true again on Thursday.
Trimming his recruitment down a bit and cutting the list to a top six schools, Texas native James Peoples announced via Twitter the next major step in his recruitment. The No. 76 player nationally, James is also the sixth best running back in the class and the 11th best player in Texas for the 2024 class per the 247Sports Composite. An obvious home run for any program who lands him, Ohio State would love to continue being a real player for his commitment, and the good news yesterday was they still remain in the running.
Rounding out the six final schools included TCU, Alabama, Oregon, Texas, Oklahoma, and Ohio State. With over 20 offers to his name, getting to six shows he is going through the process pretty seriously. Right now, the schools listed as “warm” on his 247Sports profile are Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas, but from his own doing, the three others are very much still in it.
Peoples is one to watch very closely over the next couple of months, as this process with Ohio State and their running back needs begin to sort itself out.
Quick Hits
- Uniforms, facilities, NIL, winning, and more are all major aspects of recruiting and what is desired by prep players, but maybe is nothing as important as a program’s ability to develop and get guys to the NFL.
Last night, the Buckeyes notched another feather in their cap with the NFL Awards, as Ohio State products took home two of the crowns. Much like the Draft success, Ohio State players are excelling on Sundays, and seeing both Nick Bosa as AP Defensive Player of the Year and Garrett Wilson as Offensive Rookie of the Year did wonders for the Buckeyes and their recruiting efforts.
- Missed from earlier this week, Ohio State also extended another offer to class of 2026 defensive lineman, Tony Cumberland. Without a ranking strictly due to his class status, it’s only a matter of time before he’s one of the more well-known and highly ranked players in his cycle, as he already holds offers from the likes of Oregon, Wisconsin, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, and now Ohio State.
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LGHL Northwestern slips past Ohio State in back-and-forth affair, 69-63
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Northwestern slips past Ohio State in back-and-forth affair, 69-63
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The Buckeyes finally got a really good game out of Justice Sueing, but even that was not enough to stop the misery.
With fewer than 10 games remaining in the season and the losses piling up, time is running out for Ohio State (11-13, 3-10) to scrape together enough wins to have a chance at competing in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time under head coach Chris Holtmann.
A season that began with hopes of winning a Big Ten title — or at least competing for one — are long game. The Buckeyes are now playing for their tournament lives, and even if they do go on a late run this season, the odds still are not good. Ohio State entered tonight’s game against Northwestern with nine conference losses, which is a number that would get them in the NCAA Tournament if it held and OSU won each of their final eight games.
But things went similarly to how they’ve gone over the past month-plus — badly. Northwestern avenged their New Year’s Day loss to the Buckeyes, winning 69-63 Thursday night in Columbus.
Ohio State rolled with a lineup of Bruce Thornton, Sean McNeil, Justice Sueing, Isaac Likekele, and Zed Key. Chris Collins countered with a starting five of Boo Buie, Ty Berry, Chase Audige, Robbie Beran, and Matt Nicholson.
Unlike each of the last two games, Ohio State jumped out to an early lead instead of falling behind right from the get-go. Thanks to five quick points from Key, the Buckeyes held a 9-6 lead by the first media timeout 5:19 into the game. The Buckeyes’ first nine points of the game all came in the paint, with Likekele and Felix Okpara also scoring.
Northwestern “battled” —if you want to call it that — to a 17-15 lead at the under-eight media timeout with 7:40 remaining in the first half. Both teams were barely shooting 40% from the floor over the first 12 or so minutes, and the two teams also combined for eight turnovers by this point. Had Ohio State not missed each of their first seven three-pointers, they may have had a lead.
Northwestern ran an inbounds play to Nick Martinelli with four seconds remaining in the first half and he scored off the glass to give Northwestern a 28-27 lead heading to the halftime locker room. Buie had nine first-half points for the Wildcats, who actually shot worse overall in the first half (42.3%) than the Buckeyes (54.2%).
Ohio State missed all nine of their first-half three-point attempts but went 13-15 from two-point range. Additionally, Brice Sensabaugh was the only Buckeyes (of nine) to not score in the first half.
Ohio State finally knocked down their first three-pointer of the game 2:26 into the second half courtesy of McNeil, which tied the game up 33-33. Ohio State fell behind by five points momentarily, but held a 37-35 lead at the first media timeout of the second half.
Beran knocked down his second triple of the game with 10:34 to go to tie things up 45-all, but Thornton answered with a floater to get the Buckeyes back up by a pair of points. Chris Collins immediately called timeout, as the chess match between two coaches desperately in need of a win continued.
The Wildcats moved back in front 51-47 by the under-eight timeout thanks to a three from Berry, who had missed his first four shots from downtown before that. To this point in the game, neither team had a lead larger than six points at any time, and there were 10 lead changes.
However, Northwestern went on a 7-0 run courtesy of Buie and Barnhizer to go up 61-52 with just over four minutes remaining. Buie shot four consecutive free throws after being fouled on two drives, and Barnhizer hammered his fourth triple of the game to give Chris Collins’ squad their biggest lead yet.
The Buckeyes clawed back late — as they have been prone to do after falling behind — but were not able to complete the comeback at home, as they ultimately fell to the (most likely) tournament-bound Wildcats.
If you didn’t stay up to see Ohio State lose their 10th game in their last 11, here are a few key moments and runs that eventually did the Buckeyes in:
For the first time since injuring his shoulder against Purdue on Jan. 5, Key was able to warm up without the large shoulder brace that made it “hard for him to breathe” according to Chris Holtmann. He put it back on before the start of the game, but early on he looked much healthier and more comfortable than he has in several weeks, scoring on a three-point play and also dunking over the top of Nicholson to score five of Ohio State’s first nine points.
There were a number of times throughout the game were Key appeared to be in significant pain after being hit in his shoulder, so while it appeared that he is regaining his full range of motion, there is clearly still a lot of pain involved.
At 31.6%, Northwestern is 11th in the Big Ten in three-point shooting, but that didn’t discourage them from letting it fly early — or from knocking them down. The Wildcats canned three of their first six, with one each coming from Buie, Audige, and Brooks Barnhizer.
After falling behind 17-15 with 10 minutes remaining in the half and going over four minutes straight without a basket, the Buckeyes went on an 8-0 run over the next five minutes to go ahead 23-17. Ohio State got buckets from Roddy Gayle, Sueing, McNeil, and Tanner Holden during the run, and interestingly enough Brice Sensabaugh did not have a basket to this point. The Buckeyes were getting it done without their best offensive player, which is quite a changeup from the season script thus far.
After falling behind 23-17, the Wildcats outscored the Buckeyes 11-4 over the final five minutes to take a 28-27 lead into the halftime locker room. Inbounding the ball from the side with four seconds left, Northwestern got the ball to Nick Martinelli on the left block who spun around Sueing and glassed one just in time to take the lead back.
If I told you that Ohio State’s leading scorer had zero at halftime and that the Buckeyes missed all nine of their three-point attempts, what do you think their overall field goal percentage would be? Today, it was 54.2% — an elite mark.
Oddly enough, the Buckeyes were 13-15 (86.6%) from two-point range in the first half, and 0-9 from distance. Eight of the nine guys who saw time in the first half scored for OSU — the only one who did not was Sensabaugh.
Whether it was game script, personnel-related, or Holtmann just not liking what he saw from Sensabaugh in the first half, Ohio State’s star freshman did not score his first basket of the game until the 12:32 mark of the second half. His long stepback two gave Ohio State a 43-42 lead.
Sensabaugh only played six minutes during the first half and was 0-2 shooting with a turnover and a steal. He checked in at the 13:52 mark of the second half for his first action of the second stanza.
After Thornton’s floater got Ohio State back within two points with 6:06 remaining, Northwestern scored seven straight over the next 1:22 to take a 61-52 lead. Barnhizer capped the run with a three-pointer — his fourth of the game — which also tied his season-high of 18 points.
Trailing 61-52 with just under five minutes remaining, Sueing scored five consecutive points all on his own to get Ohio State back within two possessions, 61-57. He then went to the line with a chance to hit two free throws and make it a two-point game, but he missed both, and Ohio State still trailed by four.
Ohio State (11-13, 3-10) hosts Michigan State (15-9, 7-6) Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET — six hours ahead of the Super Bowl — on CBS. This is the first of two meetings between the teams this season. The Spartans recently snapped a two-game losing streak with a home win over Maryland on Tuesday evening, 63-58. Tom Izzo’s team is currently the No. 42 team in the country according to KenPom, and has the No. 27-rated defense.
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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
Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
The Buckeyes finally got a really good game out of Justice Sueing, but even that was not enough to stop the misery.
With fewer than 10 games remaining in the season and the losses piling up, time is running out for Ohio State (11-13, 3-10) to scrape together enough wins to have a chance at competing in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time under head coach Chris Holtmann.
A season that began with hopes of winning a Big Ten title — or at least competing for one — are long game. The Buckeyes are now playing for their tournament lives, and even if they do go on a late run this season, the odds still are not good. Ohio State entered tonight’s game against Northwestern with nine conference losses, which is a number that would get them in the NCAA Tournament if it held and OSU won each of their final eight games.
But things went similarly to how they’ve gone over the past month-plus — badly. Northwestern avenged their New Year’s Day loss to the Buckeyes, winning 69-63 Thursday night in Columbus.
Ohio State rolled with a lineup of Bruce Thornton, Sean McNeil, Justice Sueing, Isaac Likekele, and Zed Key. Chris Collins countered with a starting five of Boo Buie, Ty Berry, Chase Audige, Robbie Beran, and Matt Nicholson.
Unlike each of the last two games, Ohio State jumped out to an early lead instead of falling behind right from the get-go. Thanks to five quick points from Key, the Buckeyes held a 9-6 lead by the first media timeout 5:19 into the game. The Buckeyes’ first nine points of the game all came in the paint, with Likekele and Felix Okpara also scoring.
Northwestern “battled” —if you want to call it that — to a 17-15 lead at the under-eight media timeout with 7:40 remaining in the first half. Both teams were barely shooting 40% from the floor over the first 12 or so minutes, and the two teams also combined for eight turnovers by this point. Had Ohio State not missed each of their first seven three-pointers, they may have had a lead.
Northwestern ran an inbounds play to Nick Martinelli with four seconds remaining in the first half and he scored off the glass to give Northwestern a 28-27 lead heading to the halftime locker room. Buie had nine first-half points for the Wildcats, who actually shot worse overall in the first half (42.3%) than the Buckeyes (54.2%).
Ohio State missed all nine of their first-half three-point attempts but went 13-15 from two-point range. Additionally, Brice Sensabaugh was the only Buckeyes (of nine) to not score in the first half.
Ohio State finally knocked down their first three-pointer of the game 2:26 into the second half courtesy of McNeil, which tied the game up 33-33. Ohio State fell behind by five points momentarily, but held a 37-35 lead at the first media timeout of the second half.
Beran knocked down his second triple of the game with 10:34 to go to tie things up 45-all, but Thornton answered with a floater to get the Buckeyes back up by a pair of points. Chris Collins immediately called timeout, as the chess match between two coaches desperately in need of a win continued.
The Wildcats moved back in front 51-47 by the under-eight timeout thanks to a three from Berry, who had missed his first four shots from downtown before that. To this point in the game, neither team had a lead larger than six points at any time, and there were 10 lead changes.
However, Northwestern went on a 7-0 run courtesy of Buie and Barnhizer to go up 61-52 with just over four minutes remaining. Buie shot four consecutive free throws after being fouled on two drives, and Barnhizer hammered his fourth triple of the game to give Chris Collins’ squad their biggest lead yet.
The Buckeyes clawed back late — as they have been prone to do after falling behind — but were not able to complete the comeback at home, as they ultimately fell to the (most likely) tournament-bound Wildcats.
If you didn’t stay up to see Ohio State lose their 10th game in their last 11, here are a few key moments and runs that eventually did the Buckeyes in:
A new man?
For the first time since injuring his shoulder against Purdue on Jan. 5, Key was able to warm up without the large shoulder brace that made it “hard for him to breathe” according to Chris Holtmann. He put it back on before the start of the game, but early on he looked much healthier and more comfortable than he has in several weeks, scoring on a three-point play and also dunking over the top of Nicholson to score five of Ohio State’s first nine points.
There were a number of times throughout the game were Key appeared to be in significant pain after being hit in his shoulder, so while it appeared that he is regaining his full range of motion, there is clearly still a lot of pain involved.
Wildcats get a wild start beyond the arc
At 31.6%, Northwestern is 11th in the Big Ten in three-point shooting, but that didn’t discourage them from letting it fly early — or from knocking them down. The Wildcats canned three of their first six, with one each coming from Buie, Audige, and Brooks Barnhizer.
OSU uses an 8-0 run to take back the lead
After falling behind 17-15 with 10 minutes remaining in the half and going over four minutes straight without a basket, the Buckeyes went on an 8-0 run over the next five minutes to go ahead 23-17. Ohio State got buckets from Roddy Gayle, Sueing, McNeil, and Tanner Holden during the run, and interestingly enough Brice Sensabaugh did not have a basket to this point. The Buckeyes were getting it done without their best offensive player, which is quite a changeup from the season script thus far.
Northwestern scores at the buzzer to take a halftime lead
After falling behind 23-17, the Wildcats outscored the Buckeyes 11-4 over the final five minutes to take a 28-27 lead into the halftime locker room. Inbounding the ball from the side with four seconds left, Northwestern got the ball to Nick Martinelli on the left block who spun around Sueing and glassed one just in time to take the lead back.
These numbers make no sense?
If I told you that Ohio State’s leading scorer had zero at halftime and that the Buckeyes missed all nine of their three-point attempts, what do you think their overall field goal percentage would be? Today, it was 54.2% — an elite mark.
Oddly enough, the Buckeyes were 13-15 (86.6%) from two-point range in the first half, and 0-9 from distance. Eight of the nine guys who saw time in the first half scored for OSU — the only one who did not was Sensabaugh.
Sensabaugh scores for the first time, flips the lead once again
Whether it was game script, personnel-related, or Holtmann just not liking what he saw from Sensabaugh in the first half, Ohio State’s star freshman did not score his first basket of the game until the 12:32 mark of the second half. His long stepback two gave Ohio State a 43-42 lead.
Sensabaugh only played six minutes during the first half and was 0-2 shooting with a turnover and a steal. He checked in at the 13:52 mark of the second half for his first action of the second stanza.
Barnhizer’s three puts Northwestern up nine late
After Thornton’s floater got Ohio State back within two points with 6:06 remaining, Northwestern scored seven straight over the next 1:22 to take a 61-52 lead. Barnhizer capped the run with a three-pointer — his fourth of the game — which also tied his season-high of 18 points.
Sueing goes on a 5-0 run to make it closer
Trailing 61-52 with just under five minutes remaining, Sueing scored five consecutive points all on his own to get Ohio State back within two possessions, 61-57. He then went to the line with a chance to hit two free throws and make it a two-point game, but he missed both, and Ohio State still trailed by four.
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Ohio State (11-13, 3-10) hosts Michigan State (15-9, 7-6) Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET — six hours ahead of the Super Bowl — on CBS. This is the first of two meetings between the teams this season. The Spartans recently snapped a two-game losing streak with a home win over Maryland on Tuesday evening, 63-58. Tom Izzo’s team is currently the No. 42 team in the country according to KenPom, and has the No. 27-rated defense.
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Despite being 3-9 in Big Ten play, Ohio State is actually favored over Northwestern tonight
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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The Buckeyes got one of their three B1G win over the Wildcats on Jan. 1.
Friends, a lot has changed for the Ohio State men’s basketball team since New Year’s Day. When the Buckeyes traveled to Evanston, Ill., they were 9-3 and coming off back-to-back games scoring 90 or more points.
On the first day of 2023, Chris Holtmann’s squad earned their second conference win to start their Big Ten slate. They beat the Northwestern Wildcats — who were 10-2 at the time — by an impressive score of 73-57. Following that W, the Buckeyes had the second-best odds to win the Big Ten according to DraftKings SportsBook behind only Purdue.
Since then, Ohio State has gone 1-9, losing each of those nine games by single digits except for one (86-70 vs. Indiana), and the average losing margin has been 6.3 points per game. The Buckeyes currently sit at 13th in the Big Ten, ahead of only the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-15, 1-11), who Ohio State lost to on Jan. 12 by a score of 70-67.
So, knowing all of those painful facts, you might be surprised to know that Holtmann and his team actually enters Thursday’s home matchup against Northwestern as 5.5-point favorites again according to DraftKings SportsBook.
The oddsmakers have the total points line at 137, which means that they are projecting a final score in the neighborhood of 71-66 in favor of the Buckeyes. I know that bookmakers make their money getting these types of things right, and they are often eerily accurate with their projections, but I’ve watched enough Buckeye basketball this season to not expect to much.
So, while I would love to see the bookmakers proven correct and for the Buckeyes to get another check in the Win Column, but there ain’t no chance that I would put money on it at this point. However, I live in a state that does not have legalized sports betting, so what do I know? If you decide to place a bet on this game — either for or against Ohio State — I wish you luck, because my nerves will be frayed enough as it is even without having a few bucks on the line.
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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
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
The Buckeyes got one of their three B1G win over the Wildcats on Jan. 1.
Friends, a lot has changed for the Ohio State men’s basketball team since New Year’s Day. When the Buckeyes traveled to Evanston, Ill., they were 9-3 and coming off back-to-back games scoring 90 or more points.
On the first day of 2023, Chris Holtmann’s squad earned their second conference win to start their Big Ten slate. They beat the Northwestern Wildcats — who were 10-2 at the time — by an impressive score of 73-57. Following that W, the Buckeyes had the second-best odds to win the Big Ten according to DraftKings SportsBook behind only Purdue.
Since then, Ohio State has gone 1-9, losing each of those nine games by single digits except for one (86-70 vs. Indiana), and the average losing margin has been 6.3 points per game. The Buckeyes currently sit at 13th in the Big Ten, ahead of only the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-15, 1-11), who Ohio State lost to on Jan. 12 by a score of 70-67.
So, knowing all of those painful facts, you might be surprised to know that Holtmann and his team actually enters Thursday’s home matchup against Northwestern as 5.5-point favorites again according to DraftKings SportsBook.
The oddsmakers have the total points line at 137, which means that they are projecting a final score in the neighborhood of 71-66 in favor of the Buckeyes. I know that bookmakers make their money getting these types of things right, and they are often eerily accurate with their projections, but I’ve watched enough Buckeye basketball this season to not expect to much.
So, while I would love to see the bookmakers proven correct and for the Buckeyes to get another check in the Win Column, but there ain’t no chance that I would put money on it at this point. However, I live in a state that does not have legalized sports betting, so what do I know? If you decide to place a bet on this game — either for or against Ohio State — I wish you luck, because my nerves will be frayed enough as it is even without having a few bucks on the line.
Odds/lines subject to change. T&Cs apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.
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