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LGHL Biggest Concern: Is this the year Penn State finally breaks through?
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Biggest Concern: Is this the year Penn State finally breaks through?
Cincinnati1968 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) celebrates a first down run beside Penn State Nittany Lions linebacker Kobe King (41) during the NCAA football game at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Ohio Statw won 20-13. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Drew Allar returns for his senior season at Penn State, with a showdown in Columbus set for Nov. 1.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about our Biggest Concerns. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our Biggest Concerns here.
The longer the winning streak, the more pressure there is to maintain it. That’s the case for in-season winning streaks, consecutive national championships and winning streaks against an opponent.
We know the Buckeyes repeating as national champions is going to be incredibly difficult, but there’s another streak that’s going to be hard to extend this season.
Ohio State has beaten Penn State in each of the previous eight meetings. That’s impressive, considering how many really good teams the Nittany Lions have had over the last eight seasons. But with quarterback Drew Allar returning for the 2025 season, it’s going to be a 60-minute battle for the Buckeyes to make it nine-straight wins over Penn State.
In honor of this week’s theme here at LGHL, one of my biggest concerns this season is Penn State beating the Buckeyes in Columbus. The Nittany Lions will be fired up for that game, with a chip on their shoulder knowing how close they are to finally breaking through in both the Big Ten and on national level.
There are, obviously, concerns on this year’s Buckeyes team that are worth talking about. From a first time starter at quarterback to replacing Treyveon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins to the defensive line, those concerns obviously take precedent.
But a school like Ohio State is used to replacing talent annually. We know the Buckeyes could very well be one of four teams left in the College Football Playoff come early January. One thing, though, that can derail that or make it harder for the Buckeyes to get to the CFP Semifinals is losing a home game to a team they have owned for nearly a decade.
Look at the last two games between Ohio State and Penn State. The Buckeyes have scored just 20 points in each of those two meetings. Last season alone, the Buckeyes fell behind 10-0 early before shutting down Penn State’s offense the rest of the way in a 20-13 win. The Buckeyes needed a late goal line stand to seal the win.
That’s the thing that concerns me. Ohio State clobbered Penn State 44-31 in 2022, outscoring them 28-17 in the fourth quarter in a game JT Tuimoloau had two interceptions- returning one for a touchdown, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Not to mention, the Buckeyes dominated Penn State in every meeting from 2019 through that game in 2022.
Since then, though, the Buckeyes have had to grind out wins against the Nittany Lions.
Penn State is going to be very good in 2025. They could be No. 1 in the AP Preseason Top 25. Allar has struggled in his first two games against the Buckeyes, but what’s at stake for him could be the motivating factor behind a potentially much better performance for him against the Buckeyes this season.
Teams like Penn State eventually break through. While there is pressure on those teams, there’s more pressure on Ohio State to keep preventing teams like the Nittany Lions to reach the top tier of the conference and national hierarchy. One of my biggest concerns this season is Penn State finally breaking through and beating Ohio State — in Columbus, no less.
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Cincinnati1968 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) celebrates a first down run beside Penn State Nittany Lions linebacker Kobe King (41) during the NCAA football game at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Ohio Statw won 20-13. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Drew Allar returns for his senior season at Penn State, with a showdown in Columbus set for Nov. 1.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about our Biggest Concerns. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our Biggest Concerns here.
The longer the winning streak, the more pressure there is to maintain it. That’s the case for in-season winning streaks, consecutive national championships and winning streaks against an opponent.
We know the Buckeyes repeating as national champions is going to be incredibly difficult, but there’s another streak that’s going to be hard to extend this season.
Ohio State has beaten Penn State in each of the previous eight meetings. That’s impressive, considering how many really good teams the Nittany Lions have had over the last eight seasons. But with quarterback Drew Allar returning for the 2025 season, it’s going to be a 60-minute battle for the Buckeyes to make it nine-straight wins over Penn State.
In honor of this week’s theme here at LGHL, one of my biggest concerns this season is Penn State beating the Buckeyes in Columbus. The Nittany Lions will be fired up for that game, with a chip on their shoulder knowing how close they are to finally breaking through in both the Big Ten and on national level.
There are, obviously, concerns on this year’s Buckeyes team that are worth talking about. From a first time starter at quarterback to replacing Treyveon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins to the defensive line, those concerns obviously take precedent.
But a school like Ohio State is used to replacing talent annually. We know the Buckeyes could very well be one of four teams left in the College Football Playoff come early January. One thing, though, that can derail that or make it harder for the Buckeyes to get to the CFP Semifinals is losing a home game to a team they have owned for nearly a decade.
Look at the last two games between Ohio State and Penn State. The Buckeyes have scored just 20 points in each of those two meetings. Last season alone, the Buckeyes fell behind 10-0 early before shutting down Penn State’s offense the rest of the way in a 20-13 win. The Buckeyes needed a late goal line stand to seal the win.
That’s the thing that concerns me. Ohio State clobbered Penn State 44-31 in 2022, outscoring them 28-17 in the fourth quarter in a game JT Tuimoloau had two interceptions- returning one for a touchdown, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Not to mention, the Buckeyes dominated Penn State in every meeting from 2019 through that game in 2022.
Since then, though, the Buckeyes have had to grind out wins against the Nittany Lions.
Penn State is going to be very good in 2025. They could be No. 1 in the AP Preseason Top 25. Allar has struggled in his first two games against the Buckeyes, but what’s at stake for him could be the motivating factor behind a potentially much better performance for him against the Buckeyes this season.
Teams like Penn State eventually break through. While there is pressure on those teams, there’s more pressure on Ohio State to keep preventing teams like the Nittany Lions to reach the top tier of the conference and national hierarchy. One of my biggest concerns this season is Penn State finally breaking through and beating Ohio State — in Columbus, no less.
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LGHL Bucketheads Podcast: It’s vet week, and Joe Gemma joins to talk about the new court design
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Bucketheads Podcast: It’s vet week, and Joe Gemma joins to talk about the new court design
justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Ohio State Hoops/X
We talked with Joe about how the court came to be, what the process was, how the roll out was decided and much more!
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops.
Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio
On this special 162nd episode of the Bucketheads Podcast, we jump on with friend of the program Joe Gemma to discuss the new Ohio State basketball court.
We talked with Joe about how the court came to be, what the process was, how the roll out was decided, and much more!
At the end, we talked quickly about vet week, which athletes Joe is excited to see this week and the effect it has on the active players.
Remember to like and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, leave a comment, and review!
Connect with the Podcast:
Twitter: @BucketheadsLGPN
Connect with Connor
Twitter: @lemons_connor
Connect with Justin:
Twitter: @justin_golba
Connect with Joe:
Twitter: JoeDGemma
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Ohio State Hoops/X
We talked with Joe about how the court came to be, what the process was, how the roll out was decided and much more!
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops.
Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio
On this special 162nd episode of the Bucketheads Podcast, we jump on with friend of the program Joe Gemma to discuss the new Ohio State basketball court.
We talked with Joe about how the court came to be, what the process was, how the roll out was decided, and much more!
At the end, we talked quickly about vet week, which athletes Joe is excited to see this week and the effect it has on the active players.
Remember to like and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, leave a comment, and review!
Connect with the Podcast:
Twitter: @BucketheadsLGPN
Connect with Connor
Twitter: @lemons_connor
Connect with Justin:
Twitter: @justin_golba
Connect with Joe:
Twitter: JoeDGemma
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LGHL Ohio State four-star LB target set to announce commitment following official visit
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Ohio State four-star LB target set to announce commitment following official visit
Dan Hessler via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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2026 four-star LB Cincere Johnson | via @JCincere8 on X
2026 four-star target Cincere Johnson will announce his commitment this week following a weekend official visit with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is entering its final week of its summer recruiting camp schedule. It has been a busy month for the football team and the coaching staff. The Buckeyes have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, where Ohio State will try to run it back after a College Football Playoff National Championship run last season.
The coaching staff has also been busy hosting what feels like dozens of recruits every day in the last few weeks. This trend will continue this week, but before we get to that, Ohio State is hoping to earn a huge recruiting win this week as well.
2026 four-star linebacker Cincere Johnson (Cleveland, OH / Glenville) is scheduled to commit later this week on June 19, and he is coming off an official visit with Ohio State that seemed to have gone as well as possible.
Ohio State head coach has made it a priority to keep the best recruits in Ohio in-state, and because of this mantra, the Buckeyes have been recruiting Johnson for a while, offering him in September of 2024. He has found his way down to Columbus on multiple occasions, with the most recent being for his official visit.
The Buckeyes are not alone in his recruitment, as he has a final three of Ohio State, Penn State and Alabama. He has taken official visits with his three finalists, and he also officially visited with Oklahoma. He has an official visit with USC scheduled for June 20, but it is still to be seen if he will go through with it as he is scheduled to commit a day before this.
Johnson is viewed as one of the top linebackers in the 2026 recruiting class. 247Sports has him listed as a defensive edge however, and he is the No. 8 edge prospect in their composite rankings. He is also the No. 71 overall prospect and the No. 2 recruit from Ohio.
Make sure to follow Land-Grant Holy Land this week and the weeks to follow as we will keep you up-to-date on all things Ohio State recruiting.
As was mentioned above, Ohio State will be having its final summer recruiting camp this week. Because of this, the list of recruits scheduled to make the trip to Columbus is another long one, and it seems to be ever growing.
This will be a big recruiting week for the Buckeyes as they will have many of the nation’s top recruits on campus. Below are just some of the names scheduled to take an official or unofficial visit with Ohio State this week:
Five-star WR Kesean Bowman
Class: 2027
Hometown: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy
Size: 6-foot, 174-pounds
Four-star LB Kaden Henderson
Class: 2027
Hometown: Tampa, FL / Jesuit
Size: 6-foot-2, 200-pounds
Three-star QB Emmett Queen
Class: 2027
Hometown: Fort Mitchell, KY / Beechwood
Size: 6-foot-4, 215-pounds
Ohio State four-star RB commit Favour Akih
Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B. Hayes
Size: 6-foot, 190-pounds
Four-star S Adryan Cole
Class: 2027
Hometown: Atlanta, GA / Pace Academy
Size: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds
Three-star S Malaki Taufoou
Class: 2027
Hometown: San Mateo, CA / Junipero Serra
Size: 6-foot-2, 175-pounds
FL Edge Ismael Schiefer
Class: 2028
Hometown: Bradenton, FL / IMG Academy
Size: 6-foot-3, 225-pounds
Three-star OH RB Jonathan Brown
Class: 2026
Hometown: Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
Ohio ATH Chris Bradley
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds
Ohio RB Edmund McAllister
Class: 2029
Hometown: Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central
Size: 5-foot-7, 170-pounds
TX LB Cam Pettijohn
Class: 2027
Hometown: Lewisville, TX / Lewisville
Size: 6-foot-1, 215-pounds
TX LB Kailer Pettijohn
Class: 2026
Hometown: McKinney, TX / McKinney
Size: 6-foot-2, 196-pounds
OH LB Judah Blair
Class: 2028
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
OH RB Kenyon Norman
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot, 195-pounds
FL WR Peter Pierre
Class: 2028
Hometown: Hollywood, FL / Chaminade-Madonna
Size: 6-foot-3, 215-pounds
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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 four-star LB Cincere Johnson | via @JCincere8 on X
2026 four-star target Cincere Johnson will announce his commitment this week following a weekend official visit with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is entering its final week of its summer recruiting camp schedule. It has been a busy month for the football team and the coaching staff. The Buckeyes have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, where Ohio State will try to run it back after a College Football Playoff National Championship run last season.
The coaching staff has also been busy hosting what feels like dozens of recruits every day in the last few weeks. This trend will continue this week, but before we get to that, Ohio State is hoping to earn a huge recruiting win this week as well.
2026 four-star linebacker Cincere Johnson (Cleveland, OH / Glenville) is scheduled to commit later this week on June 19, and he is coming off an official visit with Ohio State that seemed to have gone as well as possible.
June 19th! The Commitmentpic.twitter.com/1sK0hlxGWJ
— Cincere Johnson 4️ (@JCincere8) June 15, 2025
Ohio State head coach has made it a priority to keep the best recruits in Ohio in-state, and because of this mantra, the Buckeyes have been recruiting Johnson for a while, offering him in September of 2024. He has found his way down to Columbus on multiple occasions, with the most recent being for his official visit.
The Buckeyes are not alone in his recruitment, as he has a final three of Ohio State, Penn State and Alabama. He has taken official visits with his three finalists, and he also officially visited with Oklahoma. He has an official visit with USC scheduled for June 20, but it is still to be seen if he will go through with it as he is scheduled to commit a day before this.
Johnson is viewed as one of the top linebackers in the 2026 recruiting class. 247Sports has him listed as a defensive edge however, and he is the No. 8 edge prospect in their composite rankings. He is also the No. 71 overall prospect and the No. 2 recruit from Ohio.
Make sure to follow Land-Grant Holy Land this week and the weeks to follow as we will keep you up-to-date on all things Ohio State recruiting.
Ohio State’s visitor list continues to grow, and grow, and grow
As was mentioned above, Ohio State will be having its final summer recruiting camp this week. Because of this, the list of recruits scheduled to make the trip to Columbus is another long one, and it seems to be ever growing.
This will be a big recruiting week for the Buckeyes as they will have many of the nation’s top recruits on campus. Below are just some of the names scheduled to take an official or unofficial visit with Ohio State this week:
Five-star WR Kesean Bowman
Class: 2027
Hometown: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy
Size: 6-foot, 174-pounds
I will be at The Ohio State University tomorrow️ @ryandaytime @brianhartline @CoachJordan82 @SWiltfong_ @samspiegs @TomLoy247 pic.twitter.com/UfoWHLkEAg
— Kesean Bowman (@K3B02) June 16, 2025
Four-star LB Kaden Henderson
Class: 2027
Hometown: Tampa, FL / Jesuit
Size: 6-foot-2, 200-pounds
Three-star QB Emmett Queen
Class: 2027
Hometown: Fort Mitchell, KY / Beechwood
Size: 6-foot-4, 215-pounds
Ohio State four-star RB commit Favour Akih
Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B. Hayes
Size: 6-foot, 190-pounds
Four-star S Adryan Cole
Class: 2027
Hometown: Atlanta, GA / Pace Academy
Size: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds
Three-star S Malaki Taufoou
Class: 2027
Hometown: San Mateo, CA / Junipero Serra
Size: 6-foot-2, 175-pounds
I will be back in Columbus tomorrow!!!@MattGuerrieri @CoachMHunter @DariusBell_3 @coachmons @coachwalsh20 @ActivatedSP @OfficialKOBros @CoachMikeHillSF @Rivals @On3Recruits @Samchung_4 @Ogthetruth @BrandonHuffman @TheUCReport pic.twitter.com/bI6c1wmNrN
— Malakai Taufoou
FL Edge Ismael Schiefer
Class: 2028
Hometown: Bradenton, FL / IMG Academy
Size: 6-foot-3, 225-pounds
Three-star OH RB Jonathan Brown
Class: 2026
Hometown: Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
Ohio ATH Chris Bradley
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds
I’ll be camping at Ohio State tomorrow ️️!!!@OGWalt_ @CoachMHunter@TonyJCoach @N_Murph @etwill21 @Bill_Kurelic @mickdwalker @parkerwereb8 @kaleb_longhurst @BoominBuckeyes @BuckeyeBackers @AllenTrieu @SWiltfong_ @CoachTomBolden @LakotaWestFB pic.twitter.com/zLRmuOrAuk
— Chris Bradley ATH ‘27 (@Chris2Bradleyy) June 16, 2025
Ohio RB Edmund McAllister
Class: 2029
Hometown: Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central
Size: 5-foot-7, 170-pounds
TX LB Cam Pettijohn
Class: 2027
Hometown: Lewisville, TX / Lewisville
Size: 6-foot-1, 215-pounds
TX LB Kailer Pettijohn
Class: 2026
Hometown: McKinney, TX / McKinney
Size: 6-foot-2, 196-pounds
I will be at Ohio state June 16-18.@JLaurinaitis55 #GoBucs
— 3
OH LB Judah Blair
Class: 2028
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
OH RB Kenyon Norman
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot, 195-pounds
FL WR Peter Pierre
Class: 2028
Hometown: Hollywood, FL / Chaminade-Madonna
Size: 6-foot-3, 215-pounds
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2025 Countdown Thread
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2x All Big Ten
2x All American
Outland Trophy
Lombardi Award
2nd in Heisman Voting (should have won)
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame (first person to start in 3 Rose Bowls)
College Football Hall of Fame
John Hicks
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