Bucketheads: Bruce is back, and the Darrion Williams saga comes to a (disappointing) close
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Is the 2025-26 Ohio State hoops roster better than last year’s now that the roster is mostly set?

“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.

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In episode 160, Justin and Connor are back to discuss the big news in the Ohio State men’s basketball world over the past two weeks, which involves a miss on a transfer and a returning starter.

Darrion Williams, a top transfer target from Texas Tech, withdrew from the NBA Draft and committed to Will Wade and NC State. We discuss the ramifications of Ohio State missing on Williams. Meanwhile, Bruce Thornton announces he is withdrawing from the NBA Draft and returning to Columbus for his senior season.

To end, we discuss the roster construction and why freshman Amare Bynum could be the X-factor on this team. Could he be a one-and-done?

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Ryan Day plays golf with Nick Saban and gets video game-ized all in the same day
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All the Buckeye news thats fit to re-print.

Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends at Land-Grant Holy Land are here for.

Monday through Friday, we’ll be collecting all of the articles, tweets, features, interviews, videos, podcasts, memes, photos, and whatever else we stumble across on the interwebz and putting them in our daily “Why is this News?” article. That way, you’ll have a one-stop shop for all of the most important Buckeye news, jokes, and analysis.

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On the Gridiron​

Ohio State Safety Caleb Downs, Linebacker Sonny Styles Among 42 Defenders on Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
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Day earns $50,000 bonus for team’s academic performance
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch

Your first look at College Football 26 - more ways than ever to bring glory home.

Coming July 10. Full reveal tomorrow.

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— EASPORTSCollege (@EASPORTSCollege) May 28, 2025​

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Texas AD Chris Del Conte explains blocking the move of Week 1 game vs. Ohio State
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Star power of Buckeyes on full display this offseason
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First-year back Bo Jackson in line for role in Buckeyes offense
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Reimagining What Ohio State’s National Championship Run Could Have Looked Like Under New College Football Playoff Seeding Format
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Nick Saban chats with @StephOtey on hitting the links with @ryandaytime and recruiting Julian Sayin pic.twitter.com/KeAlf9G8EW

— 97.1 The Fan (@971thefan) May 28, 2025​

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Ryan Day Joins Nick Saban For Golden Bear Pro-Am at the Memorial Tournament
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Ohio State football coach Ryan Day plays with Nick Saban at Memorial Tournament pro-am
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Ohio State women’s basketball guard Kaia Henderson enters the transfer portal
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The Film Room With Coach Diebler Part - Incoming Freshman Forward Amare Bynum

“I’m about what he’s going to be able to do in a Buckeye uniform.”#GoBucks | #FightToTheEnd pic.twitter.com/TZgCpOfOUZ

— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) May 28, 2025​

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Former Ohio State tennis doubles pair will be in action at the French Open
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Softball: Jasmyn Burns Named NFCA First Team All-American
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Women’s Tennis: Chavez, Perry Earn All-America Accolades
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Men’s Tennis: Aidan Kim to Participate in US Open Wildcard Playoffs
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Chris Hemsworth has released a statement thanking Marvel fans for supporting him as Thor.

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greatest honors of my life. For the last 15 years I’ve held Mjolnir and then Stormbreaker as the God of Thunder, but what made it truly special… was… pic.twitter.com/oe6nAb3YPi

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The 50th Memorial Tournament kicked off this morning at Muirfield Village Golf Club
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All but two golfers in the OWGR top 10 are in the field for the annual tournament in Dublin hosted by Ohio State legend Jack Nicklaus.

The 50th Memorial Tournament tees off today at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Even though there are no former Buckeyes in this year’s field, the action should still be hot up in Dublin at the tournament that Ohio State legend Jack Nicklaus hosts annually.

This year’s edition of the tournament will be a little more special for the Golden Bear since the tournament honoree will be Jack’s wife, Barbara Nicklaus. Along with Barbara, this year’s Journalism Award will go to Bob Baptist, who covered 37 Memorial Tournaments while he was a writer with the Columbus Dispatch.

The Golden Bear was born back in 1940 in Columbus, attending Upper Arlington High School before enrolling at Ohio State. While at Ohio State, Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur in 1959 and 1961, as well as an NCAA Championship in 1961, before turning pro later that year. Nicklaus ranks third all-time with 73 PGA Tour wins, as well as 18 wins in major tournaments, which is a number that likely will never be passed. The last tournament of competitive golf that Nicklaus played in came on the Champions Tour in June 2005.

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Even before this year’s tournament began, there has been a memorable moment out at Muirfield. In Wednesday’s Golden Bear Pro-Am, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and former Alabama head coach Nick Saban were paired with Justin Thomas and Corey Conners.

The mood in the group had to have been jovial since Day is coming off winning his first national championship, while Saban seems to be enjoying life now that he has retired from coaching. Thomas is coming off last month’s win at the RBC Heritage Classic, which was his first win on the PGA Tour since he won the PGA Championship in 2022.

The Memorial Tournament now has “invitational” status, meaning the field is a little smaller than regular PGA Tour events. This year’s field features 72 golfers, headlined by last year’s champion Scottie Scheffler, who won the PGA Championship earlier this month, which was held at Quail Hollow in Charlotte.

The win was Scheffler’s second of the 2025 season. After besting Collin Morikawa by a stroke at Muirfield last year, Scheffler became the first golfer since Tom Watson in 1980 to win five tournaments in a season before the U.S. Open.

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Only two golfers in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings will not be participating in this year’s Memorial Tournament. Reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy will be skipping the tournament for the first time since 2017. Despite never winning the tournament, McIlroy has recorded five top 10 finishes since 2010.

The second-ranked golfer in the world will play at next week’s RBC Canadian Open before looking for his second major championship of the year when the U.S. Open is held in a couple of weeks at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh. The other top 10 golfer who won’t be playing in Dublin this week is defending U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, who is unable to play because he is a member of the LIV Golf Tour. DeChambeau won the Memorial in 2015 in a playoff.

Golfers in the top 10 who will be playing in this year’s Memorial are Xander Schauffele, Morikawa, Thomas, Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley, and Sepp Straka. Matsuyama is the only golfer aside from Scheffler in the OWGR top 10 who has won at Muirfield.

Back in 2014, Matsuyama defeated Kevin Na in a playoff, becoming the first Japanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour since 2008. Matsuyama also had one of the more embarrassing moments of his career at Muirfield, as in 2022, he was disqualified in the first round when it was found he had a white paint-like substance on the face of his fairway wood.

One golfer who will be looking to continue his strong recent play at Muirfield Village Golf Club is Patrick Cantlay, who has won the tournament twice, tying him with Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin, Greg Norman, and Tom Watson for the third-most all-time.

The only golfers to win Jack’s tournament more times are Tiger Woods, who has won at Muirfield five times, followed by three-time winner Kenny Perry. Cantlay’s Memorial wins came in 2019 and 2021. The 2019 triumph was especially impressive since Cantlay tied for the second-lowest 72-hole score in tournament history, only trailing Tom Lehman’s 1994 mark of 20-under-par.

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Also in the field this week in Dublin is the winner of last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge, Ben Griffin. The victory was the second of the year for Griffin. Last month, Griffin and Andrew Novak won the Zurich Classic team event in New Orleans. Along with tying for eighth place in the PGA Championship a couple of weeks ago, Griffin has asserted himself as a golfer to keep an eye on this weekend and the rest of the season.

First and second round television coverage can be seen on the Golf Channel, while the third and fourth rounds will air on Saturday and Sunday on CBS. Like most years, there are rain concerns for the tournament, mainly on Friday.

Luckily, with dry conditions predicted for Thursday and Sunday, there shouldn’t be concerns about the tournament not being able to finish on time, especially with the smaller tournament field due to the invitational status.

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Ohio State offers 2027 LB prospect, prepping for major upcoming visit
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The Buckeyes are still offering new names as they prepare for a loaded month of June, which kicks off this coming weekend.

You’d be hard-pressed to find another time where Ohio State’s staff was offering more players than they are right now. Staying busy on the recruiting trail, the Buckeyes have been evaluating and offering new names for weeks, and Wednesday was no different as another top prospect in the 2027 class shared the latest news of Ohio State officially entering his recruitment.

Taking to social media to announce his latest offer, Georgia native Kamarui Dorsey was on the receiving end. Checking in at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, Dorsey is currently the No. 47 player nationally and third best linebacker in the 2027 class per the 247Sports Composite. Additionally, he holds over 20 offers to back his highly-touted four-star ranking.

Schools such as Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and a host of others were earlier to the party, but Ohio State now in the running could call for even more of the top programs to follow suit. Regardless, another top-ranked Georgia native at the linebacker spot fits the trend for what the Buckeyes are looking for on the defensive side of the ball.

From here, position coach James Laurinaitis will continue building the relationship, and the goal will be to get him to Columbus sooner rather than later. A full June of major recruiting opportunities ahead, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the staff push for him to make the trek in the coming weeks.

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OFFER FROM THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY #gobucks ️

Attend: @HamptonFBall @FabianWhylly @Cjoakley89 @mark_myers34 @LukeStampini @SWiltfong_ @ChadSimmons_ @RivalsFriedman @najehwilk @TomLoy247 @MattGuerrieri pic.twitter.com/fdxcBblZDc

— 4 Kamarui Dorsey Ath 2027 (@d1_kamarui) May 28, 2025​

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Ohio State gearing up for crucial month of June in recruiting​

The theme surrounding the month of June is nothing but recruiting. Set to be their busiest recruiting period of the summer, for a few years now the Buckeyes have leaned on this timeframe each cycle to build their classes and host their top targets from all over the country.

Much of the same in the coming days, this coaching staff is gearing up for what will be a non-stop effort to build not only this 2026 class, but the future classes as well. Kicking things off with one of their biggest visitors of the month, Virginia native running back target Savion Hiter will make his official visit this coming weekend in Columbus to see Ohio State once more.

The No. 17 player nationally and the top running back per the 247Sprts Composite, Hiter has long been a priority for the program. Making multiple trips to see him this spring, the staff and specifically position coach Carlos Locklyn have shown Hiter as much as they can in terms of wanting him as a member of this class, and this weekend will be yet another chance to come away impressing the five-star talent.

The goal is two running backs in this cycle, and that’s not changing. Hiter would be the crown jewel for any program, and while others are putting in the hard work too, this weekend could be what hopefully puts Ohio State over the top. Simply put, this is a big time visit for a major player.

OV this weekend #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/KPSgs9NEs8

— Savion “Cinco” Hiter (High-ter) (@5starsavi) May 28, 2025​

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• Visit plans taking a lot of the headlines as of late, the Buckeyes have another visitor slated for the month of June when four-star defensive line prospect Deuce Geralds officially visits Ohio State on June 20.

The No. 73 player nationally and ninth best defensive lineman in the 2026 class per the 247Sports Composite, Geralds has three visits prior to seeing the Buckeyes with LSU, Ole Miss, and Oregon being on the agenda, but Ohio State getting the last visit could help their chances for leaving him with a lasting impression.

A position group that really needs to get going, this upcoming month has to see some successful outcomes along the defensive line, and visits from top prospects will be closely watched.

Suwanee (Ga.) Collins Hill's very disruptive blue-chip DT Deuce Geralds has his official visits set to LSU, Ole Miss, Ohio State and Oregon. More here: https://t.co/zdLMcHfEjR pic.twitter.com/yYnlGedYsM

— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) May 28, 2025​

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• Looking way ahead to the 2028 class, Ohio State will play host on June 5 to quarterback prospect, Treyvone Towns Jr. A 6-foot-3, 205 pound high school freshman, Towns Jr. has a busy summer planned and is making sure he sees the Buckeyes as one of his stops.

Already offered by Ohio State, keeping tabs on him bodes well for the future, and having the chance to host him on campus is a win for keeping him interested. Developing his position among the best in college football, Towns Jr. will get another look at why this staff is so successful when it comes to quarterback play.

Excited for my upcoming visits!!!@BlairAngulo @BrandonHuffman @CoachFess @GinoGuidugli @Coach_NPosey @chandlerwhitmer @DannyOBrienQB @CoachMikeBobo @FBCoachSheridan @CoachHalzle pic.twitter.com/uzKmHSJEuT

— Treyvone Towns Jr (@TreyvoneTownsJr) May 29, 2025​

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