And some of these shots from UConn, basketball Gods are on their side...

Bullshit foul, Illinois out of sync

Austin Reaves out for the first round. That fat lady might be singing.

Not even close to being a foul on the Illini. Seems like anything under the basket is automatic. I’ll be surprised if they can come back unless they just start raining 3s.

Starting to accept the disgusting reality that scUM is probably going to win it all. Arizona has choke in their DNA and Uconn (likely to beat Illinois) will probably lay another one of their clunker shooting games in the final

BB73 said:

That book was recommended to me by a young lady when we were both at tOSU. I will always have fond memories of it.

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The book, or your "interactions" with this young lady?

From 11W: Recruits in attendance for Saturday’s (4 April 2026) practice included 2027 five-star wide receivers Jamier Brown and Monshun Sales, 2027 five-star offensive tackle Oluwasemilore Olubobola, 2027 four-star quarterback Wonderful Monds IV, 2027 four-star linebacker AJ Randle, 2028 five-star defensive end Kameron McGee, 2028 four-star defensive end Jermaine Smith Jr. and 2028 quarterback Reign St. Clair (the younger brother of Tavien St. Clair), among others.

Student Appreciation Day Recap: Jeremiah Smith and Connor Hawkins Come Through in The Clutch, Ian Moore and Carter Lowe Fill In at Offensive Tackle​

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Moore, Lowe fill in for injured starting tackles​

Ohio State was without both of its returning starters at offensive tackles from last season, Austin Siereveld and Phillip Daniels, after both reportedly underwent procedures for minor injuries. With Siereveld and Daniels absent from Saturday’s practice, Ian Moore started at left tackle while Carter Lowe repped at right tackle with the first-team offense.

Moore had a strong showing filling in for Siereveld, holding his ground well in pass protection and winning one-on-one reps against Zion Grady and Beau Atkinson. Lowe, on the other hand, looked like a redshirt freshman who still has a way to go in his development before he’ll be ready to start at offensive tackle for the Buckeyes; he spent much of the practice going head-to-head with Kenyatta Jackson Jr., with Jackson frequently getting the best of his three-years-younger and far less experienced counterpart.

• Alongside students and media, former Ohio State players were also invited to attend Saturday’s practice. Some of the many former Buckeyes we spotted in attendance: Braxton Miller, Keith Byars, Roy Hall, Josh Myers, Patrick Gurd, Miyan Williams, Matt Wilhelm (the father of Mason Wilhelm), Bradley Robinson, Davison Igbinosun and Stanley Jackson (the father of Stanley Jackson Jr.).

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DZ83CK said:

I'm not sure exactly what OSU is doing with NIL, but I'm afraid it would be better allocated to players other than Colin.

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Good call. Colin White out.

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Hung on to win 14-12.

Buckeyes back up 14-12 heading to the 8th

brodybuck21 said:

12-12 now. Wind is blowing out

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Maryland is putting on a 2025 Ohio State defensive display 8 errors so far in this series

12-12 now. Wind is blowing out

Jagdaddy said:

Recently finished “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert Heinlein. Dude created some interesting characters and has some trenchant takes on the human condition.

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That book was recommended to me by a young lady when we were both at tOSU. I will always have fond memories of it.

gmen6981 said:

Seems to have the grift part down.

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He’ll master it after a few years in the Da Boot!

Speaking of awful pitching they are currently losing 11-10 in the 6th. Maryland has hit 5 HR. With even just bare minimum average pitching they are easily winning this game

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To be fair I believe Haire needs a little time and patience. His track record is pretty good and the damage from beals and bitch ass mosiello was extensive

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Yea the program was a hot dumpster fire when Haire took over that's for sure, there was no overnight fix here.

The problem remains that the pitching is still pretty awful, it's "not as awful" as last year but it's still a far cry from even being average. Haire is gonna really have to come up with something to really improve there if he's going to win here.

To be fair I believe Haire needs a little time and patience. His track record is pretty good and the damage from beals and bitch ass mosiello was extensive

calibuck said:

Don't see any PSU kids in the portal. Wonder if their NIL coin for wrestling meets or exceeds their football team?

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Just sayin': I saw somewhere that Penn State does spend ≈ $1.5M NIL on wrestling.: which has to be far less than they spend on football. As long as nobody else is outspending them I suspect that their continued "dominance" will keep attracting the top wrestlers.

How Penn State Wrestling Remains Dominant in the NIL Era​

Cael Sanderson says this era of college sports will "be an advantage" for Nittany Lions wrestling.

This really wasn't what college wrestling coaches wanted to hear. After No. 1 Penn State overwhelmed Ohio State 36-5 to clinch its sixth straight unbeaten Big Ten season, coach Cael Sanderson said his team might be getting better because of NIL and revenue sharing. Even if his staff doesn't outbid other programs for talent.

"We have a great team," Sanderson said after Penn State won its NCAA-record 85th consecutive match. "Our culture, the friendship and the camaraderie, I don't think it's ever been anything as close to what we have right now. I think a lot of that has to do with all the changes in college athletics, and the kids are coming here because they want to be here and they want to be part of something special."

The top-ranked Penn State wrestling team has another "something special" season brewing. The Nittany Lions finished their Big Ten campaign 8-0 and with some truly dominant numbers. Penn State outscored conference opponents by a combined total of 328-23, beating second-ranked Ohio State by 31 points, fifth-ranked Iowa by 29 and sixth-ranked Nebraska by 14.

The Nittany Lions shut out four Big Ten opponents, and no team won more than three bouts against them. Ohio State and Iowa won one apiece. Penn State's lineup went a combined 74-6 against Big Ten opponents for a winning percentage of 92.5 percent. Its average Big Ten margin of victory was 38.1 points.

Penn State even outpaced its Big Ten supremacy of last season. The Nittany Lions went a combined 67-13 in individual conference bouts during the 2024-25 season, when they broke their own NCAA tournament scoring record.

Four Nittany Lions went 8-0 in conference duals last season. This year, seven Penn State wrestlers were 8-0 against the Big Ten.

Penn State set the NCAA Tournament scoring record in 2024, broke it in 2025 and has a tremendous opportunity to break it again this season. Seven Nittany Lions are unbeaten and ranked first or second at their respective weight classes, according to InterMat Wrestling.

Nine Penn State wrestlers rank among the top six, and the team enters its regular-season finale against Princeton with a combined dual-meet record of 129-11. With a win over Princeton, the Nittany Lions would complete their sixth straight unbeaten season under Sanderson and 10th in 17 seasons.
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OHSportsFan said:

Do your job tonight, Arizona. Walked by TTUN’s team hotel and bus. Instantly filled with rage. I cannot stand these people.

Also picked up some Zona gear to rock with the OSU hat tonight (sorry to the ASU guys @Bestbuck36).

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How could you miss pulling the fire alarm last night?

calibuck said:

Without any knowledge whatsoever, am guessing that a 50-50 season (as of now) is pretty good for the baseball Bucks. Also assuming that people and the team, are happy so far. Are we losing on the league games, and cleaning up on the mid-week MAC challenges?

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.500 is not exactly good but it would be a huge step up from last year (13-37) if that's how they finished.

They are currently .500 in B1G play but they haven't exactly "cleaned up" in the mid week game with losses to Xavier Kent State and wright State