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LGHL Power Two Podcast: Paige Buckets finally wins a title in her last game with UConn

Power Two Podcast: Paige Buckets finally wins a title in her last game with UConn
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NCAA Womens Basketball: Final Four National Championship

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The Women’s College Basketball season has ended with Paige Bueckers and UConn winning a title!

Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s Power Two Podcast. On this show, we talk about Big Ten and SEC football…and everyone else. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host DaNaysia Jones. Lock in as we run a power sweep through the college football landscape.


On this week’s episode, Jordan and DJ discuss a new football camp. Khalen Saunders is launching an LGBTQ+ friendly football camp. DJ shares how excited she is about advocacy from people who are not members of the LGBTQ+ community. Football can be a very macho sport so we appreciate the effort to create a safer space for all types of athletes.

In the two-minute drill, we discussed the “upset” that Houston Men’s Basketball handed to Duke. This prompted a conversation about men’s basketball and the success of recent draft prospects from college. There has not been much success for many, but will there be one for Copper Flagg?

There were way-too-early comparisons between him and Carmelo Anthony at Syracuse which prompted a conversation about the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The class features heavyweights such as Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Maya Moore, and Sue Bird. DJ and Jordan took a moment to celebrate their accomplishments.

For the rest of the show, Jordan and DJ react to the Women’s National Championship game between UConn and South Carolina. DJ revels in the fact that she was correct about UConn winning from the beginning and makes her usual complaints about officiating. Jordan celebrated the young talent in the tournament, specifically Sarah Strong. This prompted a debate about the recent women’s recruiting classes and the talent within each class.

Jordan believed that it was rare to see generational talents like Juju Watkins and Sarah Strong in back-to-back classes. DJ argued that there are great talents in each class before them because women’s basketball is on a generally upward trajectory. They do eventually come to a consensus and preview next week’s episode which will cover our SEC game picks and the WNBA Draft.



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2025 scUM Shenanigans, Arguments, etc.

“Yes, we were aware of the harvested organs and used the money from their sale to our immense benefit, but we never asked where they came from, and everyone sells things sometimes, so we’re good, right?

Well, there is that exception if you sell your own college football memorabilia……
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LGHL Ohio State recruiting stays HOT, picks up fifth commitment in two weeks

Ohio State recruiting stays HOT, picks up fifth commitment in two weeks
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Ohio State 2026 LB commit CJ Sanna with Ryan Day | via @Cjsanna07 on Twitter

The Buckeyes keep on BOOOOMing!

Ohio State football recruiting is absolutely on fire right now, as the defending national champs have added repeatedly to their 2026 class over the last two weeks. The Buckeyes opened up spring practice with only five commits in the cycle, and have since doubled that total to 10 with a number of huge additions.

This flurry of commitments has catapulted the class the No. 3 in the country with still plenty of time to go. Ryan Day and company aren’t just getting the job done from a quantity standpoint either, as Ohio State currently lays claim to the highest average player rating of any school with double-digit commits.

Four-star offensive lineman Maxwell Riley got the ball rolling on March 10 prior to the start of spring ball, and since then the Buckeyes have added four-star OT Sam Greer (March 25), four-star IOL Tucker Smith (March 26), five-star safety Blaine Bradford (March 31), four-star safety Simeon Caldwell (April 3) and mostly recently four-star linebacker, CJ Sanna.


BREAKING: Four-Star LB CJ Sanna has Committed to Ohio State, he tells me for @on3recruits

The 6’3 225 LB from Lewis Center, OH chose the Buckeyes over Wisconsin, Indiana, & Miami

“Beyond blessed, Go Bucks ”https://t.co/19BfUqOEt5 pic.twitter.com/eFGcmqlSiP

— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) April 4, 2025

The talented in-state prospect announced his commitment to Ohio State on Friday morning. Sanna, a product of Lewis Center Olentangy High School, ranks as the No. 20 player in Ohio and the nation’s No. 35 linebacker per the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound defender first received his OSU scholarship offer back in January from position coach James Laurinaitis.

“I love how coach (James) Laurinaitis runs his room and the fact he’s been through the program as a player as well,” Sanna told 247Sports. ”I also believe in what coach (Matt) Patricia is bringing to Ohio State.”

Sanna holds over two dozen offers to his name, choosing the Buckeyes over Indiana, Iowa, Miami, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and many others. The junior is coming off a stellar 2024 campaign, recording 97 tackles with 11 tackles for loss, seven sacks and a pair of forced fumbles.

Ohio State is doing a fantastic job of locking down the borders, with Sanna the fifth commit in the 2026 class from the state of Ohio, joining the aforementioned Greer and Riley in addition to four-star CB Jakob Weatherspoon and four-star WR Jaeden Ricketts. The Buckeyes are also still heavily involved in the recruitments of four-star CB Elbert Hill (No. 2 in OH) and four-star LB Cincere Johnson (No. 6), among others.

Quick Hits

  • Ohio State had a huge visitor on campus this past weekend in five-star safety Bralan Womack. The nation’s No. 1 safety and No. 12 overall player per 247Sports’ rankings, Womack made the trip up to Columbus to spend time with position coach Matt Guerrieri in addition to Caleb Downs. By all accounts, the Buckeyes are now at or near the top of his list following the visit.
  • Another big name in attendance this past weekend was five-star DL Richard Wesley. Recently reclassifying from the 2027 class to 2026, Wesley is the No. 3 EDGE and No. 20 player overall per the 247Sports Composite. The California native is notably teammates with the also recently reclassified five-star corner Havon Finney Jr., who Ohio State is also pursuing.

Had a great time at Thee Ohio State University #gobuckeyes pic.twitter.com/lPdn8XmCNG

— Richard “Richie” Wesley (@Richard23Wesley) April 6, 2025
  • Ohio State and position coach Carlos Locklyn sent out a new offer on Saturday to four-star running back, Damon Ferguson. The Baltimore native is the No. 27 RB and the No. 7 player out of his home state of Maryland, per the 247Sports Composite. Ferguson holds nearly 40 offers to his name, including the likes of Duke, Indiana, Michigan State, North Carolina, Wisconsin and now the Buckeyes, among many others.

All glory to God .After a great conversation with @Locklyn33 I’ve been blessed to receive an offer from @OhioStateFB. @TonyJCoach @WearemilfordFB @Coach_bjones44 @ReggieWhite90 @Coach_Trog @Coach_jayjay @Coach_Coates32 @Coach_Hargis @Peeps_a_fool @rjackso10 @coachtae_7 pic.twitter.com/BeJblbyKTE

— Damon “Nuddle” Ferguson (@roll5damon) April 5, 2025
  • Carsyn Baker, who just last week included Ohio State among his top five schools, will be on campus this week to take in a spring practice session. Baker, the No. 14 RB and No. 23 player in the talent-rich state of Georgia per the 247Sports Composite, ran for nearly 1,300 yards with 14 touchdowns this past season. The Buckeyes are one of his final programs in consideration alongside Clemson, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and his official visit with Ohio State is scheduled for June 13.

I will be back @OhioStateFB Tuesday!!! @ryandaytime @Locklyn33 @brianhartline pic.twitter.com/xSzGfqwuDi

— Carsyn Baker 'ALL Day' (@carsyn_baker) April 6, 2025

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2025 Spring Practices, Spring Game, and other Tidbits

He is actually pretty good natured and not a person, from my experience following him, who goes out of his way to attack people maliciously. However, he is willing to ask difficult questions, which sets the OSU beat apart from the TCUN beat.

Many in the OSU beat are not OSU grads, or started out as fans. Lesmerises falls into that category.

That wasn’t a “tough” question. It was grandstanding. Not only was it almost 30 years ago, but it was discussed ad nauseam when Matt was hired by Detroit. There was nothing new that he was going to uncover.
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2025 Spring Practices, Spring Game, and other Tidbits

To each of their own. His question to Ryan Day about Matt Patricias charges that were dismissed against him 2 decades ago soured me pretty hard. He made comments earlier that day (the day Patricia was hired) that implied he was shocked he was hired because of this prior incident even though he acknowledged the charges were dropped.

Not my cup of tea but I use to listen anyways to hear what Bill had to say. Totally out though after that fucked up question to Ryan Day about Patricia.
He is actually pretty good natured and not a person, from my experience following him, who goes out of his way to attack people maliciously. However, he is willing to ask difficult questions, which sets the OSU beat apart from the TCUN beat.

Many in the OSU beat are not OSU grads, or started out as fans. Lesmerises falls into that category.
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2025 Spring Practices, Spring Game, and other Tidbits

I disagree about Doug Lesmerises. I really enjoy the Kings of Columbus segments. I have been listening to him since he was at Cleveland.com. I think he is good, and has been a staple Buckeye voice for years.
To each of their own. His question to Ryan Day about Matt Patricias charges that were dismissed against him 2 decades ago soured me pretty hard. He made comments earlier that day (the day Patricia was hired) that implied he was shocked he was hired because of this prior incident even though he acknowledged the charges were dropped.

Not my cup of tea but I use to listen anyways to hear what Bill had to say. Totally out though after that fucked up question to Ryan Day about Patricia.
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2025 Spring Practices, Spring Game, and other Tidbits

Yep I don’t believe the allegations for a minute against the podcast guys. Wherever they go I’ll listen to their work.

They’re great.

Doug Laimerese or whatever his name is can eat a dick though.
I disagree about Doug Lesmerises. I really enjoy the Kings of Columbus segments. I have been listening to him since he was at Cleveland.com. I think he is good, and has been a staple Buckeye voice for years.
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Cleveland Browns (Factory of Sadness)

I'd rather that they do lots of things differently from how they've done them.
I hope they don't pick him.
There will be lots of worse picks available.
They have picked worse in the past. Remember when they used a first and second round pick to select a tight end? Not two different tight ends - it was one tight end they used 2 picks to get.
Remember when they selected some doof from up north to play punt returner on every single defensive play? He played linebacker and strong safety and corner back for the doofuses up north, but Cleveland put him at free safety, and played him so deep every play that it became a 10 versus 11 game.
Then there was some running back - was he from Alabama? I forget. The smartest thing the Browns did with him was trade him to the Colts. Was that Trent Richardson?
And I'm sure we could list a bunch more bad draft picks the Browns have made.

Or when they picked a TE with a reversed name to a DL that had already been drafted thinking they were drafting the DL.
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