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KYBuck4858 1 hour ago
Per Wiltfong:

- His pick is still on IU for WR Monshun Sales, but he views OSU as the biggest threat.

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Insider drops bad news on Ohio State football’s chase of another five-star addition in the class of 2027​

Ohio State has built another strong recruiting class for 2027 to this point. However, the hopes of them landing another five-star wideout in the class just took a hit.

Five-star WR Monshun Sales’ latest update isn’t promising for the Buckeyes​

Ohio State has been in the mix for top wideout recruit Monshun Sales for quite some time along with Alabama and Indiana. The Texas Longhorns have gained traction as of late, and it appears Sales will pick the field over Ohio State.

“As of right now I don’t think five-star receiver Monshun Sales ends up with Ohio State but the Buckeyes are a finalist alongside Indiana, Texas, Alabama, and LSU,” Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong wrote recently.

Ohio State got an official visit from Sales on June 12 and it was a key one to get the Indiana native in town. Cortez Hankton has been leading the recruitment since he’s been on the job after taking over for Brian Hartline.

According to 247 Sports, Sales is the No. 1 wideout and No. 13 overall player in the class of 2027.

Former Ohio State football transfer has hype growing around his name at his new college home at another major program​

Former Ohio State WR Mylan Graham transferred to Notre Dame back in the winter. As we get closer to fall camp, hype continues to grow toward him being a major player for the Irish in 2026.

Mylan Graham noise continues to grow after leaving Ohio State ​

Graham was a five-star recruit for the Buckeyes in 2024 alongside Jeremiah Smith. However, the two players have had very different college careers to this point. Graham transferred away from Ohio State back in the fall in search of finding playing time, and he’s likely going to find it with Notre Dame.

“The minute Graham arrived in South Bend, he began turning heads,” A to Z Sports’ Ryan Roberts wrote recently. “His quick improvements as a worker in the weight room and on the field caught the attention of those around the program. There was a clear ascension from a work ethic perspective that immediately had folks raving. Then spring practice happened, and that is where the hype train truly took off for the Notre Dame fan base.”

Graham played in four games as a true freshman but didn’t register a catch. Last season, the Indiana native played in nine games, but caught just nine passes for 93 yards. By late in the season former walk-on David Adolph had passed Graham on the depth chart and it was clear his time at Ohio State probably wasn’t going to work out.

Mylan Graham has a chance to finally get going in 2026​

It’s not because of a lack of talent, Graham has that and he’s a burner once he gets the ball in his hands. The 6-foot-1 wideout was just behind a very talented bunch in Columbus and finding playing time was going to be tough even as a junior. Graham decided to land with former Buckeye Quincy Porter at Notre Dame, and both should be contributors for the Irish in 2026.

On3’s J.D. placed Notre Dame QB CJ Carr and Graham as the No. 5 QB/WR duo in the country entering the 2026 season. That’s without Graham ever having any real protection and at a new home.

Five-star recruit’s father revealed an issue Ohio State football is having to work through in its pursuit of the elite playmaker​

Ohio State has a chance to double up on five-star wideouts after landing Jett Harrison for 2028. The latest intel shows they have an uphill climb to work through.

Ohio State has work to do with a five-star wideout​

Losing Brian Hartline came with its worries for the Buckeyes, and they have ground to make up with another elite wide receiver due to it.

Ohio State has to grow its relationship with five-star Mandarin (FL) WR Brysen Wright. Harrison is rated the No. 2 wideout in the class and Wright is the No. 1. Getting both would be very tough in today’s era of recruiting with NIL, but not totally impossible.

The Buckeyes are in the mix for the 6-foot-3, 215-pound wideout, but they have to work on the relationship between him and Hankton quickly.

“The Florida schools, Miami, Florida, do a good job,” Wright’s father, Colby, said via Rivals. “Texas has done a good job. Ohio State, we have to reestablish stuff there with (Brian) Hartline being gone, but they’ve been communicating.”

It sounds like the Buckeyes have been working on rebuilding the relationship there since Hartline’s exit. Hankton has his work cut out for him with a player who would be a Day 1 contributor in Ohio State’s offense in 2028.

The Florida schools are the favorites with the Gators and Hurricanes, but the Buckeyes are still right there lurking. Wright caught 46 passes for 983 yards and 10 touchdowns during his sophomore year of high school. He’s a player who looks a lot older physically and looks college-ready today.

Wright’s father is open that the relationship needs to grow with Ohio State again. The next six months will be key and getting Wright on campus would be huge for the Buckeyes. We’ll see.

“He’s Like a Little Bowling Ball Out There”: Bruce Thornton is Already Turning Heads with the Houston Rockets​

“He’s a tank,” said Rockets assistant coach Will Dunn, who will serve as head coach of the summer league squad. “You can see it right away. He’s like a little bowling ball out there.

“He’s physical, he’s strong, he’s got a really tight handle. So when you guard him, you’ll feel it, for sure,” he continued. "And that’ll also allow him defensively to do some switching and stuff like that. A guy his size might not normally be able to, but he’s got that physicality, where it will allow him to."

While Thornton has work to do to transition his game to the NBA level, he’s confident he can make an impact as a rookie no matter how much playing time he sees.

"Me just filling in my role at a high level, doing the things they need me to do," Thornton said on draft night of how he wants to contribute for the Rockets. "Impact winning as much as I possibly can and be a great teammate in the locker room."

The Rockets will take part in the Las Vegas Summer League from July 9-19 with four games scheduled: July 10 vs. Denver Nuggets (6:30, ESPN2), July 11 vs. Toronto Raptors (9:30, Prime Video), July 14 vs. Philadelphia 76ers (4:00, Prime Video) and July 16 vs. Brooklyn Nets (4:30, ESPNU).

Thornton hopes to make a name for himself beginning in Summer League, then carry that momentum into the rest of the offseason ahead of his rookie campaign. But no matter where his NBA career goes from here, Thornton knows how blessed he is to be in the position that he's in, something he will never take for granted.

calibuck said:

So I guess an NBA career is out of the question?

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Just sayin': I'll go out on a limb here and say his NBA career is (at least) on hold for betweem 2 to 30 years.

osuvictory1 said:

TN is all about paying off family members. It worked with David Sanders Jr, almost worked with Legend Bey and now they seem to be paying the unk's of DGG.

Hopefully he goes to the Buckeye's, but don't color me surprised if he ends up with the Vols.

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Also add Chaz Coleman, Boo Carter, Faizon Brandon, Mike Matthews and Nico.
All that talent just to be a mid tier program

cmstophe said:

What is tea time and significance of that

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Its term used by the youth, the original term is to "spill the tea", meaning share the gossip. The term was shortened to "tea" or some type of term revolving around tea

jakenick06 said:

Am I the only one that sees his length, athleticism, and frame and think his future could be maximized at OT?

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I see him more in the mold of Calais Campbell or Deforest Buckner. Massive DL that can play inside or outside on the DL

AKAK said:

think the real problem we have is our golden generation here more or less thinks their rhe shit and as they got to their prime it would just work. And we have a lot of really gifted players, and largely not soft guys... but as a group, they're soft.

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I don’t follow soccer enough to have an informed opinion, but I’ll blurt out my 2 cents regardless since I’ve probably had shittier takes before, but this current batch of us soccer players reminds me of Texas longhorns football, just hyped, sheltered and whiny.

MGMT said:

What is D’s real uncle saying — Avon Barksdale? I know he’s inside, but he’s still what you’d call an authority figure.

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The Vols are more shady like Prop Joe

MGMT said:

What is D’s real uncle saying — Avon Barksdale? I know he’s inside, but he’s still what you’d call an authority figure.

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Way off topic, but I named my dog Wee-Bey

Whatever the case may be it’s wild to now see an Iowa or Wisconsin in there for an OL or RB.

What is D’s real uncle saying — Avon Barksdale? I know he’s inside, but he’s still what you’d call an authority figure.

Are we going to play 3 WR sets?

OHSportsFan said:

Back home. Still depressed/angry/sad we didn’t come back with a win.

I feel like I want all the scathing takes as if the Bucks just lost The Game.

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Here, I will make it worse. This team never showed us anything this cycle to give us reason to believe we could beat Belgium.

We got pushed around by a Germany in disarray just a bit ago.

I think the real problem we have is our golden generation here more or less thinks their rhe shit and as they got to their prime it would just work. And we have a lot of really gifted players, and largely not soft guys... but as a group, they're soft.

Now its not just the players, the Federation fucked up by bringing Berhalter back (I know I wasn't opposed to it at the time, but I dont get the big bucks) but they also took what , effectively a year to do it, then dragged their feet a little more when it was obviously not going to work so, I can't even say it was also the coach because he had a compressed time window and didn't have to qualify so i mean grade incomplete...

... But then thw game.... can someone explain to me why the 3-5-2? I mean clogging the MF up didn't help, and this is a 4-2-3-1 coach and it didn't feel to me like they were comfortable in thei patterns of play and that frustration kept building rather than figuring it out. They changed when Gio came on and it got better but they brought 18 forwards and you're gonna use 2 so you can have another MF? Looked like Belgium couldn't believe their luck? They were unfocused and unprepared, that somewhat on poc..

And this doesn't have to do with which round we went out it, we could have gone through against a different opponent, and got stomped the next round, the point is how this all went down and we shouldn't be surprised

So where are we well, the folden boua will be in their early 30s. I don't think thats bad. If you ask Messi he'd probably clainlm he was never in a world cup in his 20s. But thats the perspective that comes with age, and these guys need to realize its now or never.

What is tea time and significance of that

TN is all about paying off family members. It worked with David Sanders Jr, almost worked with Legend Bey and now they seem to be paying the unk's of DGG.

Hopefully he goes to the Buckeye's, but don't color me surprised if he ends up with the Vols.

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Thanks for clarifying. He sure had his hand out.

OHSportsFan said:

Buckeye football is still #1. And I should probably just stick to that because they are the only good/consistent/successful team I’ve ever rooted for. I’d be hanging from a wire otherwise

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This over a few more years for me.

Being a Buckeye football fan =




Being a fan of pretty much anything else (especially Ohio pro sports) =

I have questions. Forgive this old non hip guy.

So first off they would not allow him to go to the celebration unless he signed there contract for 2.75!!!
*their
And wtf celebration?
He asked to let him celebrate with his players and they said no.
Who is they?
OU and Notre Dame offered 3... Penn State 3.1 and Ohio State 2.75!!! Slap in his face they new the other offers!!
*knew
And all of this stuff about LJ and Day... Jim started playing HIS defense after the Oregon game not LJs!!!! Once he did not agree to the 2.75 it was 10:30 at night and they told him he'd be locked out of the building at midnight. He even said if u let me come and celebrate with the players I'll just nod smile and shake hands. They said no it would take away from the celebration...
LJ, Labron James, Larrry Johnson, Long John
Silver
idiots him not coming took away!!
What does this mean?
I'm 99% sure they r who broke the story because they said he told his players the night before he was coming back not true!! You go where ur wanted PERIOD!!! I'm so angry about all
the stuff out there about him
What is the stuff?