Not a headline, but figured I would share here since it is Ohio-based. Deer with a wig.

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These GM's just refuse to draw the link to the any success he had at tsun and the cheating. It was so fucking obvious. Fuck Jamarcus McCarthy.

BuckeyeNation27 said:

I keep myself intentionally blind to most NIL things, because I reserve the things that erode my sanity to my wife and kid.....but can you really just take several million dollars from a school and then bail and just go get a different bag from somebody else? I really hope you can, because that makes Ohio State's NIL process that much more intelligent than the aTm and Miami's of the world.

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I find it difficult to completely bash the figurative life out of a 20-year old for screwing up a situation like this given the stakes.

To your point, I think it falls more heavily on the people distributing the funds like pez to young adults that literally don’t have fully developed brains.

Ultimately I’m glad Coleman made OSU’s decision easy and we didn’t screw around with this crap.

Finally watched; I don’t know what stupid video I watched first — must’ve been slowed down because I was thinking to myself “wtf warrants a 5-star for this slow-footed reincarnation of Warren Ball?”

Then I found a real film and arrived at the conclusion that not only does he have breakaway speed and outstanding elusiveness, but he looks borderline impossible to take down on initial contact. The anti-Bo Jackson if you will.

Yes, please schedule the direct deposit.

I keep myself intentionally blind to most NIL things, because I reserve the things that erode my sanity to my wife and kid.....but can you really just take several million dollars from a school and then bail and just go get a different bag from somebody else? I really hope you can, because that makes Ohio State's NIL process that much more intelligent than the aTm and Miami's of the world.

We're at the part of the offseason where we can reasonably see Michigan losing all the games. That means we still have the whole summer yet.

SMU signs former MLB player Jordyn Adams to football scholarship: 26-year-old was a 5-star WR recruit in 2018​

Adams was the No. 3 wide receiver recruit in 2018, according to 247Sports, ranking directly behind future NFL star Amon-Ra St. Brown​

Jordyn Adams spent the better part of eight years pursuing one sports dream. Now, he's returning to another. The former five-star football recruit and first-round MLB Draft pick has enrolled at SMU and plans to join the Mustangs football program, a source confirmed to CBS Sports.

Adams was once considered one of the country's premier high school athletes. A standout at Green Hope High School in Cary, North Carolina, he finished his prep career ranked as the No. 3 wide receiver in the 2018 class and the No. 14 overall prospect nationally. The only receivers ranked ahead of him were future NFL stars Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ja'Marr Chase.

Adams signed with North Carolina and intended to play both football and baseball. But those plans changed when the Los Angeles Angels selected him with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft and signed him away from college on a deal worth more than $3 million.

The decision launched a professional baseball career that stretched from 2018 until just two weeks ago, when he last appeared in a game on May 20 with Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Adams climbed through the Angels' farm system before making his major league debut in 2023. He appeared in 17 games for Los Angeles that season and returned for 11 more games in 2024. After departing the Angels organization, he spent time with the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers organizations.

In total, Adams played 38 MLB games, collecting 13 hits, six runs scored, one home run and five RBIs. He spent the bulk of his career in the minor leagues, appearing in 678 games and accumulating more than 2,400 at-bats while showcasing the athleticism that once made him one of the nation's top football recruits.

His baseball career came to a close last month after a brief stint in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Rather than continue pursuing another opportunity in professional baseball, Adams has elected to revisit the sport many believed could have carried him to a professional career as well.

How is Jordyn Adams still eligible to play college football?​

As of now, he is, but the NCAA continues to debate significant eligibility changes. Last month, Division I leaders discussed an age-based "five-for-five" model that would give athletes five years to compete beginning immediately after high school graduation or their 19th birthday -- whichever comes first. If adopted, the proposal would dramatically alter the current system and could impact cases like Adams' in the future.

He never enrolled at North Carolina after signing with the Angels. Because Adams went directly into professional baseball and never played college football, his eligibility situation differs from that of a traditional college athlete.
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Captain Buckeye said:

Sort of unreal that Freeman and James are able to hangout if you think of it. I’ll say this, if Day were to go to the NFL you have to go get Marcus. No one is ready yet (James, Hartline etc).

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They've known each other since they were 18, why wouldn't they still be cool? Its just a job. I'm sure they have stories for days, and Freeman probably didn't even fault JL for leaving for THEIR alma mater for a positional job he didn't give him. I work with a guy who played at Wayne with them, and he said they all get together more frequently than fans know
And I doubt Marcus leaves ND for OSU. Its one of the few programs that would be considered a lateral move

My guy.

Jaxbuck said:

Byars stood 6’1” and weighed 235-250+ depending on the point in his career.

If that isn’t a big back there has never been one.

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I have stood next to Byars and there is NO WAY that he is 6’1.

5’11 TOPS.

Still flaccid?

Ohio State football suddenly seems to have a real chance at stealing away another major college football program’s prized recruit​

Ohio State football had a big recruiting weekend just a couple of days ago. Coming out of it, the Buckeyes look to be in a great position to potential take a five-star talent away from Texas Tech.

Ohio State had a couple of important visitors joining Gabriel Georges this weekend. California five-star DL Marcus Fakatou was on campus, as well as five-star WR Benny Easter Jr. (Texas Tech verbal).

The latest update on Easter’s visit sounds like the Buckeyes made some real progress in flipping the elite wideout away from the Red Raiders.

Lettermen Row’s Alex Gleitman revealed following the visit that there’s a belief from the Buckeyes end of things that they feel like they have a legit shot to complete the flip.

“The feeling from sources at the time of that first visit was that the Buckeyes definitely had a realistic shot, but the vibe was that Texas Tech would eventually pony up enough on the NIL front to keep Easter in the fold,” Gleitman wrote. “Following conversations entering this trip, and getting Easter on campus this weekend, I’m starting to get a vibe from those in the WHAC that they actually think they can pull this one off.”

Easter has been committed to Texas Tech since November as the No. 7 wide receiver in the country, per 247 Sports Composite. The elite wideout from Humble, Texas doesn’t currently have an out-of-the-world NIL deal with Texas Tech that one may expect. It feels as if the Buckeyes are going to be able to be competitive on that front, which will help their chances of landing him.

Ohio State looks to be OUT of the mix for five-star wideout from the Sunshine State​

The expectation was that IMG Academy (FL) WR Eric McFarland would be in Columbus this weekend, but that’ll no longer happen. According to Jeremy Birmingham of Lettermen Row, McFarland won’t be taking an official to Columbus following a visit to Texas A&M.

Hell of a game.