pnuts34 said:

Living in Cincinnati and having a buddy that takes me to the occasional UC game, I can tell you that this kid is very mid. And he hit the lotto by getting Texas tech to give him $5mil, because i doubt he would get drafted any higher than the 5th round at best. I mean he didn’t even pass for 100yds against Nebraska

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Just another reason I cannot take CFB seriously anymore. It's just a dumb "sport" now.

Ohio State cannot afford another bargain bin transfer portal class​

The Buckeyes whiffed in the portal in 2025, and they need to make up for it in 2026.

In its quest to repeat as national champions, Ohio State added 11 players via the transfer portal prior to the 2025 season. Of that group, only three made any sort of impact on the field for the Buckeyes, and two (so far) are now back in the transfer portal again.

Really only two of last year’s additions can be considered any sort of a success, those being tight end Max Klare and offensive lineman Phillip Daniels.

Klare finished the season as Ohio State’s third-leading receiver, totaling 448 yards on 43 receptions with a pair of touchdowns. The Purdue transfer’s numbers suffered a bit as a result of quarterback Julian Sayin’s struggles seeing the middle of the field down the stretch, as Klare should’ve had an early game-tying touchdown against Miami — among the many other times the talented pass-catching tight end was open but not targeted.

Daniels was brought in as a depth piece along the offensive line with the hopes that he would develop into a starting-caliber player down the road, but was forced into the starting right tackle role in year one in Columbus. Daniels performed admirably given the situation, lacking from a consistency standpoint but ultimately holding his own when not matched up against the Rueben Bain Jr.’s of the world.

The aforementioned third player to make any bit of impact of this Buckeyes’ transfer class is C.J. Donaldson, who began the year as Ohio State’s starting running back but lost the job to true freshman Bo Jackson. Donaldson was brought in to be a power back, but after the ever-brilliant OSU strength and conditioning staff had him drop 20 pounds during the offseason, his biggest strength (quite literally) was negated.

The rest of the 2025 transfer class for Ohio State was nothing short of a disaster.

Chief among that group was Ethan Onianwa, who came to Columbus as one of the top transfer tackles in the country but was immediately one of the worst offensive linemen on the roster. A complete miss from a player evaluation standpoint, the Buckeyes attempted moving Onianwa to guard before giving up on him entirely, finishing the year having played less than 100 total snaps.

Onianwa was far from the only whiff for Mark Pantoni and the Ohio State player evaluation staff.

Beau Atkinson was another huge miss. Coming over from UNC having posted 7.5 sacks for the Tar Heels in 2024, Atkinson looked completely overmatched on the field for the Buckeyes. Playing a little more than 200 total snaps on the season, the edge rusher finished the year as the second-worst graded defensive player on the roster, per PFF, with his lone sack coming in garbage time against Ohio.

Ohio State also brought in Jackson Courville at kicker, but never actually let him attempt a single field goal in a real game.
The Buckeyes instead trotted out Jayden Fielding, who having not once in his career shown he was capable of making important kicks, proceeded to help lose them the Big Ten title game against Indiana with a 27-yard shank.

Courville, meanwhile, has never in his career missed a field goal under 30 yards, and he is now back in the transfer portal.

There were a handful of other lower-tier additions, including offensive lineman Justin Terry from West Virginia and quarterback Eli Brickhandler from UConn, both of which were basically emergency backups at their respective positions.

There were also the FCS up-transfers, including defensive end Logan George and linebacker Ty Howard. George played 19 total snaps and was injured most of the season, having since re-entered the transfer portal. Howard never saw the field as likely the seventh or eighth linebacker on the depth chart.
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Just sayin' I guess it's no secret that the 2 biggest portal signees for 2025 (i. e. Ethan Onianwa and Beau Atkinson) were major disappointments this season. However, Beau Atkinson has another year of eligibility left; so. if he sticks around. (who knows?) he potentially could have a "banner year" in 2026.

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I love how Lou has been relentless on his attack on ND and their fans.

DZ83CK said:

Mobley says he heard Nebraska calling to foul him, so he knew the only chance of a tie there was passing the ball.

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Yepp said it was supposed to go to Tilly-Bynum back to Mobley

GreenwoodBuck said:

What in the absolute fuck was that? You let the center shoot the game tying 3? Mobley had plenty of time to get the shot. Jeezus Christ this team pisses me off with their dumbfuckery at times. And how many damn seniors does Nebraska have? Must be nice to have guys stay or get 7 year players. I’m sorry Bruce. It’s gonna take a miracle for you to make a tourney. Transfer as a 5th year graduate if the pros aren’t in your future. Go somewhere where you’ll make it. At this point, Thornton and Mobley needs to take 60% of the shots. At this point, who gives a shit

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Mobley says he heard Nebraska calling to foul him, so he knew the only chance of a tie there was passing the ball.

Catastrophic failure to lose Hicks.

If you look at the schedule, January is a somewhat favorable month as there is only 1 more game this month you look at and say it's a loss for sure. There is a stretch of 8 games coming up here that the Buckeyes *should* be able to win the majority of. If they could manage to prevail in all but one of these matchups against unranked teams, they would be at 8-4 in the B1G moving into the tougher part of the schedule. I realize the results aren't what we hoped so far, but I feel like this team still has a very legitimate chance at making the tournament.

10-4, 2-2 in the B1G in the relatively more manageable portion of the B1G schedule. Ideally, they will be a few games over .500 in league play before February.

Bryce Underwood announced Monday that he'll remain in Ann Arbor to play for the Wolverines under new head coach Kyle Whittingham.

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"He has enjoyed his time here, and he is one of the team leaders," Whittingham said. "He’s a young guy, but he’s one of the team leaders, obviously by virtue of the position. And so he is a guy that we think is going to be a part of what we’re doing going forward."

Underwood’s NIL valuation at On3 sits at roughly $3 million per year, placing him among the top earners in college football. The total value of his projected four-year deal is believed to fall between $10 and $12 million, depending on how long he remains in Ann Arbor. That figure alone places him in rare company, especially considering he was only months removed from high school when he signed it.

Just sayin': You knew he wasn't going to transfer; no other school was going to beat (or even come close to) the NIL deal he has with scUM for around $3M a year for 3 more years.....

What in the absolute fuck was that? You let the center shoot the game tying 3? Mobley had plenty of time to get the shot. Jeezus Christ this team pisses me off with their dumbfuckery at times. And how many damn seniors does Nebraska have? Must be nice to have guys stay or get 7 year players. I’m sorry Bruce. It’s gonna take a miracle for you to make a tourney. Transfer as a 5th year graduate if the pros aren’t in your future. Go somewhere where you’ll make it. At this point, Thornton and Mobley needs to take 60% of the shots. At this point, who gives a shit

Even though he didn't play well in this game, this team needs Noel to not be injured badly. He was the only bench player who had any offensive game at all.

GreenwoodBuck said:

I agree. Worst arena I’ve watched basketball in. Even at the high school state championships level. It sucks! Architect and engineer needs fired! UD is a better arena

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This shit was built 30 years ago. The architect and engineer are likely retired and/or dead so they don't give a fuck