Finally a decent game day. Good games at every time frame for the most part.

OHSportsFan said:

This guy definitely has an agenda if you follow him (against Day). And these PFF grades can lose credibility, but…it supports my point that I hate our TEs and I hate if ever have more than 2 out there (really, more than 1 is too many).

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But this ain’t changing with Day and Smith.

I miss the run from spread concepts Meyer+Day had. It was a match in heaven. The bunch stuff with everyone in the box is too much havoc (for our OL, QB and RBs).

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I can’t stand the tight end usage. We insist on throwing out 2-3 tight ends meaning we for sure don’t have our best 11 on the field. For the most part they’re non functional in the passing game and they’re a liability in the rush attack.

At this point just put Cook and Daniels in tight end numbers and bring them in to block. At least they’ll have an advantage in the run game.

But you’re right it’s not going anywhere. It’s been here since Ryan Day took over and it’s only increased in usage. Shit we had one of the best receiving tight ends in the country last year and we still couldn’t do anything with that group.

I’m not fired, I quit.

Bestbuck36 said:

This TEs are the ones who should be eating in the misfire of the field. A simple "Pop" pass can go cut massive gains at times abs terrifies the safeties.

Get this shit together.

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I don't care if OSU never uses a TE again this season. I think they are exactly the reason things are getting bogged down.

I hope Day becomes more aggressive and creative like he was when he was first hired. Day used to be at the forefront of offensive gameplans, and now I am not sure why things are so conservative.

Maybe these past 3 games were just building up to something. Not sure

Thump said:

Interested!

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Sorry, it’s been booked.

Michigan State

Iowa

Navy

Gizmo said:

My Iowa co-worker invited us all over to his place to watch the game and eat/drink next week. Dumbass should have invited us over this week, and we could all root for the same team.

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Yeah he's gong to have different emotions for those two games

Georgia could cancel its future matchups with Ohio State​

The Georgia Bulldogs are currently slated to play the Buckeyes in 2030 and 2031 in a home-and-home series. However, the Bulldogs just canceled their home-and-home with Clemson, meaning Ohio State could be next. This is now the fourth home-and-home future matchup the Bulldogs have canceled.

This is clearly a result of the SEC moving to nine games in the conference slate, and teams are scared to schedule tough opponents. While Ohio State is still looking to play quality opponents, other top programs are afraid that losing such a game could threaten their chances of making the College Football Playoff.

Next season, the Buckeyes are going to take on Alabama. It's highly unlikely that the home-and-home is canceled, as it is too close for them to make that call. However, the Bulldogs could pull the plug on this series and end up scheduling an FCS cupcake instead, as most other SEC programs do.

If the CFP expands to 24 teams, there could be a better incentive for teams to schedule big non-conference matchups as resumes get diluted in a bigger playoff field. Canceling this matchup would be a shame for both fan bases, who both love seeing games like this.

My Iowa co-worker invited us all over to his place to watch the game and eat/drink next week. Dumbass should have invited us over this week, and we could all root for the same team.

See, this kinds of comments do not endear me to him. We lost Cotie over some dumb shit so, ugh. I'm just going to stop there.

Bestbuck36 said:

Maybe he thought he knew the play? Shit gets hard when you don't eh

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His last year there were some plays he was noticably ball hunting and sometimes got lucky with a pick. So I could see him guessing a quick out and being fucking toast for it

Ohio State “Very Fortunate” To Bring Back Eight Players, Four Starters for 2026-27 Season​

Kevin McGuff's team likes to play fast — that identity isn't going anywhere, at least if the first day of official practice ahead of the 2026-27 season was any indication.

Ohio State started its first practice of the year with a full-speed transition layup drill, showing the pace it will want to play with again this season. The tempo returns this year, but so do many faces from a season ago, as Ohio State brought back eight players and four starters from the 2025-26 team.

"We were very fortunate, obviously, to bring everybody back for the most part. We really like the kids that we've had an opportunity to recruit, so we're happy to bring them back," McGuff said Monday. "It's kind of my preference, too, as much as we can, to hang our hat on continuity. We have certainly been successful in the portal, in filling some needs. But we want the core of our team to be from people who come here and are here for multiple years. We're lucky to be able to do that. So hopefully that experience will help everyone succeed."

With those returning faces comes a harder non-conference schedule. The Buckeyes’ slate features UConn, Ole Miss, Texas and Stanford, but McGuff says that with the group that came back, he feels as if his team is well-equipped for the challenge.

"I think we've returned enough that we wanted to see where we measured up in some of the country's best programs. And we're going to get that opportunity," McGuff said. "Also, as we look all the way towards the end of the season, given the opportunity to play in the postseason, we want to give ourselves the best chance possible to get a great season. The only way you can do that is to play great competition."

The lone departure from last year’s starting lineup is guard Chance Gray, who now plays for the Los Angeles Sparks after she was selected in the second round of the 2026 WNBA draft.

Ohio State returns the guard and sister tandem of Jaloni Cambridge, who was a second-team All-American a year ago, and Kennedy Cambridge, who broke the program's single-season steals record last season. The quartet of returning starters rounds out with center Elsa Lemmila, who led the Big Ten in blocks in 2025-26, and forward Kylee Kitts.

Ava Watson, who started 16 games last season and will likely replace Gray in the starting lineup this season, is also back from last year’s bench along with wings Bryn Martin and Seini Henry and forward Ella Hobbs.

"We have eight returners, which is something that you don't see a lot," Jaloni said. "So it says a lot about the culture of this team and our relationships within our players. It says a lot. I love my teammates to death. I'm excited. It's not going to be much of a change for us with the people coming back. So just be excited for the show."

The Buckeyes also added a trio of freshmen in four-star guard Atlee Vanesko, forward Adriana Diaz and five-star center Sydney Mobley, all three of whom McGuff said "will have an impact on this season."
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This roup of TEs are the ones who should be eating in the middle of the field. A simple "Pop" pass can go cut massive gains at times and terrifies the safeties.

Get this shit together.

Edit: autocorrect can eat a bag of dicks.

Need some big hitters to come onboard with a quickness