Heck, I'm hoping that Tennessee makes the playoffs, and comes up against the big, bad Buckeyes. And then the next day DGG can spend it in the whirlpool easing his black-and-blue marks.

Will came out on his 2nd drive and was looking sharp. Had a nice gain on an 18 yard dig w/ levels - set the pass pro and everything.

Doesn't identify the crosser cut, throws a bad INT and now he's being a bit timid pushing the ball downfield on his current drive.
Hate to see that. Hoping he can gut out a roster spot. Dude throws a really pretty ball and has flashed some surprising pocket acumen tonight.

Guess it bears repeating. Most (CYA here folks) beat writers on the Buckeye scene will/do overplay our recruits. No good stuff happens if you downplay, or take shots at our signees. Blowing smoke up we folk's posterior is more likely to get 'hits' 'reads' or whatever. Could be that they hit his one best game, and put that up as 'his average'. Dunno. Seem to recollect that European ball has a weird key, so maybe his adaptation to the American game will be easier (?) Anyway, from his pic, looks like he's got some muscle/bulk on him, but am not a connoisseur of European basketball, not being ever covered on American TV. So guess we'll see. Might opine that Diebs sees some very raw clay, that can be molded into something useable. Bit troubling that the above suggests that he wasn't in an elite league. Stay tuned.

Well, guess that the pundits wouldn't get any views if they wrote Tennesse recruit probably signing with Buckeyes. Heck, I wouldn't bother if it was other way around.....soooo they put their best face, and best spin on the article. As we've found out, doesn't have to be accurate, but should at least have a smidge of truth. But do notice Pops said 'more than likely to sign' with the good guys. But might want to put some money in Vegas on the good guys winning.

OHSportsFan said:

Triple post but I figured it out, by doing this thing called “research”. He was on the Murcia U22 team and played in the Spain U22 youth league. Not their top division team.

Bit disengenous and flat wrong to say he was doing anything in a “top Euro league”. More like a Spanish college league.

Anyway, some highlights look impressive. Looking forward to what he brings.

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Sadly, typical lack of in-depth research by these beat types.

scarletngray said:

Another little nugget about a surprise player. When asked about the DL, and who was standing out, the first player that LB Christian Alliegro mentions in a interview, was Will Smith Jr.

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I love it when a plan comes together.

brodybuck21 said:

def looking forward to see if his international experience can translate to B1G play

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I think this is a home run for a late last roster spot add. He doesn't need to be a star, but he looks like a guy who can provide very versatile depth which is always very valuable. This is definitely not another Grujicic

Looking forward to getting Brady on campus and seeing what he can do. With that, hopefully he has a great senior season!

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New Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris shoots armadillo in yard​

Pistols Firing: OSU's Morris kills armadillo in yard

"My brain's going constantly and so ... I don't sleep very well," he said Tuesday. "I've had a couple of armadillo problems tearing up my lawn. Finally, a couple of days ago I just popped up at 2:30 [a.m.] because I couldn't sleep and I thought it was a great opportunity for me to go outside and luckily I found him."

It was the first encounter with an armadillo for Morris, who said it "was crushing my yard, my flower beds, digging everything up."

Morris made quick work of the animal and gave new meaning to "Pistols Firing," a popular slogan and hand gesture used by Oklahoma State fans and teams.

"Had to send a text message to my neighbors," he said. "I apologized for the gunshot. I am in the country, so it was legal. But I did get rid of him."

Just sayin': Critters tearing up your yard....

The Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris or this guy:​

Stay healthy and wait for the confetti

def looking forward to see if his international experience can translate to B1G play

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Anyone catch the Princeton vs Moeller game last night? Princeton RB and Miami OH commit Jordan Hall looked very, very good. Penn State offered him today, and sounds like OSU is definitely looking now. Listed at 5-10, 205 Hall has good speed and power. He had 170 total yards and 3 TDs against Big Moe

https://247sports.com/player/jordan-hall-46167064/

BuckeyeNation27 said:

23 completions and still less than 200 yards?

I didn't get to watch that game live, but I know what I'm doing later today.

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It's even funnier when you look at who was plugged into the secondary for Texas after their flood of opt outs.

Wardell Mack, who had registered just 6 tackles in 2 seasons and was mostly a special teams player

Warren Robinson, 15 tackles in 2 years, same as Mack, primarily a special teams player (though he got some more garbage time play than Mack)

Garceson Littleton, a true freshman who had played a good amount, but the opt outs pushed him from 3rd/4th corner to #1 corner.

Xavier Filsaime, plugged into starting safety due to the opt out of Michael Taafee. Mostly garbage time/spot duty throughout his career, stats of 21 tackles in 2 seasons to that point.

buckeyemania11 said:

Texas basically whole secondary and 2 of their better DL players sat the game out. Underwood was still only able to go 23/42 for 199 yards and threw 3 INTs. 4.7 Yards Per Attempt. This was the "FRESHMAN NEVER BEFORE SEEN!" against a MASH Unit after playing a whole season and having a month to prepare for this game.

I don't think Arch is terrible but he's not great, he's just "ok". His best performances in SEC play were against Vanderbilt (118th in Pass D) and Arkansas (104th in pass D) of course. He's got enough ability to shine against bad defenses, but he really shows to be just an ok type QB when thrown in front of Ds with some sort of ability.

Even if you give him the benefit of the doubt about the Ohio State game. The only other top 25 pass D he faced was Texas A&M the last week of the regular season. In that game he went 14/29 for 179 yards 1 TD and 0 INT. He was not that good against UGA either (27/43 251 Yards 1 TD 1 INT). He was bad in the loss to Florida (16/29 263 yards 2 TD 2 INT) and almost helped them lose to Kentucky (12/27 132 yards 0 TD 0 INT)

Based on his actual performance, If Manning wasn't on the back of his jersey he wouldn't be getting near the hype he gets.

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23 completions and still less than 200 yards?

I didn't get to watch that game live, but I know what I'm doing later today.

LOOKIN’ LIKE WILL. Bennett Christian is one of the best interviews on Ohio State’s roster. I don’t have a top five or top 10 — I only know Carson Hinzman is No. 1, and Christian isn’t too far behind him.

The veteran tight end had several good quotes this week. His best came when he shared that Julian Sayin has been making “unbelievable, jaw-dropping throws.” But soon after, Christian made another interesting comment about the Buckeyes’ Heisman finalist quarterback.

“He’s a really good rah-rah guy, which last year he was a little more reserved,” Christian said. “I think Will Howard, the best thing he did was just get guys going.”

Howard was a phenomenal quarterback for Ohio State, completing 73% of his passes for 4,010 yards and 35 touchdowns while adding seven more scores on the ground. But more than his on-field performance, Howard excelled as a leader. Whenever Ryan Day talked about Howard, the first traits he mentioned were his accountability, communication and ability to inspire.


At 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, Howard looked the part of a follow me to freedom kind of leader for the Buckeyes. He was exactly the type of personality Ohio State needed with its back against the wall during its legendary run to a College Football Playoff title.

If Sayin has reminded Christian and his Ohio State teammates of Howard while leading workouts and drills or commanding the huddle — even just a little bit — that may be one of the most important developments of the offseason.

Christian said he’s seen that passion from Sayin all offseason. He described the quarterback’s emotion as “fiery.”

“I’ve kind of seen him grow into that over the summer and stuff, in the weight room. I’m not really surprised to see it translate onto the field,” Christian said.

Sayin already had the arm talent. He already had the football IQ. Now, it sounds like he’s finding his voice, too. And if that voice carries over from the practice field to the playing field, the Buckeyes may have another quarterback who can lead them to a title in 2026.

Buckeye86 said:

As I said in the Arch Manning thread, rewatching the Citrus Bowl is a lot of fun for an Ohio State fan because Manning and Underwood both sucked.

Knowing the final score, you think to yourself towards the end of the game “how did UM lose this so badly?” and then you get to watch Underwood completely implode when the OC has to ask him to throw more because they’re running out of time.

And to repeat from the other thread, the only reason Texas took advantage is because they were able to do the opposite and resorted to QB runs with Manning in crunch time.

It really is encouraging to watch from an “I hope Ohio State’s opponents aren’t good” perspective.

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Texas basically whole secondary and 2 of their better DL players sat the game out. Underwood was still only able to go 23/42 for 199 yards and threw 3 INTs. 4.7 Yards Per Attempt. This was the "FRESHMAN NEVER BEFORE SEEN!" against a MASH Unit after playing a whole season and having a month to prepare for this game.

I don't think Arch is terrible but he's not great, he's just "ok". His best performances in SEC play were against Vanderbilt (118th in Pass D) and Arkansas (104th in pass D) of course. He's got enough ability to shine against bad defenses, but he really shows to be just an ok type QB when thrown in front of Ds with some sort of ability.

Even if you give him the benefit of the doubt about the Ohio State game. The only other top 25 pass D he faced was Texas A&M the last week of the regular season. In that game he went 14/29 for 179 yards 1 TD and 0 INT. He was not that good against UGA either (27/43 251 Yards 1 TD 1 INT). He was bad in the loss to Florida (16/29 263 yards 2 TD 2 INT) and almost helped them lose to Kentucky (12/27 132 yards 0 TD 0 INT)

Based on his actual performance, If Manning wasn't on the back of his jersey he wouldn't be getting near the hype he gets.

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Not a traditional post presence at all IMO. Looks to me a little bit like Devin Royal with slightly more length and athleticism, but less strength. I think they did want someone who could fill the role Royal was supposed to fill but didn't seem to want to - combo forward who can fill in as small ball C at times. He is likely similar to Bynum size- and role-wise, although a touch smaller.

Supposedly the NCAA has to decide his eligibility still - the number of years he can play in college will likely be shortened due to his pro experience. Jelavic, for example, lost 1 year of eligibility.

buckeyemania11 said:

They aren't even trying to sunshine pump him this year lol. Anyone who's not a total scUM friendly who's seen him have all came to the same conclusion (he has a lot of flaws in his game) of course DFBIA laughs this off as "just haters" and thinks all is well because Whittingham said he has been "A+ in practice". Of course no coach is going to come out and say his QB might suck.

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Your rope holding game needs work.