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You already laid the tracks..

Now you just have to back ot up ...

Man Keith David is a fuckin force of nature.

Keenan Bailey Sees “Night and Day” Difference in Jelani Thurman's Maturity, Leadership for Buckeyes​

There have been obvious strides for Jelani Thurman to take since he arrived at Ohio State as a highly-touted freshman with the recruiting class of 2023.

He has not yet emerged as a star, but his blocking has improved. His game knowledge has developed. And more important than anything for tight ends coach Keenan Bailey, lately, his third-year pupil is carrying himself like a veteran.

“He's off the charts, night and day, more mature,” Bailey said during spring practice. “Been really impressed with his work ethic. He's in here every night getting extra work in. I challenged him to learn every position on offense. Don't just be a Y. Be a Y, be an H. Know what the Z's got. And then also be a leader. He's not a young guy anymore.”

There will be great competition for reps in Ohio State’s tight end room after the Buckeyes added the No. 1 TE in the portal, Max Klare, who is among the best receiving weapons at the position nationally. Will Kacmarek, who Bailey called the best blocking tight end in the country, returns as a co-star after serving in the same role with Gee Scott Jr. last year. Redshirt junior Bennett Christian will have his say.

It might be one of the deepest and best tight end rooms in Buckeye history, but Thurman believes he can emerge as a key piece in another national championship run.

“I feel like every year was my year, but hey, you're going to see this year, I'm ready to come out here and put on a show for the Buckeye Nation,” Thurman said in spring ball. “I feel like everybody on the field is ready to go put on a show. We're trying to go back-to-back.”
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Ohio State Tight End Bennett Christian Using Time at the “Very Bottom” to Inspire Other​

There’s no question Bennett Christian enjoyed the return of his football privileges in 2024.

Suspended for the whole of the 2023 season after testing positive for a banned substance, Christian quietly found some rotational use for the Buckeyes in 2024, playing 55 snaps during the team’s four-game College Football Playoff national championship run. With his teammates, he saw the pinnacle of the sport.

Now, he’s using those experiences to step into a leadership role within Ohio State’s loaded 2025 tight end room.

“Last year was awesome,” Christian said in March. “Coming back, finally getting to actually play, it was really fun. Being back now, I feel like I'm stepping into that leadership role a little bit, which is nice to do. I feel like guys can relate to what I've been through and if someone feels down or something, I've been at the very bottom. So I think guys kind of draw to that, and I'm really stepping into that and trying to be a good example for the younger guys.”

Christian emerged as the No. 3 most-used tight end in the Buckeyes’ offense behind starter Gee Scott Jr. and top backup Will Kacmarek, playing 235 total snaps in 2024. The top receiving highlight of his season was a 55-yard touchdown snag in the waning moments against Western Michigan, the first career touchdown pass for then-freshman Julian Sayin.

“That was cool,” Christian said. “That was a cool moment to have with him.”
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WNBA Reveals Its Timeline, Locations for Three Expansion Teams​

Three current NBA cities, two of which previously served as home to WNBA franchises, will add teams in the next few years.

The WNBA is on the rise, with the league set to embark on significant expansion over the next few years. On Monday, commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the next three cities to land franchises: Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia.

Cleveland will join the league in 2028, followed by Detroit in '29 and Philadelphia in '30. The three franchises will grow the league to 18 teams, with six new franchises joining between 2025 and '30. The Golden State Valkyries are currently playing their inaugural season, while the Toronto Tempo and Portland's currently unnamed WNBA franchise will begin play next summer.
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The price of a WNBA franchise has surged as the league continues to grow in both popularity and scope, with the three new ownership groups paying $250 million to launch the teams, around five times as much as the Valkyries paid to begin play this season, per the AP.
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I'm going to take little Jax to see them in Philly on the 5th.

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"Insiders" are taking a beating this year, their predictions seem less meaningful than ever. No that their word was ever 100% gospel but they REALLY seem to have no real beat about what's actually going on currently.

This morning they were blowing smoke (The famous Mr Fong included) that PJ Dean's offer to UGA was not even committable and he was going to South Carolina because of that......Dean promptly committed to Georgia.