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OT Zen Michalski (Official Thread)
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With all the negative talk about the loss to Oregon. Some praise needs to be sent Zen's way! A guy who's been on the roster for 4yrs. Was seen as a plan b(at best) recruit, who Stud lazily recruited. He had a very solid game, when I'm sure there was a collective gasp over the entire OSU locker room and fan base when Simmons went down. Hopefully this is the beginning of a great year for Zen! Kudos
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WR Jeremiah Smith (Official Thread)
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Login to view embedded mediaOhio State Wide Receiver Jeremiah Smith Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
By Chase Brown on October 16, 2024 at 12:16 pm @chaseabrown__
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Jeremiah Smith is now officially in the running for college football's hallmark award for receivers.
On Wednesday, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced its third in-season addition to the 2024 Biletnikoff Award watch list, placing Denzel Boston (Washington), Ja'Corey Brooks (Louisville), Omari Kelly (Middle Tennesee) and Smith among a class of almost 60 wide receivers, running backs and tight ends up for the honor.
Smith joins teammate Emeka Egbuka as a nominee for the Biletnikoff Award. This season, Smith leads the Buckeyes' wide receiver room with 32 catches for 553 yards and seven touchdowns. He also reached the end zone on a 19-yard rush in Ohio State's Week 5 win over Michigan State. Egbuka, a preseason nominee for the Biletnikoff, has 40 catches for 526 yards and six scores.
Egbuka and Smith look to follow in the footsteps of Marvin Harrison Jr. by becoming the second straight winner of the Biletnikoff Award from Ohio State. Harrison received the honor last season after collecting 67 receptions for 1,211 yards and 14 scores. Terry Glenn is Ohio State’s only other Biletnikoff winner, earning the award in 1995 after collecting 64 receptions for 1,411 yards and 17 touchdowns.
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation will announce the semifinalists for the 2024 Biletnikoff Award on Nov. 18. The foundation will then announce the finalists on Nov. 26 and determine a winner on Dec. 12.
Ohio State Wide Receiver Jeremiah Smith Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Jeremiah Smith joins Emeka Egbuka on the Biletnikoff Award watch list after catching 32 passes for 553 yards and seven touchdowns in the first half of the season.www.elevenwarriors.com
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LGHL I-80 Football Show: Someone has to lose these games, so why are you mad?
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I-80 Football Show: Someone has to lose these games, so why are you mad?
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Our mantra all off-season was someone has to lose these games, yet Jordan is still mad about it...
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
After beating Ohio State, there was speculation that Oregon head coach Dan Lanning may have intentionally gotten a penalty for 12 men on the field based on a loophole in the rules. Jordan and Dante, give their opinions on whether Lanning did this on purpose, or was it more myth-making for a head coach who likes to be viewed as a genius. Regardless, the NCAA has closed the loophole, making it a dead ball penalty in the final two minutes of the half which then stops the clock.
While reviewing the games from the past weekend, Dante lectures Jordan about wanting his cake and eating it too. Should there be more respect given to Penn State for surviving USC, or was that a sign of them not being as good as expected for the third straight year? What does it say about Lincoln Riley that he keeps losing these games?
Illinois survives Purdue in a crazy game. Illinois gets a big win before playing Michigan, while Purdue may have found their quarterback of the future.
Oregon and Ohio State was an amazing game that delivered on all of its hype. Should Ryan Day be blamed for this loss, or was it just a great game between two national championship contenders?
For their MapQuest segment, the guys have Oregon vs. Purdue on Friday night as a must-watch at least for the half. Will we see the return of the spoilermakers? For the noon window, Indiana-Nebraska will be a banger, with Illinois-Michigan taking the 3:30 slot. There is only one primetime game, as Iowa plays Michigan State. You can have this one in the quadbox, but there are better national games you should watch.
In their pitstop, Jordan celebrates the cost of adult beverages in college towns vs. New York City as he prepares to go to Rutgers’ homecoming and watch the Scarlet Knights play UCLA in person.
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Our mantra all off-season was someone has to lose these games, yet Jordan is still mad about it...
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to for the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
After beating Ohio State, there was speculation that Oregon head coach Dan Lanning may have intentionally gotten a penalty for 12 men on the field based on a loophole in the rules. Jordan and Dante, give their opinions on whether Lanning did this on purpose, or was it more myth-making for a head coach who likes to be viewed as a genius. Regardless, the NCAA has closed the loophole, making it a dead ball penalty in the final two minutes of the half which then stops the clock.
While reviewing the games from the past weekend, Dante lectures Jordan about wanting his cake and eating it too. Should there be more respect given to Penn State for surviving USC, or was that a sign of them not being as good as expected for the third straight year? What does it say about Lincoln Riley that he keeps losing these games?
Illinois survives Purdue in a crazy game. Illinois gets a big win before playing Michigan, while Purdue may have found their quarterback of the future.
Oregon and Ohio State was an amazing game that delivered on all of its hype. Should Ryan Day be blamed for this loss, or was it just a great game between two national championship contenders?
For their MapQuest segment, the guys have Oregon vs. Purdue on Friday night as a must-watch at least for the half. Will we see the return of the spoilermakers? For the noon window, Indiana-Nebraska will be a banger, with Illinois-Michigan taking the 3:30 slot. There is only one primetime game, as Iowa plays Michigan State. You can have this one in the quadbox, but there are better national games you should watch.
In their pitstop, Jordan celebrates the cost of adult beverages in college towns vs. New York City as he prepares to go to Rutgers’ homecoming and watch the Scarlet Knights play UCLA in person.
If you like the show, please share it with friends and family and leave a five-star review. If you want to keep up with the show you can subscribe to the Land-Grant Podcast Network Feed where new episodes drop every Thursday.
You can also find Jordan’s article ‘B1G Thoughts’ on Land-Grant Holy Land.
Follow the show on YouTube: @JordanW330
Follow the podcast on Instagram: @I80FootballShow
Connect with us on Twitter: Jordan: @JordanW330 and Dante: @DanteM10216
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LGHL Ohio State offers pair of 2026 defensive line prospects, get reassurance from five-star commit
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Ohio State offers pair of 2026 defensive line prospects, get reassurance from five-star commit
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The Buckeyes had a busy Wednesday, sending out two new offers in the 2026 class.
It’s the second “improvement week” of the season for Ohio State, and this time around there’s some room for real improvements to be made. After last Saturday’s one-point loss to Oregon, the Buckeyes have to wait to get back on the field against another conference opponent. While it’s hard enough to wait yet another “bye” week to see this team play, surely the current roster is hard at work looking to right their wrongs.
You can point to a myriad of things Ohio State can fix, but all is not lost by any means. This team is still loaded with talent and has their ultimate goals in front of them. Sure, the margin for error is smaller now, but the Buckeyes still have the ability to get to where they want to be.
Offense, defense, coaching, rotations, etc. are all among the areas the Buckeyes can improve. While that’s the goal over the next several days, of course Ohio State is going to spend some time with their recruiting efforts as well.
The state of North Carolina has been a real focus for Ohio State recruiting as of late with several offers going out. A number of prospects across different cycles seeing the interest from the Buckeyes, this staff is really making a priority to make their presence known. The position that has seen the most attention however is the defensive line, and while Larry Johnson will recruit nationally, lately he’s been really impressed with the development going on inside the Tar Heel state.
On Wednesday, Ohio State made another offer in North Carolina when they dished one of their latest out to class of 2026 prospect, Trashawn Ruffin. A 6-foot-3, 300 pound defensive lineman, Ruffin is the perfect three-technique size that can cause real issues for any offensive line trying to get him out of the way. Just a high school junior, it’s not out of the realm of possibilities either that his frame gets even more impressive before getting to the college campus of his choice.
The No. 266 player nationally and 28th best at his position per the 247Sports Composite, Ruffin currently has 20 offers to his name, and from the likes of Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Texas A&M, USC, and several more.
The latest coming from the Buckeyes is sure to speak volumes to Trashawn, and the next steps here in order to become a real contender are getting Ruffin to campus to see what Ohio State is all about. Johnson and his position group have some work to do to really reach their goals, but over his tenure it would be hard to knock LJ for anything considering his track record of development for the next level.
Sticking with the defensive line trend, the Buckeyes made a second offer on Wednesday by way of Pennsylvania native, Cameron Brickle. Looking to continue their pursuit of defensive line targets in the 2026 class, Ohio State showed they mean business, offering both players who are similar in stature and in their type of play.
Another 6-foot, 300 pound defensive tackle, Brickle currently grades out as the No. 341 player nationally and 36th best at his position per the 247Sports Composite. Over 30 offers to his name, his ranking is already impressive, but being in the three-hundreds does seem a little high for the amount of schools that have shown early interest in all that he has to offer at the next level.
Programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and USC among others are in the fold and while Ohio State may be somewhat late to the party, they’re in the mix now. In addition, the Buckeyes having recent success in the current 2025 cycle with three commits from Pennsylvania doesn’t hurt their chances of keeping that momentum going, and they can use that to their advantage when trying to land the next.
For now, it’s all business and work ahead to get Brickle on campus.
Auburn being the biggest thorn in the side for the Buckeyes, Offord’s multiple trips to see the in-state Tigers really started to get to the point where a “flip” seemed likely, but on Wednesday via his social media account, Offord went out of his way to once again say all the right things in regard to Ohio State.
The Buckeyes are working to keep the No. 10 player nationally and third best cornerback in the 247Sports Composite grades as part of their 2025 class and this latest update certainly doesn’t hurt to see.
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Caleb Houser via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
The Buckeyes had a busy Wednesday, sending out two new offers in the 2026 class.
It’s the second “improvement week” of the season for Ohio State, and this time around there’s some room for real improvements to be made. After last Saturday’s one-point loss to Oregon, the Buckeyes have to wait to get back on the field against another conference opponent. While it’s hard enough to wait yet another “bye” week to see this team play, surely the current roster is hard at work looking to right their wrongs.
You can point to a myriad of things Ohio State can fix, but all is not lost by any means. This team is still loaded with talent and has their ultimate goals in front of them. Sure, the margin for error is smaller now, but the Buckeyes still have the ability to get to where they want to be.
Offense, defense, coaching, rotations, etc. are all among the areas the Buckeyes can improve. While that’s the goal over the next several days, of course Ohio State is going to spend some time with their recruiting efforts as well.
North Carolina native defensive line prospect earns OSU offer
The state of North Carolina has been a real focus for Ohio State recruiting as of late with several offers going out. A number of prospects across different cycles seeing the interest from the Buckeyes, this staff is really making a priority to make their presence known. The position that has seen the most attention however is the defensive line, and while Larry Johnson will recruit nationally, lately he’s been really impressed with the development going on inside the Tar Heel state.
On Wednesday, Ohio State made another offer in North Carolina when they dished one of their latest out to class of 2026 prospect, Trashawn Ruffin. A 6-foot-3, 300 pound defensive lineman, Ruffin is the perfect three-technique size that can cause real issues for any offensive line trying to get him out of the way. Just a high school junior, it’s not out of the realm of possibilities either that his frame gets even more impressive before getting to the college campus of his choice.
The No. 266 player nationally and 28th best at his position per the 247Sports Composite, Ruffin currently has 20 offers to his name, and from the likes of Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Texas A&M, USC, and several more.
The latest coming from the Buckeyes is sure to speak volumes to Trashawn, and the next steps here in order to become a real contender are getting Ruffin to campus to see what Ohio State is all about. Johnson and his position group have some work to do to really reach their goals, but over his tenure it would be hard to knock LJ for anything considering his track record of development for the next level.
After a great phone conversation with @R2X_Rushmen1 I am beyond blessed to have received an offer from THEhio State University!! pic.twitter.com/DytPM1LhX5
— Trashawn Ruffin (@TrashawnRuffin) October 17, 2024
Buckeyes offer class of 2026 Pennsylvania product
Sticking with the defensive line trend, the Buckeyes made a second offer on Wednesday by way of Pennsylvania native, Cameron Brickle. Looking to continue their pursuit of defensive line targets in the 2026 class, Ohio State showed they mean business, offering both players who are similar in stature and in their type of play.
Another 6-foot, 300 pound defensive tackle, Brickle currently grades out as the No. 341 player nationally and 36th best at his position per the 247Sports Composite. Over 30 offers to his name, his ranking is already impressive, but being in the three-hundreds does seem a little high for the amount of schools that have shown early interest in all that he has to offer at the next level.
Programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and USC among others are in the fold and while Ohio State may be somewhat late to the party, they’re in the mix now. In addition, the Buckeyes having recent success in the current 2025 cycle with three commits from Pennsylvania doesn’t hurt their chances of keeping that momentum going, and they can use that to their advantage when trying to land the next.
For now, it’s all business and work ahead to get Brickle on campus.
Quick Hits
- If there’s a 2025 commit in the class that has fans worried the most about potentially flipping, it’s been Alabama native Na’eem Offord. The five-star talent has been committed to the Buckeyes since this past summer. While his status has never changed officially, you’d sure have thought it did with the many trips he took to campuses not named Ohio State.
Auburn being the biggest thorn in the side for the Buckeyes, Offord’s multiple trips to see the in-state Tigers really started to get to the point where a “flip” seemed likely, but on Wednesday via his social media account, Offord went out of his way to once again say all the right things in regard to Ohio State.
The Buckeyes are working to keep the No. 10 player nationally and third best cornerback in the 247Sports Composite grades as part of their 2025 class and this latest update certainly doesn’t hurt to see.
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