Good move by Aaron... reading the tea leaves when they went after PSU OT.. he saw the writing and made the best adjustment for him

The smart play would be CB1 on Tate
since you double Smith, use CB2 & CB3

My prediction is.. time to unwrap Inniss who is against a safety
which will further open up Tate and Smith.. and the TEs
( Inniss is almost always getting open)

even with all of this positive chatter Im still from the school of "Ill believe it when I see it". Too many recruits over the years that were certain to be Buckeyes have ended up elsewhere. Especially now in the full blown NIL phase

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305Buck 27 minutes ago
Loy was talking about Emanuel Ruffin when he said Ohio State could be getting good news before the weekend is over, said Ruffin had silently committed to Missouri even before he decommitted from Colorado, but Ohio State has the momentum and confidence now while Missouri has lost confidence.
Also said Ohio State feels they will land Jay Timmons, Legend Bey and Kevin Brown. Said they’re only concerned about the possibility of Penn State having someone hired before December 3rd and that person convincing Brown to stay in the class.
Loy said Ohio State has a plan to use Legend Bey as a RB, WR out of the backfield, slot WR, PR and KR. Electric kid just get the ball in his hand. Said Bey’s stock is rising, Tennessee expected to visit him today and tomorrow to stop him from flipping.
305Buck 25 minutes ago
Also said he’s surpised Latimer hasn’t flipped to Ohio State yet, sign that things may have changed.

Brown would be the rug that really ties the room together. Getting the 7th, 8th & 9th rated tackles with Greer & Riley would be yuge.

Penn State Transfer Puff Johnson Files Lawsuit Against NCAA After Seeking Medical Hardship Waiver to Play for Ohio State​

By Dan Hope on November 6, 2025 at 12:38 am @dan_hope

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A potential addition to the Ohio State men’s basketball team is suing the NCAA after his request for a medical hardship waiver was denied.
Puff Johnson, who previously played for Penn State and North Carolina, filed a legal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against the NCAA on Wednesday. Johnson is seeking the opportunity to play for Ohio State this season after his request for a medical hardship waiver was denied.
According to the complaint, which was shared publicly by attorney Mit Winter, Johnson – who enrolled at Ohio State in July – sought a medical hardship waiver in conjunction with Ohio State to play for the Buckeyes this season. While Johnson has not been formally added to Ohio State’s roster, the complaint states that Johnson was offered a scholarship to play for the Buckeyes.
Johnson argues that he should be eligible for a medical hardship waiver due to a multitude of injuries he suffered over the past five years. He alleges that the denial of his waiver violates the Sherman Antitrust Act as well as Ohio’s Valentine Act.
As a freshman at North Carolina in 2020-21, Johnson suffered a broken foot that “severely limited his participation.” After returning to competition midway through his sophomore season, Johnson battled patellar fat pad inflammation that caused him to miss time in his junior season.
Johnson tore his patellar tendon after transferring to Penn State in 2023, causing him to miss multiple games. He was limited to 17 games for Penn State last season due to a heel stress fracture, a right wrist injury, a concussion and a broken right hand.
In addition to his physical injuries, Johnson has also been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and has “experienced family emergencies and mental health challenges” during his college career, according to the complaint.
The NCAA denied Johnson’s request because he played in more than 30% of Penn State’s games, the limit to receive a medical hardship waiver, during the 2024-25 season. Johnson and Ohio State “timely appealed the NCAA’s denial, acknowledging that Johnson appeared in more than thirty percent (30%) of Penn State’s games but emphasizing the extraordinary and extenuating medical circumstances that characterized his 2024–2025 season.” The appeal stated that Johnson’s wrist injury was misdiagnosed and that he should not have been cleared to return to play.
Collectively, Johnson has played in 114 games over the past five years, using the fifth year of eligibility all athletes received due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to play for Penn State last season. That said, the complaint argues that Johnson should be eligible for a medical hardship year because he missed 54 total games over those five years due to his injuries.
The NCAA has not yet issued a decision on Johnson’s appeal. However, Johnson is seeking an injunction against the NCAA that would require it to “immediately issue a waiver” to allow him to play for Ohio State this season.

Ohio State Defensive Tackle Kayden McDonald Producing Like No Buckeye Nose Guard Has in Recent Memory​

By Andy Anders on November 6, 2025 at 10:10 am @andyanders55

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The Ohio State football program hasn’t seen a nose guard as disruptive and productive as Kayden McDonald since first-team All-American Johnathan Hankins terrorized opposing offensive lines in 2012.
That statement isn’t made without data to back it up. McDonald is the first Buckeye nose guard to record eight tackles in a game since Hankins did that season, and just like Hankins that year, he’s done it twice. But while the recently-retired 12-year NFL veteran did so against weaker competition in Cal and UAB, McDonald’s eight-tackle outbursts were against Texas and Penn State.
“I'm a game-wrecker,” McDonald said on Wednesday. “I find the ball very easily because of my teammates. And Coach Patricia does a great job of letting us play and not, like, have us playing one gap and just letting us let it free.”

Great defense starts in the middle. Ohio State has a great defense in 2025 – by historic standards, thus far – and a central piece of that greatness is McDonald, its monstrous nose guard.
“He's a huge part of our defense,” Ryan Day said. “We say inside out, and he's the middle of it all. He's, every day, getting better, more consistent, more experienced, more mature just in his approach, and he's a very important guy on our defense, and his production has increased as the season's gone on.”
McDonald added a seven-tackle outing at Washington to his eight-tackle ones, that game perhaps being his most dominant as he added three tackles for loss and two sacks. Each of his season totals is beyond eye-popping for a man often forced to eat double-teams in the middle of the line of scrimmage: He has 37 tackles, six tackles for loss and three sacks just eight games into the season.

Iowa

You can see why this fucking weirdo wanted to play for Harbaugh. Peas in a pod.

Yeah that game should have been a blowout 20 point win or so. Knowles went soft coverage after IGB got that flag on 3rd and a mile halfway through the 3rd.

Am too old to annoint 'the best' team ever that wore S&G. This story is still being written. So far, it's been a rousing tale. But it's always the ending that leaves the memory. Let's just enjoy, and wish them the best. Go Bucks!

SEREbuckeye said:

What a fuckin cornball.

All this after: 14-25, 143 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT

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Send him back to the Tardhatch

Jaxbuck said:

I used to enjoy MACtion for whatever reason.

Now I just realize how bad these guys are.

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I've cut back on the weeknight drinking myself.