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Ohio State at Indiana, Saturday, March 8, 2025, 3:45 PM on CBS
- Buckeye Basketball
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at Assembly Hall - advantage IU
Senior Day - advantage IU
Woodson’s last home game - advantage IU (as much as the fanbase wants him gone, team and fans will rally around him now they know this is the end)
I guess what I’m saying is that if Diebler pulls this off, he deserves a five year extension.
Yes this one is a major uphill battle. I think a W would clinch a tourney birth but since they ended up beating Nebraska the L doesn't push us out. A W in the B1G tourney probably still gets us in.
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The Ten Greatest Buckeye Teams of All Time (#4)
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Remember When: Ohio State's Goal-Line Stand in the Fourth Quarter Helps Secure A 21-7 Comeback Win over Michigan in 1954
Ohio State used a goal-line stand to secure a comeback win over Michigan in 1954, a game the Wolverines dominated throughout much of the first three quarters.
Remember When: A Goal-Line Stand in 1954
A big-time goal-line stand to help secure a 14-point win and a spot in the national championship game in the game before securing the title. Does that sound familiar?
For 99.9% of Ohio State fans, Jack Sawyer's scoop-and-score against Texas to secure a spot in the first 12-team College Football Playoff championship game would come to mind – and deservedly so. But it occurred seven decades ago, too.
After getting shut out by Michigan a season before and only winning one of the last nine matchups in The Game, the Buckeyes got their revenge on Nov. 20, 1954. All that stood between Ohio State and its third perfect season, a Big Ten Title and Rose Bowl berth was the No. 12-ranked team in the country.
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The Wolverines returned the opening kickoff 68 yards. Michigan halfback Dan Cline finished the drive with a seven-yard touchdown on a double reverse on fourth down to give the road team an early 7-0 lead. With Ohio State unable to get anything going offensively, things got worse when senior halfback Bobby Watkins – one part of the two-headed monster OSU had in the backfield along with Howard “Hopalong” Cassidy – suffered an injury early on that forced him to the miss the rest of the game.
Michigan controlled the first 25 minutes of the contest, especially defensively. But then Jack Gibbs intercepted a pass thrown by Michigan's Jim Maddock and returned it 47 yards into the red zone, giving Ohio State the jolt it needed with a momentum-changing play. After Woody Hayes purposely subbed in his best quarterback, Dave Leggett, penalizing the Buckeyes five yards for an illegal substation, Leggett found Fred Kriss for a 16-yard touchdown to tie the score, 7-7. It remained that way until halftime, even though Michigan outgained the Buckeyes 190-42 in the first half.
With the score still tied, Michigan got the ball at OSU’s 14 after a four-yard punt by Ohio State fullback Hubert Bobo, who had a leg injury. A play later, the Wolverines had a 1st-and-goal at the four-yard line and were on the cusp of retaking the lead. That's when OSU had a game-changing goal-line stand.
After three straight runs by Michigan's Danny Cline and Dave Hill down to the half-yard line, the Wolverines decided to leave their offense on the field rather than kicking a field goal to potentially take a 10-7 lead. The Ohio State defense outpowered the Wolverines' offensive line and stopped Michigan from scoring, giving the Buckeyes a goal-line stand they badly needed.
"You can't run over a team like mine for a full 60 minutes," Hayes said after the game.
Twelve plays later, Ohio State capped a 100-yard drive that included Cassady running for 52 yards and ended with a score when Leggett connected with Dave Brubaker for a nine-yard touchdown, giving the Buckeyes their first lead of the game. OSU then forced a turnover with 44 seconds remaining when Cassady intercepted a Michigan pass and returned it 39 yards to OSU's 13. A few plays later, Ohio State's third touchdown of the game clinched a 21-7 comeback win for the Buckeyes.
"In the first half, we were outsmarted, outfought and outplayed," said Hayes. "In the second half, it was the reverse. Cassady's long run and pass interception were the big factors."
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Just sayin': Ohio State scored 3 TDs in the game and 2 were on passes......
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LGHL Cotie McMahon’s internal monologue at the free throw line against the Iowa Hawkeyes
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Cotie McMahon’s internal monologue at the free throw line against the Iowa Hawkeyes
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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When the game mattered the most, McMahon hit all of her marks in the highest pressure moments.
It has been a tough week for Ohio State forward Cotie McMahon, when gauging it based on conversation surrounding the junior. Controversy momentarily hit McMahon for her off the court gesture to the Maryland Terrapins’ student section in the last game of the regular season. To make matters worse, the Buckeyes lost the game 93-90 on a last-second shot in overtime by the Terps. On Friday, McMahon had a chance to do the same thing, and when the moment came McMahon grabbed ahold of it with two hands.
With 19 seconds remaining, the Buckeyes called a timeout, down one point. The shot clock was off, so Ohio State had potentially the last shot with an opportunity to win and move on in the Big Ten Tournament.
All game, Iowa frustrated the Buckeyes with a zone defense that cut off lanes and made it difficult to get into the paint.
“On the last play in general, we wanted to get the ball in her hands and create space for her to play in,” OSU head coach Kevin McGuff said.
After inbounding the ball, graduate senior Madison Greene found freshman Jaloni Cambridge on the wing, which pulled in two defenders to give McMahon a one-on-one opportunity to go to the basket. McMahon caught the pass and had to get by Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke in the paint and McMahon went through her.
Stuelke’s feet weren’t set on the attempt to get a charge call against the Ohio State forward, McMahon went up for a layup over the fellow junior and missed. However, the officials already blew the whistle for a defensive foul and McMahon had a chance to win it from the free throw line.
Entering Friday, McMahon averaged 65.2 percent from the charity stripe. In the last four games, the forward didn’t shoot over 50 percent and get even closer to the attempt to win the game, McMahon already missed half of her free throws earlier in the fourth quarter.
McMahon stepped up to the line and Gainbridge Fieldhouse got loud. Iowa fans traveled well and filled the arena that former Hawkeye guard Caitlin Clark now calls home with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. It was noise that added to a week full of it, and mostly directed at the Ohio State junior.
What was going through McMahon’s mind? How could she concentrate in what felt like a volcano about to erupt in Iowa celebration?
“Honestly, I didn’t really hear anything,” said McMahon. “I was kind of cussing myself out, like if I don’t make these free throws, then we’re going home. So I just made them.”
The forward hit both. Ohio State still needed some defense with Iowa getting the last shot, a catch and shoot by Stuelke that clanged off the front of the rim. It gave the Buckeyes a rare two-win season over the Hawkeyes, and eliminated an Iowa side that won the last three Big Ten Tournaments, including the 2023 final where the Hawkeyes dismantled McMahon and the Buckeyes.
McMahon has not kept how she feels about the Iowa Hawkeyes a secret. It’s a rivalry that’s personal to her. In Friday’s edition, the forward Ohio State scored 16 other points before those two vitally important baskets at the end of the game. The forward stepped up when it mattered most for the Buckeyes’ postseason.
Those free throws not only give Ohio State another day of basketball, but it also went a long way in getting the Buckeyes to host the first two rounds of March Madness. The team sat on the edge of not hosting in the Feb. 27 NCAA Tournament committee top-16 seeds release. With the loss to Maryland, Ohio State needed to win in the Big Ten Tournament and get help from other programs.
That help came with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats and Ole Miss Rebels all losing, even though none of that guarantees the Buckeyes avoid NCAA Tournament travel in the first two rounds.
At the free throw line, none of that mattered. Seeding, a rivalry or hand gestures. All of that was fleeting. McMahon became the living proof of the “big players make big plays” adage.
“She made the right play. She got fouled. At that point, you’ve got to step up and put yourself in position to make them, and she did,” said McGuff. “Really happy and proud she could do that for us.”
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images
When the game mattered the most, McMahon hit all of her marks in the highest pressure moments.
It has been a tough week for Ohio State forward Cotie McMahon, when gauging it based on conversation surrounding the junior. Controversy momentarily hit McMahon for her off the court gesture to the Maryland Terrapins’ student section in the last game of the regular season. To make matters worse, the Buckeyes lost the game 93-90 on a last-second shot in overtime by the Terps. On Friday, McMahon had a chance to do the same thing, and when the moment came McMahon grabbed ahold of it with two hands.
With 19 seconds remaining, the Buckeyes called a timeout, down one point. The shot clock was off, so Ohio State had potentially the last shot with an opportunity to win and move on in the Big Ten Tournament.
All game, Iowa frustrated the Buckeyes with a zone defense that cut off lanes and made it difficult to get into the paint.
“On the last play in general, we wanted to get the ball in her hands and create space for her to play in,” OSU head coach Kevin McGuff said.
After inbounding the ball, graduate senior Madison Greene found freshman Jaloni Cambridge on the wing, which pulled in two defenders to give McMahon a one-on-one opportunity to go to the basket. McMahon caught the pass and had to get by Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke in the paint and McMahon went through her.
Stuelke’s feet weren’t set on the attempt to get a charge call against the Ohio State forward, McMahon went up for a layup over the fellow junior and missed. However, the officials already blew the whistle for a defensive foul and McMahon had a chance to win it from the free throw line.
Entering Friday, McMahon averaged 65.2 percent from the charity stripe. In the last four games, the forward didn’t shoot over 50 percent and get even closer to the attempt to win the game, McMahon already missed half of her free throws earlier in the fourth quarter.
McMahon stepped up to the line and Gainbridge Fieldhouse got loud. Iowa fans traveled well and filled the arena that former Hawkeye guard Caitlin Clark now calls home with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. It was noise that added to a week full of it, and mostly directed at the Ohio State junior.
What was going through McMahon’s mind? How could she concentrate in what felt like a volcano about to erupt in Iowa celebration?
“Honestly, I didn’t really hear anything,” said McMahon. “I was kind of cussing myself out, like if I don’t make these free throws, then we’re going home. So I just made them.”
The forward hit both. Ohio State still needed some defense with Iowa getting the last shot, a catch and shoot by Stuelke that clanged off the front of the rim. It gave the Buckeyes a rare two-win season over the Hawkeyes, and eliminated an Iowa side that won the last three Big Ten Tournaments, including the 2023 final where the Hawkeyes dismantled McMahon and the Buckeyes.
McMahon has not kept how she feels about the Iowa Hawkeyes a secret. It’s a rivalry that’s personal to her. In Friday’s edition, the forward Ohio State scored 16 other points before those two vitally important baskets at the end of the game. The forward stepped up when it mattered most for the Buckeyes’ postseason.
Those free throws not only give Ohio State another day of basketball, but it also went a long way in getting the Buckeyes to host the first two rounds of March Madness. The team sat on the edge of not hosting in the Feb. 27 NCAA Tournament committee top-16 seeds release. With the loss to Maryland, Ohio State needed to win in the Big Ten Tournament and get help from other programs.
That help came with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats and Ole Miss Rebels all losing, even though none of that guarantees the Buckeyes avoid NCAA Tournament travel in the first two rounds.
At the free throw line, none of that mattered. Seeding, a rivalry or hand gestures. All of that was fleeting. McMahon became the living proof of the “big players make big plays” adage.
“She made the right play. She got fouled. At that point, you’ve got to step up and put yourself in position to make them, and she did,” said McGuff. “Really happy and proud she could do that for us.”
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Ohio State at Indiana, Saturday, March 8, 2025, 3:45 PM on CBS
- By Gizmo
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at Assembly Hall - advantage IU
Senior Day - advantage IU
Woodson’s last home game - advantage IU (as much as the fanbase wants him gone, team and fans will rally around him now they know this is the end)
I guess what I’m saying is that if Diebler pulls this off, he deserves a five year extension.
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