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2026 World Cup (Official Thread)
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Folarin Balogun available for USMNT vs. Belgium as red card ban suspended
Balogun was set to be suspended for Monday's game but will be now free to be selected.www.nytimes.com
Folarin Balogun available for USMNT vs. Belgium as red card ban suspended
Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round-of-16 World Cup match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban now suspended, sources briefed on the process have told The Athletic.
The 25-year-old received a straight red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday for a foul on defender Tarik Muharemovic, a sanction which is automatically accompanied by a one-game suspension under Article 10.5 of FIFA’s rules for the tournament.
Multiple FIFA officials told The Athletic after the game that a team is not able to appeal against a red card or the subsequent suspension.
However, sources with knowledge of the matter, who spoke anonymously to protect relationships, say Balogun is set to be available to face Rudi Garcia’s side as his ban has been suspended.
Article 27 of FIFA’s disciplinary code states that “the judicial body may decide to fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure.”
It adds: “If the person benefiting from a suspended sanction commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked by the judicial body and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement.”
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USMNT's Folarin Balogun has red card suspended by FIFA, available to face Belgium
FIFA have suspended the red card USMNT striker Folarin Balogun received in the match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, meaning he is available to face Belgium in the round-of-16.
In a statement on their website, FIFA said: "By operation of Article 27 FDC, the implementation of the automatic match suspension for USA player Folarin Balogun is suspended for a probationary period of one [1] year."
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NHL (Official Thread)
- By Mike80
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Between that and the stupid Leo Carlsson offer sheet, the NHL has lost its damn mind and I'm here for itThe Sabres just got the #4 pick, #45 pick, and Louis Crevier for Bo Byram and Jordan Greenway. Um, thanks, Chicago.
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2027 SC OL Nathan Carson (Verbal Offer)
- By ScriptOhio
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Georgia Bulldogs miss out on a four-star player who plays one of the biggest needs Kirby Smart currently has
The Bulldogs are missing a few key positions in their 2027 recruiting class, and an interior offensive lineman is one. Now they've missed out on another in Nate Carson.
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Georgia Bulldogs miss out on a four-star player who plays one of the biggest needs Kirby Smart currently has
The Bulldogs are missing a few key positions in their 2027 recruiting class, and an interior offensive lineman is one. Now they’ve missed out on another in Nate Carson.Login to view embedded media
Carson’s visit history told the story
When you look at the visit breakdown, Georgia never really stood a chance. Carson took eight visits to South Carolina and six to Clemson. By comparison, he visited Alabama three times, Georgia three times, Ohio State once, and Georgia Tech once. The top two schools in his home state had twice as many visits as every other program on his list.It feels like Carson always wanted to stay in-state, and that’s completely fine. Sometimes a recruit’s heart is set on home, and no amount of recruiting pressure from Athens changes that. Kirby Smart and his staff pursued Carson for some time, but the visit log made that clear long before signing day.
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Staff Andy Howell — College Scout
- By ScriptOhio
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Ohio State football program makes an unexpected addition to the staff
The Buckeyes have made a surprising hire right before the start of the season.
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Ohio State football program makes an unexpected addition to the staff
The Buckeyes have made a surprising hire right before the start of the season..
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Usually, when late June and early July roll around, the additions to the coaching staff are finished. However, the Ohio State Buckeyes have decided to bring someone else onto the staff just a few weeks before practice begins, which is highly unusual.
Ohio State football team hires Andy Howell as a college scout
Howell becomes the 12th full-time hire for the Buckeyes on staff. With the portal becoming an ever more important part of Ohio State's roster construction, they need someone who can help identify players. That's why they are bringing Howell into the fold.Day has evolved over the years in terms of his coaching style. He has made sure that he has kept up with the times in the NIL era, and that includes the Transfer Portal. Using every possible resource to improve the roster construction of the team is his job, and Day is doing it well.
Andy Howell will help the Ohio State football program next offseason
Most of Howell's value will come next offseason when the portal opens. The Buckeyes will use him to figure out which players they should go after in the portal. That is when he will show his value to the roster. It's well worth it for him to be on the coaching staff so he can help Day out.It's a little strange that the Buckeyes have brought him in so late in the offseason. Howell hasn't been doing much for his NFL team in the last few months during the offseason. Now, Howell will be in charge of watching a lot of players across the country.
Day still wants his roster primarily built through the high school recruiting ranks, which has been evident with how the coaching staff has been recruiting in the last month or so. Ohio State is going to have one of the best recruiting classes in the country by the time the 2027 cycle ends.
Ohio State isn't going to change its entire philosophy overnight. Yet, the portal is clearly going to become a bigger part of Ohio State's roster construction.
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2027 GA DL David "DJ" Jacobs is a Buckeye!!!
- By ScriptOhio
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Which 5-star recruit in the 2027 class will have the biggest impact for Ohio State?
Of the 5-star recruits they have committed at the moment, which one will have the largest impact early?
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Which 5-star recruit in the 2027 class will have the biggest impact for Ohio State?
Of the 5-star recruits they have committed at the moment, which one will have the largest impact early?After a slow start, the Ohio State football team has really started to heat up on the recruiting trail. They ended the month of June by adding a five-star defensive lineman in Marcus Fakatou and started the month of July by bringing in Jett Harrison for the 2028 class.
The 2027 class is still the focus for the Buckeyes' coaching staff. As of right now, they have three five-star recruits committed to them. They have Fakatou, DJ Jacobs, and Jamier Brown. Jacobs plays on the edge while Brown is a wide receiver. All three seem solidly locked into this class.
There is a chance that the Ohio State Buckeyes add more five-star recruits by the time Signing Day rolls around. Of course, that is not the case right now. So, which currently committed five-star recruit will have the biggest impact right away for the Buckeyes?
DJ Jacobs will have the biggest impact right away for Ohio State
It seems likely that Jacobs will have the biggest impact right away. Jacobs plays one of the most important positions on the field, so that gives him the edge. With him playing defensive end and being an elite pass-rusher, he will likely have the best chance to see meaningful snaps early.
Jacobs is also a physical freak. He can use both speed and power to make the quarterback uncomfortable. He is also fast enough to be able to stop running backs trying to make their way around the edge, as well. There's a reason that Jacobs is rated so highly.
The Buckeyes will likely play all three freshmen next year. They are all talented enough to earn snaps in meaningful games right away, which is always the goal. Fakatou and Jacobs are the ones who play a more important position where there is less depth, though.
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People to Punch, Pet Peeves, and General Vexations (mega-merge)
- By DubCoffman62
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Just remembered something else. I was like 16 when his HBO special Delirious came out and he did that bit about Ralph and Norton. We were at my grandparent's house and when she found out what we were watching she made us shut it off. She didn't mind us watching softcore porn on Showtime but as soon as someone uses foul language, well time to put the foot down. A day or two later she caught me saying a curse word and she tried to same me by saying "you sound just like that colored man from the other night."
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2026 tOSU Defense Discussion
- By ScriptOhio
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Burning Questions: Will the Buckeyes’ defense still be the force it’s been the last two seasons?
This question will hopefully be validated in spades this season.
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Burning Questions: Will the Buckeyes’ defense still be the force it’s been the last two seasons?
This question will hopefully be validated in spades this season.If there’s one man to be confident in going into the 2026 Season, it’s the Buckeyes’ defensive coordinator Matt Patricia. Admittedly, I didn’t think I would feel this way about him when he was hired in the Winter of 2025. But after what Patricia did last year with the Buckeyes’ defense, following tremendous turnover from that great 2024 National Championship defense, Patricia and the Buckeyes’ defense are poised to answer the question of whether they will be the force they’ve been for the last two seasons.
There’s still talent on this defense. Much like last year, it’s going to be about guys from the previous season stepping into larger roles. We saw those guys last year step into those larger roles and thrive. It’s a confidence boost that can happen again this season.
Kenyatta Jackson Jr., Beau Atkinson, Eddrick Houston, Payton Pierce, Jermaine Mathews Jr., and Devin Sanchez; those are household names. That’s a good place to start in keeping this defense atop the college football ranks.
The one question within this burning question is: Who is that star player the Buckeyes’ defense can build around? For the last two seasons, that was Caleb Downs. But it wasn’t just him. Heck, Downs wasn’t even the first Buckeye defensive player drafted this past April. He was the third. That tells you how great the whole Buckeyes’ defense was and how deep they were.
This season, it’s going to be a developmental feel for this new-look Buckeyes’ defense. New players, new roles for guys on last year’s defense, a tougher schedule, dynamic offenses in the Big Ten and in Texas; it may take time for this defense to gel.
Again, though, given what we know about Matt Patricia’s DNA, I’m confident this Buckeyes’ defense will still be the force it’s been the last two seasons. Patricia has that championship DNA. So too does the Buckeyes’ defense.
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Mike Wells (Assistant Coach)
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Longtime NBA Assistant Coach Mike Wells Fulfilling Lifelong Dream By Coaching at Ohio State
An Ohio native who woke up at 3:30 a.m. to watch The Game while coaching in Australia, longtime NBA assistant Mike Wells is fulfilling a lifelong dream by coaching at Ohio State.
Longtime NBA Assistant Coach Mike Wells Fulfilling Lifelong Dream By Coaching at Ohio State
“I think everybody that's grown up in the state of Ohio ... I think everybody grows up wanting to be a part of this university at some point.”– Mike Wells on his dream of coaching at Ohio State
In a coaching career that’s spanned more than 30 years, Mike Wells has coached for six different NBA teams, winning two championships at basketball’s highest level. He became a head coach in Australia’s National Basketball League. But there was one place much closer to home where Wells always dreamed of coaching.
Growing up about an hour northeast of Columbus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Wells is a lifelong Ohio State fan – so much so that he woke up at 3:30 a.m. to watch the Ohio State/Michigan football game while living in Australia for the past two years. So when Jake Diebler called Wells and offered him the chance to join Ohio State’s staff as an assistant coach, it wasn’t a hard decision for Wells to say yes.
“The Ohio State University,” Wells said, emphasizing the word “The,” when asked why he chose to join the staff. “I think everybody that's grown up in the state of Ohio, like, if you're not thinking about having Ohio State at some point, I don't know. I think everybody grows up wanting to be a part of this university at some point.”
“My journey was probably really different than a lot of people, and Adelaide, Australia ended up leading me here and the opportunity. However it gets here, I've always wanted to be a part of college basketball, high-major program. This opportunity presented itself, I couldn't pass it up.”
Wells said he had an “unbelievable experience” coaching the Adelaide 36ers, who made the NBL Championship Series last season in his second year as head coach, but his family wanted to return to the United States. His eldest son, Trenton, is an incoming freshman at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, and his parents still live in Mount Vernon, so there was no better place for their return to America than Ohio.
“I had a really, really good team over there. Everybody was signed, super proud of what we accomplished there. And we came home as a family, and we were trying to figure out what's next in our lives,” Wells said. “If an opportunity like this came along, we were going to jump at it to stay in the United States, number one. The fact that it's here was a no-brainer for myself and my family.”
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WR Brock Boyd (Official Thread)
- By RB07OSU
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It's called A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton homeboy! But I can already hear Brock "Making my Way Downtown" Boyd coming from Gus on Saturdays.
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ttun basketball (Dusty May out.......)
- By ScriptOhio
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Sources: U-M retains 5-star McCoy Jr. in wake of May's exit
Five-star Michigan recruit Brandon McCoy Jr. is staying with the Wolverines, sources told ESPN, the latest key player from their 2026-27 roster to announce his intention to remain in Ann Arbor after Dusty May's departure.May left last month to take over the Dallas Mavericks, less than three months after leading Michigan to the national championship. May had been the coach in Ann Arbor for two seasons, going 64-13 overall and 33-7 in Big Ten play.
When athletic director Warde Manuel announced May's departure, he said that assistant coach Mike Boynton had been "appointed head coach in an interim capacity."
Projected starting guard Trey McKenney announced his intentions to stay hours after the coaching change, while Final Four Most Outstanding Player Elliot Cadeau followed suit days later. Incoming transfers Moustapha Thiam (Cincinnati) and JP Estrella (Tennessee) decided to stay earlier this week, as did a host of projected role players.
A 6-foot-4 guard from Sierra Canyon High School (California), McCoy was the crown jewel of Michigan's 2026 recruiting class. He was ranked No. 18 in the final SC Next 100 for the class of 2026 and was a McDonald's All American. When he committed to the Wolverines at the Final Four in early April, he became May's first five-star recruit as a head coach.
He is one of six recruits in Michigan's 2026 recruiting class, including three other SC Next 100 prospects in Quinn Costello (No. 28), Lincoln Cosby (No. 45) and Joseph Hartman (No. 91). All three are expected to keep their commitments to the Wolverines in the wake of May's departure.
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C Dillon Dingler (2025 Gold Glove, All Star, Detroit Tigers)
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Former Ohio State Catcher Dillon Dingler Named MLB All-Star for the Detroit Tigers
Dillon Dingler becomes the fourth former Ohio State player to be named an MLB All-Star, joining Nick Swisher, Frank Howard and Johnny Edwards.
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Al Gore invented... merged threads!
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Just sayin': Back in December 2000 Al Gore's internet invention was predicted to just be a fad.......
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WR Coach Cortez Hankton (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
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One Ohio State football assistant coach is proving he more than belongs
This new assistant coach is showing that he not only belongs, but he might be thriving with the Buckeyes.
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One Ohio State football assistant coach is proving he more than belongs
This new assistant coach is showing that he not only belongs, but he might be thriving with the Buckeyes.Cortez Hankton has shown traits of being an elite recruiter for Ohio State
Hankton has only been on staff a few months, but he has done a great job on the recruiting trail so far. He was able to keep Chris Henry Jr. as a signee right after Hartline left. Then, he was able to make sure Jamier Brown was locked in as a commit for the 2027 class. Both are five-star guys.Neither of those guys was a player Hankton had recruited initially. However, Hankton then landed Austin Miller for the 2029 recruiting class. He will likely be a five-star commit when the rankings come out for that class. Jett Harrison, a 2028 five-star receiver, also committed to Hankton.
There can be some excuses made for all of those recruits and why they chose the Ohio State Buckeyes. Yet, Hankton still had to bring them in. Monshun Sales will be the real test. If Hankton can find a way to secure him, there will be no question moving forward about his recruiting prowess.
Cortez Hankton needs to prove he can develop receivers on the field
Of course, recruiting is just one half of the equation. Developing receivers on the field and helping them get better is the more important part of coaching. Hankton has to prove that the receivers can become better players in general. That will be the true measure of whether he belongs.Ohio State has had to replace a lot of assistant coaches over the years. That's what happens when success is attained. Other programs try to poach your guys. Ryan Day has had to deal with that, and he has done well with finding new assistants who have been able to step in and be fine.
It will help that Hankton gets to coach Jeremiah Smith this season. Smith is the best weapon in college football, and no one can truly shut him down. Having him accumulate a lot of stats this season will help Hankton jump-start a solid career with Ohio State.
Ohio State's offense should be one of the best in the country, if not the best. The Buckeyes are going to be running a bit of a new playbook under Smith, but the weapons they have are undeniable, no matter the system the players are running.
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Jim Knowles (DC Tennessee)
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Former Ohio State defensive coordinator gives major life update
The former Ohio State coach has celebrated a major life event.
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Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles gets married
Knowles has now married his long-time girlfriend, Andi. This is a happy moment for him, and it's probably smart for him to get this taken care of before the season starts. Once the college football season kicks off, he is going to be under a lot of pressure.Volunteer fans think he will be the second coming of Christ himself, but Buckeye fans know he is a slow burn. Penn State's defense stunk last year in the first year of his system, as it did when he coached Ohio State in his first season. His defense takes a while to implement.
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The Buckeye National Championship Teams (and several near misses)
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Remember When: Woody Hayes Captures First National Championship in 20–7 “Mud Bowl” Win Over USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl
Ohio State defeated USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl – forever known as the “Mud Bowl” – to secure Woody Hayes’ first national championship with the Buckeyes.
Remember When: Woody Hayes Captures First National Championship in 20–7 “Mud Bowl” Win Over USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl
When Ohio State fans think of the Rose Bowl, they likely picture sunshine, warmth and postcard-worthy sunsets. The 1955 Rose Bowl offered the exact opposite.
In Woody Hayes' fourth season leading the Buckeyes, Ohio State was picked to finish fifth in the Big Ten and started the season unranked.
OSU went 9-0 during the 1954 regular season, with five wins over ranked opponents, including a 21-7 win over No. 12 Michigan. With that, the Buckeyes were set to play USC in the 1955 Rose Bowl.
In what many consider the sloppiest Rose Bowl ever played, rain fell throughout the entire game, turning the field into a muddy mess, hence the "Mud Bowl" nickname. By the second quarter, jersey numbers were nearly unrecognizable.
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After Ohio State kicker Tad Weed missed a field goal on the opening drive, USC's Jim Contratto recovered a fumble by USC's Jim Parker at the OSU 31-yard line. Future Heisman Trophy winner Howard "Hopalong" Cassady and Jerry Harkrader then alternated every carry of the ensuing drive until Ohio State got to USC's 3-yard line. Dave Leggett, the eventual MVP of the game, then scored to give the Buckeyes the first points of the game.
Following another USC fumble, which was recovered by Leggett, he delivered again, this time throwing a 21-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Watkins to give Ohio State a 14-0 lead.
The Buckeyes punted on their next drive, one in which USC tailback Aramis Dandoy returned for an 86-yard touchdown, a Rose Bowl record, to cut OSU's lead to 14-7. But that was the closest the Trojans ever got to Ohio State.
Then, at halftime, both Ohio State and USC's bands performed on the field, making it even muddier. Hayes wasn't happy, to say the least.
"I think we've got the greatest band there is. But they should have kept them both – USC's band, too – off the field," Hayes said following the game. "They let 'em come out at halftime and cut our football field into a quagmire between the 30-yard lines. It just doesn't make sense.
"It was the worst field we've played on in four years. They should have had a tarp on the field, even if they had to send San Francisco to get it."
USC almost tied the game following a 70-yard run by Jon Arnett, but the Trojans then stalled at OSU's 26-yard line, turning the ball over on downs four plays later.
Ohio State took a two-touchdown lead thanks to a 12-play, 77-yard touchdown drive, as Jerry Harkrader ended the drive with a nine-yard touchdown run. The Buckeyes missed the extra point, giving them a 20-7 lead, which became the final score.
The conditions were more than just inconvenient. With sand layered beneath the field, the rain created a gritty mixture that worked its way into players’ uniforms, rubbing their legs raw. Seven Ohio State players required hospital visits, with a couple staying overnight.
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Ohio State’s opponent could have been different. UCLA, which won the 1954 Coaches Poll national championship and outscored opponents by an average of 40-4, was ineligible due to the Pacific Coast Conference’s “no-repeat” rule. That opened the door for USC, despite the Bruins’ 34-0 win over the Trojans that season.
But while UCLA won the Coaches' Poll national title, Ohio State proved to be national championship-worthy, taking home the AP Poll title, the Buckeyes' first national championship since 1942.
As a sign of the times, three Buckeyes flew to Mobile, Alabama, to play in the Senior Bowl following the game, while the rest of the team — including some married players traveling with their wives — returned to Columbus by train.
The 1955 Rose Bowl marked the first of five national championships under Hayes, who would also lead Ohio State to titles in 1957, 1961, 1968 and 1970.
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