BB73 said:

That book was recommended to me by a young lady when we were both at tOSU. I will always have fond memories of it.

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The book, or your "interactions" with this young lady?

From 11W: Recruits in attendance for Saturday’s (4 April 2026) practice included 2027 five-star wide receivers Jamier Brown and Monshun Sales, 2027 five-star offensive tackle Oluwasemilore Olubobola, 2027 four-star quarterback Wonderful Monds IV, 2027 four-star linebacker AJ Randle, 2028 five-star defensive end Kameron McGee, 2028 four-star defensive end Jermaine Smith Jr. and 2028 quarterback Reign St. Clair (the younger brother of Tavien St. Clair), among others.

Student Appreciation Day Recap: Jeremiah Smith and Connor Hawkins Come Through in The Clutch, Ian Moore and Carter Lowe Fill In at Offensive Tackle​

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Moore, Lowe fill in for injured starting tackles​

Ohio State was without both of its returning starters at offensive tackles from last season, Austin Siereveld and Phillip Daniels, after both reportedly underwent procedures for minor injuries. With Siereveld and Daniels absent from Saturday’s practice, Ian Moore started at left tackle while Carter Lowe repped at right tackle with the first-team offense.

Moore had a strong showing filling in for Siereveld, holding his ground well in pass protection and winning one-on-one reps against Zion Grady and Beau Atkinson. Lowe, on the other hand, looked like a redshirt freshman who still has a way to go in his development before he’ll be ready to start at offensive tackle for the Buckeyes; he spent much of the practice going head-to-head with Kenyatta Jackson Jr., with Jackson frequently getting the best of his three-years-younger and far less experienced counterpart.

• Alongside students and media, former Ohio State players were also invited to attend Saturday’s practice. Some of the many former Buckeyes we spotted in attendance: Braxton Miller, Keith Byars, Roy Hall, Josh Myers, Patrick Gurd, Miyan Williams, Matt Wilhelm (the father of Mason Wilhelm), Bradley Robinson, Davison Igbinosun and Stanley Jackson (the father of Stanley Jackson Jr.).

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DZ83CK said:

I'm not sure exactly what OSU is doing with NIL, but I'm afraid it would be better allocated to players other than Colin.

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Good call. Colin White out.

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Hung on to win 14-12.

gmen6981 said:

Seems to have the grift part down.

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He’ll master it after a few years in the Da Boot!

Just re-watched last years game. TTUN was such a soft team. Ohio State led most of the game. And as the weather got worse the good guys got better. We dominated both sides of the line because we were the most physical. Like I said, TTUN was soft and were shutout the entire 2nd half. They never came close to scoring. And their last Offensive play was an INT by Mr. Underwhelming! A soft and inferior team on every level. From the coaching staff to the water boys they were exposed. Then, their imposter of a coach was exposed for the fraud that he is.

OH

calibuck said:

Don't see any PSU kids in the portal. Wonder if their NIL coin for wrestling meets or exceeds their football team?

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Just sayin': I saw somewhere that Penn State does spend ≈ $1.5M NIL on wrestling.: which has to be far less than they spend on football. As long as nobody else is outspending them I suspect that their continued "dominance" will keep attracting the top wrestlers.

How Penn State Wrestling Remains Dominant in the NIL Era​

Cael Sanderson says this era of college sports will "be an advantage" for Nittany Lions wrestling.

This really wasn't what college wrestling coaches wanted to hear. After No. 1 Penn State overwhelmed Ohio State 36-5 to clinch its sixth straight unbeaten Big Ten season, coach Cael Sanderson said his team might be getting better because of NIL and revenue sharing. Even if his staff doesn't outbid other programs for talent.

"We have a great team," Sanderson said after Penn State won its NCAA-record 85th consecutive match. "Our culture, the friendship and the camaraderie, I don't think it's ever been anything as close to what we have right now. I think a lot of that has to do with all the changes in college athletics, and the kids are coming here because they want to be here and they want to be part of something special."

The top-ranked Penn State wrestling team has another "something special" season brewing. The Nittany Lions finished their Big Ten campaign 8-0 and with some truly dominant numbers. Penn State outscored conference opponents by a combined total of 328-23, beating second-ranked Ohio State by 31 points, fifth-ranked Iowa by 29 and sixth-ranked Nebraska by 14.

The Nittany Lions shut out four Big Ten opponents, and no team won more than three bouts against them. Ohio State and Iowa won one apiece. Penn State's lineup went a combined 74-6 against Big Ten opponents for a winning percentage of 92.5 percent. Its average Big Ten margin of victory was 38.1 points.

Penn State even outpaced its Big Ten supremacy of last season. The Nittany Lions went a combined 67-13 in individual conference bouts during the 2024-25 season, when they broke their own NCAA tournament scoring record.

Four Nittany Lions went 8-0 in conference duals last season. This year, seven Penn State wrestlers were 8-0 against the Big Ten.

Penn State set the NCAA Tournament scoring record in 2024, broke it in 2025 and has a tremendous opportunity to break it again this season. Seven Nittany Lions are unbeaten and ranked first or second at their respective weight classes, according to InterMat Wrestling.

Nine Penn State wrestlers rank among the top six, and the team enters its regular-season finale against Princeton with a combined dual-meet record of 129-11. With a win over Princeton, the Nittany Lions would complete their sixth straight unbeaten season under Sanderson and 10th in 17 seasons.
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OHSportsFan said:

Do your job tonight, Arizona. Walked by TTUN’s team hotel and bus. Instantly filled with rage. I cannot stand these people.

Also picked up some Zona gear to rock with the OSU hat tonight (sorry to the ASU guys @Bestbuck36).

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How could you miss pulling the fire alarm last night?

Back to Stanford. It appears to me that the sports that got cut were NOT Director's Cup point-getters. Could have missed one, but hey! All the Stanford AD has to do is send out notices to the Venture Capitalist up on I-270, and their pocket change could fund all 11. PS, football is the lowest of the sports ranked at Stanford. Yeah, kinda question tOSU being 4th in the final rankings. But synchro is the most dominant sport at The Ohio State University, by at least ten miles.

MGMT said:

All he’s doing is handing the ball off to Derrick Henry

Amirite

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If we’ve got a Derrick Henry on the roster, I’m good with that.

DubCoffman62 said:

This song reminds me of the time that I ducked right down the alley with some rollie pollie little fat faced girl

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Wouldn’t that be this

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Thanks for that write up. Saw most, remember less. Do still have burned in my skull, the two losses to Cincinnati. Paul Hogue (he of coke bottle glasses), and Moe Thacker took apart Jerry, Hondo, Mel, Larry twice.....probably spawned the lack of scheduling between the two schools for several decades.

Was thinking that Thompson wouldn't start from the jump, but who knows. Going from HS to college is a big leap, but not saying he wouldn't make it, in that the Dance had a healthy number of frosh in the line-ups. Let's hope. We'll see in the offseason whether the Baylor kid is healthy enough to play, as the Croatian got better, but don't see him as a starter. Ergo, if Diebs goes for an expensive C, then might clear up a bit. PG will be his focus, as Cupps doesn't seem to want to shoot (unless he had a muzzle on), but all comes down to NIL $, Bjork is willing to shell out. Do so hate to see Devin skedaddle, but with his last go-round, his minutes will decrease, makes sense he'd want to be a starter for some program, although he'd be all- B10 as a sixth man. Anyway, hope we can watch this re-build unfold...Go Bucks!

Wow! Concisely put. McDuff seems to be able to recruit top-of-the-line backcourt talent, Jacy, Jaloni, etc. but he falls down terribly on front court talent. After watching the women's Dance this year, agree that Elsa, while serviceable, and did in fact grow this year, needs some development and some back-up that are more than placeholders. Don't know if the team faltered because they were winded, as McDuff plays with a very shortened bench. When some of the bench players got in, they played adequately. Kitt especially, but as we know, McDuff plays a small, quick group of guards, plus one person designed to act as a screener, and a convenient pass catcher. Elsa needs to learn how to play facing the basket, as too many times, she was looking for someone to pass to, and she was standing AT the foul line! while the defender was deep in the paint, knowing she wasn't going to 1) shoot, or 2) drive.

The rankings could take quite a beating on that day. Oregon has become the thorn in the Buckeye's side these days. Hate that they can 'rent' Ohio players to suit up up there. But guess Nike dollars are like petro dollars. Anyway, might be a #1 v #2 on that Saturday. If still lived on the West coast, might be worth the trip, but don't so won't.

Losing Raiola will give them a personal 'edge' like no one's business. Whether the talent is there to back it up is questionable. Now really in the 'know' to know whether they gained more talent in the portal than they lost. So regardless, their first team might give a fight, their two's won't be in the same league as the Buckeyes, so color this a win for the good guys. 48-14.

One thing you can bet on, UT will have the best team money can buy. Whether they perform like that, kinda up in the air. PS, seem to recollect that tOSU was in the 'hunt' for Brandon Baker, but got outbid by the Longhorns. Anyone know definitively how well he's doing? Or is it a 'whew' that he went to Texas (a la Felix Ojo)? Anyway, I get a bang out of seeing which 'next best things' that was/were going to tOSU find out who cratered, and contrarywise, cringe when look at the pre-season mags and see someone tOSU went after on the ratings lists.....

Let's hope this kid enjoys Student Appreciation day, and finds whatever floats his boat in Columbus......

I know, I know. Am a sucker for click-bait. Try to stay away from things on April 1, but am addicted to everything Buckeye. At my age, should know better, but then hey! Thanks for clearing away my fog.

Remembering Mark Cuban’s April Fool’s Day prank.​

The year was 2003. Our feelings about Mark Cuban were far less complicated than they are today. He pulled off this greatness:

During a timeout in the Mavericks game against the then-New Orleans Hornets, Cuban began to argue with a ref, as he had done many times, but this was actually an actor dressed up as ref, and Cuban took the battle to another level, repeatedly shoving and then trying to wrestle the official.

The Dallas owner later told the Dallas Morning News that he was nervous the gambit would fall flat.

“We did it, and I remember thinking, I hope this doesn’t crater,” Cuban said. “When I stood up and there was the first shove, I could hear the whole place gasp. Then we went at it and I could hear everybody going nuts. Then I started laughing and blew it.”

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ORD_Buckeye said:

And he's ready to take a fucking chance again.

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I was born in 77, have a sister who is ten years older. She used to make me get her records for her when I was little. My knowledge of sappy 70s music is comically vast. If a guy was on Tiger Beat, I know all the words.