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2026-27 Ohio State Men's Basketball

DZ83CK
ScriptOhio said:
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This week’s question: Who will lead Ohio State in blocks this season?​

Connor: Amare Bynum​

While he originally was not expected to be relied on quite as heavily as he actually was, Amare Bynum ended up playing a huge role for Ohio State last season after forcing himself into the starting lineup in December. Despite having to play the position at times last year, Bynum is not a center and will play a much more comfortable power forward next season.
Still, Bynum was Ohio State’s leading shot blocker as a freshman, finishing the year with 28 blocks in 34 contests. He’ll need to become more consistent in that area, as he had a game with four blocks, a game with three blocks, but also had a stretch from late January to early February where he blocked one shot in a five-game stretch, with Ohio State going 2-3 in that stretch.
Bynum’s going to lead the team in blocks again this season (with an even bigger number of them) because he’s got the best combination of height and athleticism on the roster. He’s got long arms but is also quick enough on his feet to get him into a position where he’s able to get his hand on the ball, even if it’s against someone he wasn’t guarding until sliding over at the very last second.
It’s hard to calculate or put a number on it, but I also feel like Bynum is a big-time momentum-shifting type of player. Once he swats one shot, the whole crowd is holding their breath, waiting for him to do it again. When he starts to get confident and a little cocky on the defensive end, he really becomes a menace to teams when they try to drive to the basket.

Justin: Ivan Njegovan​

I think Ivan Njegovan will lead the team in blocks for the sole reason that he is the best rim protector on the team, and I do think he will play more this season than last. Njegovan decided to return to Columbus for his third season, and so far, there has been a good amount of talk from open practice and camp that he has really improved his inside game and defense.
Josh Ojianwuna is going to be the starting center, but Andrija Jelavic is more of a stretch four, and Vuk Lazarevic is a freshman who arrived on campus late, so his learning curve is going to be steeper than the other freshmen.
With Ojianwuna coming off a knee injury that sidelined him for the end of the 2024-25 season and all of last season, he will have his minutes limited at least to start as he gets back into the flow of the game and game shape. That will have Njegovan playing more, and I expect him to get 12-15 minutes per game early in the
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Last season, he averaged 0.4 blocks per game, but he led the team in blocks per 40 minutes, and his defense and rim protection were something that really improved as the season progressed. I expect him to take an even bigger jump in that department this season.
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It's a good debate. Njegovan had the highest block rate on the team last season, but he shouldn't play as much as Bynum, so he'll be behind him in raw block totals. Ojianwuna is on par with Bynum, but he also probably won't play as much as Bynum. Sleeper choice is Anthony Thompson - with his height and length, he could block a surprising number of shots.
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2026 scUM Shenanigans, Arguments, Arrogant Twatwaffles, Emasculated Cucks, Feckless Marmots, Dirty Cheaters "Mid"chigan

ORD_Buckeye
Zippercat said:
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You really think Hairballwould show up at a deposition?
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He's dumb enough and arrogant enough to ignore a subpoena. How funny if they arrested him on the sidelines the next time he plays the Lions?
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2027 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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Alabama’s Emergence As Fertile Recruiting Ground for Ohio State Continues with Karlos May’s Commitment

Karlos May will be the seventh player from Alabama to play for Ohio State since Nick Saban’s retirement in 2024 – a state where OSU previously had just two players all-time.
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No team in all of college football recruited better than the University of Alabama during Nick Saban’s 17-year run coaching the Crimson Tide. Every single one of Saban’s 17 recruiting classes at Alabama ranked in the top five of 247Sports’ composite team rankings. Add in the fact that Auburn was often competing for SEC and national championships, and it was rare for top prospects from Alabama to leave their home state.

Since Kalen DeBoer replaced Saban in 2024, however, Alabama has lost its stranglehold on top talent in its backyard. Mystifyingly, all of the top 15 prospects from the state of Alabama in the 2027 class are now committed to schools other than the University of Alabama. Auburn, meanwhile, is coming off five straight seven-loss seasons.

Top 15 Prospects from Alabama in the 2027 Recruiting Class
Rank Player Pos Stars Natl Rank Pos Rank State Rank Commitment
1 AI'KING HALL CB ★★★★ 88 9 1 Miami
2 ISAAC MCNEIL LB ★★★★ 104 7 2 Auburn
3 JATORI WILLIAMS IOL ★★★★ 114 8 3 Miami
4 JABARRIUS GARROR DE ★★★★ 115 12 4 Texas
5 KARLOS MAY DT ★★★★ 135 15 5 Ohio State
6 GUNNER RIVERS QB ★★★★ 140 12 6 NC State
7 DONIVAN MOORE DL ★★★★ 170 20 7 Auburn
8 JAYDEN APARICIO-BAILEY S ★★★★ 171 13 8 Clemson
9 DESHAWN HALL WR ★★★★ 178 25 9 Auburn
10 KEITH RICHMOND DE ★★★★ 226 23 10 Arkansas
11 CAMERON PRITCHETT DE ★★★★ 231 24 11 Oregon
12 MARQUIS EVANS DL ★★★★ 234 26 12 Auburn
13 JUNIOR TU'UPO S ★★★★ 235 20 13 Texas
14 JAMISON ROBERTS QB ★★★★ 240 18 14 Oklahoma
15 ELIJAH BROWN DL ★★★★ 264 29 15 Kentucky
Data via 247Sports . . continued . .
NIL promises often supersede regional roots in today’s recruiting landscape, and that’s allowed Ohio State – not only with its financial resources, but also its track record of perennially competing for championships and producing early-round NFL draft picks – to have more recruiting success than ever before in states that were historically controlled by SEC powers. There’s no more striking example of that than how quickly Ohio State has created a pipeline of talent from Alabama to Columbus over the last three years.

Just sayin': Alabama isn't doing too well in it's own state.
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2027 IN WR Monshun Sales (Indiana Verbal)

pnuts34
calibuck said:
Yeah to Thump's cry of 'Bagmen'. Cignetti is ticking off his accomplishments, win B10, win a Nati, sign best in Indiana. Gotta give him credit. But back to Sales, cannot blame him at all, and good luck to him. We'll see how well he gets prepared for the NFL there, but should get many more minutes at Indy than tOSU. Depth chart probably worked against tOSU, given the stable of current 5*s, and verbaled 5*'s acoming. And Cignetti always seems to land a polished QB. Really don't know how good their teaching staff/coaches are, so do not have an informed opinion. But must be adequate to the tasks. Good luck, wait until our DBs line up against you, and remember they go daily against tOSU's 5* WRs in practice.
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IU had a 1st round pick(same amount of 1st round WRs drafted as OSU) and 4th rounder after winning an NC. Thats A LOT to sell a hometown kid
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Look Who's Transferring Now (The Portal)

calibuck
Well, it's been my experience that laws are made/written, whatever. However, they don't mean much until they are adjudicated in a court of law. Where each and every sentence is sliced and diced. An allegory might be - what's the speed limit? Answer is - whatever the highway patrol enforces. Same with players CBA, and the 'five to play five' rulings.
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OSU Women's Basketball Recruiting/Projections/General Discussions

Bestbuck36
calibuck said:
Interesting Bestbuck. If McDuff 'goes big', having Elsa at the 5, Mobley at the 4, and Kitts at the 3/4, could/would assume that the Buckeyes would control the boards. But with only two quick players at the PG and SG, not certain how McDuff's beloved full court press would be effective. Really don't see him giving up on his calling card. But when tOSU plays the SC's (South Carolina), and UConn's of the world, that kind of look might be more effective than four smaller guards running around.
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Exactly. In the tourneys our press hasn't been as effective so we have to win more in the half court game. At least there seems to be options right?
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