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OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (National Champion)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
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Brian Hartline is stealing one key strategy from Chip Kelly ahead of Ohio State’s Week 1 showdown with Texas
While Hartline didn’t expand on the decision, it’s easy to look back at what Kelly and Day said last August to find the pros of being higher and away from the action. Day said the organization that comes with having space is part of it.
“I think, for him, being able to get organized up there. He’s got the tablet up there. He’s got his call sheet up there. He can really be clean after every series. I think that’s one of the things two that he and I were talking about was that when you’re on the sideline and you’re the head coach, you have your call sheet, but it’s hard to get your next series ready when you’re doing all these other things.”
Kelly had been used to being a head coach in the NFL or college for years, minus 2009, so that was a big change at the moment. The new Las Vegas Raiders general manager has adjusted, and Hartline’s willingness to try it his way could benefit the offense as much as anything else.
“When you’re up there, you’ve got a desk, you can sit down and you get your thoughts organized for the next series,” Day said. “You can go through everything. You can communicate well. So, that’s gonna be his plan.”
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SG Allan Hornyak (All B1G, All-American, R.I.P.)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Alumni
- 4 Replies
Hornyak’s 86-Point Game Lives On
Editor’s Note: Because of how well received the first 10 installments of the Ohio Valley’s Top 10 games of the last 50 years was received, we’ve decided to give you one more. Though it was played more than 50 years ago, Sunday is the 52nd anniversary of Allan Hornyak’s 86-point performance...
www.theintelligencer.net
Hornyak’s 86-Point Game Lives On
R.I.P.
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Mike Yurcich (Unemployed)
- By osuvictory1
- College Football
- 172 Replies
Just weird. Have to give it to him. Many coaches wouldn't move backwards to potentially move forward, and instead would take some analyst type role.
Pelini went to YSU because he had F U money courtesy of Nebraska, and his kids went to Mooney.
This is just flat out trying to stay relevant.
Kind of rooting for Yurcich.
Pelini went to YSU because he had F U money courtesy of Nebraska, and his kids went to Mooney.
This is just flat out trying to stay relevant.
Kind of rooting for Yurcich.
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QB Kyle McCord (transfer to Syracuse)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Alumni
- 1390 Replies
2 former Syracuse football players land on NFL practice squads
One of Syracuse's four 2024 NFL Draft picks and its only 1,000-yard receiver received good news Wednesday.
www.syracuse.com
2 former Syracuse football players land on NFL practice squads
Quarterback Kyle McCord will remain with the Philadelphia Eagles after clearing waivers following his release earlier this week, according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero.
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QB Devin "Utah" Brown (National Champion, transfer to Cal)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Alumni
- 410 Replies
Just sayin': And he lost it to a true Freshman.
Cal names Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele starting QB: Freshman wins the job over Ohio State transfer Devin Brown
Cal made a surprising decision with its leader of the offense on Monday
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Cal names Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele starting QB: Freshman wins the job over Ohio State transfer Devin Brown
Cal has named freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele its starting quarterback ahead of the program's season-opener against Oregon State, the school announced on Monday. Sagapolutele, the former No. 65 overall recruit in the 2025 recruiting cycle by 247Sports, won the starting job over Ohio State transfer Devin Brown."We felt like he earned it," Cal coach Justin Wilcox said. "We also feel like Devin is a really good football player. Devin, his ability to be a winning starter at this level, but Jaron earned it."
Brown spent the last two seasons as a backup at Ohio State and transferred to Cal to compete for the starting job. Brown received an NIL package from Cal in the upper six-figure range, sources told CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz. With Sagapolutele tabbed as the starter heading into the season, Brown is expected to be the backup.
"Jaron is excited obviously," Wilcox said. "I'm sure Devin is disappointed, which is what you would expect. At that position, when you make a decision, it's not like a lof of people are swapping quarterbacks every play. ... I think Devin is a good football player. He does a lot of things well. He's extremely smart and he's been a great leader. I'm sure he's disappointed."
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K Jayden Fielding (All B1G, National Champion)
- By brodybuck21
- Buckeye Football
- 105 Replies
Jayden Fielding, Joe McGuire to Handle Special Teams Duties for Ohio State
By Garrick Hodge on August 26, 2025 at 12:26 pm @garrick_hodge
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Ryan Day is keeping the status quo on special teams.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Day said Jayden Fielding will remain Ohio State's starting kicker, while Joe McGuire will hold serve at punter for the Buckeyes' season opener against Texas.
Ohio State brought in former Ball State kicker Jackson Courville, a Dayton native, in the offseason to challenge Fielding for the starting gig. Courville made 26-of-34 field goals in a two-year stretch and was 11-of-13 on field goals last season, including 2-of-2 from 50-plus yards. Courville was also 54-of-56 on extra points in his Ball State career, missing one in each of his first two seasons.
Nonetheless, Fielding earned Day's vote of confidence Tuesday following an up-and-down 2024 season. Fielding finished 13-of-17 on field goals last season and is entering his third year in Columbus.
His highlights included sealing the national championship against Notre Dame with a 33-yard field goal in the game's final minute, though he also struggled in the Michigan loss with two missed kicks. He did not make a field goal 50 yards or longer in 2024 and has yet to make one in his career.
Meanwhile, McGuire enters his third season at Ohio State and beat out second-year player Nick McLarty for the starting gig. McGuire will be the Buckeyes' starter for the second straight year. He recorded 47 punts last season, averaging 42.1 yards per punt. His longest was a 61-yard punt, and he placed 14 punts inside the 20-yard line.
Jayden Fielding, Joe McGuire to Handle Special Teams Duties for Ohio State
Ryan Day says Jayden Fielding will be Ohio State's kicker and Joe McGuire will be the Buckeyes' punter in the season opener against Texas.www.elevenwarriors.com
the pic they chose for Fielding cracks me up. Someone's feeling FABULOUS!
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