Color me impressed with the job Laurinaitis has done with our LBs. His college career and pro career still recent enough for recruits to remember, and (to me at least), he brings a savvy gained in the pros, much as Hartline does. Now, all he has to do is sit his two All-American candidates a bit and get some of these young 'uns some minutes.

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305Buck 21 hours ago
Laurinaitis will have both of his top targets at the Penn State game, Cooper Witten and Kaden Henderson.

305Buck 21 hours ago
https://247sports.com/player/kaden-henderson-46146778/
Battling the Florida schools for Henderson, believe we’re in a great spot here.

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305Buck 21 hours ago
Laurinaitis will have both of his top targets at the Penn State game, Cooper Witten and Kaden Henderson.

305Buck 21 hours ago
https://247sports.com/player/cooper-witten-46150577/
Ohio State is battling Oklahoma and Texas A&M for the son of Jason Witten. Fun fact, Cooper was one of the only recruits to predict an Ohio State win against Texas, when Texas insiders asked.

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305Buck 21 hours ago
https://247sports.com/player/qua-ford-46146546/
Visiting this weekend.

Oklahoma St Verbal

I obviously have no info about that, but when his brother played at YSU vs Ohio State, I remember him being greeted with open arms by the players post game.

buckeyemania11 said:

Hopefully Ped State used up all their voodoo magic of somehow making a game against a high end opponent closer than it shoulda been in this one

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I was thinking this postgame...I actually think more of PSU than I did pregame, I thought they were gonna get handled, definitely didn't think they had the chops to come back from 14 down in the 4th.

Then I realized, it's not that, it's just my opinion of them has dropped severely after years of the hardest ceiling in sports.

BuckBackHome said:

Any guesses what month the Bucks visit to Oregon in 2027 will fall? And for anyone who has been to that stadium, how is it for an OSU road game?

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Eugene is a great stadium for a game.
Biggest thing you'll want to keep in mind is giving yourself enough time for trip.
Eugene is 1 1/2 - 2 hours from the Portland airport, and most likely, you'll deal with connecting flights to get in/out of there.

Seems like the D Line has meshed with the rest of the D much more smoothly than under the previous D Coordinator.

Bushrod Johnson said:

I thought it was well called game and poop happens. Day knows what he's doing and understands risks. I never thought they'd lose this game.

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Don't underestimate Bye.

I still think we likely lose out. Zero hope for this bunch. None.

crazy white out..hope there be osu-washington torrent

Haven’t seen a DiHard post come up in some time

Absolute stud tonight on the field. Willed his team to victory.

Jagdaddy said:

FIFY

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Same thing, with or without the dog

Not sure this is it but here you go, you'd have to download the audio directly from the Youtube video.

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If the kid gets into Harvard, theres no way you can fault him. Maybe he graduates early and transfers back to OSU for grad school and plays

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Bagmen.

Jagdaddy said:

I agree with your general point, and Gundy's a perfect comp (Fleck might end up being an even better one) but as much as I don't like him and he can "deal with it", Count Chocula had a pretty damn good record.

First, 4 D III nattys and over a .900 winning percentage at Wisconsin-Platteville. Then, in fourteen years at Wiscy, he won four regular season BIG Titles (twice winning both the regular season and conference title) and one additional conference tournament title, had three second place finishes and never finished worse than fourth, never missed the NCAA tournament, and had a national title game appearance, a national semifinal appearance, an Elite 8 and four Sweet 16s with only two first round losses.

All that said, Cignetti is really fucking up the narrative for these kinds of guys for what the ceiling of success is at a middlewight (or lighweight) program is.

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Jury is still waaayyyyyyy out on IU and Cignetti but overall I do think the transfer portal is the great equalizer for programs like IU. It is if nothing else a chance where as before, they had no chance at competing with the heaviest weights

NAME RECOGNITION. The final section in a Skull Session gone long is about a Youngstown State wide receiver named Max Tomczak. You probably recognize the last name; Max is the nephew of Mike Tomczak, who played quarterback for Ohio State and was a member of the 1985 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears.

Max Tomczak’s name appeared in a recent article from ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., Matt Miller and Jordan Reid, in which Kiper named him as one of the “risers to watch” in the 2026 NFL draft.

Tomczak is a nuanced route runner, and he recognizes different coverages well. He adjusts on the ball in the air and then has the hands to secure it. And I see the versatility to play outside or inside -- and return punts. I'm hoping to see him at an all-star event against better competition after the season, but he's the type of player who will fight his way onto an NFL roster.

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Through four games, Tomczak has 21 catches for 306 yards and one touchdown. The 6-foot, 195-pounder from Frankfort, Illinois, posted seven catches for 116 yards against Towson last weekend.

I wish him the best of luck the rest of this season on what should be a competitive Youngstown State team. The Penguins are 3-1 with wins over Mercyhurst, Robert Morris and Towson and a 41-24 loss to Michigan State. Following a bye week, they face South Dakota State at home on Oct. 4.

colobuck79 said:

Farm animals?
No, that wouldn’t do it.

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Yeah, but doing Pecos Pete would.

Any true Buckeye fan from his era: "I loved him like he was my own brother".

2025/26 Season Bump