Well, Noel got in for a few minutes. Not entirely certain whose minutes he took, probably Bynum's, but from what I saw he played OK. Not entirely certain he's 'game ready' yet, but was encouraged by what I saw. Twas nice to see both he and Tilly in there together, but do want to see more high-low pivot play. Hard to say, but gives the Buckeyes another weapon to utilize when get into foul trouble. PS, Bynum's 'coming out' party has been very successful, and don't want to see that diminished.

RB07OSU said:

We had another DB from Florida with that last name, I recall him being decent here.

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Christopher will always be a Buckeye legend

Just sayin': Some really good photos of the game.

Photo Gallery: Bruce Thornton Makes History as Ohio State Downs Indiana 91-78 on Senior Day​

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He'll be a stud on the interior of the OL

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I've grown up fishing, my son got into it with me, we take a yearly trip with my dad. my daughter never cared for it, then she started dating a kid that's now majoring in fish and wildlife management - now she fishes all the time LOL

RIP. One of the Buckeye running back greats. One of my earliest memories of a back who could dominate the toughest defenses.

ScriptOhio said:

Just how good is Geno Smith you ask?

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A lot better than I thought he would be. Impressed he’s still in the league at this point to be honest.

Gotta agree with Script. One of the most underrated WRs ever. Had glue for hands. How come never made it in pros? Also put up Anthony Gonzalez as under-appreciated WR...

Maybe have some plastic surgery, change fingerprints, and sign a NIL package with tOSU? Could use him next year. Hopefully he comes back to get his degree.....cannot imagine facing a job interview, 'what's your work experience'? NBA guard.

1926Buckeyes said:

I just see it as Smith’s version of Boyer that Patricia got last year. Couldn’t tell you how good of an idea it is, but it’s someone they like coaching with that makes things run easier.

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Agreed. I read it as a 'we're not thrilled with our OL coaching, specifically w/r/t the run game. This shit needs fix'n and with a new OC who knows how to establish a mean ground and pound (debatable for BN27) run game, we need someone to take his vision and unfuck the OL.'

THE STARS WERE ALIGNED. I had a blast on the latest 12th Warriors Happy Hour with Michael Jenkins. The Ohio State legend joined members of Eleven Warriors’ selfless perks program on Thursday to discuss his college career, NFL career and life after football.

I could share many details about the call — and I likely will in the future — but I have to start with Jenkins’ breakdown of Holy Buckeye. Eleven Warriors ranked last offseason as Ohio State’s No. 1 play since 2000, which Jenkins called “special.”

“It’s pretty wild to think of,” Jenkins said. “When you go back and look at the magnitude of that play with everything on the line, and kind of the way Tressel Ball had been — 3 yards and a cloud of dust, take a deep shot, and it works out — I’m glad I caught it. You think of everything that’s happened since then in Ohio State history, and for that to be up there in a lot of Buckeye memories and minds, it’s very special.”

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The play call for Holy Buckeye was King Right 64 Y-Shallow Swap. Jenkins said it was designed for tight end Ben Hartstock, who hauled in a 13-yard reception the play before. However, as we all know now, that’s not how it worked out.

“You’re really thinking that Ben Hartstock is going to get the little crossing route. We’d just get the first down and keep going down the field,” Jenkins said. “But the crazy part was the Swap for us. When you run the tight end on the Shallow, I always ran the Dig, and then (Chris) Gamble or the Z would run a Post.

“So, Swap, you know, we obviously swapped what we were doing. I’m supposed to run the post, and then Gamble’s supposed to run a Dig. But if you look at the film, like I just ended up running a Go and Gamble’s running a post. So we didn’t even run what we were supposed to run. And so that just lets you know, as my Dad always says, the stars were aligned that season.”

Yes, they were!

scarletngray said:

He should also pled no class, no integrity, no dignity, no morals and no skill.

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Hm.. I noticed you didn't list "no cheating" in there.

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The Weekender: New Mexico Names 32-Year-Old Ryan Berryman Its Athletic Director, Arkansas Will Have Tyson Foods As Its Jersey Patch and Akron Football is Now Bowl-Eligible

New Mexico names 32-year-old Ryan Berryman its next AD, Arkansas reaches a deal with Tyson Foods for its jersey patches and Akron football is now bowl-eligible for 2026.

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Akron Football Bowl Eligible for 2026​

The Zips received a waiver from the NCAA on Wednesday that will immediately eliminate their postseason ban and remove practice restrictions that were in place for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

"We are very proud of our academic progress and excited about the opportunity to compete in the postseason this fall," Akron Head Football Coach Joe Moorhead stated.

Akron's bowl ban and restrictions were due to the 2021-22 academic year, when a coaching change and roster adjustments caused the football team's APR to fall below the required four-year average. The Zips, who finished the season 5-7 (4-4 in the MAC), their best record since the 2017 season, were not only ineligible for the postseason, but also forced to decrease their full practice hours from 20 hours to 16 hours each week throughout the season.

Akron is now eligible for the MAC football championship and a bowl game if it gets to at least six wins.

The Zips last played in a bowl game in 2017.

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In other news, I was named eligible to receive the Nobel Prize.