The last post in this kids thread was February. I don't think the staff was very interested.

Holtmann eager to get 2018 hoops signees on campus in June - 247Sports
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Holtmann eager to get 2018 hoops signees on campus in June
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Top class OSU or PSU? Will Buckeyes pass on 2019 QB's?
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In late April Austin (Texas) Lake Travis wide receiver Garrett Wilson announced a commitment to Ohio State over Texas. At the time Wilson said he won't be the only Texas star in the Buckeyes' 2019 recruiting class. Wilson also said he would be a very ...


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Ohio State recruiting: Buckeyes in mix to land 5-star tackle from enemy territory
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Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Benjamin School four-star cornerback Kaiir Elam brings elite size to the position, standing 6-foot-1, 182-pounds. Back in February at The Opening Regional in Miami, Elam also ripped off an impressive 4.51-second forty, one of ...

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Kendall Sheffield is ready to take the next step for Ohio State
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Also, Musa Jallow’s summer plans could return dividends for the Buckeyes.

“[Kendall Sheffield] started three games, but was part of a three-man rotation that saw equal reps split between him, Denzel Ward, and Damon Arnette. Now with Ward off to the NFL, the Buckeyes need the returning cornerbacks to step up.”


-Tony Gerdeman, The OZone

The path for cornerback Kendall Sheffield to make it to the starting lineup for Ohio State has been a long and winding one. However, as we turn our sights towards the fall, much will be expected of him, now that Denzel Ward is firmly entrenched with the Cleveland Browns.

Sheffield was a highly-touted prospect coming out of Missouri City, Texas in 2015. He initially decided to go to Alabama, but after his redshirt-freshman year, he transferred to Blinn College (a Junior College), before joining the Buckeyes last year. So, in his first three seasons of college football, Sheffield played at three schools, and— with Kerry Coombs exit for the NFL— he is now on his fourth position coach as well.

However, according to Gerdeman, new OSU secondary coach Taver Johnson said that Sheffield is showing marked improvement in one specific area, literally keeping his eye on the ball.

“He’s done a really nice job of just really concentrating on his eyes, because playing his position, for sure what you look at is everything and when you’re supposed to look at it,” Johnson said.

The confidence in Sheffield’s improvements prompted the football coaching staff to allow him to run track during the indoor season. It went so well, that Sheffield set a new school record with a 6.63 time in the 60-meter dash. His speed is undeniable, but if the redshirt-junior is going to be able to continue the tradition of Ohio State DBs dominating opposing receivers, Johnson thinks that he will need to add some physicality to his game.

“He is a physical guy and a physical specimen,” Johnson said. “Seeing him play physical a little bit more is what we talk about. He wants to... I think the sky is the limit for Kendall.”

“Of the 32 players called into training camp for the United States U18 national team training camp, Musa Jallow is already a standout for one key reason.”


-Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch

Musa Jallow’s recruitment to Ohio State, and then his up-and-down freshman season, is one of the under-discussed stories from Chis Holtmann’s first season in Columbus. The Bloomington, Ind., native reclassified in order to be able to enter college as a 17-year-old. He then started 10 of the team’s first 14 games, before he saw his minutes significantly decline throughout the season; to the point where he played a combined nine minutes in the Buckeyes three postseason games, logging no time in the Big Ten Tournament loss to Penn State.

However, it’s important to keep in mind that he is still just 18 years old (and won’t turn 19 until early February), and is currently participating in the USA Basketball U18 national team training camp. Jallow said that his experience in the college game was a reason that he was invited to camp.

“They want a team that can win and they need leadership and guys with experience at higher levels,” Jallow told Jardy. “I’m the only kid that’s been in college (in camp), so I fit the mold pretty well.”

FIBA Americas U18 Championship will tip off on Sunday, June 10 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The US team for the upcoming tournament will be announced soon, but whether or not Jallow gets the opportunity to continue with the team or not, he has picked up invaluable experience and exposure that he should be able to bring back with him to Columbus.

With the departure of Kam Williams, Andrew Dakich, and Jae’Sean Tate, OSU will be in need of ball-handlers in the fall. C.J. Jackson will be back, and former Wake Forest guard Keyshawn Woods is now in the Buckeye-fold as a graduate transfer, but Jallow should have opportunities to show that he deserves playing time. And, if he is able to up his game while playing with and against some of the best young talent in the hemisphere this summer, who knows, maybe he will stick in the starting lineup all season this time around.

“A Buckeye will fill Team USA’s 65-kg slot for the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary (Oct. 20-28). That much is known. Which Ohio State rep it is will be decided on June 16.”


-Ohio State Athletics

Now, this isn’t Shawn Michaels super-kicking Marty Jannety in Brutus the Barber Beefcake’s Barber Shop in 1992, but it is a bit of an interesting matchup of former teammates. Rising Buckeye senior Joey McKenna will face recent OSU alum Logan Stieber in a best-of-three series to determine who will represent the USA in this fall’s world championships.

Not only are the two wrestlers former OSU teammates, but they are also training partners, and, in fact, will continue to prepare for next month’s series together. Normally the Ohio State coaching staff would be in the corner for both wrestlers if they were competing against anyone else, but with the Buckeyes facing off, the coaching staff will look to avoid any conflict and will be sitting this one out; I’m sure cheering on both equally, like any good parents should do.

McKenna advanced to the finals by winning the 2018 U.S. Open title, while Stieber got his berth via the World Team Trials Challenge. Another former Buckeye, Kyle Snyder will compete for his spot on the team the week before.

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Ohio State's run of Rimington Trophy winners may come to an end in 2018. Buckeyes have won back-to-back Rimington Trophies, given annually to the player considered to be the best center in college football, but did not have a player listed on the ...

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Who’s entering 2018 NBA Draft, and who’s returning to school?
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It's a new era for the Ohio State 'Rushmen'
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4 Buckeyes among Rotoworld’s top 150 fantasy football players for the 2018 season
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No surprise here, but there are some former Ohio State players that fans will be lining up to draft to their fantasy lineup.

As the NFL offseason drudges on, the first round of OTAs are now in the bag, and betting lines and fantasy football draft orders are being released. This week, Rotoworld’s Evan Silva released his Top 150 fantasy football players for the upcoming 2018 season, and four former Ohio State standouts made the cut.

Two running backs and two wide receivers, the four Buckeyes named included amongst the best options for your fantasy team are also some of the biggest legends to come out of Columbus in recent years.


The highest ranked Buckeye should come as little surprise to anyone even remotely interested in football. He was a phenom at Ohio State and went on to have one of the best rookie seasons on record with the Dallas Cowboys. After a lot of back-and-forth before and during his second season, the running back finally served his six-game suspension in 2017, and I’m willing to bet that he plans to make a statement with a full season on his horizon.


Already in the record book heading into just his third season, wideout Michael Thomas has continued to be one of Drew Brees’ favorite targets in New Orleans. Thomas has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in each of his two seasons, and will look to not only continue that streak, but add to it through his versatility and big play ability.


Things have not exactly been smooth sailing for “El Guapo” in the NFL. After being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers, he cycled through three head coaches in four seasons, and was then traded to Cleveland during free agency — even though he was finally finding his footing in San Francisco. He’s coming off of a career-best season with 1,288 total yards of offense and eight rushing touchdowns.


He may be one of the most veteran Buckeyes in the NFL (heading into his 12th season), but Ginn still has some legs on him. He’s found a bit of a career resurgence as a member of the Saints, often snagging a ball in the back of the endzone, or somehow managing 60-yards after the catch with a spin move mid-field. He finished the 2017 season with 787 receiving yards, the second-most in his career behind his 2008 season, and could have a similar finish in 2018.

Possible sleepers?


So, Silva named four Buckeyes, but there’s ten times that number of former Ohio State players currently active in the NFL. Of those, 17 play fantasy draftable positions, leaving 13 more Buckeyes not ranked in the Top 150.

There’s really no reason whatsoever to consider drafting a quarterback out of Ohio State to lead your fantasy team, with the options being limited to Cardale Jones — who’s competing for a No. 2 spot with the Chargers -- and J.T. Barrett — a rookie who sits behind Drew Brees.

Tight end is another position that I wouldn’t exactly recommend taking a Buckeye. Jeff Heuerman is playing on the last year of his contract in Denver, but never was able to make an impact after missing his rookie season due to injury. Nick Vannett saw an increase in his number of snaps toward the end of 2017, and could be someone you add to your bench in case he ends up filling the role left by Jimmy Graham this offseason. The third TE option is rookie Marcus Baugh, who is spending his offseason training with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent, and will be lucky to make the final 53-man roster.

The only other running back, aside from Zeke and Hyde, is Dallas backup Rod Smith. He had a very solid season in 2017, and should he make his way into the starting rotation due to some unforeseen circumstance, he would be a good mid-season addition to your fantasy roster.

There are a plethora of wide receivers out of Ohio State that aren’t listed in the Top 150. While I wouldn’t consider any to be a valuable sleeper, there are at least a couple who could prove themselves to be worth the draft risk. Noah Brown could finally see some additional targets now that the Cowboys no longer have Dez Bryant on their roster, and DeVier Posey could really use his momentum from the CFL to make big contributions to the Ravens offense this season.

Other Buckeye wideout options include, Jalin Marshall (who has yet to sign to a team), Terrelle Pryor Sr. (who re-injured his ankle this spring), Devin Smith (who is one injury away from spending his entire NFL career on IR), and Curtis Samuel (who is still rehabbing his ankle injury from last season). You’ve also got Braxton Miller who has been a bit hit-or-miss the past few seasons, but taking him ahead of the season would be a waste of a fantasy roster spot.

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4 Buckeyes among Rotoworld's top 150 fantasy football players for the 2018 season
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Urban Meyer rubs elbows with golf greats at the Memorial Tournament
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The Ohio State head coach might not be participating, but that doesn’t mean he’s not spending time with Tiger and the Golden Bear.

Columbus is getting ready for one of the city’s biggest events of the year, the Memorial Tournament. Jack Nicklaus’ tournament got underway on Wednesday morning with the annual Pro-Am event. Featuring athletes and celebrities from all over, one of the best college football coaches in the world spent some time talking to one of the greatest golfers in world on the 10th tee box.


Teeing off with Tiger Woods on Wednesday was special guest Peyton Manning. Two more NFL stars, Greg Olsen and LaDanian Thompson are participating in the Pro-Am event, and will make the rounds together, along with Pat Perez’s group.

Here’s the full list of pairings for Wednesday’s round.

Some of the top names in golf have descended onto the home course of the Golden Bear, in what has become a favorite event for many of the PGA tour golfers. However, leading into the event, two of the most famous Buckeyes in the world— Meyer and Nicklaus— spent some time together on the course, and it went about as well for Meyer as you would expect.


Woods returning for the 2018 tournament wasn’t much of a surprise, and he’ll join Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth competing for the top spot. Woods has won the tournament five times, including three years in a row from 1999-2001, but hasn’t had the honor since 2012. With Woods returning to something closer to his peak form so far this season, perhaps coming back to one of his favorite courses could give him the little boost he needs to make it back to the top of the leaderboard.


Hopefully the rain holds off the next few days and lets one of Columbus’ best events of the year go off without a hitch. If it does get rained out, maybe Meyer will have some more time to mingle with the best of the best.

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Big Ten Spring Wrap: Four top-15 teams to battle for East title
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They need the offensive line and linebacker groups to congeal, but otherwise there is talent galore. And the schedule is favorable. The Buckeyes face a tester against TCU in Arlington and must visit Penn State and Michigan State after that. But the Big ...
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Chances of Ohio State having pair of 1000-yard rushers; who will Buckeyes captains be in 2018?
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What’s happening with Ohio State’s quarterback recruiting?
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The Buckeyes are having some quarterback issues in 2019. What could that mean for the future?

Quarterback is a hot topic in recruiting every year. It’s the most important position on the football field, and every team in the country needs one. That means that recruiting quarterbacks is a high pressure, extremely important position for every school, especially those at the top of the college football world.

Ohio State has been one of the best schools in the nation at recruiting quarterbacks for more than a decade. With players like Terrelle Pryor, Braxton Miller, Cardale Jones, JT Barrett, and now Dwayne Haskins running the helm, the Buckeye have been in good hands for a very long time, and that comes from recruiting.

While there have been a few misses along the way, Ohio State has generally been extremely good at recruiting QBs. That past success is what makes the class of 2019’s quarterback class so frustrating. The Buckeyes are without a quarterback commit in this class to this point, and while that’s not a huge deal yet, it will become more glaring as the summer passes by.

It’s important to have a quarterback locked up to lead your class, and the closer a team gets to signing day without one, the less likely they are to land a quality one. As each day passes, that’s becoming more of an issue for the Buckeyes. For months, Ohio State’s quarterback plan has been pretty obvious. Texas signal caller Grant Gunnell is the top target, and would ultimately be the guy.

That may not be the case anymore. Now, that doesn’t mean Ohio State has lost interest in the St. Pius X product, but there have been some questions in the recruitment. Those questions come mostly from Gunnell’s side, and center around the transfer of Joe Burrow. Gunnell doesn’t want to suffer a similar fate, so he’s taken a step back to reassess his recruitment. This happens a lot in recruiting, and doesn’t really mean anything.

At least it doesn’t in most recruitments. This isn’t most recruitments though. Gunnell is a very specific, rare circumstance. The best way to explain it concisely is that Gunnell was committed to a coaching staff, that staff was fired, and now they’re at another power five school, near his hometown. That doesn’t happen a ton, and it makes for a pretty obvious advantage for that school, which is in this case, Arizona, and their new head coach, Kevin Sumlin.

Arizona has a ton of momentum right now. That doesn’t mean that Ohio State is out of the recruitment, but they’re not where they want to be. Gunnell will likely commit in June, and at this point, that announcement will not yield good news for the Buckeyes. There’s still time, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Ohio State doesn’t start looking at other options soon. What do those options look like?

Dwan Mathis


I’m going to preface this by saying that this option is way more likely than the other 2019 option. Mathis, unlike the other player I’m going to talk about, actually has an Ohio State offer, and has been talking to Ohio State consistently. Ryan Day really likes Dwan’s game, and recently offered him after visiting his high school.

Mathis, ranked 11th among pro style quarterback, has been committed to Michigan State since September, but if Ohio State pushes, the Belleville, Mich., quarterback would be very receptive. This is Plan B if Gunnell falls through, and I imagine Ohio State will be in contact with Mathis quite a bit over the next few weeks. If they can get him on campus, he may be the pick at quarterback for this class.

Connor Bazelak


Every year, there’s an Ohio product that Buckeye fans champion as being the best option for leading Ohio State to the promised land. It rarely works, and players like this rarely pick up offers. We saw it with Brennan Armstrong in 2018, Danny Clark in 2017, Messiah deWeaver in 2016, and even Joe Burrow in 2015, in a round-a-bout way. It’s a common trend with Ohio State, so it’s no surprise that we’re seeing it again in this class.

Dayton’s Connor Bazelak, a 6-foot-3 pocket passer is ranked 22nd among pro style quarterbacks, and holds offers from Georgia, and pretty much every second tier (think Missouri, West Virginia, NC State, Pitt, Kentucky, etc...) school in the country. He’s a talented player. I don’t think he’s Ohio State caliber, and there’s a reason they haven’t offered him yet. If they don’t have a quarterback come signing day, and they need one in 2019, it’ll probably be Bazelak. I don’t think it’ll get to that point.

Punt


Punting is the option we all know and love, and when it comes to quarterbacks in 2019 if the Buckeyes miss on Gunnell, it may the be the best choice. This is a historically weak quarterback class, and if Ohio State doesn’t love any prospects other than Gunnell, there’s no reason to take one that’ll never play in Columbus. That means that we could see the 2019 class finish with no quarterbacks in it, which would be disastrous for depth, especially if Dwayne Haskins leaves after this year, but good for quality at the position.

The reason that this might be the best choice is that the class of 2020 has significantly more talent at quarterback, and quite a few of the top gunslingers are interested in Ohio State. The Buckeyes lead for Arizona four-star Jack Miller, and are in the running for the best quarterback in the country, California’s DJ Uiagalelei. If Ohio State is worried about depth so much, but wants to wait for 2020, they could even consider taking two QBs in the class.

Pickerington’s own Demeatric Crenshaw, is a three-star, dual-threat prospect, and while he’s more of a project, he’s probably my favorite QB in the class. If Ohio State wants two, Crenshaw and Miller would make a lot of sense. However, we really have no clue what Ohio State wants right now. All we know is that if they miss on Grant Gunnell, they certainly have options.

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Ohio State on the search for leaders to become captains
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The Buckeyes had the most captains they’ve ever had last season.

“Parris Campbell, a fifth-year senior, is an obvious choice to retain his captaincy from last season. He’s one of the most productive Buckeyes on the offensive side of the ball and also a leader in the locker room.”

- Ryan Ginn, Land of 10


The captains at Ohio State have always been a pretty big deal. After all, it’s a great honor to be selected as a captain for a team with as much history as any other in the country. The Buckeyes last season had their most ever captains on a team, with nine total captains. J.T. Barrett, Parris Campbell, Terry McLaurin, Jalyn Holmes, Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, Billy Price, Tracy Sprinkle, and Chris Worley made the cut last season for the honors. Only Campbell and McLaurin return from those nine, and are certainly favorites to be included in the captains group again this season.

As for other candidates, Ryan Ginn of Land of 10 broke down the roster and who would make the most sense as captain. He has Dwayne Haskins a little lower than I would have expected considering the starting quarterback for the team is generally always a captain. It will be interesting to see if Meyer goes with as many captains as he did last season or if he cuts it down. Based off his early spring comments, not a lot of players have truly gone above and beyond in the leadership role, so it’s something to keep an eye on in the future as the decisions get made.

“With that being said, I think that as long as both running backs stay healthy, it’s more likely than not that each will run for 1,000 yards.”


- Ryan Ginn, Land of 10

There is no questioning that Ohio State might have the most talented running back duo in college football entering the 2018 season. J.K. Dobbins is returning after a sensational 1,000-yard season as a true freshman and Mike Weber is looking to pick up where he left off last season after returning from injury midway through the year. A talented tandem in the backfield like that can be dangerous for opponents as was evident last season, when the Georgia Bulldogs rode the legs of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel all the way to the national championship game where they barely lost to Alabama.

Whether or not Dobbins and Weber can live up to that sort of production remains to be seen, but they showed flashes last season of being able to play off each other, not being too worried about getting a rhythm within the offense. With the Buckeyes rolling with Dwayne Haskins at quarterback, that should open things up for the running backs since Haskins isn’t going to be needing the ball in his hands to run and take carries away from Dobbins and Weber.

“She [Carmen Grande] leaves Ball State with 697 assists and finished near the top of the country with 9.2 assists per game in 2017-18 for a Ball State team that went 25-7 and made the second round of the WNIT.”

- Andrew Erikson, The Columbus Dispatch


Chris Holtmann isn’t the only one convincing talented players at other programs to come to Columbus and play basketball. Ohio State women’s basketball head coach Kevin McGuff landed a commitment and transfer from former Ball State’s Carmen Grande (what a great name for a Buckeye). Grande was one of the top players in assists last season and helped guide Ball State to a solid record. Now she’ll try her luck with the Buckeyes.

Grande is also the third graduate transfer in recent weeks to commit to playing for Ohio State in the upcoming season. LaSalle’s Adreana Miller and Cleveland State’s Ashanti Abshaw also join the ranks under McGuff. The Buckeyes were bounced out of the NCAA tournament last season in the second round to Central Michigan, a surprise upset.

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Ohio State womens basketball: Ball State guard Carmen Grande commits to Buckeyes
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