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Sources: Charlie Ward to become Florida A&M basketball coach

Former Heisman Trophy winner and first-round NBA draft pick Charlie Ward is set to become the men's basketball coach at Florida A&M, sources told ESPN.

Ward is finalizing a deal to become the Rattlers' coach, sources said. The school's board has a meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. ET Wednesday, when there is an agenda item to approve the contract of a new men's basketball coach.

Ward, 54, was the 1993 Heisman Trophy winner at Florida State and played in the NBA from 1994 to 2005. He played primarily for the New York Knicks but finished his career playing for both the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets.

Ward brings a diverse résumé of basketball coaching experience. He was an assistant coach with the Rockets for two seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and a high school head coach in Tallahassee and with USA basketball.
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Zach Rice (OL North Carolina, transfer to ???)

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Rice arrived at North Carolina with much fan fare in the class of 2022, but plans to leave Wednesday after playing in six games this season between offense and special teams.

The 6-foot-5, 305-pounder played 12 games in 2023, mostly on special teams, and played in a pair of games in 2022. During that time period he was charged with speeding and underage drinking and driving.

Rivals.com had Rice ranked No. 24 overall, No. 1 in Virginia and No. 2 at tackle in the class of 2022 coming out of Lynchburg (Va.) Liberty Christian Academy. He played in the Under Armour All-American Bowl and was invited to the Polynesian Bowl. Rice didn’t allow a sack in his final two years and had 219 pancake block en route to being a two-time all-state selection.

Rice picked North Carolina over Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
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2024 tOSU Offense Discussion

Ranking all 19 Ohio State touchdowns in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff (Part 2)

The offseason is dark and full of terrors, so let’s continue our look back at 19 enjoyable touchdowns in three easy-to-read columns.

10. Will Howard to Jeremiah Smith from 43 yards vs. Oregon

9. TreVeyon Henderson’s 66-yard run vs. Oregon

8. Henderson’s 24-yard run vs. Tennessee

7. Howard to Judkins from six yards vs. Notre Dame

6. Howard to Smith from 37 yards vs. Tennessee

Ranking all 19 Ohio State touchdowns in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff (Part 3)

5. Will Howard to Jeremiah Smith from 45 yards vs. Oregon​

4. Howard to Emeka Egbuka from 42 yards vs. Oregon​

3. Howard to Smith from 8 yards vs. Notre Dame​

2. Howard to TreVeyon Henderson from 75 yards vs. Texas​

1. Jack Sawyer’s 83-yard fumble recovery vs. Texas​

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Land-Grant Holy Land

Land-Grant Holy Land question:​

Which Ohio State football record is next to be broken?

Brett’s answer: Max Klare will break the single-season tight end receptions record

Currently, the Ohio State single-season record for receptions by a tight end is the 55 catches Billy Anders made all the way back in 1966. After years of tight ends not being featured all that much in Ohio State’s passing attack, lately there has been an uptick in targets for the tight ends. Cade Stover hauled in 41 passes in 2023, while last season, Gee Scott Jr. made some big catches during the Buckeye playoff run.

The newest tight end on the Ohio State roster is Max Klare, who transferred into the program from Purdue following the conclusion of the 2024 regular season of the Boilermakers. On a Purdue team that was dreadful last season, Klare was one of the few bright spots, catching 51 passes. It’ll be interesting to see how Klare plays when surrounded by a functioning offense. Opponents of the Boilermakers last year didn’t have much to prepare for aside from slowing down Klare, and he still was able to record more than 50 receptions.
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Matt’s answer: Jeremiah Smith will break the single-season receptions record

Brett said it right there in his response, “Obviously, the top target for Ohio State in the passing game is going to be Jeremiah Smith.”

Brett knows it, I know it, you know, every defensive coach and player in the country knows it, every NFL scout knows it, and yet none of that makes one single, solitary bit of difference. As his cousin, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith said, Jeremiah has the ability to be the best wide receiver of all time; not best Ohio State receiver of all time, not best college receiver of all time, but actual, legitimate GOAT wide receiver.

While J.J. will clearly get massive levels of attention from opposing defenses this fall, with Carnell Tate, Brandon Inniss, and the rest of Brian Hartline’s room, defensive coordinators will have to pick their poison. So, I fully anticipate Jeremiah getting his fair share of catches.

Last season, he hauled in 76, which is 19 behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba record-setting 95 from 2021. But what’s funny about Smith’s 2024 total is that he wasn’t even No. 1 on the team last year; that was Emeka Egbuka with 81.
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Just sayin': Any other Ohio State football records that you think might be broken in 2025?
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