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tOSU Football Walk Ons (Official Thread)

Ohio State’s 11 New Walk-Ons for 2025 Include Sons of Former Buckeyes, Three-Star Recruits

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Ohio State’s 11 new walk-ons for the 2025 season include several players whose last names will be familiar to Buckeye fans. Stanley Jackson Jr., a redshirt sophomore running back who previously played at Marshall, is the son of former Buckeye quarterback Stanley Jackson. Jaystin Gwinn, a freshman safety from nearby Westerville Central High School, is the son of former Ohio State safety Anthony Gwinn; his uncle, Jayson Gwinn, was also a defensive end for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State’s New Walk-Ons for 2025
No. Pos Player Year High School (Hometown) Previous School
14 QB Trey Robinette FR Miami Trace (Washington Court House, OH)
26 QB Kolton Stover FR Highland (Marengo, OH)
28 RB Stanley Jackson Jr. RS SO Westerville North (Westerville, OH) Marshall
30 WR Preston Wolfe FR Hilliard Bradley (Columbus, OH)
32 S JJ Sebert RS FR Pickerington North (Powell, OH) Bucknell
35 S Jaystin Gwinn FR Westerville Central (Westerville, OH)
36 CB Omar Jah FR Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH)
41 LS Grant Mills RS FR The Cannon School (Mooresville, NC) North Carolina
49 S Gavin Thobe FR Bellbrook (Dayton, OH)
54 LB Dylan Furshman FR The Benjamin School (Jupiter, FL)
57 OL Ian Gecse JR Grandview Heights (Columbus, OH)
The 11 new walk-ons join 19 returning walk-ons and 91 scholarship players on Ohio State’s 2025 roster, giving the Buckeyes 121 players as preseason camp begins.

While the House v. NCAA settlement approved this summer set a roster limit of 105 players for college football, teams are allowed to have larger rosters for now thanks to the Designated Student-Athlete exception, which gives teams extra roster spots to account for players who were already with the team that would have lost their spots if a hard cap of 105 players had gone into effect this season. As such, Ohio State will have the same number of players in camp this year as it has in other recent seasons.
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Space Exploration

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There was a former OSU aviation engineering Professor Gerald Gregorek. He designed and later led the Aeronautical and Astronomical Research Laboratory next to Don Scott Field. He lived in Clinton Estates and his son attended Brookhaven High School. The son was a polymath, skipping many grades and he and his father hosted "star parties" at his house. Sadly, the son had leukemia and graduated posthumously, having already finished senior year classwork by mid-year.

I remember him because those moments with 6", 8" and 10" refractor telescopes, as well as, a much larger experimental telescope Prof G was building really set a fire in me. He showed us how to read a star chart, fix a telescope in place, find objects in the sky and set the tracking mechanism (primitive compared to today), even how to grind telescope lenses to make our own telescopes. He also was a pioneer in the model rocketry industry and we watched as he sent them aloft many afternoons.

Dr Gregorek, as we called him, also was a great Buckeye football fan. (Obituary)

When I came to the tip of Africa, it was the stars that anchored me. as I watched the Big Dipper peak above the horizon in the American late summer. I knew it was a different and much better show I was seeing and thought of how much fun it might have been to share it with him.

I mention these things because that family deserves mention and remembering, but also to express my appreciation for those who post in this thread. I remember those folks and the kids I grew up with every time I click my way in. Thank you!

Gene Smith (Former AD, ‘10 AD of the Year, '13 NAAC Organizational Leadership Award)

Former Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith Reportedly Serving As a Consultant for Maryland for Six Months

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Former Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith will be lending his assistance to Maryland athletics — temporarily.

According to a report by the Columbus Dispatch, Smith is serving as a consultant for Maryland for the next six months.

“You have to have something to keep you mentally active,” Smith told the Dispatch, “and the consulting and board work keeps me mentally active. Obviously, I'm not working 80-plus hours a week.”

Smith is assisting former Ohio State associate athletic director for marketing and communications Jim Smith, who just began his tenure as Maryland's athletic director last week. He worked in Columbus from 1995-2000. Jim Smith worked with Gene from 2016-2020 when he led Ohio State's alumni association.
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The Basketball Tournament (Carmen's Crew = 2019 and 2024 Champions)

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Without William Buford, a former Ohio State standout and TBT MVP, Carmen’s Crew never found a rhythm at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday. After claiming a 2-0 lead seconds after tip-off, Carmen’s Crew trailed the remainder of the game, with Fail Harder leading by 19 points at halftime and 14 points when the Elam Ending began.

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