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RB James Peoples (National Champion)
- By Gunlife
- Buckeye Football
- 246 Replies
Its one game, but Iron sharpens Iron. If he wants to get on the field he will just have to keep fighting like this. I love it!
Phillip Daniels, Nate Roberts and James Peoples Lead Pro Football Focus’ Highest-Graded Ohio State Players Against UCLA
Phillip Daniels, Nate Roberts and James Peoples were Pro Football Focus’ highest-rated players for Ohio State in the Buckeyes’ 48-10 victory over UCLA.www.elevenwarriors.com
PPF Grades: Running Backs (vs UCLA)
James Peoples: 86.7 (16 snaps)...... 6 carries, 42 yards, 2 TDs, 1 reception, 5 yards
Bo Jackson: 76.1 (35 snaps)...... 15 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
Isaiah West: 67.4 (19 snaps)...... 8 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD, 2 receptions, 12 yards
Just sayin':
1. Since Peoples graded out as the highest RB I'll say he did a better job blocking than the other 2.
2. After a slow start this season where he went from RB1 to RB3 or even RB4; I'll say (in the last few games) Peoples is now working his way back for more PT and/or carries.
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Game Thread UCLA at #1 tOSU, Sat. Nov. 15th, 7:30 pm ET, NBC
- By ScriptOhio
- 2025 Football Season Capsule
- 980 Replies
Phillip Daniels, Nate Roberts and James Peoples Lead Pro Football Focus’ Highest-Graded Ohio State Players Against UCLA
Phillip Daniels, Nate Roberts and James Peoples were Pro Football Focus’ highest-rated players for Ohio State in the Buckeyes’ 48-10 victory over UCLA.
Phillip Daniels, Nate Roberts and James Peoples Lead Pro Football Focus’ Highest-Graded Ohio State Players Against UCLA
1. RT Phillip Daniels (90.1)
For the first time this season, an offensive lineman graded out as Ohio State's best player. Daniels, who missed the Purdue game due to an injury, returned to the field with his best performance of the season against UCLA. The Princeton High alum graded out as the highest-rated offensive lineman in the country in run blocking (91.1) and overall grade (90.1) for Week 12.2. TE Nate Roberts (87.9)
Roberts made the most of his 14 snaps against UCLA as his overall grade of 87.9 was fourth-best in the nation among tight ends. This marks the first time for a tight end to be rated among Ohio State's three since Jelani Thurman graded out with a 93 against Grambling State in Week 2.
Quite a turnaround for Roberts, who graded out as the lowest-rated Ohio State offensive player (44.9) last week against Purdue.
3. RB James Peoples (86.7)
Like Roberts, Peoples made the most of his limited action on the field. His running grade of 87.2 was tops in the Big Ten and his 86.7 overall offensive grade against UCLA was second-best in the conference.
Peoples had two touchdown runs and averaged seven yards per carry, but those stats don't shine a light on his electrifying touchdown in which he hurdled Bruin defender, Cole Martin.
Extra Points
- Tywone Malone Jr. led the Big Ten's defensive tackles in run defense (91.8) and overall defense (86.0).
- Austin Siereveld earned a grade of 80.5 in run blocking, which was second-best in the conference behind Daniels.
- Lorenzo Styles Jr.'s 100-yard kickoff return gave him a return grade of 87.4, good for second in the nation in Week 12.
- Jayden Fielding earned the Big Ten's highest grade for kickoffs (75.6).
- Devin Sanchez (31.6) had the lowest grade of any Buckeye with at least five snaps, with David Adolph (55.7) earning the lowest offensive grade of any Ohio State player against UCLA.
- Julian Sayin leads all quarterbacks for the season with an overall grade and passing grade of 93.4.
- Sonny Styles, with a tackling grade of 91.8 for the season, has the best tackling grade in the country among all linebackers.
- Jeremiah Smith leads the Buckeye receivers with an overall grade of 90.4 and a 90.2 receiving grade.
- Carnell Tate ranks third in the Big Ten in offense (89.8) and receiving (89.5) for the season.
- Kayden MacDonald is the Big Ten's best defensive lineman against the run (91.4) this season.
- Tegra Tshabola led the team with a pass blocking grade of 84.3 against UCLA.
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College Baseball/Softball News, Notes, Awards (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Baseball
- 262 Replies
Coastal AD reprimanded for misconduct at CWS
The NCAA on Friday issued a public reprimand to Coastal Carolina athletic director Chance Miller for misconduct after Game 2 of the College World Series finals in June.
Coastal Carolina AD reprimanded for berating NCAA officials
The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee on Friday issued a public reprimand to Coastal Carolina athletic director Chance Miller for misconduct after Game 2 of the College World Series finals in Omaha, Nebraska, in June.Committee members cited Miller for berating the NCAA national coordinator of umpires in a public setting and later NCAA staff in the hallways of Charles Schwab Field.
It was the committee's understanding Miller was frustrated by an umpire's decision to eject Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall and assistant Matt Schilling in the first inning against LSU on June 22.
Miller was found to have violated a bylaw that states misconduct in an NCAA championship is "any act of dishonesty, unsportsmanlike conduct, unprofessional behavior or breach of law, occurring from the time the championship field is announced through the end of the championship, that discredits the event or intercollegiate athletics."
Miller won't be allowed to attend the first game of the next NCAA baseball regional in which his team plays....
"The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee strongly believes this type of behavior is unacceptable and has no place at any NCAA championship event," said Jay Artigues, committee chair and director of athletics at Southeastern Louisiana. "As an athletics director, Mr. Miller is expected to uphold the highest standards of conduct, and his actions fell well short of that expectation."
Walker Mitchell was at bat with two outs when Schnall went to the top steps of the dugout, gestured at plate umpire Angel Campos with three fingers and began shouting at him. The NCAA said Schnall was arguing balls and strikes, was given a warning and thrown out when he did not leave immediately. Instead, Schnall went onto the field to continue arguing.
LSU won 5-3 for its second national championship in three years.
Re: Schnall went to the top steps of the dugout, gestured at plate umpire Angel Campos with three fingers
Just sayin': That is probably better than gesturing at the umpire with one finger unless he actually had three hands and did this:
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Colorado Buffaloes (official thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- College Football
- 1309 Replies
Re: Colorado athletics director Rick George will step down from his role at the end of the academic year and become a special advisor to the chancellor, the school announced Thursday.
www.on3.com
Outgoing Colorado athletic director Rick George just poured cold water on any speculation that third-year head football coach Deion Sanders is on the hot seat. Speculation about Sanders’ future in Boulder has become a hot topic of late amid a disappointing 3-win season in 2025.
“The seat is not hot,” George quote-tweeted a fan that suggested the contrary. “We believe in what is ahead for this program.”
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Colorado AD Rick George pushes back on claim that Deion Sanders is on hot seat
Colorado athletic director Rick George poured cold water on speculation third-year Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders is on the hot seat.
“The seat is not hot,” George quote-tweeted a fan that suggested the contrary. “We believe in what is ahead for this program.”
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Headlines You Don't See Every Day (outside of Florida)
- By Steve19
- Open Discussion (Work-safe)
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That newscast had me rolling on the floor laughing. We were more professional in high school. “Let me pull up our webpage…“
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CG John “Juni” Mobley, Jr. (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Basketball
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John Mobley Jr. Has Become Go-To Playmaker When Ohio State Needs a Basket in Late-Game Situations
Bruce Thornton is the best player on Ohio State, but Jake Diebler has trended toward giving John Mobley Jr. the ball when the Buckeyes need a basket in late-game situations.
John Mobley Jr. Has Become Go-To Playmaker When Ohio State Needs a Basket in Late-Game Situations
Although Mobley had made only two of his 10 shots in the game, including missing all three of his shots in the second half, Diebler leaned on the sophomore when he needed him the most and when Ohio State needed a basket. Not necessarily because he thought Mobley would make the shot, but because Diebler knew he'd make the right play that would turn into a go-ahead bucket for the Buckeyes.
With Thornton dribbling the ball at the top of the circle following the timeout, Christoph Tilly and Amare Bynum set an elevator screen for Mobley. Since the defender did a great job getting around it, Mobley was unable to shoot a 3-pointer and instead put the ball on the floor, rejecting Tilly's immediate ball screen. With both Tilly's defender and his own defender focusing on him, Mobley came to a stop and delivered a pass to Tilly. Since the big man's defender was off balance, Tilly was able to get to the basket and make a tough layup to give Ohio State the lead for good.
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"I have high-level belief in him. I think he's a hooper, I guess, is kind of the best way to describe it," the head coach said of Mobley after the game. "He doesn't really get rattled. I probably sometimes wish maybe he'd get a little bit more rattled, but it's kind of his superpower, too. So, when he's got the ball in his hands, I'm confident something good is going to happen. And he's going to react.
"I just felt like he was a little rushed. I talked to him about that. I think he needed to slow down a little bit when the ball hit his hands," Diebler said of Mobley’s struggles early in the game. "And I felt like he did better in the second half with that. People are going to try to limit his looks because he's such a gifted scorer. But what makes him special and what makes the potential of our offense to be special is that he's not just a scorer. He can read the game. And he made a great read."
It certainly wasn't some newfound playmaking ability that Diebler noticed. In fact, it dates back to last season. While Thornton has struggled in those situations, Mobley seemed to flourish. It's the type of playmaking ability in clutch time that has carried into this season as well.
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball
- By DZ83CK
- Buckeye Basketball
- 202 Replies
It's kind of a miracle OSU was actually able to win the game. The only area that OSU out-performed ND was converting at the foul line - ND was better in pretty much every other aspect of the game.
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TE Cade Stover (Houston Texans)
- By BuckeyeBiz
- Buckeye Alumni
- 427 Replies
Love that story!
Skull Session: Brandon Inniss Says Ryan Day Has Had “A Different Look In His Eye” Since Last Season’s Michigan Loss, the NFLPA Features Cade Stover In Its AthletesAnd Series
Brandon Inniss says Ryan Day has "had a different look in his eye" since last season's Michigan loss, and the NFLPA features Cade Stover in its AthleteAnd series.
HELLO, FARMER GRONK. Last week, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) featured former Ohio State and current Houston Texans tight end Cade Stover in the fourth episode of its AthleteAnd YouTube series. The episode showcases Stover’s love for farming, which led him to purchase a cattle ranch in his hometown of Lexington, Ohio.
“(A picture of this farm) has been my screensaver since high school,” Stover said, describing his ranch’s sentimental value. “Every time I open that phone up, I just know this is what I’m working for. I was in tears when I bought this place because it’s something I’ve wanted my whole entire life.”
In the video, Stover tells the NFLPA what it took to make his dream come true. He also shows the cattle and equipment on his property, which sits just three miles from where he grew up on his family’s farm.
“Stover’s story serves as an inspiring example of how athletes can channel their passions into purposeful pursuits beyond the game, balancing the demands of professional football with the fulfillment of personal dreams,” the NFLPA stated in a press release to Eleven Warriors.
Given how much our readers love Farmer Gronk, I know you’ll love this episode!
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