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Ohio State Defensive Assistant, Pass-Rush Specialist Brandon Jordan No Longer With Program

Ohio State defensive program assistant Brandon Jordan is no longer with the program after spending spring practice with the Buckeyes.

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OHIO STATE DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT, PASS-RUSH SPECIALIST BRANDON JORDAN NO LONGER WITH PROGRAM​

One of Ohio State's defensive assistants has left the program.

An Ohio State football spokesperson confirmed to Eleven Warriors on Wednesday that Brandon Jordan, a defensive assistant and pass-rush specialist for the Buckeyes, is no longer with the program.
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Following his departure from Ohio State, it is unclear where Jordan will land next. Six years after he started coaching in 2012, Jordan founded Brandon Jordan Trench Performance in 2018. Through his company, Jordan has worked with over 200 NFL players, including Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt, Von Miller, Chandler Jones and Jadeveon Clowney, among others.

Ohio State will still have an assistant defensive line coach on staff to work alongside Larry Johnson in graduate assistant LaAllan Clark, who is entering his second year with the Buckeyes.

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Saw that..... sounds like he was released. Wonder what happened.

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I can't freaking wait for November 30

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Same here. And I am glad the game is already set for noon, there is no other time it should be played. I say that as someone in MST time zone that has a 10am kickoff, but tradition is tradition.

pnuts34 said:

My personal favorite CB on the roster. Plays with the type of dog in him that I saw in Lattimore, hates for the WR to even get a yard

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I love that play style as well, he will just need to be careful with flag-happy refs in terms of contact in coverage. I think he was mostly good with that last season, but the more aggressive, physical CBs can fall into that trap sometimes. But this was a massive portal pickup and having played the CB position, I really enjoy watching his play (hell, all of our CBs for that matter).

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“He’s a nose guard and he’s powerful,” Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson said. “We would like to see him continue to bring his weight down, but he’s a big man. He’s very strong and he can handle the center really well. And he gives the ideal nose guard. That’s what we’re looking for. That explosive guy, big guy in the middle.”

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Seems like the perfect guy to give Tyleik a breather this season. Always thought that would be the case for this season, but what LJ Sr said reinforces that belief. From the picture his weight looks good to me for a big nose tackle but I'm not going to act like I know better than LJ Sr and the staff.

https://ohiostate.rivals.com/news/c...ruiting-month-ohio-state-hits-2027-class-hard

"I'm just trying to stay humble," Singleton told DTE. "It's been a lot but I am just going to keep working."

Last weekend, he was in Florida, suiting up for the Cali Power 7-vs-7 team. That was his first real exposure on the national scene and put him in competition with the country's best receivers, including Ohio State commitment

Chris Henry Jr.


"Playing against people like Chris, that was a good experience," he said. "But I have to think about it like it's just 'me vs me' because I am doing these things to get better not for recruiting rankings."

Those recruiting rankings are already coming, though. So are the major offers—Penn State is the latest—but Singleton's dream offer is Ohio State. He'll camp with the Buckeyes on June 5.

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Regardless of his current weight, Victor Singleton may be the best cover corner in Ohio in the Class of 2026. The Buckeyes would be, in our opinion, silly to hold back an offer—if he warrants it against high-level competition in June—because he's seven or eight pounds underweight.

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Turns out a few Winter sports weren't counted yet, and we did end up 2nd for the Winter. Combined with our usual piss poor showing in the Fall, we stand at 8th. We might be able to claw our way into the top 5 if men's tennis closes the deal this weekend..

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No Penn State game has been grabbed by CBS just yet, although one will surely come at some point.

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My 7th grade English teacher must be spinning in his grave. (I'm assuming he's dead.) I can see him now: "What does this have to do with the rest of the paragraph?"
It's a sad day when I have to virtually slap someone for poor writing skills.

I think that is bad ass and they should keep it.

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BB73 said:

How many other guys do you know who played with their shoes untied?

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Don't forget the hair. The hair....

Watched ’3 Body Problem’ on Netflix.

It‘s not fat people trying to have a ménage a trois, it’s a good 8-part sci-fi series.

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After a redshirt year at Ohio State, Lorenzo Styles Jr. is 'ready to start making some plays now'​

He transitioned to cornerback last year, taking time to learn the position, and now hopes to make a bigger impact for the Buckeyes.​

When Lorenzo Styles Jr. decided to transfer from Notre Dame last offseason and returned home to play with his brother at Ohio State, he did so with the idea of moving from wide receiver to cornerback. While Styles had played defense in high school, doing so at the collegiate level, after multiple years of playing offense, was a significant transition.

While Sonny Styles was making plays as a safety for the Buckeyes in 2023, Lorenzo was doing his work behind the scenes. The older of the two brothers played in just two games on defense in his first season in scarlet and gray while also getting some snaps on special teams. He recorded no statistics.

This was done intentionally. While Styles wanted to be on the field, the decision was made during the season that he would redshirt and use 2023 as a developmental year.

"I mean, that was kind of tough," Styles remembered this spring. "Because early on in the season, I knew that was redshirting. So I talked about that with coach (Ryan) Day and he was all for it and he helped me with that process. But there were some games where I could have potentially got in and I feel like that was, wanting to be out there, I feel like that kind of hurt."

After playing in all 26 games across his first two seasons of college football with the Fighting Irish, Styles watched from the sideline much more in his first year at Ohio State.

Admittedly, this was difficult for Styles. He did not have the carrot at the end of the stick that are games each week to look forward to. But he continued to put in the work to get better as a cornerback.

"I feel like the hardest thing for me, or not really the hardest, but I had to stay on the grind even though I knew that week I wasn't playing in the game," Styles said. "So I feel like that just really helped me develop patience, really."
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Can Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith, No. 1 recruit in 2024, set new standard for freshman receivers?​

The company Smith will try to keep in 2024 includes names like Julio Jones, A.J. Green and Sammy Watkins​

College football recruiting has vastly changed over the years, but one of the constants that's remained is the weight of expectations on five-star recruits. The higher a recruit is ranked, the higher the expectations are that they'll immediately become a difference-maker for their team -- and perhaps leave conference championships and College Football Playoff appearances in their wake.

In the Class of 2024 there's nobody that has higher expectations than Ohio State freshman Jeremiah Smith. The 6-foot-3, 200 pound star out of Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Opa Locka, Florida, led his team to a perfect 14-0 record and a third consecutive state title and put up insane numbers while doing so: 88 receptions for 1,376 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2023. The Buckeye signee became the first wide receiver to be ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit in the Top247 rankings since 247Sports started them in 2010. He is every bit the generational prospect.

"He's got ready-to-play size to go along with top-flight athleticism and an advanced feel for the position," says 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins, who compares Smith to Julio Jones. "And he's got a pro-like mindset."

Prior to 2024, there'd been 12 receivers ranked in the top 10 overall players in the Top247 rankings. Dorial Green-Beckham had been the highest ranked Top247 wideout recruit when he signed with Missouri back in 2012 as the No. 2 ranked recruit in the nation.

To try and set a reasonable expectation for what Smith's numbers could look like in 2024, we studied past freshmen performances of receivers who ranked as top-10 prospects. Some put up monster numbers as soon as they got on campus and others failed to have an instant impact.

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Akron Rick said:

Poster on another site says Coach Ryan was seen at a recent team workout. Still a long road to full recovery
but great news nonetheless. Go Bucks, and most importantly GO Coach!

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“THE WAY THAT HE'S GONE ABOUT HIS WORK, THE WAY THAT HE'S HOLDING GUYS ACCOUNTABLE, HE'S GOT A DIFFERENT LOOK IN HIS EYE, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.”– RYAN DAY ON TREVEYON HENDERSON’S LEADERSHIP

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Vannett will continue his career with the Titans after spending time last year with the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers. After spending the preseason with the Texans, Vannett joined the Chargers and made five starts in eight games, catching one pass for 3 yards while playing primarily as a blocker.

A third-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 2016, Vannett spent three years and a part of a fourth season in Seattle before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. Vannett has also played for the Denver Broncos (2020), New Orleans Saints (2021-22) and New York Giants (2022).

In 94 career games across eight seasons, Vannett has made 43 starts and caught 91 passes for 877 yards and six touchdowns.

Re: CAREER EARNINGS THRU 2024 = $11,397,377​

Just sayin': Hey, > $11M isn't too shabby over 8 seasons and he is still in "the league".

NastyNatiBuck said:

It says a lot about the state of Ohio that the guy who literally made Jeffrey Epstein is THE power broker in the state. I'd rather our university be a lower tier of academic prestige than have this asshole have the level of influence that he does.

Ted Carter has had 2 big, public facing choices since he took over, and he hired Ross Bjork and chose Chris Pan.

I want 1 thing when I hear people talking about Ohio State: to be proud to say I have 2 degrees from there. Every time a Ted Carter decision becomes public, I feel embarrassed.

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Any benefit from Wexner has run its course, and he's much more of a liability now. Even his giving has always been more about helping the city grow (Center For The Arts and Medical Center) than concentrating on students, faculty and academics. And if you really want to hear a sleazy story about him, look into how Columbus Academy changed their century old criteria for picking a valedictorian the very year that his oldest became a senior.