Ohio State men's basketball | Buckeyes forced to mix lineups in wake of Kam Williams suspension - The Columbus Dispatch
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Ohio State men's basketball | Buckeyes forced to mix lineups in wake of Kam Williams suspension
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The suspension of fifth-year senior guard Kam Williams forced No. 17 Ohio State to get creative right from the opening tip Sunday against Illinois. Coach Chris Holtmann elevated Andre Wesson to the starting lineup as the small forward, essentially ...

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You can catch a remarkable number of fish if you combine the basement fishing with basement fireworks, however the hardcore fisherman frown on that method.

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I only encourage explosive use while ice fishing.

Ohio State has moved on from Tavion Thomas: Assessing where the Buckeyes stand with their remaining targets ... - The Athletic
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Ohio State has moved on from Tavion Thomas: Assessing where the Buckeyes stand with their remaining targets ...
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Three-star running back Tavion Thomas of Dayton (Ohio) Dunbar released a graphic on Twitter last week that outlined his final four schools – Oklahoma, Ohio State, Tennessee and Cincinnati — while telling the world he'd be making his decision on ...

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Big Ten primer: Ohio State, Michigan State await first-place Purdue
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network

This shapes up as perhaps the best week of the season with two monster games on tap that will go a long way in determining who wins the Big Ten title. Here is a look at the week ahead.

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Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano reportedly heading back to the NFL
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Schiano has been with the Buckeyes since 2015.

Following the New England Patriots’ loss in the Super Bowl last night to the Philadelphia Eagles, Pats’ defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is reportedly heading to Detroit to become the new Lions’ head coach, and according to Football Scoop’s Zach Barnett, Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano is likely to take Patricia’s place.


Following two seasons at Ohio State, Schiano originally accepted the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee, before that job offer was unceremoniously pulled after misguided fan outrage. Before coming to Ohio State, Schiano spent two seasons as the head coach of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also spent time on the staff of the Chicago Bears from 1996-98.

Last month, OSU head coach Urban Meyer hired Washington State defensive coordinator Alex Grinch to a still yet-to-be-announced defensive coaching position, which will now likely be at least a co-coordinator position.

Following the loss of defensive backs coach Kerry Coombs to the staff of the Tennessee Titans, should Schiano head to New England, Meyer will need to hire two new assistants.

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Ohio State football podcast: Now we find out if the Buckeyes are on the clock waiting on Patriots
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Ties to Greg Schiano by the Patriots and whether Buckeye fans should believe the rumors or the denials. Why and how the veracity of said rumors might be tied to one of Ohio State's recruiting visitors from the weekend and how opposing schools could be ...
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Hubbard scores 29 as Buckeyes roll to Rec hoops tournament win - Citizentribune
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Hubbard scores 29 as Buckeyes roll to Rec hoops tournament win
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Skyler Hubbard poured in 29 points and Cory Noe added 20 as the Buckeyes dominated the Hoosiers 63-35 in the Morristown Parks and Recreation 11-12 boys tournament. Xander Moore finished with 17 and Dylan Robertson had 10 in the loss. Rylin King rifled ...


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Predicting the final commitments for Ohio State's 2018 recruiting class
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It appears the Buckeyes are very much involved and have a real chance. Petit-Frere is a tight-lipped recruit who doesn't involve in too much of the publicity that other top prospects share in, but more and more information on his recruitment has begun ...
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SoFi Named Official Presenting Sponsor of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament
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The Big Ten Conference and Big Ten Network today announced a multi-year agreement naming SoFi as the presenting sponsor of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. SoFi, a modern finance company taking an unprecedented approach to lending and wealth management, will not only be the on-site tournament sponsor, but also present the on-air coverage of all 10 tournament games televised on BTN. “SoFi is all about fostering and rewarding the ambition of its members, and we see those same values reflected in Big Ten athletics,” said Margi Brown, VP of Marketing and Media at SoFi. “The men’s basketball tournament provides

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Between holding visits and sending out offers, it was a busy weekend for Ohio State football
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With just days remaining before National Signing Day, the Ohio State Buckeyes football program welcomed in a handful of recruits over this past weekend. One of them being five-star 2018 offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere out of Tampa, Fla. In recent ...
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Ex-Buckeye football player Antonio Pittman now a firefighter - The Columbus Dispatch
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Ex-Buckeye football player Antonio Pittman now a firefighter
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — One of Middletown's newest firefighters has seen a lot in his life, and he's bringing that experience to a new profession. Antonio Pittman was sworn in last month as a Middletown firefighter and has a unique background of ...

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Ohio State: Marshon Lattimore named NFL Defensive ROY; Buckeyes wrestling loses heartbreaker to Penn State - Landof10.com
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Ohio State: Marshon Lattimore named NFL Defensive ROY; Buckeyes wrestling loses heartbreaker to Penn State
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Ohio State wrestling loses heartbreaker to No. 1 Penn State. Ohio State wrestling was in position to pull off an upset on the road against No. 1 Penn State on Saturday night, but the Buckeyes could not pull through. Penn State rallied for a 19-18 win ...
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Between holding visits and sending out offers, it was a busy weekend for Ohio State football
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The Buckeyes are putting the finishing touches on their 2018 recruiting class, while also sending out offers to 2019 and 2020 prospects.

With just days remaining before National Signing Day, the Ohio State Buckeyes football program welcomed in a handful of recruits over this past weekend. One of them being five-star 2018 offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere out of Tampa, Fla.

In recent weeks, Petit-Frere took visits to Alabama and Florida, while also entertaining offers from Notre Dame, Michigan, Auburn, Georgia and more.

Petit-Frere is the top offensive lineman in this year’s recruiting class, and the seventh ranked player in the country—and it appears that his decision will come down to OSU, Notre Dame and Florida. The stud lineman will make his announcement in a ceremony at his high school, Berkeley Prep, at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

The Buckeyes were also slated to host 2018 Dayton three-star running back and former Oklahoma pledge Tavion Thomas over the weekend, but according to reports, that trip didn’t take place. The 18th RB nationally, and the 13th player from Ohio in this recruiting cycle, Thomas released his final four on Sunday and is apparently considering Oklahoma, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Cincinnati, with UC and head coach Luke Fickell leading the way.

While Urban Meyer and his staff are looking to put the finishing touches on the 2018 class, they were also keeping an eye on next year’s class as well. Over the weekend, OSU welcomed in four-star defensive backs Ronnie Hickman and Cam’Ron Kelly.

Hickman is the second-rated player from New Jersey, and Kelly is the sixth rated player from Virginia. Hickman, who is also classified as an athlete, is the No. 107 player in his class, according to 247 Sports, while Kelly is No. 180.

Buckeyes dish out 5 scholarship offers


If you’ve been following Ohio State football recruiting closely, then you probably know that Urban Meyer and his staff have been putting in work on the recruiting trail.

Recently handing out a long list of scholarships offers to underclassmen across the country, Meyer and crew didn’t switch things up over the weekend.

Offering five top prospects, the following recruits earned a chance to rock the Scarlet and Gray on the college level:

TE Brayden Liebrock


Class: 2019

Town: Chandler,AZ/Chandler

Size: 6’5/220

Offers: Ohio State, Arizona State, California, Notre Dame, Memphis, Etc

Thoughts: “I called coach (Ryan) Day and he handed the phone to coach Urban Meyer and he broke the news. I am just very blessed for the opportunity. Hopefully I will be able to get up there for a visit.”

OG Jakai Moore


Class: 2019

Town: Nokesville,VA/Patriot

Size: 6’6/295

Offers: Ohio State, Louisville, Maryland, Penn State, South Carolina, Etc

Thoughts: “Coach (Larry) Johnson told my head coach to call him and this guy who works with me for football named Sudan Ellington. I talked to coach Johnson and coach Johnson said that they want me. It’s big. I think of all these years of OSU being such a great football program and what Urban Meyer’s [sic] done with it and continuing to do.”

S Tyler Rudolph


Class: 2019

Town: Waterbury,CT/St. Thomas More

Size: 6’1/197

Offers: Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Etc

S Bryson Shaw


Class: 2019

Town: Potomac,MD/The Bullis School

Size: 6’2/175

Offers: Current Wisconsin commit

DT Cole Brevard


Class: 2020

Town: Carmel,IN/Carmel

Size: 6’3/280

Offers: Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Indiana, Louisville

Quick Hits

• Urban Meyer made the trek out to Bishop Hendricken in Warwick, Rhode Island on Friday to mingle with four-star class of 2019 offensive tackle Xavier Truss. A massive prospect at 6-foot-7 and well over 300 pounds, Truss has picked up offers from not just Ohio State, but also programs such as Virginia Tech, Florida State, Florida and Oklahoma this winter.
• Before their game with Illinois on Sunday, the basketball Buckeyes offered 2019 Paul VI Catholic (VA) four-star combo guard Anthony Harris a scholarship to attend Ohio State. Receiving his offer from OSU during his unofficial visit to campus, Harris adds his opportunity with the Buckeyes alongside college options like Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and UCF to name a few off his growing list of potential landing spots.
• Like Harris, Chris Holtmann and the Ohio State coaching staff also handed out a scholarship offer to four-star class of 2019 shooting guard David Johnson while he was on campus for the Buckeyes come from behind win. A Louisville native, Johnson was previously verbally committed to his hometown Cardinals before opening his recruitment backup in October.

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Ohio State men's basketball | Postgame blog: Buckeyes make key adjustments in win against Illinois
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This had every indication of a challenging game for No. 17 Ohio State even before Sunday morning posed a challenging turn of events. As by now you're no doubt aware, the Buckeyes announced the indefinite suspension of fifth-year shooting guard Kam ...
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What Kam Williams' suspension means for Ohio State: Buckeyes basketball analysis - cleveland.com
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What Kam Williams' suspension means for Ohio State: Buckeyes basketball analysis
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State guard Kam Williams has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules, and missed Sunday's win over Illinois. Here are some thoughts on the suspension and what it means for the Buckeyes moving forward. * Here's ...
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Illini scare Buckeyes but can't hold them off
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COLUMBUS, Ohio • With Illinois leading by 11 points with 8:45 left in the first half Sunday, Ohio's State's Keita Bates-Diop went to work. Playing in his 100th game for the Buckeyes, Bates-Diop reeled off 11 unanswered points, including a pair of dunks ...
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Illini hang tough, but Bates-Diop, Buckeyes too much
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Illinois' Leron Black, center, tries to keep the ball away from Ohio State's Jae'Sean Tate, left, and Musa Jallow during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Another Big Ten win ...
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No. 17 Buckeyes hold off Illinois for 20th win - WXIX
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No. 17 Buckeyes hold off Illinois for 20th win
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In a game of runs, the Buckeyes (20-5, 11-1) used two major spurts at the end of each half to take down an Illinois team tied for the fewest wins in the Big Ten. Trailing 30-15 in the first half, the Buckeyes went on a 17-0 run to take a 32-30 lead ...
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Buckeyes guard Kam Williams suspended indefinitely: Ohio State basketball news
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Ohio State guard Kam Williams has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.( Paul Vernon, AP ). Comment. 0 shares. By Bill Landis, cleveland.com. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State basketball senior guard Kam Williams has been suspended ...


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Irish Fall At No. 22 Ohio State
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The Buckeyes took a hard fought doubles point to open the action, as Zoe Spence and Cameron Corse took a 6-3 decision for the Irish at two doubles before Ally Bojczuk and Rachel Chong were defeated by Ohio State's Emma DeCoste and Danielle Wolf at ...


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McCurdy: Next assignment for Buckeyes — Purdue on Wednesday - Marion Star
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McCurdy: Next assignment for Buckeyes — Purdue on Wednesday
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COLUMBUS - In the midst of talking about the undisclosed team infraction that left fifth-year senior guard Kam Williams indefinitely suspended from the team, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann took a macro view of that the Buckeyes are doing. "Listen ...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/opinion/sunday/nfl-cte-brain-damage.html

I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroyed His Mind.


By EMILY KELLY
FEB. 2, 2018

My husband, Rob Kelly, is a retired N.F.L. player. After five seasons as a safety beginning in the late 1990s, four with the New Orleans Saints and one with the New England Patriots, he sustained an injury to a nerve between his neck and shoulder during training camp that ended his career. By the time he retired in 2002 at 28, he had been playing tackle football for about two decades.

Rob had no idea, however, that all those years of playing would have such serious consequences. Safeties are the last line of defense and among the hardest hitters in the game. One tackle he attempted while playing for the Saints was so damaging, he doesn’t remember the rest of the game. He got up, ran off the field and tried to go back in — as an offensive player. He knows this only because people told him the next day.

Professional football is a brutal sport, he knew that. But he loved it anyway. And he accepted the risks of bruises and broken bones. What he didn’t know was that along with a battered body can come a battered mind.

For decades, it was not well understood that football can permanently harm the brain. Otherwise, many parents would most likely not have signed their boys up to play. But this reality was obscured by the N.F.L.’s top medical experts, who for years had denied any link between the sport and long-term degenerative brain diseases like C.T.E., chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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Beat me to it. This hits home. I remember watching Rob as a Buckeye. A freightening portrait of what concussions can lead to.

Ohio State basketball: Another big rally leads No. 17 Buckeyes to 75-67 win over Illinois - cleveland.com
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Ohio State basketball: Another big rally leads No. 17 Buckeyes to 75-67 win over Illinois
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Best of the week that was: Keita Bates-Diop continues to shine
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network

More of the same in the Big Ten, as Purdue, Ohio State and Michigan State continue to show their dominance. How strong have these three schools been? They are a combined 33-3 in Big Ten play. Here is a look at Best of the Week.

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Buckeyes offer Wisconsin safety commitment
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The Buckeyes have offered a scholarship to Potomac (Md.) Bullis School 2019 safety and Wisconsin commitment Bryson Shaw. Blessed to have received an offer from The Ohio State!!! pic.twitter.com/HnKbPQbPGE. — Bryson shaw (@bshaw272727) February 4, 2018 ...


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