RugbyBuck said:

Couldn't agree more, Steve. I'm also hoping that we get to see some of TSC's development, at least early in the year. It's a good QB room right now.

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GPA!

Any chance tOSU could petition to make this a Director's Cup 'counter'?

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Where's 'Son of Nuge?'

Am guessing that until the Oregon benefactor passes, Oregon will be a player in the NIL game. Maybe he leaves a ton of cash in a trust to be doled out as necessary to secure Oregon players? Wouldn't be surprised. Anyway, always seems like Oregon gets 'close' but never has that impetus to get over the top. Will be watching to see how many of these 'NIL babies' transfer when they don't get the minutes they want/need.

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Bucklion said:

Holy crap does Peacock fucking suck. The quality of this feed is awful, and it’s so dark they look like they’re playing in a basement. The Cavs channel or whatever it is locally is 10,000 times better.

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It’s possible you were watching I’m 4K which can result in a “darker” picture depending on your TV settings. Per Google AI:

Your 4K TV is dark because of settings like Energy Saving, HDR (High Dynamic Range)'s intended dark scenes, Picture Modes (Cinema/Filmmaker), backlight settings, or the content itself, but you can fix it by adjusting backlight/brightness, disabling eco modes, using brighter picture presets (like Vivid), or ensuring your HDMI cable supports HDR. Sometimes, a TV's hardware simply can't reproduce HDR's full brightness range, making content seem murky

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Oregon is viewed as the early favorites for him and Dan Lemming and the Ducks have been doing their best job at keeping him out West. Especially knowing that losing him could result in him going to fellow Big Ten schools USC, Washington or Ohio State, who appears to be Oregon’s biggest competition for Molden right now.

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Ohio State has been recruiting Whitley for some time now and officially offered him in June. He will likely schedule official visits with all five of his finalists but until then, no school will likely separate itself from the pack. If there is a favorite, home-state school LSU may be have a slight edge, but it is minimal at most.

OHSportsFan said:

If I’m being a bit harsh/fair to the dissecting the 2025 Buckeye offense - I think the season looks a lot different if they simply had a QB that could see and throw in the middle of the field.

I don’t know if it’s height, vision, design, training wheels, processing speed, coaching safe, or nerves, but Sayin had inexcusable misses - primarily to Inniss but that one to Klare on the Miami 2nd quarter drive will haunt me. Those open throws make the OL look slightly better.

I don’t think Sayin was quite good enough - which is fine, he was a freshman. But that late in the year, I was expecting more advancement. Again, being a bit harsh but you get high expectations at OSU. Those misses throughout the year and the last 2 games can’t happen.

Kid has zero problems with arm talent (velocity, touch, accuracy) but he has to make the leap in commanding the whole field. Very confident Day will help him and we’re staring down greatness.

(Pause this at :10 and try not to punch the nearest drywall)
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This and a veteran OL should make an elite offense again (Arthur Smith or not lol).

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Besides Klare open in the middle of the field, Inniss open on the right sideline, Jackson open to the left, and Montgomery totally whiffing a block on Bain; what's the problem?

I missed the first half turned on the 2nd half to see up 18 thinking nice I don't have to sweat out tonight's game.............WRONG

A win is a win though

How Ohio State’s Bo Jackson can improve in 2026​

Bo Jackson had a standout freshman season, but he can find another level in 2026.

Ohio State’s Lamar “Bo” Jackson had one of the best freshman seasons for a running back in the history of Ohio State football.

One of just six freshmen to surpass the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a single season, the former four-star recruit out of Villa Angela-St. Joseph ran for 1,090 yards as a true freshman, placing his name in elite company.

Those names include J.K. Dobbins (1,403 in 2017), TreVeyon Henderson (1,255 in 2021), Maurice Clarett (1,237 in 2002), Robert Smith (1,126 in 1990), and Mike Weber (1,096 in 2016; although it should be noted that Weber was a redshirt freshman rather than a true frosh).

Jackson finished his first collegiate season ranked 26th in the nation in rushing yards, 37th in yards per game (83.85), 42nd in yards per carry (6.09), and 48th in rush attempts (179). That’s not bad for a guy who wasn’t the starter when the season began — he didn’t play in the opener against Texas and had just nine carries each against Grambling State and Ohio University.

An Ohio State rusher had gained 100 or more yards in a game 533 times in school history entering 2025. Jackson added another six of those last season, including a career-high 117 at Michigan. His totals are more impressive considering he was appeared to be limited a few times by minor injuries.

With all of his accomplishments in 2025, including being named to the All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and third team by the media, there is room to grow for the speedy tailback.

Here are the aspects of Jackson’s game that can vault him into the discussion of the all-time great running backs to come out of Ohio State:

More Touchdowns​

Jackson scored just six rushing touchdowns in 2025, which is low for an Ohio State starting running back. While he wasn’t the starter at the start of the season, and it’s not his fault the coaching staff let C.J. Donaldson vulture his rushing touchdowns at the goal line, it still felt like there were a few near-misses that could have added to his total.

Despite not being as experienced or as big as Donaldson, Jackson’s explosiveness seemed to keep him from getting knocked backward more often than the West Virginia transfer, and it was frustrating at times for fans to watch Donaldson get stuffed while Jackson seemed to be in a good rhythm during a drive.

There were several times when Jackson came close to breaking a long one, which would have added to his total. This leads into the second area in which Ryan Day will expect improvement from him in his second season.

Breaking Tackles​

Jackson wasn’t necessarily bad at breaking tackles, but as freshmen college running backs are still developing their strength and technique. This should be an area where Jackson can improve by leaps and bounds.

Picking up his feet in traffic can prevent that last defensive player from tripping him up just as he’s starting to break into the open field of the defense’s third level. With a little more upper body strength, he should also be able to run through more arm tackles, even from the beefy interior defensive linemen.

In his second season, expect Jackson to run with more violence at the point of attack. With his speed and balance, he can turn some of those 5-yard runs into explosive plays, and become a threat to take it to the house on any given play the way Henderson was during his OSU career.
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Going once...
Going twice...

To Miami.....

College football first-year coach grades: Bill Belichick gets 'D' after rough season at North Carolina​

How did the first-year coaches grade out after their debut campaigns in 2025?​

The biggest hire of the coaching carousel didn't work out nearly as well as expected.

It was a relatively quiet coaching carousel a year ago, at least at the Power Four level where only six programs made changes leading into the 2025 season. There wasn't a big marquee opening the way there was the year prior (Alabama, Michigan) or the following year (LSU, Florida, Penn State and Michigan). Instead, it was North Carolina that made the splash of the cycle when it lured eight-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick to Chapel Hill.

Unfortunately for UNC, Belichick and his team made more waves off the field than it did on it. It was another much less heralded hire in North Carolina that fared considerably better.

With the 2025 season officially in the books now, here is the full list of grades on the Year 1 performances of every first-year Power Four head coach.

North Carolina - Bill Belichick: D​

Purdue - Barry Odom: D​

Stanford - Frank Reich: C-​

UCF - Scott Frost: C+​

Wake Forest - Jake Dickert: A​

There were questions about fit as Jake Dickert had spent his entire career out West, but he quickly showed why AD John Currie believed he could win in Winston Salem. Dickert was the best hire of the cycle, taking over where Dave Clawson left off and guiding the Demon Deacons to wins over SMU, Virginia and North Carolina. It was only the fourth time in school history it recorded nine or more wins, quite the accomplishment for a first-year coach. The future looks bright at Wake Forest under Dickert. Record: 9-4

West Virginia - Rich Rodriguez: C-​

Just sayin': The post season review of the power 4 teams making coaching changes for 2026 should be a lot more interesting....

Key 2026 Power 4 Head Coaching Changes:

• LSU: Lane Kiffin (from Ole Miss)
• Florida: Jon Sumrall (from Tulane)
• Washington State: Kirby Moore (from Missouri)
• Penn State: Matt Campbell
• Virginia Tech: James Franklin
• Michigan: Kyle Whittingham

BuckeyeNation27 said:

The Travis Hunter tweet isn't real, btw

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Not surprising. All indications are that Hunter's a serious-minded sensible young man.

You need an entire front office operation at this point. Managing the current roster, portal transfers and high school kids. The scouting, the money management and the market constantly changing. All while roster building for a coach’s preferred styed. Impossible for one person to keep up with this many factors.

brodybuck21 said:

totally agree

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Just get a 5th year transfer at TE until some type of rules are set. Kid will already have the size, knows the speed of the game and will come in ready to go from day 1