I finally saw this game. First of all, a bit surprised Evan Turner repeatedly pronounced Devin Royal's name as "Royale" ... anyways, it really was a team effort in this game with a number of Buckeyes contributing at times offensively, and that's really critical for this or any team really. I don't think anyone here mentioned it, but Diebler strategically switched to a 1-3-1 zone defense, which pushed Rutgers guards past the 3-point arc, and it worked really well. I think certainly being able to adapt and change as necessary is vital for this team being able to win games like this. Diebler also has been pretty good at getting these guys to score out of timeouts, and it happened again in this game. Ogbole for Rutgers was a beast on the glass - very big, strong, quick and high motor - so I can see why OSU struggled with offensive rebounds against him - that being said, you don't want to give up that many offensive rebounds. I would have liked to seen Bynum in particular go a little harder on pursuing defensive rebounds. Tilly I think always is going to struggle a little bit on the glass in a particularly frustrating way, but it is what it is.

OH, this isn't the Pavia thread.

SEREbuckeye said:

Surprising. But this whole thing between Ole Miss and LSU has been super weird.

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Kiffen is an asshole

SEREbuckeye said:

Locked in for ‘26

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Silly tenneseee thouught he would transfer there cause of Knowles

Sounds like we need to spend more on the lines be it recruits or proven players that's up to them though I'd like a good mix of each

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"moneyball" approach to building a winner in the classic sense of the word

Sources: South Florida QB Byrum Brown schedules Auburn visit​

South Florida quarterback Byrum Brown has entered the transfer portal and is scheduled to visit Auburn this weekend, where he could join former Bulls coach Alex Golesh, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.

Sources told ESPN that Auburn is Brown's likely destination, providing a much-needed jolt to one of the worst Power 4 conference offenses this season.

Brown, a senior from Raleigh, North Carolina, has one season of eligibility remaining. On3 first reported that he would be visiting Auburn.

The Buckeyes open by hosting the Ball State Cardinals, a team they have never faced before.

Ball State was 4-8 in 2025. They finished the shortened 2020 season at 7-1 after achieving their first and only bowl victory that year over San Jose State, and actually finished at #23 in the AP poll. Since then they have had 5 straight losing seasons.

In 2008 they were 12-2 under Brady Hoke, who then went to San Diego State for 2 seasons before getting the head job for TTUN.

The Buckeyes head to DKR to face the Longhorns and the Arch Manning hype machine, the teams will be meeting for the third straight season.

tOSU leads the all-time series 3-2, winning both previous contests in that state, in 2006 at DKR and at JerryWorld during the 2024 postseason run.

This is the game of the season. Kent State shall exact revenge!!!
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And maybe score more than 7 points.

The Buckeyes head to Bloomington to take on the Hoosiers and 2-time AP COY Curt Cignetti.

The Ducks visit Columbus for the first time as conference opponents in the ‘Shoe.

Their last visit was a 35-28 win over tOSU in 2021.

Recent B1G addition Southern California hosts the Buckeyes at The Coliseum for the first time since 2008.

The Trojans lead the all-time series 13-10-1. The Buckeye win at JerryWorld in December, 2017 ended a string of 7 straight losses.

Bret Bielema leads the Fighting Illini into C-Bus.

The Buckeyes have won 10 straight in the series since the Juice Williams game in 2007.

The Buckeyes head to Kinniick for the first time since 2017.

That was the year they started the tradition of The Wave toward the Children’s Hospital, and a painful 24-55 result on the field.

‘Cats come to Columbus for the first time since 2016.

Since that 24-20 Buckeye win 10 years ago, the teams have met twice in Evanston, twice in Indy, and at Wrigley Field in 2024,

Buckeyes travel to Lincoln.

The Terps will come to the Shoe.

The date and time of The Game haven’t been officially announced yet; I’m assuming it won’t get moved this year.

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Best we could do at home against Bowling Green was a tie. Man, the BTHC is going to go full gangbang on this team.

SEREbuckeye said:

So 2 point conversions only huh?

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Even Jake would've gotten behind that consideration at this point.

buckeyemania11 said:

ESPNs ever so great FPI has 5-7 Miss State ranked 17 SPOTS above 8-4 Wake Forest lol. You'll have people from the same company that uses the FPI to pimp the SEC still claiming this was a mismatch favoring Wake Forest though even though their own biased ranking system says otherwise

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The truth is what you spin over and over again….

Is there a rule you that have to be a complete douche to be Vandy's QB?