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TE Max Klare (All B1G)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Football
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Ohio State football standout unsure if he'll be back next season or chase NFL dreams
It's almost go time for Ohio State in the College Football Playoff. Come next week, the Buckeyes are set to take on Miami in the CFP quarterfinals, and both sid
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Ohio State football standout unsure if he'll be back next season or chase NFL dreams
He's ready to help Ohio State repeat before making a decision.
It's almost go time for Ohio State in the College Football Playoff. Come next week, the Buckeyes are set to take on Miami in the CFP quarterfinals, and both sides are starting to chirp a little bit. While the focus is on repeating as the national champs, some tough calls are on the way for players.
The list includes tight end Max Klare, who has been a consistent stud for Ryan Day and Brian Hartline. While speaking to the media this week, Klare revealed that he's a bit torn on what to do for next season. He's yet to make a decision on whether or not to enter the NFL Draft, or come back for one final fall in Columbus. What will he end up deciding?
Max Klare says he hasn’t decided yet whether he will stay at Ohio State for his final year of eligibility or enter the 2026 NFL draft.
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While Klare knows he's going to have to figure things out soon, his full focus is on taking care of business in the CFP. Ohio State has a tough matchup against Mario Cristobal and the Canes coming up. Everyone will need to be at their best to post a win, including the veteran tight end.
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OL Carson Hinzman (All B1G, All American, National Champion)
- By SEREbuckeye
- Buckeye Football
- 144 Replies
CARSON HINZMAN, FUTURE COMEDIAN? I hope Carson Hinzman has a long, prosperous football career ahead of him. But if things don’t work out on the gridiron, he may have a future in stand-up comedy. (I could, too, but I prefer to sit.) Hinzman had Ohio State beat reporters belly laughing Monday during the team’s Cotton Bowl press conferences.
The first round of laughs came when Hinzman realized the press conference had a Zoom component. With a reporter’s question coming through the speakers above him, Hinzman jokingly looked up at the ceiling to answer.
Another hilarious moment followed during an exchange with Doug Lesmerises about Gabe VanSickle’s nickname, “Sicko Mode.” Hinzman shared several nicknames for Ohio State’s offensive linemen, including “Piggy” for Austin Siereveld, “Tigre” for Tegra Tshabola and “Dilla” for Joshua Padilla.
“I don’t think anyone actually knows his real name,” Hinzman said of Padilla.
Other nicknames included “Big J” for Julian Goines-Jackson and “Big E” for Ethan Onianwa. Hinzman declined to share his own nickname, choosing to “keep that one under wraps for now.”
“It’s been fun to be a part of a group like that that came together after a lot of experience left from last year’s team,” Hinzman said. “Playing these big games with them is pretty special.”
Last but not least, Hinzman addressed his bleach-blonde hair. When asked if it was a mistake, he said:
“I don’t know. All the guys are like, ‘When is it gonna wash out?’ And I was like, ‘That’s actually the funny thing about bleaching your hair — it doesn’t.’ Unfortunately, it was really cool until I woke up the next morning. I was like, ‘Oh, I’m still blond,’” Hinzman said.
Hinzman said it will be cool once his hair turns into frosted tips — à la *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys in the ’90s. His girlfriend disagrees.
“We’ll see,” Hinzman said. “My girlfriend’s not necessarily the biggest proponent of it, so we’ll see.”
We need this man in front of a microphone more often.
Skull Session: Ryan Day Chases History As a Play Caller, Jeremiah Smith Battled a “Serious” Quad Injury to Help Ohio State Beat Michigan and Carson Hinzman May Have a Future in Comedy
Ryan Day chases history as a play caller, Jeremiah Smith battled a “serious” quad injury to help Ohio State beat Michigan and Carson Hinzman may have a future in comedy.www.elevenwarriors.com
Bleached hair is hilarious. Especially as someone who was a teenager through the 90s boy band era.
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Kevin McGuff (Head Coach The Ohio State Women's Basketball)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Basketball
- 39 Replies
Ohio State women’s basketball coach Kevin McGuff sentenced to lesser charge for May OVU stop
McGuff received a lesser charge from the May 6 OVI arrest
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Ohio State women’s basketball coach Kevin McGuff sentenced to lesser charge for May OVU stop
McGuff received a lesser charge from the May 6 OVI arrestOn Tuesday, Ohio State women’s basketball coach Kevin McGuff received his sentencing in Franklin County court for his May 6, 2025 arrest. McGuff received a $565 fine and a 180-day license suspension for a physical control charge, according to court records.
McGuff was not in court for the decision on Tuesday morning, instead entering his guilty plea through his legal counsel, Richard Piatt. The plea was for a lesser charge than the initial operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OVI) charge given by police in Dublin, Ohio.
The original charge comes with a mandatory three days in jail or in a driver prevention program, plus a minimum $375 fine and a one-year license suspension. McGuff’s May arrest was the coach’s first offence, a likely reason for the agreed-upon lesser charge.
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WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Rose Bowl MVP, Pro Bowl, Seattle Seahawks)
- By brodybuck21
- Buckeye Alumni
- 1177 Replies
JSN, Ward selected for Pro Bowl Games
Smith-Njigba was officially recognized as one of the NFL’s best players for the 2025 season on Tuesday as he was selected as a Pro Bowler.JSN is one of two Buckeyes on the initial rosters for the Pro Bowl Games along with Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward, who was selected as a Pro Bowler for the third straight year and the fifth time overall. Smith-Njigba was named a starting wide receiver for the NFC while Ward was chosen as a backup cornerback for the AFC.
As a member of the team that currently holds the No. 1 seed in the NFC, Smith-Njigba will hope he’s unable to play in the Pro Bowl Games, which will be held during Super Bowl week this year on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The event will be televised by ESPN, starting at 6:30 p.m., with the flag football game – which is now the main event of the Pro Bowl Games rather than a traditional football game – set to begin at 8 p.m.
Across The Shield: Chris Olave Has Career Game, Lathan Ransom Makes A Game-Sealing Interception and Quinshon Judkins Suffers Season-Ending Injury
Week 16 for Ohio State alumni in the NFL included a career day for Chris Olave, a game-sealing interception for Lathan Ransom and a season-ending injury for Quinshon Judkins.
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WR Jeremiah Smith (All B1G, B1G Freshman of Year, B1G WR of Year, Unanimous All-American, 2025 Rose Bowl Off MVP, National Champion)
- By brodybuck21
- Buckeye Football
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“THAT WAS SOMETHING SERIOUS.” Before Ohio State faced UCLA, Jeremiah Smith appeared on the Buckeyes’ status report with a 12-letter word we had never seen next to his name: QUESTIONABLE. Smith was injured, but we didn’t know exactly what it was or how serious it might be. He started for Ohio State against the Bruins but logged just 22 snaps before exiting in the first half.
“Something I never really had to deal with,” Smith said Monday of the injury. “I don’t really be hurt or nothing like that. Nothing really bothers me. But that was something serious I had to deal with.”
Smith later revealed he suffered a quad strain in practice, specifically to his rectus femoris — the prominent, straight muscle at the front of the thigh. According to WebMD, the website we all consult when a minor ache convinces us we’re near death, the rectus femoris is unique among the quad muscles because it crosses both the hip and knee. Often called the body’s “kicking muscle,” it plays a critical role in straightening the knee and lifting the leg, making it essential for acceleration and sprinting.
Given the pain he experienced, Smith missed the Rutgers game. He wasn’t sure if he would play against Michigan, either.
“I was like, I don’t know if I’m gonna play against the team up north. Like, I was debating if I was going to play or not because it was really bad. I didn't know if I was gonna be able to play,” Smith said. “But I had to do everything for the team. And I wanted to be out there, and I did everything I could, and we got the win.”
Smith, who said he does not regret playing in the UCLA game, also admitted he was less than 100 percent in The Game, but he’s fully healthy now. He’s excited to remind everyone what he can accomplish at full strength. Smith now turns his focus now turns to Miami — and, eventually, another national championship.
“Now it’s time to crank it up a little bit, because now it’s time to win another natty around here,” Smith said.
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“Something I never really had to deal with,” Smith said Monday of the injury. “I don’t really be hurt or nothing like that. Nothing really bothers me. But that was something serious I had to deal with.”
Smith later revealed he suffered a quad strain in practice, specifically to his rectus femoris — the prominent, straight muscle at the front of the thigh. According to WebMD, the website we all consult when a minor ache convinces us we’re near death, the rectus femoris is unique among the quad muscles because it crosses both the hip and knee. Often called the body’s “kicking muscle,” it plays a critical role in straightening the knee and lifting the leg, making it essential for acceleration and sprinting.
Given the pain he experienced, Smith missed the Rutgers game. He wasn’t sure if he would play against Michigan, either.
“I was like, I don’t know if I’m gonna play against the team up north. Like, I was debating if I was going to play or not because it was really bad. I didn't know if I was gonna be able to play,” Smith said. “But I had to do everything for the team. And I wanted to be out there, and I did everything I could, and we got the win.”
Smith, who said he does not regret playing in the UCLA game, also admitted he was less than 100 percent in The Game, but he’s fully healthy now. He’s excited to remind everyone what he can accomplish at full strength. Smith now turns his focus now turns to Miami — and, eventually, another national championship.
“Now it’s time to crank it up a little bit, because now it’s time to win another natty around here,” Smith said.
Skull Session: Ryan Day Chases History As a Play Caller, Jeremiah Smith Battled a “Serious” Quad Injury to Help Ohio State Beat Michigan and Carson Hinzman May Have a Future in Comedy
Ryan Day chases history as a play caller, Jeremiah Smith battled a “serious” quad injury to help Ohio State beat Michigan and Carson Hinzman may have a future in comedy.
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