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BM5: 'Will Urban Meyer open up the offense?'
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BM5: 'Will Urban Meyer open up the offense?' The Friday 5ish goes in-depth about the biggest concerns for OSU in '18, and also touches on a couple recruiting topics. Dave Biddle - 57 minutes ago; 2; Tools. Edit; Slot to 247Sports Home; Slot to Ohio ...


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Ohio State back in Florida for more recruiting
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Buckeyes head to their Florida pipeline yet again.

We’re nearing the end of the 2018 football recruiting cycle. With the staff still on the road closing the deals for their top remaining targets, there has literally been zero down time since the conclusion of the actual football season. Meyer and his gang have reached the four corners of the earth or so it seems and this time tomorrow, Ohio State may even have another commit in the fold to bolster an already incredible 2018 class. If that is the case, the ultimate closer in Urban Meyer will look to do that two or maybe even at most three more times before this class is all but cemented in stone.

The Florida pipeline


It’s been talked about more than enough how good Urban Meyer and Ohio State are at recruiting nationally. It’s also no secret how well the Buckeyes do in Southern states such as Florida. In fact, Ohio State recruiting followers know just how well they do in Florida when football factories such as Ft. Lauderdale’s St. Thomas Aquinas are constantly pumping guys out to D1 programs and in large quantities. Nick and Joey Bosa anyone? With guys like that, of course the Buckeyes love the fact that Aquinas has become Buckeye Nation South or so it seems.


Yesterday, that same trend continued when the next Aquinas star to land a Buckeye offer made it public via his Twitter account. Enter Derek Wingo, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound athlete in the class of 2020 who can play both sides of the ball at tight end offensively and outside linebacker defensively. A true weapon on either side, Wingo is really seeing his recruitment take off as Texas, Louisville, Florida, and most recently, Ohio State have all extended offers within the last week. With his offer list now in the double digits, it’s only a matter of time before the rest of the top programs nationally come poaching on his account.

Fortunately, the presence, history, and even current Aquinas guys the Buckeyes have playing for them speak for itself. If that holds any stock and it has in the past, this recruitment could certainly have Ohio State at or near the top for Wingo. If so, the Buckeyes will look to get him to campus and begin the relationship building process as Derek still has two full seasons before he makes a college decision. In that time frame, Urban and his crew have more than enough time to stand out.

Poaching season?


The last time the Buckeyes took on the Badgers head to head, the Buckeyes defeated Wisconsin in this year’s Big Ten Championship to give Meyer and staff their second title in their tenure at the helm of the Ohio State football program. Fast forward nearly two months later, and the Buckeyes are looking to beat Wisconsin yet again. This time, on the recruiting trail.


On Wednesday, Ohio State dished out its latest quarterback offer when Graham Mertz, Mission, Kansas native and current 2019 Wisconsin Badgers commit announced that he had been offered by the defending Big Ten champs. Mertz is currently ranked by 247sports as a four-star in the 2019 cycle and, more specifically, as the seventh best pro-style quarterback in the class as well as the third best overall player in his home state of Kansas. With six offers to his name, the Badger commit may be dedicated to his early pledge, but any time Ohio State is in the mix, they’ll certainly be taken seriously. If Mertz is in fact as interested as the Buckeyes seem, you can expect at least an unofficial visit. However, with other targets at the quarterback spot on Urban Meyer’s radar, this 2019 QB recruitment could see a bit of prospects coming to the surface soon.

Comfortable in St. Lou


The Buckeyes recruiting efforts in St. Louis, Missouri lately have been off the charts. Everybody knows the relationship with former Buckeye star running back, Ezekiel Elliott, but even in the current 2018 class, prospects such as Kamryn Babb and his high school teammate Cameron Brown from St. Louis’s Christian Brothers prep have already signed and are ready to dawn the Scarlet and Gray. Looking forward though, this staff has obvious plans to continue their dominance in the Show Me state.

Yesterday, while the staff was yet again on the recruiting trail prepping for future classes and locking down the current one, the head man, Urban Meyer made a quick visit to the St. Louis area again when he checked in on 2019 ATH Kyren Williams. The St. John Vianney prospect is currently listed as a wide receiver which is his likely landing spot at the next level. Currently, he is graded out as a three-star by 247sports. He checks in also as the 10th best prospect from Missouri in his class. While his ranking may not grab your attention right away, it’s important to note that Urban Meyer was the one to visit Williams himself. Obviously, anytime the most important piece to the staff visits, it’s something worth mentioning.


As stated above, with several Missouri guys already on the current Ohio State roster and their track record of success with St. Louis natives, Williams will definitely be entertaining the Buckeyes throughout this recruitment. With double digit offers from the likes of Iowa, North Carolina, Arkansas, Stanford, and more, it’s easy to see with the in-person visit that Ohio State may be in the fold.

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So the list is absurd but Zone6 is shamed for not being on it. Keep on diddling.

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On the Beat: Why Urban Meyer, Ohio State should love proposed redshirt rule
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And the Buckeyes would almost certainly utilize that opportunity with every player healthy enough to compete, particularly since it already makes an effort to get them all on the field right away. Ohio State-Tate Martell-Dwayne Haskins-Urban Meyer ...

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Kurelic: Urban Meyer buzz; answering tough question
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... was a lot of excitement around school,” Williams said. “Everyone was talking about Urban Meyer being here.” The 5-foot-10 and 190-pound Williams was Mr. Do Everything for St. John Vianney playing in the slot, running back, wide receiver, wildcat ...
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How many Buckeyes will be first-round picks in the 2018 NFL Draft? Ohio State mock draft roundup 1.0 - cleveland.com
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Ohio State center Billy Price is one of the Buckeyes who could be a first-round draft pick in this April's NFL Draft. (Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer). COLUMBUS, Ohio — We now know who from Ohio State will be available to be picked in the 2018 NFL ...
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Watch: Burrow looking forward as quarterback competition nears
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Joe Burrow's 2017 season was curtailed by a broken hand. But now the Ohio State quarterback is healthy and ready to compete for the job this spring. Steve Helwagen - 7 minutes ago; 2; Tools. Edit; Slot to 247Sports Home; Slot to Ohio State Buckeyes ...


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Chris Holtmann and Keita Bates-Diop have led Ohio State basketball’s quick turnaround
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The new Buckeye coach has started Big Ten play 7-0 in large part due to Keita Bates-Diop’s spectacular play.

“I think it’s been all about approach. Our approach every day in practice, our approach pregame. We always say we were picked (to be) one of the last teams in the Big Ten. We’re going to continue to play with that chip on our shoulder.”

Ohio State forward Jae’Sean Tate via Mitch Stacy, Associated Press


Prior to this season, if anybody told you that Ohio State was going to start Big Ten play 7-0, you would have had them committed to the loony bin. Ohio State decided to move on from Thad Matta, their coach for the previous 13 seasons, and had numerous players transfer out of the program. The Buckeyes hired Chris Holtmann from Butler, and while the hire was met with positive reviews, many thought that it would take a few seasons for Holtmann to turn the Ohio State around.

Last night, Ohio State beat Northwestern on the road to improve to 7-0 in conference. Earlier this week the Buckeyes returned to the AP Top 25 rankings for the first time in nearly three years. Despite coming into the season with a roster depleted by transfers, the Buckeyes have found their groove and are currently one of the hottest teams in the country.

Holtmann isn’t the only reason that Ohio State has excelled over the past month and a half. After missing most of last year due to injury, redshirt junior Keita Bates-Diop is playing like one of the best players in the country this year. The forward has been named Big Ten Player of the Week two weeks in a row, and is averaging nearly 20 points per game this year.

What has propelled Ohio State this year is that they are getting key contributions from a number of players. Against Maryland last week, Andrew Dakich netted a career-high 11 points, all in the first half. Last night in the win over Northwestern, Micah Potter put home a season-high 13 points, to lead all Buckeye scorers. Ohio State is proving the doubters wrong, and has injected some excitement into the program a lot quicker than many were expecting under Holtmann.

“Haskins will be penciled in as the starter entering spring camp. And deservedly so, after he orchestrated the comeback win against Michigan. He likely will continue to hold that spot ahead of Joe Burrow and Tate Martell, who are both better runners, come next fall. At least the Ohio State receivers have to hope so. Haskins is a big reason they chose to return.”

Rob Oller, The Columbus Dispatch


Ohio State has to replace the winningest quarterback in school history, and somehow expectations for the offense are higher than ever. Not only did Dwayne Haskins give Buckeye fans a glimpse of the future in relief of an injured J.T. Barrett in the win over Michigan, but Ohio State has their top six receivers from last year returning.

Now the big question is how Urban Meyer and the offensive coaching staff responds. Barrett was more of a run-first quarterback, while Haskins is better with his arm than his legs. The Buckeyes will still be able to do plenty of work on the ground with J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber in the backfield, they just won’t be able to use their quarterback running as much.

With receivers like Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon, and Terry McLaurin returning for 2018, Ohio State should be able to accomplish a lot more in the passing game than they did in the last few years. As long as the offensive line, which will have to replace Billy Price and Jamarco Jones, responds, the Buckeyes should have another potent offense, which could be even more balanced than in years past.

“You think about attacking the day. That’s something that we try to focus on each and every day. Attack the day, get something out of it. Just don’t come out here and just not get better. You’re out here, everybody’s out here for a reason, so you want to attack the day and get better.”

Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett via Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors


So far J.T. Barrett has garnered rave reviews during practices leading up to this Saturday’s East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg. The Buckeye quarterback is feeling right at home with numerous scouts tracking his moves during practices this week. Ohio State often has scouts at their practices because of the talent that they have, but also Buckeye practices have similar intensity to the practices this week, which is making Barrett even more comfortable.

Barrett being relaxed and performing better could do wonders to the quarterback’s draft stock ahead of April’s NFL Draft. Despite being the winningest quarterback in school history, there are questions as to how effective Barrett can be at quarterback in the NFL. Barrett knows there is still plenty of room for improvement in his game, and he is trying to learn everything that he can, but at the same time not drastically changing how he plays the game. And in true J.T. Barrett fashion, he is almost as worried about picking up one more win at the college level as he is about impressing scouts this week.

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The Buckeyes have signed one tight end for their 2018 recruiting class. They got their man - their No. 1 target in Lindenhurst (N.Y.) standout Jeremy Ruckert. Ruckert has been in Hawaii this week for the Polynesian Bowl which kicks off at 6:00 pm ET on ...


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Ohio State makes an offer to 4-star ATH from Dallas - Land-Grant Holy Land
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Ohio State makes an offer to 4-star ATH from Dallas
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Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann yells his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, in Rosemont, Ill. Ohio State won 71-65. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) The Associated Press. By MITCH ...
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Ohio State wrestling coach calls for record Senior Day attendance
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The OSU coach wants a fitting send off for a senior class that includes one of the best Buckeye athletes of all time.

The No. 2 Ohio State wrestling program has set the bar high for this weekend’s dual meet against perennial national powerhouse, No. 4 Iowa Hawkeyes. The team’s coach, Tom Ryan, has challenged fans to set an all new attendance record for an indoor dual on Saturday at the Schottenstein Center. As the final home meet of the season, this will mark the final opportunity for fans to see Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder compete on campus in his career.

Snyder will be joined in the Senior Day festivities by reigning 174 lbs. Big Ten champion and three-time All-American Bo Jordan and the reigning Big Ten Wrestler and USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week (as well as 2015 NCAA and three-time B1G champ) Nathan Tomasello.


The current attendance record is held by Penn State, who hosted in-state rival Pitt on Dec. 8, 2013. According to Ryan, last year’s meet against PSU at the Shott drew 15,388 fans, just a few hundred shy of the record.

The meet against the Hawkeyes will begin at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 21, and while Ryan would prefer that you were at Value City Arena, if you can’t be, the dual will be broadcast on BTN. In their 2016 dual, Iowa beat the Buckeyes 21-13.

The wrestling Buckeyes will still have five more regular season duals after Iowa, including one at Graham High School in St. Paris, OH (the alma mater of team members Bo and Micah Jordan).

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Wooden Watch: Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop among Big Ten's rising stars
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No list of Big Ten emerging stars would be complete without Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop, who has helped the Buckeyes climb into the top 25 under first-year coach Chris Holtmann. The 6-foot-7 versatile scorer, who was recently named the league's ...

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