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Ohio State football: Figuring out Buckeyes' path to next College Football Playoff; Sam Hubbard declares for NFL draft - Landof10.com
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Ohio State football: Figuring out Buckeyes' path to next College Football Playoff; Sam Hubbard declares for NFL draft
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Happy New Year, Buckeyes fans. Later Monday the two College Football Playoff semifinals will take place as another reminder that Ohio State was left out of the field of four. The Big Ten title and Cotton Bowl victory over USC were a great way to end ...

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Future Ohio State Buckeyes react to Cotton Bowl victory
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Also, 9 future members of the Buckeyes are descending upon San Antonio to play amongst the best from the country.

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new year! 2017 ended with the Ohio State Buckeyes taking home the Cotton Bowl Classic—and flattening the USC Trojans, a team that has beaten the Buckeyes 7 straight times prior to Friday night.

The win got the attention of social media, as some future Buckeyes made their remarks about the game.


Dallas Gant appeared to make his tweet sometime in the second quarter. There was quite a bit of action in the first half, most notably Damon Webb’s pick-6 of USC quarterback Sam Darnold.

After the game, the feedback began to pour in.


USC may have outgained Ohio State in yardage, but their four turnovers proved to be costly. Tyreke Johnson chimed in by saying the Trojans didn’t “have enough” to beat the Buckeyes. (He wasn’t wrong.)


Reflecting while also looking forward, Teradja Mitchell witnessed his last game before he gets the opportunity to put on the Scarlet and Gray.


Jeremy Ruckert may be one of the best tight ends in the country, but he also recognizes the best, too. His tweet about the defensive line was on point, as Darnold spent a fair bit of time pulling himself off the turf. Ohio State recorded eight sacks in the Cotton Bowl. Buckeye defensive lineman Sam Hubbard tied his single-game high of 2.5 sacks in Friday’s bowl game.


Even though he flipped away from Ohio State and USC, Jackson Carman, who signed his letter of intent with the Clemson Tigers, even admitted that the Bucks dominated the Pac-12 champions.

Can the 6th get here?


With the 2017 season now in the rearview mirror, it’s time to shift the focus to 2018. And already on the first day, we’ll get a glimpse of what some of the new members of the Scarlet and Gray will bring to the table. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl takes place on Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. ET on NBC.

Ohio State’s graphic design team pulled off another stunner with this nifty breakdown of where the nine selectees of the bowl come from.


As you can tell: they are from all over the country.

Wide receiver Kamryn Babb, linebacker Dallas Gant, running back Jaelen Gill, safety Tyreke Johnson, safety Josh Proctor, tight end Jeremy Ruckert, defensive tackle Tommy Togiai, offensive tackle Max Wray, and defensive tackle Taron Vincent make up the field of future Buckeyes.

According to a tweet by Ruckert, it appears that he’s already in the Lone Star State in preparation for the game.


Another marquee event that showcases talent is the Under Armour All-American Game. (And again, the creative minds at Ohio State put together a graphic for this game.) So far, four members of the Buckeyes’ future will be in the game. Cornerback Sevyn Banks, offensive lineman Matthew Jones, linebacker Teradja Mitchell, and running back Brian Snead make up OSU’s representation down in Orlando.


If you want to catch the Under Armour All-American Game, you can tune into ESPN2 on Jan. 4. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. ET.

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Future Ohio State Buckeyes react to Cotton Bowl victory
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Also, 9 future members of the Buckeyes are descending upon San Antonio to play amongst the best from the country. By Geoff Hammersley@GeoffHammersley Jan 1, 2018, 5:30am EST. tweet · share · pin · Rec. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports. Hello everyone, and ...

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Haskins throws for 400.

Book it.

Ohio State women's basketball | Buckeyes 85, Hoosiers 70 - The Columbus Dispatch
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Ohio State women's basketball | Buckeyes 85, Hoosiers 70
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In its Sunday Big Ten home opener against Indiana, the No. 12 Buckeyes did just that, circulating the ball with ease for three quarters on offense while challenging the Hoosiers enough on defense to coast to an 85-70 win, Ohio State's sixth straight ...
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Ohio State women's basketball | Buckeyes 85, Hoosiers 70
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In its Sunday Big Ten home opener against Indiana, the No. 12 Buckeyes did just that, circulating the ball with ease for three quarters on offense while challenging the Hoosiers enough on defense to coast to an 85-70 win, Ohio State's sixth straight ...

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Oh8ch said:

Since the ref thread has been bumped can someone please explain to me how any human being could look at the video of the Taylor non fumble and say that it was undisputedly a fumble?

Worst replay decision ever.

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How Ohio State can return to College Football Playoff in 2018 - Landof10.com
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How Ohio State can return to College Football Playoff in 2018
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Ohio State used to step on teams' throats, and there hasn't been as much of that the last two seasons. The Buckeyes have more and more stayed in a shell with a big lead, and there have been times when that cost them from a perception standpoint. In a ...

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The guys are playing hard

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Do not tell Holtman this because he was very unhappy with the effort that they put forth against Fredo yesterday.

OSU went through some two-a-day practices following the North Carolina loss a week ago. Saturday, Holtmann said after the Buckeyes defeated Miami that he was not thrilled with some of the practices.

The warning signs he saw came true in the second half as Ohio State's 17-point lead was cut down to just three.

"I thought at times, more than at times, they were more physical than we were," Holtmann said. "We've got to answer the bell better than we did today in terms of just playing with more physicality.

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Fungo Squiggly said:

Sloppier than my wife after her 4th gun and tonic.

Not nearly as much fun, though....

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Buckeyes take Cotton Bowl, but don't put any fear in the Frogs - Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Buckeyes take Cotton Bowl, but don't put any fear in the Frogs
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The guess here is that Ohio State will find the weather in North Texas to be just a tad warmer in September than what the Buckeyes experienced the past few days while prepping for another New Year's Six bowl. This isn't that famous Super Bowl weather ...
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If this was down year, Ohio State football in middle of golden era ...Toledo Blade
After Playoff Snub, Buckeyes Look For Vindication In Cotton BowlWOSU
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Kosta Karageorge's death left lasting impact on Buckeyes - Canton Repository
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Kosta Karageorge's death left lasting impact on Buckeyes
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At 6-foot-3, 273 pounds with a relentless motor, Karageorge was an ideal scout team player for the Buckeyes, one who impressed the opposing linemen with his attitude and effort, even if he wasn't quite talented enough, or polished enough, to get on the ...


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2014 Ohio State Football Notebook: Buckeyes had Stark County flavor in 2014 - Canton Repository
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2014 Ohio State Football Notebook: Buckeyes had Stark County flavor in 2014
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In addition to senior starters Steve Miller (a defensive end from McKinley) and Devin Smith (a wide receiver from Massillon), the 2014 Buckeyes had three other Stark County players on the roster: sophomore RB Bri'onte Dunn (GlenOak), sophomore RB Caleb ...
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No. 9 Ohio State completes sweep of Niagara with 4-1 victory
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Tommy Nappier got the start in net as OSU won their 4th in a row

Ohio State really is starting to look like the top-10 team the USCHO.com poll declared they were. They defeated a Niagara team they are supposed to defeat and did it with their backup goalie in.

The No. 9 Ohio State hockey team took down Niagara for the second straight night, winning 4-1 in front of backup goalie Tommy Nappier. Niagara kept it close for at least one period, but OSU went up two in the second and iced it with another in the third.

Matt Miller got it started just one minute into the first, with assists from Mason Jobst and Michael Rounds, and Matthew Weis doubled the lead almost exactly six minutes later at the 7:02 mark. Ronnie Hein and Tanner Laczynski had the assists on Weis’ goal. Rounds and Hein combined to play nine games before this weekend but were putting up points on Niagara. Depth, baby.

Nick Farmer got Niagara on the board with 34 seconds left in the first but that’d be all they’d get. OSU outshot Niagara 16-12 in the first despite being up for 19 minutes of the period anyway and poured it on some more in the second.

They outshot the visitors 16-4 in the second and added another goal from Weis at 14:01 of the second. Hein and Jobst added the assists, each gaining their second helpers of the night.

The third would be more Niagara heavy, as they made their final push down two goals, and outshot the Buckeyes 12-7, but they wouldn’t be able to add another and halve the OSU lead. John Wiitala scored the only goal of the period, for OSU, at 2:15, with Hein registering his third assist of the game. He had one assist this season coming into this series.

That’d be it for the scoring in this relatively uneventful, domination by the Buckeyes. Nappier stopped all twelve shots in the third and ended up stopping 27/28 shots for a sterling .964 save percentage.

But you still have to play the games; it doesn’t show up as a dominant win just because it should. Ohio State did play the games and looked just as good as they should’ve this weekend. They swept a team they should sweep and improved their record to 12-4-4.

That’s all you can ask for, and to do it in front of your backup freshman goalie in the second and more dominant win? Hardly anything more you could ask for.

There’s not much else to say in this one. Ohio State outplayed a team they were supposed to outplay and put this one away relatively early. They didn’t sit back quite like the football team did against USC after going up 17-0, but it was nearly as uneventful after OSU scored the third goal.

The Buckeyes move back to the conference schedule next year (i.e. next week) as they travel to East Lansing for their first games of the 2018 calendar year.

MSU sits at just 2-7-1-1 in conference heading into next weekend while the Bucks sit second in the conference (and five back in the win column of first place Notre Dame). OSU will look to win the series next weekend and keep their current number two seed in conference.

There’s nothing but conference games from hereon out. Go Bucks.

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No. 9 Buckeyes Close Out Weekend Sweep With 4-1 Win Over Niagara - FloHockey
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No. 9 Buckeyes Close Out Weekend Sweep With 4-1 Win Over Niagara
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Just one minute into the game Matt Miller put the Buckeyes on the board and Matthew Weis followed with a power play goal at 7:02 for a 2-0 Buckeye advantage. Midway through the first period the Buckeyes killed a five-minute major, including nearly a ...
No. 9 Buckeyes Welcome Purple Eagles for Second Half OpenerEleven Warriors
No. 9 Ohio State hockey holds off Niagara, 3-2Land-Grant Holy Land

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Buckeyes outlast Southern, 53-49
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For the second straight Friday, the Southern boys basketball team dropped a four-point decision after being tied in the final minute of the game, this time falling to non-conference host Nelsonville-York by a 53-49 count in Athens County. The Tornadoes ...

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Sam Hubbard turns pro, while other Buckeyes (like Dre'Mont Jones) ponder NFL decisions - cleveland.com
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Sam Hubbard turns pro, while other Buckeyes (like Dre'Mont Jones) ponder NFL decisions
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Among those with real decisions about staying or leaving are defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones, linebacker Jerome Baker, running back Mike Weber and receivers Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon, K.J. Hill and Terry McLaurin. Last year, six Ohio State ...

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Recruit and return: Ohio State Buckeyes
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Head coach Urban Meyer led the Buckeyes to 11 or more wins for the sixth-straight season and also the Big Ten championship in 2017, narrowly missing a College Football Playoff berth. While Ohio State will lose record-setting quarterback and leader J.T ...


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Ohio State football – Buckeyes dominate USC in Cotton Bowl
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The senior Buckeyes quarterback goes out a winner, improving to 38-6 as a starter. He plunged in from 1 yard out for the first touchdown of the game and scored on a 28-yard burst midway through the second quarter to put Ohio State ahead 24-0. He also ...


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College GameDay: Buckeyes Playoff-worthy after Cotton Bowl rout?
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Ohio State rolled to a 24-7 victory over USC in the Cotton Bowl Friday night. The Buckeyes forced four turnovers in the matchup, and the margin of victory had some asking whether No. 5 Ohio State should have been in the College Football Playoff over No ...

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TampaBuckeyes said:

I imagine there were 2 reasons Urban let Ward come to Dallas for the game. He loves his players and respects their decision that 1 game isn't worth risking millions (very small chance of injury, but it's still there). Also, it's a recruiting move. As was said in the OP, this is a football factory and we get those elite out of state players by sending guys to the league. Knowing that it would look pretty [Mark May]ty if he left Ward home. This way Urban stands strongly behind his players going to the league.

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Definitely think it was a recruiting Move...Urban wants pros .,

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Hoping for seed.

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Ohio State’s QB room could stay stacked with Joe Burrow ‘leaning toward staying’
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Plus, Urban Meyer and Kerry Coombs react to Denzel Ward’s decision to sit and declare early.

“I came to terms with it the last couple weeks. Either way, no matter what I do, I’m going to have to come out and compete somewhere. I felt like I got a lot better in the last couple weeks of bowl practice and that was good.”

-Joe Burrow, via William Kosileski of Land of 10


The quarterback room at Ohio State has always been filled with more talent than roster spots, and more potential No. 1 than starting opportunities. The latest round of QB controversy focuses on the future of the Buckeye offense now that the J.T. Barrett era is officially behind us.

Heading into the 2017 season, the battle for the No. 2 QB spot was neck-and-neck between Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins, but with a hand injury and related surgery for Burrow, Haskins took the garbage time snaps and became the clear backup for Barrett throughout the season. As Ohio State also boasts Tate Martell, who just finished his redshirt season, and added yet another potential-filled QB with the 2018 recruiting class.

As the quarterback room gets more crowded, Joe Burrow has a decision to make — and soon — about where he plans to play ball in 2018. Transfer rumors started mid-season, but have certainly seen an upswing in recent weeks. As noted in the Land of 10 article above, Burrow was blunt, “I don’t know. I’m leaning towards staying.”

He won’t have too long to hedge on his decision, and will have to let Buckeye coaches know soon.

“But this game proved one thing to me: the committee got it right. Neither No. 5 Ohio State nor No. 8 USC deserved to be included in the playoff.”

-Edward Sutelan, The Lantern


With the way Ohio State played last night, especially the defense, questions quickly arose following the Cotton Bowl win about the team’s potential in the College Football Playoff. And while parts of the team could certainly compete against some of the top-4 teams playing on New Years Day, the offense still struggled enough to pump the brakes on the “Buckeyes were robbed” takes.

Both the Big Ten champions and Pac-12 champions being left out of the CFP was a hotly debated topic for weeks, but those talks should have been put to bed with the way the game played out. Certainly competing as top-10 teams, neither sides offense was enough to say they’d have succeeded against a defense like Alabama. That’s just silly.

It was still a good step for the Buckeyes, who were still fighting off flashbacks of a scoreless bowl game last season against Clemson. Beating a familiar foe in the postseason will give Urban Meyer and team some motivation and momentum heading into 2018, and will hopefully give next year’s squad a better chance of making a run in the CFP. It’s hard to imagine they would have finished on the same positive note had they snagged that final spot in the top-4 this season.

“We’ve had ongoing conversations. He practiced every day. We prepared for him not to play. I mean that would be foolish not to. So we practiced a lot of guys in those roles, which is why I think they played so well.”

-Kerry Coombs, via Tony Gerdeman of TheOzone


Denzel Ward’s seemingly last minute decision to skip the Cotton Bowl and forego his final year of eligibility for the NFL draft was a bit of a shocker. Except to those around him for the past few weeks.

Following the win over USC, both Urban Meyer and Kerry Coombs spoke about Ward’s decision to sit out of the bowl game, and how they went about preparing for his potential absence. Ward’s decision to still participate in bowl game practices and his honesty about being on the fence, allowed some of the younger guys to prepare for a role they don’t normally take -- and the results were successful on Friday.

Meyer spoke about how the discussions among Ward and his family were ongoing following the Big Ten Championship game, and that the talks weren’t taken lightly. The group discussed options for Ward to only play on third-downs or on special teams, but ultimately he decided to sit out altogether. The coaches may not have been made aware of Ward’s final decision until the day before the game, but they had been preparing for that outcome for weeks.

“Ward staying with the Buckeyes to be a part of the team and continuing to mentor his younger fellow DBs helps them out, and they get to shine on the bowl stage while he looks on as a supportive teammate.”

-Richard Johnson, SB Nation


Will Denzel Ward skipping the bowl game look bad to NFL scouts? Probably not.

It’s become somewhat of the norm over the past few years, with two of the top running backs (Christian McCaffrey, Leonard Fournette) setting a real precedent and skipping their bowl games. Still, it’s not something Ohio State players and fans really expected from one of their own. Sam Hubbard was emphatic following the Big Ten Championship that he wouldn’t even consider skipping a bowl game, that he’s playing with and for his brothers.

Now we know, even Buckeye players could make the decision to sit out of a big-time bowl game to protect their bodies and draft stock. It’s a selfish decision, but not in a bad way. The game of football is a tough one and any given play could lead to a career-ending injury, sometimes when you weigh the risks, they just aren’t worth it.

Ward is still expected to be a first or second-round pick, and will now get ready to show off during the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine -- to which, I’m sure he’ll get and accept an invite.

“College football fans are never quite going to agree on J.T. Barrett. He might simultaneously be the most underrated and overrated quarterback in Ohio State history.”


-Bill Connelly, SB Nation

Anyone who has followed Ohio State football since 2014 has noticed the ebb and flow with quarterback J.T. Barrett’s performances. He was never able to recapture the consistent precision and explosion from his first year as the starting QB for the Buckeyes — filling in for Braxton Miller just weeks before the start of the year.

The QB competition with Cardale Jones in 2015 seemed to crush his spirit, and set him up for a lot more inconsistencies throughout the duration of his Ohio State career. With top receivers turning the NFL, Barrett was the leader among a very young #Zone6 for much of 2016. He took the Buckeyes on yet another CFP run this season, that somehow saw losses to both Oklahoma and Iowa before finishing the season in the Cotton Bowl.

With a taste of how good he was early on in his career, the ups and downs weren’t taken very lightly among fans, who were (as always) highly critical of the lackluster passing game and Barrett run-heavy offensive game plan. But having claimed 22-plus school records, and a host of Big Ten conference records -- including most total offense, usurping Drew Brees during the Cotton Bowl.— it’s hard to imagine all of those frustrating things he did in-game wont eventually be forgotten, and legends of his stat lines will live on.

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