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HAVE: 4 tix (2 sets of 2) in 5C for MSU game - SOLD

Good god, man. What landed you out there?
Came for a job, stayed for the weather LOL. This is home now... all three of my kids were born here, but you can take the Buckeye out of Ohio... my oldest is a Senior at tOSU.

Regardless, 85 is a damn good deal. I would think someone here would snatch these up.
I would think so, but... for whatever reason no one wanted them BEFORE the crappy loss. Now... yeah couch locked.
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Ohio State football: Buckeyes behind Michigan State in CFP rankings; RB Parris Campbell back from injury
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Google Golf: Brothers Josh and Justin Wick competing together as Buckeyes - OSU - The Lantern

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Can Ohio State fix its issues in time for Michigan State? Buckeyes football analysis
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Will the Buckeyes fix what they need to fix for their Saturday home game with Michigan State. Tim Bielik, Bill Landis and I discussed that in the video above. Watch and then vote on whether you think the Buckeyes will get most of their problems fixed ...
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LGHL It’s time to put pen to paper, as Ohio State commits are scheduled to sign letters of intent

It’s time to put pen to paper, as Ohio State commits are scheduled to sign letters of intent
Geoff Hammersley
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Today marks for the first day of the early signing period for college hoops.

As the calendar has been flipped to November for a week now, that means college basketball is about to come back into the limelight. But before the Chris Holtmann era begins at Ohio State, there is still something that needs to be done: securing the class of 2018.

The early signing period begins today and lasts until Nov. 15. (The regular signing period will take place from April 11, 2018 to May, 16, 2018.) This is where we’ll find out who will be signing on the dotted line and committing to play for the Buckeyes.

So far, there are four members of the class, and all of them are projected to sign throughout Wednesday. Let’s take a sneak peek at who is signing—and when.

Justin Ahrens (morning)


2018 Versailles, Ohio, small forward Justin Ahrens tells @Buckeye_Sports he will sign his letter of intent with Ohio State tomorrow morning, the first day of the early signing period.

— Ryan McGlade (@rmcglade24) November 8, 2017

Ryan McGlade of Buckeye Sports Bulletin tweeted out that three-star forward Justin Ahrens, an Ohio native, will be putting pen to paper sometime in the morning. Getting the Buckeye State prospect hasn’t been easy, as he committed and decommitted back in August 2016 and June 2017, respectively. However, as the Thad Matta era rolled out, and the Holtmann era rolled in, things changed. At one point, Michigan seemed like a very real landing spot for Ahrens, but in the end, it looks like it will be Ohio State who walks away with the signature from a star within their border.

Luther Muhammad (10 a.m. ET)


I will be signing to THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Hannnnnn I’m so hyped and blessed I’ve been praying for this day since 5th grade when i started playing basketball. I would like to thank my family, friends, and coaches who’ve helped along the way ❤️

— Luther Muhammad (@LutherMuhammad) November 8, 2017

With one PG in the fold, Muhammad will be the shooting guard to sign with the Buckeyes in the ‘18 class. A four-star from Jersey City, N.J., Muhammad is graded as the 72nd-best prospect in the 247sports composite; the composite also has the 6'4, 185-pounder as the fifth-best prospect in New Jersey.

Just a couple days after Washington verbally committed to spending his collegiate days in Columbus, Muhammad did the same.

Jaedon Ledee (noon)


Ohio State commit Jaedon Ledee will sign tomorrow at noon, per source. #Buckeyes.

— Jake (@jakeweingarten) November 7, 2017

Jake Weingarten of Stock Risers tweeted out that four-star forward Jaedon Ledee would be signing with Holtmann’s program at noon. Ledee is from Houston, and is seen as the eighth-best prospect out of a talented Lone Star State.

On Sept. 19, Ledee verbally made a commitment to the Buckeyes—the earliest of the four.

Duane Washington Jr. (3:50 p.m. ET)


I will be signing to THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY on Wednesday! Let’s go!12:50 pst (3:50 est) come out and support! @ Sierra Canyon Highschool!

— Duane Washington Jr. (@TheDuaneWash) November 7, 2017

Washington is a three-star point guard, and according to his tweet, will be signing to OSU at 3:50 p.m. ET. From Chatsworth, CA, Washington comes in as the 287th-best prospect in the 2018 recruiting cycle, according to the 247sports composite.

Thirty schools sent out offers to Washington, but the Buckeyes were the chosen ones. After officially visiting Ohio State on Sept. 15, the West Coast native verbally committed to the Bucks on Sept. 20. Now, it’s time to put the commitment to paper.

And a football update


For @33_blackman The boot is "officially-officially" off!! pic.twitter.com/HFlXm029ak

— Dr. Corey M Teague (@DrCoreyMTeague) November 7, 2017

After having his 2017 season cut short due to an ankle injury, 2018 three-star running back commit Master Teague (Murfreesboro, TN/Blackman) has the boot off, and is now in the rehabbing process, according to his Twitter account.

The picture included in the tweet shows him pushing his foot against leg strengthening equipment. Back in June, the Tennessee native made the decision to commit to Urban Meyer’s football program. Before his senior season was cut short, the RB had 709 yards on the ground and found the end zone 10 times.

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Three Buckeyes selected in Sports Illustrated's latest mock draft; JT Barrett up for another award: Buckeye Breakfast
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9 to the Bears, Sam Hubbard to the Panthers at No. 23 and Dre'Mont Jones to the Bills at No. 26. Should it come to fruition, it would be the third year in a row that at least three Buckeyes are taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. In 2016, five ...


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Fall back for the Buckeyes, spring forward for the Big Ten
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Whether it's in person or on television, people tune in when the Buckeyes are playing. If Saturday was any indication, even more people like to watch the Scarlet and Gray lose. The 55-24 defeat to Iowa on Saturday had a live audience of 4,112,000 and ...
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Watch: Barrett makes first comments since Iowa loss
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It was Barrett's first interview session since Saturday's stunning upset loss at Iowa (55-24). Barrett had four interceptions in that game. The Buckeyes return home to face Michigan State Saturday with first place on the line in the Big Ten Eastern ...
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Stunned Buckeyes try to move on after debacle at Iowa
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Ohio State to-do list: Ignore new College Football Playoff rankings, win Big Ten, hope for chaos
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LGHL Ohio State plummets to No. 13 in latest College Football Playoff rankings

Ohio State plummets to No. 13 in latest College Football Playoff rankings
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The Buckeyes are out of the hunt after the blowout loss to Iowa.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Ohio State Buckeyes have fallen out of any sort of realistic contention for a spot in this year's College Football Playoff. The blowout loss to Iowa last Saturday ruined the hopes of the Buckeyes, though they'll still be vying for a berth in a prestige bowl game during the final three games of the regular season. The second College Football Playoff rankings have Ohio State sitting at No. 13—one spot behind this weekend’s opponent, Michigan State.

The current top four are Georgia, Alabama, Notre Dame and Clemson. Just behind them, on the outside looking in, are Oklahoma at No. 5 and TCU at No. 6.

There's still a lot of football left to play, and we could easily see a few more major shakeups in the rankings as we hit the home stretch. Rivalry Week alone poses all sorts of questions—what happens to Alabama if they lose to Auburn in the Iron Bowl? Can Notre Dame avoid stumbles against Miami (No. 7) and Navy before taking on Stanford?

We don't have any answers yet. But we do have the full rankings, per ESPN.com:

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LGHL Ohio State’s offense might be too focused on passing the ball

Ohio State’s offense might be too focused on passing the ball
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Over the past couple of seasons the Buckeyes have thrown it more and run it less. Seems not great.

“We discussed that. Really through about a six-game run there, we were a nice balance as far as run-pass ratio, throwing for a little bit more than we have. But, yeah, that's a much different makeup right now than when we were a heavy, heavy -- used to be about a 70 percent run. It's about about 55 (run)/45 (pass) now.”

- Urban Meyer via Bill Landis, Cleveland.com


One of the many things pointed to in the reason Ohio State was so embarrassed at Kinnick Stadium this past Saturday was that the Buckeyes did a common mistake in nearly all of their losses the past few seasons - go away from running the ball. In addition to J.T. Barrett throwing four interceptions, Ohio State seemingly forgot that their running backs were viable options, even in a game the team was trailing in. Barrett had more carries than J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber had combined, which should no doubt raise a few eyebrows, considering the success that the Buckeyes have always had running the ball.

So Bill Landis took a look at the offense every season since Urban Meyer has been the head coach and found that nearly every season, the levels for how much the team is running vs. throwing has changed drastically. Ohio State is at its most successful when it can force its will by running the ball and controlling the tempo of the game. When the Buckeyes are forced to throw, that’s when things get hairy. Be sure to check out the article for more of the percentages.

“The Buckeyes suffered a football disembowelment. There’s no overstating how bad this was. It was arguably the worst loss Urban Meyer’s ever taken, complete with not only giving up 55 points to Iowa but the equally fun getting stunted on via special teams fakes in the fourth quarter.”

- Alex Kirshner, SB Nation


Ohio State got blown out by Iowa to a tune of 55-24, in case you didn’t already have that etched into your brain. And while it hurt Saturday (and still hurts, if we’re being honest), there comes a time when you have to take a step back and have some perspective. In this week’s edition of schadenfreude, Alex Kirshner of SB Nation takes a look at some of the reactions from Twitter, Reddit, and some message boards to find the hottest takes and the largest meltdowns possible coming from Ohio State fans.

Keep in mind it’s all in good fun, but some of the stuff is pretty out there, including a fan worried that Ohio State might lose it’s sponsorship from Papa Johns? There’s also non-Ohio State related stuff so if you want to read up on how Penn State fans are doing after dropping to Michigan State, there’s always that to brighten your day.

“Dan Dakich has never been one to shy away from giving his opinion on matters pertaining to college basketball (or other walks of life), no matter how much they might stir things up.

So here's another crazy one: Dakich has picked Ohio State basketball to reach the Final Four this year.”


- Bill Landis, Cleveland.com


It’s just about time for college basketball to be starting up again, and that means the new era begins for Ohio State. New head coach Chris Holtmann has replaced Thad Matta and expectations are fairly low all around Columbus. With a handful of new players coming on board including some walk-ons and transfers, there’s certain to be a learning curve for the new Buckeyes and rightfully so. However, that hasn’t stopped Dan Dakich from predicting that Ohio State will be in the Final Four come March. And yes, THAT Final Four — as in the one in the NCAA tournament.

Anyone other than Dakich has pretty much agreed that the Buckeyes will likely be hanging around the bottom of the conference, let alone the entire country. Of course, you also have to factor in that Dakich’s son, Andrew Dakich now plays for the Buckeyes as well, so it’s possible he might have some scarlet and gray-colored glasses when making this prediction.

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Hoops & Scoops | Buckeyes to sign four players Wednesday
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The Buckeyes have a four-man class for 2018, and each is planning to put pen to paper and solidify their spots in the program. Jaedon LeDee, the first member to commit, will sign at a ceremony at Houston (Texas) The Kinkaid School that will run from 12 ...

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LGHL The hype got to J.T. Barrett and the Ohio State offense against Iowa

The hype got to J.T. Barrett and the Ohio State offense against Iowa
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The three-time captain turned the ball over four times.

J.T. Barrett’s [over]confidence in his arm came back to bite him in Iowa’s 31-point drubbing of the Buckeyes.

I gushed last week over Barrett’s decision making and his utmost confidence in both his arm and his receivers. But, all of the Heisman talk must have got into his and Kevin Wilson’s head. It started with the very first pass of the game going the other way for six. It continued with their most talented offensive player carrying the ball just six times. Then it finished with Barrett quadrupling his interception total — resulting in a 31-point loss to a 20.5-point underdog.

Pathetic.

  • Typically the offensive line is a major reason for an Ohio State loss — but not against Iowa. The offensive line allowed a season-best three pressures, one sack and one hit on their quarterback.
  • Barrett finished with 12 designed runs, which was due to the Hawkeyes forcing the quarterback to keep the ball in the zone read. Not sure why Wilson decided to strictly run zone read, rather than just handing the ball off to J.K. Dobbins more than six times. Dobbins only averaged 8.5 yards a clip on his six carries.
  • Also, with the typical athletic advantage on the perimeter, Wilson completely abandoned the horizontal passing game. The horizontal passing game opens up the interior runs for Dobbins and Mike Weber, and typically gets Barrett into a groove.
  • Like most Ohio State losses, the staff went away from what has been working in their recent victories
  • Iowa did a good job of jumping the intermediate routes — something that most teams should have been doing. The safety didn’t fall for Barrett trying to look him off and immediately broke on the throw. The Iowa defense was a step ahead of the Ohio State offense all afternoon.
  • After the interception, Barrett bounced back with a tremendous drive. He went 3-for-3 and capped it off with a 29-yard bullet to Terry McLaurin. Things looked back to normal for the Buckeyes.
  • This was one of J.K. Dobbins’ SIX carries. It’s completely unacceptable that their most talented offensive player only carried the ball six times on the day. He could have dominated that front seven.
  • Binjimen Victor had a bad drop in the end zone on a pretty good ball by Barrett — even though he had Dixon open on the play. That would have put Ohio State up 14-10 with momentum.
  • This was a pretty 44-yard touchdown toss to Johnnie Dixon. Dixon turned the defender around on a corner-post pattern.

. @YoungKing_JD5 put #27 in a blender on his 44-yd TD reception. pic.twitter.com/Se9YpR4gau

— Christopher Jason (@cjason112) November 7, 2017
  • This was another example of Barrett being careless with the football, along with the defender reading the quarterback’s eyes and making a break on the football. With the Buckeyes looking to get points before the half, the defender knew they were going to dink-and-dunk down the field with two timeouts. This was a back-breaker for the offense.

Meyer said he felt like Barrett forced the ball. Mentions the play before the half that was “devastating."

— Patrick Murphy (@_Pat_Murphy) November 6, 2017
  • The offense had a chance to ride some momentum after the defense forced a three-and-out to begin the second half. Unfortunately, they gave the ball right back to Iowa after their own three-and-out — on a drive that began at their own 42.
  • This is not on the offense, but why didn’t Urban Meyer call a timeout on the fake field goal? Borderline cocky move by the coaching staff.
  • This is also not on the offense, but why was Mike Weber returning kicks? It makes sense to keep KJ Hill out of harms way with Parris Campbell out of the lineup, but there’s no one a little more dynamic out of the many four and five star athletes?
  • Barrett underthrew a wide-open Terry McLaurin following the Iowa score. If he threw it a little earlier or could have roped it 45-yards in the air instead of 40, it would have been six and would have halted Iowa’s momentum.
  • It all snowballed from that point, effectively putting the nail in the coffin for the Buckeyes. How will Ohio State respond? If we know anything about this team, they’ll likely overcompensate for not giving the ball to Dobbins, and feed him against the Spartans -- which will most likely be a good thing. Personally, I believe Barrett will get back to his play pre-Iowa and they’ll get back to the horizontal game. I expect a very good effort on offense, which will lead to some annoyance for fans. It’s time to take care of business, win the Big Ten and send Barrett off the way he deserves — with a win over Michigan, a conference title and New Year’s bowl victory.

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LGHL Ohio State releases depth chart for Week 11 against Michigan State

Ohio State releases depth chart for Week 11 against Michigan State
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Ready to move on from last week’s loss? Same here.

Ugh. I’m a lot less hype heading into the Week 11 matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan State Spartans. No longer in the run for the College Football Playoff, the Bucks still control their destiny among the conference — and could still finish the year with a Big Ten Championship and New Years bowl game win.

After last week’s embarrassment of a game against Iowa, Urban Meyer and co. have released their latest depth chart for the Spartans. After only six carries last week, J.K. Dobbins is now listed ahead of Weber in the starting RB spot — despite keeping the “or” designation. The other noticeable changes come on special teams, with the coaching staff non-committal to Sean Nuernberger over Blake Haubell and adding Mike Weber to the kick-return team.

Here’s the depth chart heading into this Week’s matchup:

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LGHL Ohio State has a path back to relevancy in 2017 — but it won’t be easy

Ohio State has a path back to relevancy in 2017 — but it won’t be easy
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Getting smacked by Iowa is never fun, but a return to the Big Ten Championship is still firmly in reach.

The takes have been rolling since Iowa’s 55-24 beatdown of the Buckeyes, with some suggesting Urban Meyer has lost his edge, and others (rightfully) pointing to another QB-centric rushing attack as the culprit behind the stagnant offense. Rather than pretending to have the answers that Meyer apparently doesn’t, let’s take a deep breath and keep things in perspective:

  • The Buckeyes have allowed an average of 22.3 points per game (PPG) this season. This is a total of 201 points, which is as many as the defense gave up all of last season and more than the 2015 group. Still, each of the 2012-2014 units allowed at least 22.0 PPG. Setbacks aren’t anticipated or desired, but the 2017 Buckeyes defense is far from the worst unit we’ve ever seen.
  • The Buckeyes’ National Championship hopes are over: Damn. Ohio State joins 100-plus other fan bases that have also been forced to face this cruel reality.

Back in February 27, 2002, Bill Simmons wrote an enlightening piece titled Rules for being a true fan. Simmons’ 12th rule called for your team getting a five-year grace period from any-and-all complaints following a championship. Of course, living by this creed was assuredly easier in a world without smart phones and instant access to platforms like Twitter — but we can still try to expand our opinion of Ohio State football past the previous 60 minutes of game time.

For example, take a look at the current Big Ten East standings:

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Sure, it would’ve been nice to spend more than a week atop the division, but the Buckeyes are squarely in the Big Ten title race as the only team in the East division without a divisional loss. It’s clear the Buckeyes don’t have the week-to-week consistency of a national champion, but there’s a clear path back to gaining some respect back.

Michigan State, Illinois, and at Michigan won’t be an easy sweep, but the Buckeyes face the prospect of playing spoiler in the Big Ten championship against a potentially top-four-undefeated Wisconsin Badgers squad OR get a rematch against the Hawkeyes. What lies after that is anyone’s guess, but I for one can think of worst ways to spend an afternoon than catching a Fiesta Bowl trilogy against Notre Dame or SEC showdown against the eventual loser of Georgia-Alabama.

2017 likely won’t stick out among the best Ohio State football seasons no matter what happens from here on out. Still, one of the worst losses of the Meyer era followed one of the better wins:


The Buckeyes essentially took five weeks off (sorry/not sorry Nebraska) between Oklahoma and Penn State, but the last 14 days have been an emotional rollercoaster of epic proportions for Ohio State fans. As LGHL Lifer Matt Brown noted, the Buckeyes control their own destiny in winning the Big Ten and going to a New Year’s Six bowl game — a pretty great season.

But the Buckeyes also hold their own destiny in potentially having another lackluster performance against Michigan State. The thought of a 2,173 day streak coming to an end doesn’t sound very good for the Ohio State #brand either. Buckeye fans should rest easy knowing the only person more upset than them about last Saturday’s loss is Meyer, and he still holds the keys to having his worst season with the Buckeyes be better than Jim Harbaugh’s best season with the Wolverines.

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BTN Bowl projections: Jerry Palm puts Wisconsin in College Football Playoff

Bowl projections: Jerry Palm puts Wisconsin in College Football Playoff
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network

The second installment of the College Football Playoff rankings are released Tuesday night. To help pass the time until then, let’s take a look at Jerry Palm’s latest CBS bowl projections. Quick rundown: Only seven Big Ten teams are listed, headlined by Wisconsin, which is in the Sugar Bowl (national semifinal). PLAYOFF Sugar Bowl: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Wisconsin Rose Bowl: No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Oklahoma SELECTION COMMITTEE BOWLS None BOWLS Citrus: Ohio State vs. Auburn Outback: Penn State vs. LSU Music City: Northwestern vs. South Carolina Holiday: Michigan State vs. Washington State Foster Farms: Iowa
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