Ohio State makes cut for 4-star small forward
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The Buckeyes are still in the mix for one of the top wings in the 2018 class.

After locking in verbal pledges from Jaedon LeDee, Duane Washington Jr., Luther Muhammad, and Justin Ahrens recently, the future of the Ohio State basketball program is looking brighter and brighter.

Given all the hype surrounding the new-look Buckeyes, many other standout prospects are paying attention to what’s going on in Columbus.

With at least one or two spots in the class open to fill, Chris Holtmann and crew are still in the mix for one of most sought-after wings in the class of 2018.

Cutting his top college list from 13 down to seven programs, four-star small forward Talen Horton-Tucker of Simeon High School in Chicago announced on Saturday that he is now considering suiting up for either Ohio State, Iowa State, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Saint Louis, or Xavier on the college level.


Though the Buckeyes have played host to a long list of recruits over the last few weeks, Talen wasn’t one of them. Still yet to officially visit the Ohio State campus, Horton-Tucker did make the trek from the Windy City to mingle with Holtmann and the Buckeye coaching staff in June.

A leader on the court for Simeon, the 6'5 Horton-Tucker averaged 12 points, six rebounds and three assists per game last season to help the Wolverines to a near state championship title as a junior. He is currently considered the 28th small forward and 108th overall prospect in the class of 2018, per the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Buckeyes looking at 2020 guard


While trying to finish the 2018 class off strong, the Buckeyes are definitely still finding time to show interest in many underclassmen.

According to Corey Evans of Rivals, Ohio State checked in on 2020 point guard Ethan Morton on Friday.


Even though Chris Holtmann and the Ohio State coaching staff haven’t offered the 6’1 lead guard a chance to suit up in the Scarlet and Gray, a number of other college programs have entered the race for the four-star prospect.

Morton, a native of Butler, PA, currently holds scholarship offers from the likes of Penn State, West Virginia, UAB, Miami (OH), and Cleveland State.

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Ohio State makes cut for 4-star small forward
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After locking in verbal pledges from Jaedon LeDee, Duane Washington Jr., Luther Muhammad, and Justin Ahrens recently, the future of the Ohio State basketball program is looking brighter and brighter. Given all the hype surrounding the new-look Buckeyes ...


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Ohio State Football: Buckeyes improving as bigger tests loom
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A year after losing on the road to Ohio State 58-0, the first half brought back plenty of bad memories for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers played tough early on in a home game against No. 11 Ohio State, but the Buckeyes are rolling to another blowout win ...

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Ohio State football: Buckeyes chasing Penn State in Land of 10 Power Poll
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AP Poll: Buckeyes win big but don't slip, and only 4 SEC teams ranked?
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Chengelis: Buckeyes' backfield scary with healthy Weber
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AP Top 25: Buckeyes move back into top 10 at No. 10
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Alabama's big win over Mississippi didn't keep Clemson from cutting into its lead in The Associated Press college football poll. The defending national champion Tigers more than doubled their number of first-place votes after their 31-17 win over then-No.

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The Buckeyes, Literally Control Their Own Destiny: AP Top 25, Remaining Schedule Breakdown
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AP Top 25

1. ALA (5-0)
2. CLEM (5-0)
3. OKLA (4-0) ***Week 3 loss at OSU***
4. PSU (5-0) ***Week 9 at OSU***
5. UGA (5-0)
6. WASH (5-0)
7. MICH (4-0) ***Week 13 at UM***
8. TCU(4-0)
9. WIS (4-0) ***Potential Conference Championship Game Opponent***
10. OSU (4-1)
11. WSU (5-0)
12. AUB (4-1)
13. MIAMI (3-0)
14. USC (4-1)
15. OKST (4-1)
16. VT (4-1)
17. LOU (4-1)
18. USF (5-0)
19. SDSU (5-0)
20. UTAH (4-0)
21. FLA (3-1)
22. ND (4-1)
23. WVU (3-1)
24. NCST(4-1)
25. UCF (3-0)

Remaining Schedule:

• Week 6: Home against Maryland
• Week 7: At Nebraska
• Week 8: Bye
• Week 9: Home against #4 Penn State
• Week 10: At Iowa
• Week 11: Home against Michigan State
• Week 12: Home against Illinois
• Week 13: At Michigan

My Observations for Ohio State:.

• After trouncing Rutgers 56-0, they moved up one spot and back into the Top 10. The Buckeyes could re-enter the Top 5 if they take care of business. They will face Penn State at home in week 9, they will travel to Ann Arbor for The Game and if they win the East Division, they could face Wisconsin in the BIG 10 Conference Championship Game.
• The Buckeyes have a string of tough opponents left on the schedule. Maryland, Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan State are tricky opponents that could give or that have given the Buckeyes problems. Nebraska and Iowa are tough atmospheres to play in. Maryland is a team that gets better, but they are on their third-string quarterback after their top two players suffered season-ending injuries. Michigan State has beaten the Buckeyes during the worst times and this season could be the same if the Buckeyes aren’t ready.
• Illinois is still trying to find their way, but in the Battle for Illibuck, anything could happen. We all saw what Juice Williams did, and we should be cautious not to write them off because it still is a rivalry game.
• Hypothetically, if Ohio State beats Penn State in week 9, and in dominant fashion (very doubtful), they will most definitely be back in the 5-7 spot. Teams will eventually lose in between, but the final roadblock (literally on the road) will be TTUN. Ohio State will travel to Ann Arbor to end the regular season, and it is going to be a tough game if both teams are ranked high. If they beat Penn State, TTUN will be looking to spoil the Buckeyes CFB Playoff hopes.
• The Buckeye offense and defense still has a few kinks to work out. They committed 10 penalties for 106 yards. They will need to limit the penalties if they want to be successful.

The overall feeling is that the Buckeyes control their own destiny. If they falter, it will cost them another CFB Playoff berth. If they win out and win huge, they will most likely be in this years big dance once again.

With the depth at the majority of their positions, and the talent at hand, they could run the table, but they need to be impressive throughout. They seem to have found some answers with Tuf Borland while Worley recuperates, and the Defensive Backs are getting better every week.








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Future Buckeyes in action: Pope returns in big way; Cox stars
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Mike Weber bounced back after nearly missing the 2017 season
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Ohio State jumps back to No. 10 in the latest AP Poll
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The Buckeyes are back in the top 10 after a shutout against a conference opponent.

Ohio State is coming off of their second shutout win over Rutgers in as many years, and they finally made some headway in the rankings. With several top-ranked teams ending up with a loss in Week 5, the Buckeyes had some wiggle room to get back into the top-10 of the AP Poll, at No. 10.

Penn State kept the top spot for any Big Ten team at No. 4 with a win over Indiana — Saquon Barkley is like the Superman of college football. Michigan moved up to No. 7 following their early bye week, and Wisconsin also moved up one to No. 9 after a close first half against Northwestern.

Bill Connelly's S&P+ ratings are included this week because Ohio State sits at No. 2 on that list and that’s fun.

There were several other big shake-ups in this weeks Coaches and AP Polls, below.

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Big Ten continues to own top 10 of latest AP & Coaches polls
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The latest AP and Coaches polls were released Sunday, and the Big Ten continues to field four teams in the top 10. Penn State (No. 4/No. 4) paces the conference, while Michigan (No. 7/No. 7), Wisconsin (No. 9/No. 8) and Ohio State (No. 10/No. 9) round out the league's top 10 teams.

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Ohio State remains at No. 9 in the Coaches Poll
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Win big out of conference? Win big in conference? It doesn't seem to matter for Ohio State when it comes to the Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes dropped to No. 9 following the Week 2 loss to Oklahoma and for the third consecutive release, remained at No.

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Ohio State’s passing game continued its explosive development
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Rutgers’ defense probably wasn’t as good as their numbers suggested, but the playcalling still looked solid

Last year Ohio State beat Rutgers 58-0, so a 56-0 win this season over the Scarlet Knights isn’t necessarily surprising.

But this year’s Rutgers’ defense was supposed to be much improved. Heading into the game they were the highest-ranked S&P+ defense that Ohio State has faced so far, at 23rd overall — and that’s an opponent-adjusted ranking (with the caveats of limited data and still ~50% preseason projections factored in). Their run defense was especially strong, ranking 37th in opponent rushing success rate.

However, an injury to their top corner definitely did not help their already-shaky 78th-ranked pass defense (in passing success rate). And Ohio State really exploited that pass defense for countless explosive pass plays.


In the table above, scoring opportunity efficiency looks at the average points scored per scoring opportunity -- drives with a first down past the opponents' 40-yard line. Drive efficiency looks at the percentage of drives that were scoring opportunities. Rushing opportunity rate is the % of runs that gained five or more yards. Rushing stuff rate is the % of runs that were for no gain or a loss. Explosive plays are 12+ yard runs and 20+ yard passes here.

This table only includes non-garbage time numbers — here, garbage time kicked in after Ohio State’s fourth touchdown with a little over 4 minutes left in the first half. That equaled 29 total offensive plays (and 28 for the defense).

In the stats preview I thought the three most important stats would be:

1. Rushing success rate: 63%
2. Explosive passing plays: 3, or 25% of J.T.’s non-garbage time passes
3. Defensive passing success rate: 23%

Offense: We’re not used to that much explosiveness


Key stats:

• 63% rushing success rate
• 25% passing explosive rate
• 100% scoring opportunity efficiency

We’re working with very limited data for a second-straight week, so take these numbers with a grain or two of salt. But while the game was competitive, the offense was incredibly explosive. Overall, Ohio State’s 63% rushing success rate was much higher than could have been expected against a fairly stout run defense. Barrett and Dobbins had time to rip off 37- and 34-yard runs that spurred the first two touchdown drives.

Explosive plays were the key to this win. In each of the first five scoring drives before halftime, a 30+ yard play broke things open: Barrett’s 37-yard run off the zone-read, Dobbins’ 34-yarder, Johnnie Dixon’s 70-yard catch-and-run while his defender had his eyes on a rolling Barrett, another 39-yard touchdown to Dixon, and a 46-yard throw to Victor.

Explosive plays can sometimes be a little random and inconsistent — it’s not a good thing if an offense has to live by explosive plays. But here, the offense’s success rates were still high: 63% and 50% during competitive play. So the explosive plays were more of a function of an efficient offense with superior athletes against a overmatched defense.

But Barrett looked confident, going through progressions, extending plays with his feet while looking downfield to throw, and attempting legitimate intermediate and deep passes. If you look at Barrett’s entire game (i.e., including garbage time), he had a 55% passing success rate (12/22), with 6 of his 12 passes going for 20+ yards. In other words, 50% of his successful passes were explosive, and his overall explosive passing rate was 27%. Don’t expect to see that every week. And Ohio State attempted several other deep passes that receivers couldn’t come down with — one was a defensive pass interference on Parris Campbell, and another was a slight miss to K.J. Hill.

Surprisingly, Ohio State now ranks 17th in the country in pass plays of 10+ yards and also 20+ yards. Barrett is also ranked 13th in the country in passer rating, tied with Josh Rosen in yards/attempt (8.7), and has only thrown one interception through five games. The offense isn’t “fixed”, but you have to be encouraged by what you’re seeing.


However, there were some small concerns. Rutgers’ run defense did have a 13% stuff rate during non-garbage time, which is a little higher than their FBS-leading 9.5% entering the game. Third down was a little rough too, as you can see in the chart above. The Buckeyes had a 33% third down success rate in non-garbage time (one of those successful plays being Dixon’s 70-yard catch).

But the biggest concern was the three-and-out drives -- three out of seven total drives. The drives stalled for different reasons. The first was killed by a holding penalty on third down that made it third-and-20. The second drive began at their own 2-yard line, where Ohio State ran it on third-and-10. The third three-and-out was simply due to poor blocking on third-and-1, which resulted in a 1-yard loss. Overall Ohio State was still a little sloppy, with 10 penalties for 106 yards. That’s fine against Rutgers, but has to be cleaned up for tougher opponents.

Defense: First shutout of the season


Key stats:

• 40% rushing success rate
• 40% rushing stuffed rate
• 23% passing success rate

It’s hard to find too many faults for the defense here. It was their first shutout of the season, Rutgers was held to 209 total yards and a 32% overall success rate, they averaged 3.4 yards per pass with two interceptions, and Rutgers’ lone scoring opportunity ended in an interception. While Rutgers had a 40% rushing success rate, they also had an equal percentage of runs stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage. And even with 40% of their runs being successful, only 1 in 5 were for 5 or more yards.

But that was to be expected to some degree. Rutgers ranked in the bottom 10 in opponent-adjusted S&P+ offense entering the game. If Rutgers had scored more than once or so, or had found any kind of success against the Buckeye secondary, then that would’ve been a problem.

So, more or less, we got what we could’ve hoped for in what turned out to be the Buckeyes’ second-straight mostly-garbage time game.

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OSU grade card: Buckeyes shore up a few things in Jersey
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Bowl projections: CBS Sports picks Ohio State, not Penn State, for College Football Playoff
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Photo/Video gallery: 5-star Buckeye commit Jaelen Gill
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The Bucket makes sense of 'dominant' win
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Big Ten Power Rankings: Maryland, MSU & Nebraska rise in post-Week 5 poll
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Penn State and Wisconsin roll on, while Maryland, Michigan State and Nebraska are upwardly mobile in my latest Big Ten Power Rankings, presented by ArcelorMittal.

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Best of Week 5: Grades, individual honors, stock watch & numbers
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On a day when the Big Ten learned of the passing of Purdue icon Joe Tiller, the conference saw Penn State continue to dominate, Michigan State and Wisconsin make statements and Maryland show it has life even with a third-team QB.

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