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Micah Jordan became the second Buckeye of the night to advance to Sunday's finals with a minor upset of Iowa's Brandon Sorensen at 149. In the dual late in the season, Jordan was unable to finish on shots, but he took a 2-1 decison in the Big Ten semis ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Ashley Morrissette had 24 points and seven assists as Purdue upset No. 9 Ohio State 71-60 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game. The Boilermakers and the Buckeyes were tied 11 times in the first half.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Robert Johnson scored 26 points and James Blackmon Jr. added 22 points and eight rebounds as Indiana used a hot start and held off a second-half Ohio State rally to beat the Buckeyes 96-92 on Saturday afternoon. Down by 14 at ...
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Women's basketball: Mitchell's struggles lead to Buckeyes' Big Ten tournament exit
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No. 13 Ohio State hockey outlasts Michigan State, 5-3
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The game was tied three different times but the Buckeyes never trailed the Spartans

If Ohio State lost this game, any realistic chance of an at large bid to the NCAA tournament was likely up in smoke. They were already on the outside looking in going into the weekend, having struggled in conference, and a loss to Michigan State on Friday night really put them behind the eight ball. But the Buckeyes at least completed the first step on the comeback trail, defeating Michigan State, 5-3, in Columbus.

A Big Ten tournament victory was likely going to be needed for an NCAA appearance this year if they lost on Saturday night, following the embarrassment on Friday and the struggles overall in conference for the Buckeyes. They fell to 19th in the pairwise rankings following that loss on Friday and would’ve fallen out of the top 20 with a loss.

They’ll probably still need to sweep Wisconsin in Madison next weekend to have a chance, but at least we’re telling them there’s a chance.

Ohio State got solid goaltending from Matt Tomkins and never trailed on Saturday night, eventually outlasting Michigan State and holding on for a 5-3 victory, iced by Nick Schilkey’s 26th of the season with 11 seconds left in regulation.

The game would be a seesaw, back and forth, for the first two periods and change as Ohio State would go up by a goal, and then the Spartans would tie it. Three different times.

The first period personified this pretty well. Mason Jobst scored at 12:05, with assists from Josh Healey and Nick Schilkey. But just 36 seconds later, Sam Saliba scored for MSU and tied it up. David Gust scored at 17:37 of the first, with Healey and Schilkey again recording the assists, but Michigan State would score just 52 seconds into the second. That lead lasted barely three elapsed game minutes.

Kevin Miller scored just 1:01 after that as he continues to emerge for the Buckeyes. But Michigan State again tied it up at 3:48 on another goal by Saliba. Ohio State had led three different times at this point, but for a total of just 5:39. That’s not great!

But then all the scoring just stopped. Tomkins and MSU goalie John Lethemon calmed down and buckled down from that point on until the third period. Michigan State outshot Ohio State by a tally of 21-17 going into the second intermission, but it’s hard to fault the Buckeyes as Michigan State had trailed three different times by that point and had score effects on their side because of it.

The third would be the true test of Ohio State’s mettle and really show whether this time had anything in them to save any realistic NCAA hopes. Dakota Joshua showed what he has at least.

Joshua scored on the powerplay 5:04 into the third period after Cody Milan went off for tripping at 4:20. He blazed in his 10th of the year, with Jobst and Healey getting him the hookup.

That would turn out to be the game winner for the Buckeyes, as they added an insurance goal by Schilkey at 19:49 on the empty net. It was unassisted.

OSU survived surrendering eight penalty minutes in the first, with two penalties by Joshua within the first 5:57, and came back to outlast a team they should beat. All that was important in this one was beating a team they should beat, and they did.

Next week, they have to at least split with Wisconsin to have any slim chance and a sweep probably is the only way they have any realistic chance at an at large bid. Even if they sweep, they’ll likely still need a couple Big Ten tournament wins to get there. But at least there’s a chance.

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Buckeyes Storm Into B1G Wrestling Championship Lead
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Just like old times: Martin Drops Nickal


Tonight, Ohio State placed six wrestlers into the B1G Finals. In the process, the Buckeyes jumped out to a 117-98 lead over prohibitive favorite Penn State.

When 141 pound Micah Jordan pulled off a signature win against Iowa’s Brandon Sorenson, thoughts turned to bigger things. A half hour later the big night was stamped in near complete in scarlet text when Myles Martin did it again.



As Martin did in the NCAA finals last year, he put Penn State’s Bo Nickal on his back after a dramatic takedown at the edge of the mat. And like last year, the upset, this time at 184 pounds, was dramatic and sweet. Martin was not awarded back points despite the vociferous challenge of Buckeye coach Tom Ryan, but the lead was taken and it would not be relinquished.

Later, wrestling side by side, Kollin Moore and Kyle Snyder conducted takedown-a-thons to put Buckeyes in the finals at 197 and 285. Kollin made his a little “moore” dramatic, scoring two seemingly effortless and early takedowns, only to fall behind and then get two late takedowns that required even less effort. On one, Moore’s Nebraska opponent shot in too far to Moore’s side. All Kollin had to do was turn and wrap arms around the failed aggressor.

While Bo Jordan had a seemingly close bout in the afternoon, he fairly easily handled Myles Amine of Michigan to claim a 165 pound final berth. That happened just as his cousin Isaac (Wisconsin’s 165 pounder) was denied a chance at overtime by a very, very dubious failure to advance from the top penalty point.

At 133, Nathan Tomasello was pushed to the max by Michigan’s Stevan Micic, but in the end had enough to advance.


Nathan Tomasello got the takedowns when he needed them


Jose Rodriguez and Cody Burcher will each wrestle for seventh after going one for two in their consolation bouts. Each needs to win–seven is the number of automatic NCAA bids for the B1G in their respective weight classes (125 and 165).

Jake Ryan lost his consolation bout in overtime, but came back to win the first bout in a little mini-tournament to determine ninth place. This bonus wrestling is necessary because of the nine automatic NCAA bids the B1G receives at 157. So, the plan to simply get the injured Ryan to qualify remains in place–win tomorrow and wrestle in the NCAA tournament in St. Louis in two weeks.

We will be back with more tomorrow, including photos. You can find some photos on twitter @motsag and @twuckeye. Go Bucks!




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Boilers bounce Buckeyes from Big Ten women's tournament
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Ohio State-Campbell 2017 final score: Buckeye baseball evens series with 7-1 win over Camels
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Ohio State’s bats woke up to score its first true road win of the season.

The Jekyll and Hyde routine of the Ohio State baseball team continued on Saturday afternoon against Campbell in Buies Creek, North Carolina. A day after managing just two runs on two hits, the Buckeyes blasted the Camels 7-1 behind three longballs.

Redshirt senior designated hitter Zach Ratcliff hit two home runs and drove in three to lead the charge, while senior shortstop Jalen Washington went deep as well, part of a 2-for-5 day at the plate with a pair of runs scored and two driven in.

Jake Post, a redshirt senior right-hander, was on the bump, and kept Campbell mostly silent for six innings in his second quality start of the season. The Chesterton, Indiana native allowed one run on five hits, walking one and striking out a career-high eight, as he earned his first victory in nearly two years.

A five-run first inning propelled Ohio State, and the squad never looked back. The Buckeyes got two-run home runs from Jalen Washington and Zach Ratcliff, jumping on Camels’ starter Andrew Witczak. Witczak wouldn’t record an out, being tagged with five runs on four hits and a pair of walks.

As was the case in Friday’s game, Tre’ Gantt reached base to lead off the game, but unlike in that one, he came around to score. On a 3-2 pitch, Washington bombed his first home run of the season to left-center to give Ohio State an early 2-0 lead.

Witczak dug the hole deeper, walking Noah McGowan with a full count and then getting absolutely crushed by Ratcliff on a long homer to left to extend the advantage to 4-0 with nobody out in the inning.

Consecutive singles by Bo Coolen and Brady Cherry after that spelled the end of Witczak’s day, having not recorded an out. Alex Yarem relieved, and his first pitch went to the screen, allowing both runners to move up into scoring position. He ended up walking Tyler Cowles to load the bases.

Shea Murray went down on strikes, the first Buckeye not to reach base in the game, but Jacob Barnwell followed with a fly ball to right field that brought Coolen plateward for the fifth run of the opening frame.

Campbell got on the board against Post in the second. Jeff Hahs had a one-out single and Matt Barefoot sent a double down the left field line. The throw in from Cowles missed the cutoff man, and Hahs wheeled all the way around to make it a 5-1 game. Post got back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning and the threat.

Yarem put zeroes up on the board in the second and third, but ran into issues in the fourth. Washington singled with one out, stole second, and advanced to third on an error by Christian Jones at second base on a roller by McGowan, putting runners on the corners and prompting another pitching change.

Jack Yusko came out of the bullpen and walked Ratcliff and Coolen back-to-back, forcing home Washington for Ohio State’s sixth run. The freshman right-hander was able to strike out Cherry and get a liner to second from Cowles to leave them loaded.

Post, meanwhile, was cruising. Through five innings, he had scattered just five hits, striking out eight and not issuing a walk.

With Wes Noble on the mound for the Camels in the top of the sixth, the Buckeyes pushed the lead out to 7-1 when Ratcliff went deep again to left field, his team-leading fourth of the year.

Dustin Jourdan relieved Post in the seventh, and the junior righty from Texas scattered three hits over two scoreless innings. Redshirt junior Curtiss Irving pitched the ninth, sealing the victory.

The rubber match of the series will take place on Sunday. Ryan Feltner will be on the bump for the Buckeyes, with the game scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. ET.

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Ohio State-Purdue 2017 Big Ten tournament final score: Women’s basketball Big Ten title hopes derailed by Boilermakers, 71-60
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A dreadful day shooting the basketball sunk the Buckeyes in Indianapolis.

A nightmare performance by the Ohio State women’s basketball team has ended its hopes of a Big Ten tournament title. The Buckeyes shot just 35 percent from the floor in the game as they fell to Purdue 71-60 in the conference tourney quarterfinals in Indianapolis.

Ohio State, the tournament’s top seed which averages 88 points a game and throttled Northwestern by 31 on Friday, managed a paltry 20 points combined in the second and third quarters, as the Boilermakers won for the third time in the three days to advance to the championship game on Sunday.

Kelsey Mitchell, the Big Ten’s leading scorer and Player of the Year, was not at all herself, scoring just nine points on a dismal 3-for-22 from the field, 1-for-12 from three-point range. She didn’t get much help from her teammates either, as the Buckeyes shot just 13 percent from long range for the game.

Shayla Cooper had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists in the loss, while Linnae Harper added 12 points of her own.

Purdue was led by senior Ashley Morrissette, who scored 24 points and dished out seven assists. Freshman Dominique Oden was also a huge factor, scoring 20 points that included four makes from three-point range.

As is usually the case for Ohio State, the beginning of this one had a fast pace. Mitchell hit her first attempt from three and McCoy got two early buckets down low, but Purdue matched the production, getting four points from Morrissette and staying even at 9-9 after four the first minutes.

But the Boilers were able to slow things down to a more comfortable pace and the Buckeyes went through a cold streak, failing to score for two and a half minutes. Purdue used that drought to pull ahead 13-9, but Harper hit a jumper and then came up with a steal, feeding Cooper on the break for a layup to tie things up again.

The Boilermakers wore out a path to the free throw line, going 8-for-8 in the first quarter, and Mitchell didn’t manage to make another shot, but Ohio State shot better than 52 percent to take a 22-20 lead after ten minutes.

The second frame was downright ugly. Purdue had ball security issues, turning it over twice in the first two minutes, and also had three quick fouls. The Buckeyes couldn’t take advantage, though, missing their first three shots from the floor and turning it over twice themselves, and a Bridget Perry and-one put the Boilers back on top 23-22.

Ohio State again had a cold spell, missing five straight shots, and Morrissette scored five in a row, giving Purdue a 28-25 lead at the midway point of the period. The two sides combined to hit just four of their first 23 shots in the frame.

Makayla Waterman hit a foul line jumper, the Buckeyes’ first made field goal in over four minutes, Morrissette committed the Boilermakers’ sixth miscue of the quarter, and Mitchell hit a pair of free throws as the lead see-sawed back to Ohio State 29-28. The free throws were the first two points Mitchell had scored since her first shot attempt of the game.

Dominique Oden knocked down a pair of triples to cap an 8-2 run for Purdue, propelling the Boilers to a 36-31 lead at the half.

Mitchell scored just seven points on 2-for-12 shooting heading into the half, but still led the Buckeyes. Cooper added six points, five rebounds, and three assists. Morrissette led all scorers with 14 points and also dished out six assists, while Oden’s late surge gave her 11.

The halftime break did nothing to cool Oden off, as she stuck her fourth three-pointer of the game on Purdue’s first possession. Ohio State turned it over the first two times it had the ball, and a Morrissette transition layup gave the Boilermakers their largest lead of the game at 41-31, promoting a Buckeye timeout.

Ohio State failed to score for the third period’s first five full minutes, missing its first nine shots from the floor, but after its early flourish, Purdue went three scoreless themselves. That ended when Lamina Cooper knocked down a corner three to push the Boiler advantage to 44-31.

The Buckeyes first made field goal came on a Harper floater with just three and a half minutes remaining in the frame, and a 6-0 run pulled them back to within 49-40. But they just couldn’t contain Oden, whose pair of layups sent Purdue to the final ten minutes with a 53-43 lead.

Ohio State got layups from Asia Doss and Waterman to start the fourth, prompting a timeout by the Boilermakers, up 55-46. A steal by Doss led to a Mitchell layup, her first points of the second half. Doss then split a pair of free throws and Mitchell got fouled after a steal, but uncharacteristically missed both at the line, and the deficit stood at 56-49.

The Boilers went without a field goal for more than five minutes, and the Buckeyes pulled to within five on a Cooper jumper and a Harper layup, 58-53. But a Perry layup and an out of control turnover on a drive by Mitchell allowed Purdue to push things back out to nine points with just over three minutes to go.

Cooper answered with an and-one, but a Morrissette layup with just under two minutes to play extended the lead back to double digits, and Ohio State simply ran out of time, hitting on only two of its final 11 shots.

Ohio State will now have to wait until Monday, March 13th, to find out its NCAA tournament fate.

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A look at Saturday’s women’s Big Ten Tournament action
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Buckeyes Start Strong in B1G Wrestling Tourney
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A hidden Jose Rodriguez got the Buckeyes off to a good start in the B1G Championships today in Bloomington, Ind.


After the completion of the quarter final round of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament, the Ohio State Buckeye results show good news and bad news. The bad is they find themselves in second place. The good news is they lead fifth place Michigan by 21.

Oh, and they only trail Penn State’s 70 points by 2.

You could say the Buckeyes did only as expected, in that everyone who was supposed to win won and everyone who was targeted to lose lost. And the pessimist could note that a few heavy favorites eked out narrow wins.

But a win means moving on. At this point, every Buckeye is still in the tournament. Seven are headed for the semi-finals. In a world where upsets are common, doing as expected with a big number like seven wrestlers is a pretty good result.

First, the Buckeye one seeds. Two of them had those tight matches. At 133 Nathan Tomasello seemed pretty much in control despite the 6-4 score. Still, with riding time well in hand, he was only a takedown from being dragged into overtime. Tonight he faces five seed Stevan Micic. The two went to the wire in their only meeting this season.



Bo Jordan also walked away with a mere two point win over eighth seed Devin Skatzka of the hometown Hoosiers. And just as with Tomasello he faces a Michigan wrestler, four seed Myles Amine.

Trendsetter that he is, Kyle Snyder wracked up 26 points in a tech fall win against Rutgers’ Razohnn Gross of Rutgers at 285. Snyder will face Michael Kroells of Minnesota in the semifinals.

Luke Pletcher came into the tournament as a five seed at 141. It is widely understood now that Pletcher pulled off a freshman redshirt to fill in for injured Ke-Shawn Hayes, UP A WEIGHT CLASS. After picking up an opening default win he faced four seed Colton McCrystal of Nebraska. Although Luke trailed by one late in the match, he really seemed in control. After he hit the winner to the chants of “Luuuke” he coolly held off a heated flurry by McCrystal. Pletcher will face one seed, junior Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers in the semis.


Luke Pletcher hits the bullseye in landing his Nebraska opponent in their Quarterfinal B1G match.


Perhaps the second Buckeye match of the night will be at 149. Three seed Micah Jordan pits his 27-2 record against the 24-3 offering of two seed, Iowan Brandon Sorenson. The two battled to the end in January. Sorenson walked away a 2-0 winner.

After dominating Carson Brolsma of Minnesota in the opener, Jordan was pushed in a 3-1 win by six seed Andrew Crone of Wisconsin.


Although firmly in control, Micah Jordan wins narrowly over Andrew Crone of Wisconsin


Myles Martin returns up a weight class at 184 after winning a national title in 2016. A third period takedown and back points paved the way for a comfortable 12-7 win over talented TJ Dudley of Nebraska. Earlier four seed Martin dominated Shwan Shadaia of Michigan State.

The potentially great Jordan/Sorenson match is the second most anticipated Buckeye match up for tonight only because Martin now goes against Bo Nickal of Penn State. Last year at 174, the punishing Nickal stunned Martin the B1G semis with a dramatic pin.

Two weeks later it was Martin who did the stunning. With a brilliant roll to counter a throw by Nickal, Martin won a thrilling 174 pound NCAA championship bout two weeks later in Madison Square Garden.

Earlier this year, Martin and Nickal wrestled entertainingly until Nickal pulled away later in the match. Last year Martin decided to meet Nickal’s fire with his own in the NCAA. Look for more of the same tonight.

Opponents are learning Buckeye freshman Kollin Moore isn’t caught until he is–which is rare. Just ask Olympic bronze medalist J’Den Cox of Missouri. After Moore escaped several sure takedowns in the match in December, Cox escaped St. John arena with a two point win.

Seventh seed Cash Wilcke of Iowa was the latest to learn that after being frustrated and then battered by the two seed Moore in the quarterfinals. Moore had earlier won by tech fall over Hoosier Jacob Hinz. Tonight Moore once again ties up with third seed Aaron Studebaker of Nebraska. Moore won 3-2 in February.

The fun does not stop with Ohio State’s semifinalists. In a bizarre looking, but perfectly understandable scene, 157 pound Jake Ryan went to the center of the mat to face six seed Brian Murphy of Michigan. The two shook hands and the whistle blew to commence. Ryan then stepped back and directed the referee to talk to the Ohio State coaches. The ref was informed Ryan would injury default.

Ryan has been hurt. His coaches want him to qualify for the NCAA simply want but to also limit his exposure to more injury. He can wrestle, but with a whopping nine NCAA spots for the B1G at 157, the necessary winning could take place on the back end. So far Ryan has obliged by winning his first wrestleback with a fall over Ben Sullivan of Northwestern.

If Ryan wins is next match, he is in. If he loses, he will have to win an additional, off the books so to speak mini-tournament between the four losing wrestlers of the next consolation round. The purposes would be two–fold, a) claim that ninth spot or b) improve their standing for an at large berth to the NCAA.

Interestingly, Ryan faces fifth seed Kyle Langenderfer of Illinois. Without casting judgment whatsoever on the young man, Ohio State fans might recall their somewhat annoyed reaction at the 2015 B1G Championships at Ohio State. Langenderfer held his arms aloft in celebration after narrowly beating Hunter Stieber at 149.

Stieber had won the admiration of the wrestling world that weekend as he wrestled with no functioning arm. With both elbows damaged beyond stabilization, Stieber could not grab and had to curl and roll to the mat without arms for support. The crowd was a little put off by Langenderfer’s show of celebration, understandable as it must have been from his point of view.

Jose Rodriguez started with a 5-3 win over Logan Griffin of MSU. However, he was dominated by one seed Thomas Gilman, and was eventually pinned. Rodriguez will face 10-15 Michael Beck of Maryland in is first consolation bout.

Finally, the always game Cody Burcher, the pride of Gnadenhutten, Ohio (a point I always announce with pride–my dad was a successful basketball coach at Gnadenhutten) eventually gave way to six seed Nick Wanzek of Minnesota. Cody then went on to crush Dyla Lydy of Purdue in his first consolation match.

Ohio State has a history of dramatic movement in the night time sessions of the B1G. Given the success of the day, another such run could make for a surprisingly fun final day.


If Micah Jordan can pull out a dramatic win tonight, this likely awaits him–Zain Retherford of Penn State




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Noah Brown wants to prove he won't be defined by his injury at the NFL Combine
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The dynamic outside receiver has loads of potential.

After a frustrating start to his college career, everything changed for Ohio State wide receiver Noah Brown one Saturday in Oklahoma. Now, with just one true season under his belt, he is headed for the NFL.

Brown’s 2016 season included just 32 receptions for 402 yards and seven touchdowns. He had a career-defining game in Week 3 against Oklahoma, when the receiver snagged a touchdown -- one of four that day — behind the back of a Sooner defender.


His record-setting performance was the perfect response to his lost 2015 season to a broken leg that required two surgeries. Originally set to be one of the replacements for deep threat Devin Smith -- alongside Michael Thomas — Brown was sidelined during the spring and ended up missing a full year to rehab.

One of Brown’s biggest draws is his size. He’s a player who can come down with a contested catch down field or come up big with a solid block. Despite his inexperience, he has a lot of potential, and can be a big contributor on special teams and in the redzone early on.

Measurements


Height: 6’2

Weight: 222 lbs

Hands: 9 1/8”

Arms: 31 3/4”

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There has been a lot of talk about Brown’s decision to declare for the draft after just one full season of play. The wideout noted it took a lot of conversation with his family and support system, but ultimately thinks he made the right decision.

“Even though I didn’t have the stats that most people have, I made big-time plays in big-time situations. When my number was called, I made that play. I decided to come out and earn my keep in the NFL.”

Brown was asked about his production drop off following the Oklahoma game, and how he was able to push forward without letting that frustrate him.

“I focus on controlling what I can control. Unfortunately, I’m not a play-caller. I can only execute the play to the best of my ability. I tried to do that. I took a lot of pride in what I did – blocking or whatever it was – to the best of my ability. Putting that on film can go a long way.”

Following up on his note on play-calling, Brown was asked if the team hiring a new offensive coordinator had anything to do with his decision to leave early.

“That wasn’t too much of a factor to me. At the end of the day, Urban Meyer is the head coach and he’s going to run his ship the way he wants his ship run. I haven’t spoken with the new coaches too much.”

When it’s all said and done, the biggest factor in Brown’s decision to head to the NFL was his injury. He said having to sit out a year showed him how quickly the game of football can be taken away from him, and he doesn’t want to take any more chances to not be able to live out his NFL dream.

Workout Results


Bench press: 19 reps* Brown tied for second among the wide receiver group.

40-yard dash: Brown decided not to run the 40 at the combine, but intends to at Ohio State’s Pro Day in late-March.

*Top performer

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Buckeyes offer country's No. 1 2019 running back - CBS sports.com (blog)
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Buckeyes offer country's No. 1 2019 running back
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What's next for the Buckeyes? Make sure you're in the loop -- take five seconds to sign up for our FREE Buckeyes newsletter now! In addition to Ohio State,Cain has a list of offers that includes Miami, Oklahoma, LSU and many others. The 5-foot-11 and ...


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Ohio State lacrosse rallies to beat Marquette 12-6
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The Buckeyes overcame a two-goal deficit in the second quarter to beat the Golden Eagles in Milwaukee.

The Ohio State Buckeyes men’s lacrosse team scored their best win of the young season with a 12-6 victory over Marquette in Milwaukee in their first road test of the year. With the win, the 20th-ranked Buckeyes move to 5-0 on the season--their best start since 1966.

Ohio State overcame a slow start to earn the win. After allowing two goals in the first quarter, the Buckeyes finally found the back of the net on a score by senior attackman Eric Fannell. A quick, man-up goal by freshman midfielder Tre Leclaire tied things up for Ohio State by the end of the first quarter.

The Golden Eagles, however, were not done, and scored the first two goals of the second quarter to pull ahead of Ohio State. Junior defenseman Freddy Freibott closed the gap to one on a goal with 12:05 remaining in the quarter, but Marquette scored once again to keep their lead to two goals late in the first half. The Buckeyes, however, began to mount their comeback at the end of the second quarter on goals by senior attackman Austin Shanks in a man-up opportunity and Leclaire, tying things up heading into halftime.

The Buckeyes continued their run into the third quarter. Shanks scored his second goal of the game to give Ohio State their first lead of the day. One minute later, Leclaire found the back of the net to complete his hat trick with his third goal of the game. Senior midfielder J.T. Blubaugh then gave Ohio State a three-goal lead on a score with 2:29 left in the third quarter to give the Buckeyes an 8-5 advantage heading into the final quarter of play.

Ohio State quickly added to their lead on goals by freshman midfielder Ryan Terefenko, Blubaugh and Fannell within the first 2:30 of the quarter. Sophomore attackman Jack Jasinski then found the back of the net to give the Buckeyes a 12-5 advantage with 5:27 left to play. Until allowing the final goal of the game with 2:11 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Buckeyes held Marquette scoreless for 31:08 game minutes.

Leclaire led the Buckeyes in scoring with three goals and one assist on the day. The freshman has now scored at least one goal per game in five career collegiate matchups. Fannell had two goals and two assists of his own for four total points.

Despite losing the opening faceoff, senior specialist Jake Withers had one of his best games this season, winning 16-of-21 faceoff attempts on the day and recovering a team-high 10 groundballs. Overall, the Buckeyes won the groundball battle by a 30-19 margin.

Junior goalie Matthew Smidt had eight saves on the day in his first career start, playing all 60 minutes in goal. Overall shots on goal were 30-14 in favor of the Buckeyes. Marquette recorded 18 saves on the day.

With the loss, Marquette falls to 1-2 on the season. Next up, Ohio State is scheduled to face Bellarmine in Milwaukee Sunday.

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Ohio State men's basketball | Hoosiers defeat Buckeyes 96-92
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Indiana starts fast, holds off Ohio State, 96-82
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Robert Johnson scored 26 points and James Blackmon Jr. added 22 points and eight rebounds as Indiana used a hot start and held off a second-half Ohio State rally to beat the Buckeyes 96-92 on Saturday afternoon.

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Ohio State vs. Indiana 2017 final score: OSU ends regular season with defeat, 96-92
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Indiana fights back to send OSU to the Big Ten Tournament’s opening round.

On the final day of the 2016-2017 regular season, Ohio State (17-14, 7-11) suffered a disappointing defeat at the hands of the visiting Indiana Hoosiers (17-14, 7-11), 96-92. Despite a fervent OSU comeback, the season-ending defeat means that the Buckeyes will finish no higher than 11th in the final Big Ten seedings, meaning that they will play in the conference tournament’s first round on Wednesday.

The IU total is the most points that Ohio State has ever allowed in the Value City Arena.

The Hoosiers rushed out to a lightning quick 11-0 lead in the game’s first 2:21, shooting 4-4 from the field, including three three-pointers by three different players. OSU head coach Thad Matta used his first timeout to settle his team, and on the subsequent possession, C.J. Jackson opened the scoring for the home team with a three-pointer.

However, the sophomore’s trey did little to stem the IU tide. Over the next six minutes, the Hoosiers continued their incredible shooting, hitting 13 of their first 15, and the two misses resulted in offensive rebounds and put-backs. The hot shooting included five three-pointers in seven attempts.

Indiana was aided by a seemingly listless Buckeye team on both ends of the court. Their offense lacked any sort of sharpness, and the defense continually allowed IU to take open jump shots and uncontested layups.

As the Buckeyes slowly began to turn up the pressure defensively, often by virtue of doubling IU on the block, they were kept in the game by hot shooting beyond the arc. Ohio State hit its first five of seven from downtown, including two from JaQuan Lyle. After trailing by as many as 18, the Buckeyes scratched back to 11 with seven minutes left in the first half.

Due to poor shot-selection, OSU missed a handful of opportunities to cut the lead to single-digits, but were never able to break that barrier in the first half. However, Lyle turned in an impressive 15 points in the first half to lead the Buckeyes, keeping them with shouting distance for much of the half.

That being said, IU’s offense produced four first half, double-digit scorers; Robert Johnson (15), Thomas Bryant (14), Josh Newkirk (13), and James Blackmon Jr. (10). While Indiana’s hot early-shooting did regress to the mean, they did end the first half going 22-34 (64.7%) from the floor and 7-12 (58.3%) from three. Conversely, Ohio State was at 13-29 (44.8%) and 6-9 (66.7%).

Additionally, IU dominated the points in the paint 28-12, mostly on the strength of the Buckeye defense’s inability to guard driving Hoosiers one-on-one.

As the second half began, an IU turnover and an increased defensive effort from OSU, finally got the Buckeyes back within single-digits as Jackson hit a three-pointer about three minutes into the half. Indiana led 57-48, when OSU center Trevor Thompson imposed his will underneath the basket to complete an old-fashioned three-point play, cutting the lead to six. That possession was followed by a quick Johnson miss for IU and a Thompson jumper to cut the deficit to 57-53 before the under-16 timeout.

After the timeout, the Hoosiers came out in a 2-3 zone which slowed down the Buckeyes’ momentum. However, thanks to a handful of IU misses, the Buckeyes took their first lead of the game as Jackson hit his third triple of the game, putting the home-team up 62-61 with 10:58 remaining in regulation.

A minute later, Thompson picked up his third foul of the game, eventually leading to Matta subbing in freshman Micah Potter for the first time in the second half. Potter’s appearance was short-lived as after the next media timeout, Thompson returned and almost immediately picked up his fourth foul, sending him to the bench at 7:13.

While Thompson didn’t sit for long, Indiana was able to build a lead, and OSU trailed 86-80 with 1:17 remaining. With 46.4 remaining Newkirk traveled, giving the Buckeyes the chance to cut the lead to 89-85 on a Thompson basket.

Down the stretch, Jae’Sean Tate took over from an OSU offensive perspective. He finished the game with 20 points, the most for anyone in Scarlet and Gray.

The next time that the Ohio State basketball team returns to the hardwood, it will be at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. on Wednesday as part of the Big Ten Tournament.

3 things we learned:


1. Ohio State will have to wait for their Big Ten Tournament first round opponent. By virtue of their regular season-ending defeat, the Buckeyes finish the conference slate with a 7-11 record. That currently ties them with Indiana for 10th in the conference. Since today’s game was the only matchup between the teams this season, IU holds the tie-breaker, meaning that Ohio State is the de facto 11th seed.

That means that with Illinois at 8-9, there is no longer any opportunity for the Buckeyes to escape the four-team first round of the conference tournament.

However, Penn State and Nebraska currently hold 6-11 records. Penn State visits Iowa on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. EST and Nebraska hosts Michigan at 8:00 p.m. EST. The results of those games will determine whether Ohio State plays No. 14 Rutgers, or PSU, Nebraska, or Indiana. No matter the opponent, Ohio State will play in the tournament’s first day on Wednesday.

2. This Ohio State basketball team is maddening to watch. I know this isn’t exactly something we “learned” today, but it was certainly reinforced against Indiana. Whether it is cohesion issues, style of play, team chemistry, coaching philosophy, or Mars now being perpetually in retrograde, this edition of the Ohio State basketball team has squandered a talented, well-balanced team.

Yes, the team has fallen victim to more one and two possession defeats than any squad (or fanbase) should have to endure, but frustrating levels of inconsistency has marred what could have been.

Today’s game is a perfect microcosm of the season. Indiana raced out to an 18-point lead while Ohio State seemingly sleep-walked through the majority of the first half. Then after half-time, Ohio State dominated the action, eventually taking a lead, before losing a close game. While the comeback was exciting, it leads fans to wonder what the season could have been had the Buckeyes been able to maximize their talent and potential from start to finish this season.

3. There are reasons to be optimistic about next season. Not to discount a potential B1G Tournament run, or even one in the NIT, if you are looking to get excited about Ohio State basketball, you might be best suited following the women’s team or looking to next year.

And, perhaps I am a glutton for punishment, but depending on if any Buckeyes leave early, there are reasons to be excited about the 2017-2018 Buckeye basketball team. If Tate, Thompson, and Kam Williams all come back, and Keita Bates-Diop returns from injury, that would give OSU one of the best senior classes in the country with rising junior Jackson having gotten a year of DI ball under his belt.

If the team is able to coalesce and build some consistency in the next season, they could finally live up to the expectations that Buckeye fans have for the squad.

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Watch Ohio State’s Curtis Samuel run a lightning-fast 40 at the NFL Combine
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If it weren’t for John Ross, Samuel would’ve had the whole spotlight.

Saturday’s NFL Combine featured the 40-yard dash for the wide-receiver group, always a marquee event for football fans salivating over the next crop of rookies in the league. Ohio State’s Curtis Samuel was one of the stars of the day, recording an insane 4.31 (unofficial) time in his first attempt at the 40.


Samuel’s near-historic outburst was likely a surprise to many, but not Ohio State fans, who got to see the talented H-back shred defenses all season.

His second attempt on the day wasn’t quite as impressive as the first, but that doesn’t really do it justice: he still clocked an unofficial 4.37 on the run.


Samuel was reportedly “unhappy” with the performance. He might not be human.


Samuel’s runs could only be considered disappointing in light of Washington’s John Ross, who ran an unofficial (and eye-popping) 4.22 just before the Buckeye H-back.

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What To Watch: Buckeyes wrap regular season by hosting Indiana
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