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5-star CB Jeffrey Okudah commits to Ohio State: Buckeyes land one of 2017's top prospects - SB Nation
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5-star CB Jeffrey Okudah commits to Ohio State: Buckeyes land one of 2017's top prospects
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Five-star defensive back Jeffrey Okudah committed on Saturday to play college football for Ohio State. Okudah is ranked on the 247Sports Composite as the No. 1 cornerback in the class of 2017 and the No. 7 player overall. Okudah played in high school ...
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Fresh Brownies: The Buckeyes stopped somewhere else
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5-star CB Jeffrey Okudah commits to Ohio State
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BOOOOOOOM!!!

It seems like nearly every year, Ohio State receives good news during the U.S. Army All-American game. At what shouldn’t come to much of a surprise, Urban Meyer and crew definitely got a late Christmas present during the nationally televised event Saturday afternoon.

With a long list of future Buckeyes already playing in the game, five-star cornerback Jeffrey Okudah decided to follow in the footsteps of his now soon-to-be college teammates Tate Martell, Baron Browning, Josh Myers, Wyatt Davis, Shaun Wade Chase Young, and Haskell Garrett and verbally commit to suit up for coach Meyer and Ohio State.

Okudah was one of the heaviest recruited prospects in the entire senior class. Picking up over 30 scholarship offers, the Grand Prairie, TX native chose Ohio State over scholarship offers from the likes of Florida State, Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Stanford to name a few off his rather long list of one time suitors.

The 18th commitment for Ohio State, Okudah, who is currently pegged as the top cornerback, and seventh overall prospect in the class of 2017, per the 247Sports Composite Rankings, gives the Buckeyes six pledges from potential defensive backs at the moment.

Looking to possibly replace numerous bodies in the Ohio State secondary next season, Okudah could help soften the blow. As a senior at South Grand Prairie High School, the 6’1, 190-pound standout accounted for 43 total tackles for the Warriors, who finished the year off 6-5.

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Nation's No. 1 CB commits to Ohio State at Army Bowl
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Okudah was long considered a Buckeyes lean and chose to play for Urban Meyer, Greg Schiano, Kerry Coombs and company over Florida State, Oklahoma, Georgia and others. “Just their relationship they had with my family and their development of DBs ...
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Future Buckeyes have some fun in Army All-American commercial
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Ohio State OL Evan Lisle reportedly transferring
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Ohio State is about to lose some experience along the offensive line.

Given how tight the scholarship numbers are going to be to fit the 2017 recruiting class in, it’s likely that the Buckeyes will experience a fair amount of roster changes over the next few months. According to one report, that process has already begun.

Per Alex Gleitman at Bucknuts, Ohio State offensive lineman Evan Lisle will graduate transfer away from the Buckeyes. Per the report, the fourth-year Junior will head to Duke, and pursue a Master’s degree.

Lisle came to Columbus with a lot of promise. He was a member of the loaded 2013 recruiting class, and was ranked as a top 100 prospect, a four-star, and the sixth ranked tackle prospect in the country. But thanks to injuries and changes in Ohio State’s scheme from what he experienced in high school, he was never able to quite live up to those expectations.

Lisle served as a backup along the offensive line in 2016, and saw time on special teams.

It is highly probable that Lisle won’t be the last Buckeye to transfer. We wish him the very best of luck moving forward.

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Ohio State women's basketball: Buckeyes defeat Michigan 96-87 despite slow start
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11 Ohio State (14-4, 4-0 Big Ten) with 26 points, and redshirt junior guard Stephanie Mavunga scored 12 points and added nine rebounds, as the Buckeyes opened the third quarter on a 16-9 run from which the Wolverines didn't recover. Tori McCoy scored ...
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Ohio State-Michigan final score: Women’s hoops stays perfect in B1G play with 96-87 win over the Wolverines
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Despite a slow start, the Buckeyes used a balanced attack to outlast their rivals.

In a matchup of teams undefeated in early conference play, Ohio State overcame a shaky start to defeat Michigan, 96-87, in Columbus on Saturday afternoon.

The game featured two of the top perimeter scorers in the conference in the Buckeyes’ Kelsey Mitchell and Katelynn Flaherty of the Wolverines, and both players lived up to that billing. Mitchell scored 26 points in her usual variety of ways, while Flaherty made eight three-pointers, a program single game record, en route to a game-high 38.

Stephanie Mavunga added 12 points and nine rebounds for the home team, while Tori McCoy had 14 and eight and Shayla Cooper scored 13. Kiara Lewis and Linnae Harper were also in double figures as part of a balanced offensive attack.

Ohio State, which improved to 3-0 in the Big Ten and 14-4 overall, was able to overcome Michigan’s 13 made three-pointers and a sluggish 33 percent shooting performance of their own from deep. The Buckeyes did hold the Wolverines to just 43 percent shooting overall.

Ohio State had a nightmarish start to this one, making just one of its first seven shots and turning the ball over five times in the first quarter.

Michigan missed its first seven field goal attempts before Flaherty knocked down back-to-back three-pointers. The junior had 10 points in the frame, as the Wolverines sprinted out to an 11-point lead. The Buckeyes used a 9-0 run, punctuated by an and-one from Shayla Cooper to close out the period trailing just 21-20.

A Flaherty triple and long jumper punctuated an 8-0 Wolverine run to open the second quarter, as Ohio State continued to turn the ball over and fail to convert open looks. A pair of interior buckets from Mavunga and a three-point play by Makayla Waterman brought the Buckeyes back once again, though, and the Michigan lead stood at just 32-30 with four and a half minutes to go in the half.

Three-point makes by Mitchell and Lewis and a pair of putbacks by Mavunga and Harper contributed to a 15-3 run that gave Ohio State a 40-35 lead. When the clock went to zeroes, the advantage stood at 45-43, thanks to a three from the top of the key as the buzzer sounded by Flaherty.

Mitchell paced the Buckeyes with 14 points, shooting 5-for-9 from the field and knocking down two of her five three-point attempts. Harper added seven points and six rebounds in providing a spark off the bench.

Leading all scorers in the first twenty minutes was Flaherty, who bounced back from a four-game shooting slump to hit 7-of-13, including four from deep, for 18 points. Michigan was 8-for-15 beyond the arc as a team.

Ohio State came out after halftime attacking the paint, where there was a clear advantage. For the game, the Buckeyes outscored the Wolverines 52-32 in paint points and held a 47-34 rebound advantage. Mavunga made her presence felt, scoring six in the first five minutes, prompting a Michigan timeout as the scarlet and gray pushed out to a 55-49 lead.

The visitors refused to go away, with Flaherty splashing another three, but an and-one from Mitchell, made possible by a beautiful look from McCoy, and a floater in the lane by Cooper gave Ohio State its largest lead of the game at 62-52.

The lead remained at ten, 69-59, headed into the final stanza, but after a Lewis jumper, the Buckeyes suffered a scoring drought of two and a half minutes. The Wolverines finally got second-leading scorer Hallie Thome, a Chagrin Falls native, going down low, and cut the lead to 71-64.

Mitchell ended the drought with a deep three, and Cooper dropped three hoops in a row, but Thome and Flaherty kept Michigan in contact. But Michigan would never make another run, and Ohio State iced the game at the free throw line late.

Next up for the Buckeyes is a trip to East Lansing on Tuesday night for a battle with Michigan State. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on Big Ten Network.

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How Ohio State can still catch up to Alabama and Clemson while sitting at home this weekend
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No. 11 Ohio State hockey blanks No. 2 Penn State, 3-0
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Christian Frey was marvelous as he made 46 saves to give the Buckeyes the shutout victory

Ohio State athletics and shutouts just seem to go together like peanut butter and chocolate lately. But unlike the football team, the No. 11 Ohio State mens hockey team was the one blanking their opponent with the 3-0 victory over No. 2 Penn State Friday night in Columbus.

Penn State, since the inception of the program, has been known to fire shots on goal at any chance they get. They’ve had higher possession numbers than their records would indicate because of that, but this was the first year their record and talent matched those gaudy possession numbers.

The Nittany Lions lead the nation in Corsi for percentage at even strength, overall, on the powerplay and in “close” situations. Close and on the powerplay are barely, if ever, used but hey, it helps make my point. And that point is that the Nittany Lions put shots on net, whether they’re good or not. It’s what they do.

So it’s no surprise they put up 46 on Christian Frey and Ohio State in this one. Penn State has been the surprise of the season and looked like the Big Ten favorites going into conference play. A Frozen Four is hardly out of the question. Unless they have to play Christian Frey, apparently.

His save percentage jumped all the way to .905 after this one. And the Nittany Lions came out hot in the first. They put up 16 shots to Ohio State’s eight, but only one found the back of the net.

Drew Brevig scored his long awaited first of the year at 17:45 to give Ohio State that 1-0 lead. His first would stand as the game winner, ultimately, and was assisted by Gordi Myer and Brendon Kearney. Not exactly a trio of offensive dynamos.

The second period would be nearly the same story, with Penn State winning the possession battle and Ohio State scoring a late goal to take the momentum into the dressing room. It was a closer one in the second, with PSU only outshooting OSU 13-10. But Luke Stork’s fifth of the year at 19:33 made it the same story as the first regardless. Mason Jobst and Kearney had the two assists.

The third would be nearly identical as well in terms of score, at least. Ohio State went into a giant defensive shell against a team that shoots from anywhere. That doesn’t seem wise and probably isn’t a great strategy for Saturday night if they get the chance to enact it, but hey, it worked on Friday.

Shots were 17-3 in favor of Penn State in that third period, but they still couldn’t get one past Frey. John Wiitala would score in the empty net at 18:16 to put this one (even more) on ice. His seventh of the year was assisted by Kearney and Stork.

Penn State outshot Ohio State 46-21. Nick Schilkey and David Gust were held off the scoresheet. Tanner Laczynski is probably still staring at his gold medal. But Ohio State’s unheralded forwards like Wiitala and Stork as well as a senior defenseman without a goal on the year coming in sunk the No. 2 Nittany Lions.

Hockey is a weird sport and Ohio State will try again to get weird on Saturday night when they host the No. 2 Nittany Lions in Columbus once again at 8pm.

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U.S. Army All-American Bowl 2017: Time, TV channel, preview, and more
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Ohio State fans might want to tune into this one.

Heading into its 17th year, the U.S. Army All-American game might be the old man of high school all-star events, but is still a no brain decision for top prospects across the country to attend.

Putting around 90 highly sought after recruits on the turf of the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, college football fans annually get a chance to see a small glimpse into the future of their favorite program live on national television.

Just like nearly every other year of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Buckeye Nation will be on the edge of their seats on Saturday afternoon watching a long list of current OSU commits and potential Buckeyes strut their stuff against other soon-to-be Division 1 standouts.

Urban Meyer and crew will once again have a major impact on the game. For the third consecutive year, OSU has the most prospects playing. While only seven will see action, a total of nine Ohio State pledges were selected to participate.

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Before they don Scarlet and Gray next season, Josh Myers, Shaun Wade, and Chase Young will team up with former OSU targets and future foes to gain bragging rights over some of their Ohio State classmates.

In what shouldn’t be an easy task, Myers, a five-star offensive tackle from Miamisburg, Ohio, will be asked to help try to contain the likes of Ohio State commits Haskell Garrett, Baron Browning, and potential Buckeye, four-star defensive tackle Jay Tufele all day.

The elite match-ups aren’t done there. With Tate Martell scheduled to see time at quarterback for the West squad, Wade and Young look to make his day a poor one. Young will definitely use his speed to showcase his pass rushing abilities off the edge at defensive end, while Wade and the rest of the solid East defensive backs will be ball-hawking in the secondary trying to shut down the team from the West.

Ohio State commits/targets jersey numbers:

• #24 DE- Chase Young- OSU commit
• #25 CB- Shaun Wade- OSU commit
• #58 OT- Josh Myers- OSU commit

Names you might know:

• #3 RB- Cam Akers- Florida State commit
• #4 S- Richard LeCounte- Georgia commit
• #9 WR- Donovan Peoples-Jones- Michigan commit
• #17 WR- Tarik Black- Michigan commit
• #27 CB- Ambry Thomas- Michigan commit
• #59 DE- Jordan Williams- Clemson commit

West Team


The East squad is usually the one littered with Ohio State commits, but not this year. Headlined by Tate Martell, Haskell Garrett, Baron Browning, and Wyatt Davis, the West team definitely has a Buckeye feel this go around.

With Chase Young, Shawn Wade, and others on the stout East defense, Martell and the West quarterbacks will have their hands full, but have numerous playmakers on their roster and hogs like five-star future Ohio State lineman Wyatt Davis up front to help keep things interesting.

Although they’re listed on the West roster running back JK Dobbins, and wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey won’t participate due to injuries sustained during the past high school season. Offensive lineman Jake Moretti, a former OSU pledge who will now attend the University of Colorado will also sit out of the game to nurse his torn ACL.

Ohio State commits/targets jersey numbers:

• #1 CB- Jeffrey Okudah- OSU, FSU, Oklahoma
• #5 CB- Darnay Holmes- OSU, UCLA, USC
• #6 LB- Baron Browning- OSU commit
• #16 DT- Haskell Garrett- OSU commit
• #18 QB- Tate Martell- OSU commit
• #22 RB- JK Dobbins- OSU commit (Hurt)
• #28 S- Bubba Bolden- OSU, USC
• #76 OG- Wyatt Davis- OSU commit
• #78 DT- Jay Tufele- OSU, BYU, UM, USC, Utah
• #81 WR- Tyjon Lindsey- OSU commit (Hurt)

Names you might know:

• #2 RB- Najee Harris- Alabama commit
• #12 QB- Dylan McCaffrey- Michigan commit
• #73 OL- Jake Moretti- Colorado commit (Hurt)

College Announcements


The game has potential to be one for the record books. Even though the action on the field should be awesome, many will be tuning in just to see where some of the prospects participating in the event will verbally commit.

Needing to now replace numerous bodies in the silver bullet secondary, Ohio State could receive some major help real soon. Following in the footsteps of former and current Buckeyes such as Ted Ginn, Marshon Lattimore, and Erick Smith, a trio of big time Ohio State targets will finally shut down their recruitment at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and announce where they will be playing on Saturday afternoons.

Bubba Bolden

A Bishop Gorman (NV) teammate of Ohio State commits Tate Martell, Haskell Garrett, and Tyjon Lindsey, the shutdown safety is down to Ohio State and USC, where he was previously committed to earlier in the process.

Once looked as a near lock to join his friends in Columbus after his decommitment from USC during the summer, Bolden’s recruitment has seemed to change in a hurry over the last month or so. Even though he would be a solid piece to the OSU class, all signs currently point towards the four-star standout linking back up with Clay Helton and the Trojans for good, but after a week around a large group of Ohio State commits anything is possible.

Darnay Holmes

Coming into the week many around the recruiting scene had Holmes pegged as a Buckeye lean. A few days later things don’t seem as crystal clear as they once did.

A Calabasas, California native, Holmes has stated distance wouldn’t factor in his decision, but after a visit to USC, and talking with people close to him, the five-star cornerback has a tough choice ahead of him.

Ohio State, USC, UCLA and Nebraska are all in the mix. We won’t have to wait much longer to find out where Holmes will be enrolling on Tuesday.

Jeffrey Okudah

The wait is finally over. After being a top target of the Buckeyes for what seems like forever, the five-star cornerback will let the cat out of the bag.

With a top three of Ohio State, Florida State, and Oklahoma, it would be a pretty big shocker if Okudah ends up anywhere else other than OSU when it is all said and done.

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Ezekiel Elliott named to AP’s NFL All-Pro Team
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Good to see the former Buckeye running wild through the NFL honors.

"Just to be able to come into this league my first year and dominate and just play at the level I'm playing, and just kind of get these honors already as a rookie, it means a lot.”

– Ezekiel Elliott, as reported by Barry Wilner (Associated Press)


With the regular season now wrapped up and playoff football starting this weekend, it’s now time to dish out the season awards. The Associated Press unveiled their All-Pro team, and with little surprise, former Ohio State Buckeye Ezekiel Elliott made the list.

The Dallas Cowboy rookie led the league in rushing, and was instrumental in the Cowboys securing the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC. In addition to Elliott, four other Cowboys received votes for the All-Pro team — which makes sense as ‘America’s Team’ compiled a stunning 13-3 record, won the NFC East and clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

There were a couple of other Buckeyes that received votes, too. New England Patriots special team player and Team USA olympian Nate Ebner came within two votes of defeating teammate Matthew Slater for a spot on the All-Pro special teams unit. Slater had 14 votes, while Ebner had 12.

Even though he missed a handful of games at the beginning of the season, Joey Bosa received one vote for edge pass rusher. That category was stacked with talent, with Khalil Mack taking home the honors with a whopping 46 votes.

While Bosa only received one vote for the All-Pro team, he showed his ability to be a dominate force in the NFL for years to come.

“He did not tease pass-rush ability; he pressured and sacked quarterbacks too consistently to tease. He did not give glimpses against the run; too often, he set the edge while tying for the NFL lead with 17 tackles for loss.”

– Michael Gehlken on Joey Bosa (San Diego Union-Tribune)


Bosa may not have gotten on the All-Pro team, but he will be a heavy favorite for the AP’s Rookie Defensive Player of the Year award. The résumé Bosa amassed during the 2016 campaign is worthy enough for him to claim the honor — and make him the third San Diego Charger to bring home the award.

Missing four games due to a hamstring injury, Bosa hit a double-digit sack total (10.5) and tied the lead for tackles for loss (17). For a rookie, the 10.5 sacks registered is in-between the two other Chargers that won the rookie of the year honor. Shawne Merriman had 10 sacks and Leslie O’Neal had 12.5. If the former Buckeye didn’t miss the beginning part of the season, then it would be a safe assumption to believe that Bosa would’ve eclipsed O’Neal’s 12.5 record.

Against the Kansas City Chiefs, Michael Gehlken broke down some of the plays that pointed to the fact that Joey Bosa has arrived on the NFL scene.


Even though the Chargers will have a new coach for next season, don’t expect the Bosa train to stop anytime soon. Gehlken’s article cited now-former Chargers head coach Mike McCoy saying that Bosa “is somebody who absolutely loves to play the game”.

“A few announcements remain, and there will likely be one or two more departures. However, Ohio State remains in great shape overall. The Buckeyes already had a small senior class, and they won’t lose too many underclassmen.”

– Ryan Ginn, Landof10.com


Between Elliott and Bosa, they were two Buckeyes who left college early and became instant successes in the NFL. In the hallmark 2016 class that departed Ohio State, new faces emerged and became playmakers under the spotlight. Now, with under two weeks until the underclassman declaration deadline for the NFL, the Bucks seem to have lost talent – but not like last year.

In fact, the Buckeyes are fine; actually, they are more than fine.

Ryan Ginn of Landof10.com broke down the situation Ohio State faces next year in terms of what faces will still be in Columbus. Right now, quarterback J.T. Barrett and offensive lineman Billy Price are set to return to the team. One the other side of the ball, Sam Hubbard and Tyquan Lewis highlight the silver bullet defense.

At this time last year, there was almost an identity crisis on what the future of Buckeye football would be like. The 2016 campaign featured almost an entirely new team, and yet, the Buckeyes marched through the regular season with an 11-1 record and found themselves in the College Football Playoff for the second time in three seasons.

There are still a few Buckeyes who need to make their decision on whether or not to stay or go to the NFL, but, as Ginn pointed out in his article, the Buckeyes already won the offseason by not having a complete overhaul on both sides of the ball.

Combined with arguably the best recruiting class in OSU history, the Buckeyes should be alright for another playoff run next season.

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Will coaching changes put Ohio State’s offense over the top?
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We discuss a busy week for Ohio State football on our latest podcast.

It’s no secret that for the last two seasons, Ohio State has struggled to find the balance and explosiveness on offense that made them so deadly during their National Championship run in 2014. With the hires of Ryan Day and Kevin Wilson, expect that to change in 2017.

On this edition of The Hangout in the Holyland, Matt and Colton are back to discuss all of the changes to the offensive coaching staff, and why they think J.T. Barrett stands to have a huge senior season because of it. (Hint: one of them thinks Barrett will at least be a Heisman finalist). They also break down the changes from a myriad of angles, including:

• Tim Beck’s tenure at Ohio State, and whether or not it’s fair to call it a failure
• Being a bit uncomfortable with the Kevin Wilson hire, and why Gene Smith and Urban Meyer need to address what happened with him at Indiana
• Why Dwayne Haskins stands to benefit greatly, even if he isn’t the starting quarterback
• Projecting the battles at wide receiver heading into next season, and the importance of Binjimen Victor

To wrap it up, they also break down Tyquan Lewis’ decision to come back for his senior season, and Colton quickly explains why he thinks next year’s team is a national title favorite.

You can find the podcast on our iTunes page, and we strongly encourage reviews, comments, criticisms, etc. to help us deliver the best possible audio product. The more we hear from you, the better we can make it. We’re also on Soundcloud, the SB Nation podcast page, and you can subscribe via RSS on your Android and Windows Phone devices here.

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