Why is this News? All the articles and tweets Buckeye fans need for April 22, 2022
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On the Gridiron


Ryan Day, Jim Knowles ‘very pleased’ with Ohio State cornerback play
- Griffin Strom, Eleven Warriors

2022 NFL Draft profiles: Chris Olave defied expectations in four-year OSU career
- Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

What Ohio State football’s Chris Olave brings to the NFL: Buckeye draft preview
- Nathan Baird, Cleveland.com

Terry McLaurin, Cameron Heyward Finalists For Good Guy Award
- Andrew Lind, Sports Illustrated

Hopping on the Jack Sawyer hype train for the 2022 season.


Progress Report: Evaluating Ohio State quarterbacks after spring camp ($$)
- Austin Ward, Lettermen Row

Ross Fulton’s 6 Takeaways From The Ohio State Spring Game
- Tom Orr, Buckeye Scoop

Post-Spring projection of Ohio State’s 2022 depth chart
- Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors

College football rankings: Updated Way-Too-Early Top 25
- Mark Schlabach, ESPN

On the Hardwood


Several 2022 Ohio State Basketball Signees Among Final SI99 Rankings
- Andrew Lind, Sports Illustrated

Columbus’ own Jim Cleamons ready to coach Ohio team in HBCU all-star game
- Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch

Villanova men’s basketball coach Jay Wright announces retirement
- Des Bieler, Washington Post

Outside the Shoe and Schott


TBDBITL making SportsCenter even in the offseason.


Ohio State’s Emily Hummer wins B1G Co-Golfer of the Week.


Men’s Lacrosse: No. 13 Ohio State hosts rival Michigan in regular season finale
- Matt Goldman, The Lantern

Softball: Buckeyes gear up for rivalry meeting against Michigan
- Megan Husslein, The Lantern

Wrestling: Gallagher ready to compete after redshirt year
- Mick Walker, The Lantern

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Amped24 said:

Anyone have a link to the spring game?

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finally found one

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OK, what have you done to celebrate National Vagina Appreciation Day today?

chornii said:

done and done

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Appreciate it guys

Dryden said:

Masters in 4-1/2 years...

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BACK LIKE HE NEVER LEFT. Stephen Collier never even attempted a pass in an Ohio State football game, but the fact that most people reading this remember him fondly proves that he didn't need to start to become a proper Buckeye legend.

He reached legend status in my mind when he learned Oregon's prolific offense in a couple of days to be able to simulate Marcus Mariotta and run that high-speed offense in practice, getting plays off every 16 seconds.

You know how prepared the Ohio State defense looked in that game? You have him to thank for that.

And after his playing days, he went on to get himself a bachelor's degree from Ohio State, a master's degree from Ohio State, and now he's going to finish off the trifecta with a law degree from Ohio State.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...rin-and-cam-heyward-are-media-darlings-and-ej

twister55 said:

i'll keep these seeded for while..again ty for ur help

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you're welcome

Hey at least John Daly sr is getting paid for doing what he normally does! Wonder if those two beauties are the Daly's caddys?

A beautiful tractor and trailer it is. Driven by OSU alumnus and early 1980s fullback Ken Blair. Great people.

fwbuck said:

NIL coming through? If you’re a 21 year old and can pull in a seven figure income either way, would you rather do that on a college campus or playing an NBA schedule?

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OK, since you asked......

If you are a first round draft pick with a guaranteed multi year 7 figure income (and not to fond of attending classes anyway): NBA

If you are a 2nd round pick with nothing guaranteed: Toss Up. However, if I thought I could improve my draft position to the 1st round with another year in college (and had a $1M NIL offer in the bag)....College Campus.

If you don't get drafted and probably end up in the G league for something like $35,000 per season: College Campus

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Paid you approx $50M and gave you the opportunity to play professional basketball for a living.

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ScriptOhio said:

I'm guessing that going from Orgeron to Kelly is "real culture shock"; hence, a lot of players are jumping ship.

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True, but regarding Kiner, I think they still have 5-6 RBs on the roster. And more importantly, I think losing his RB coach who recruited him mattered the most. He should look good back home

There's an old gas station not far from my house. It is currently being rebuilt. I wonder if they will be putting in any charging stations, a bigger convenience store, or just keep the same concept of a few pumps and a small store. The future of gas stations will be interesting to watch.

Relegated to the practice squad. Damn.

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More on Dick LeBeau:

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“I'm so proud when people ask me, ‘Where did you go to school?’” LeBeau said. “I grew up in the great state of Ohio, some of the greatest football in the country, and I went to the finest university in the nation, Ohio State University.”

MALIK BARROW, STILL PLAYING FOOTBALL. I freely admit that sometimes, when a player leaves Ohio State, I simply lose track of their existence on this floating rock we call home.

For example, I learned yesterday that former Ohio State defensive lineman Malik Barrow is *still* playing college football for what appears to be his fourth fifth different team. This is particularly perplexing given that he medically retired from football back in 2018.

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Barrow signed with Ohio State (1) out of high school back in 2016. He then retired from football back in 2018, but it switched and he actually transferred to UCF (2) in 2019 and continued playing football. Following one season at UCF, he transferred to Rutgers (3) in 2020. I have no idea how long he stayed at Rutgers, but eventually, he ended up at Alabama A&M (4). And now he apparently plays for Davenport (5).

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...uggles-will-be-back-and-malik-barrow-is-still

Good get for Dabo.

On to the next.

Bestbuck36 said:

A lot of stars leaving BiG for next year. Good

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Yeah and a couple are from Ohio State...BAD

I was flipping around channels waiting for the Masters to start and ran into a channel called the Stadium Channel (on WOW it was on 139). The East Orange Renegades were playing the Old Bridge Hawks:



The American 7s Football League (A7FL) is a semi-professional traveling league in the United States which plays a seven-man version of Gridiron football it calls American 7s Football. Launched in 2015, its games are played without football helmets or other protective equipment.

It's kind of like: what if the guys from machine shop, warehouse, and/or local bar that played in an adult softball league on Friday night decided to play football.

About A7FL

About American 7s Football League
The American 7s Football League® (A7FL) has pioneered a familiar yet completely new format for America’s most popular sport: 7-on-7 football without helmets or hard shell pads. A7FL’s unique gameplay retains the toughness that fans crave while focusing on action-filled performances by its athletes. American 7s’ thrilling highlights and compelling content attract fans of all ages and drive a new younger audience of consumers while generating tens of millions of views. Founded in 2014 by CEO Sener Korkusuz and President Ryan DePaul, the Spring league (April-July) recently added UFC® Co-Founder David Isaacs to its ranks and has grown to 32 teams in 4 divisions with over 600K social media followers and partnerships with Eleven Sports, Facebook Watch, Twitch and WAVE.tv.

Athletes generally range from 18 to 30 years of age, must be 18 to play, and must sign an injury waiver. The A7FL field size is 100 x 37 yards and does not utilize the field goal posts. The narrower field width increases the pace of the action with fewer men on the field making for vicious hits while the 100-yard length maintains the grind. The quarterback has 4 eligible targets with 2 down linemen. Offenses can run bone or pistol, and there are no blitz restrictions for the defense.

History
The idea for an organized no helmets no pads football league popped into A7FL co-founder Ryan DePaul’s head late in 2002. His high School football days were over – he had to quit college football due to concussions – and he just wanted to keep playing the game he loved but in a safer format so he was playing pickup games of tackle football anywhere he could find them. In late 2005 he began to develop the format and rules for 7 on 7 no pads no helmets full contact football.

Entire article: https://www.a7fl.com/about-a7fl/

Apparently it has been going on for several years now:

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Seven on seven tackle football, with no helmets or pads. Well, it's interesting; however, don't think I could be a regular fan. Is anyone on Buckeye Planet actually a fan and follows this this league?

Firefox, in an effort to be truly 100% open source with no lines of Andreessen and Bina’s legacy UIUC/NCSA code, or any Mozilla code, committed Seppuku in 2008. Leading the charge on Web security and being the first to drop support for client-side JavaScript, Flash, and ultimately plug-ins altogether had consequences. It had a good run for about five years though. From 2004-2009 it was the best. I was running the dev alphas before the rebrand from Phoenix back in 2002 after a network copy from a Windows 2000 Pro machine to a Windows Me PC trashed both computers and I switched to Linux on my desktops for several years until finally switching back when Vista Ultimate proved stable.

Thanks for the memories Cedric!

Ohio State football transfers to come
Updated: Apr. 07, 2022,

Two recent departures from Ohio State football’s roster still leave the Buckeyes over the scholarship limit as the end of spring practice nears.

Ohio State stands at 88 scholarships following the transfer announcements of Lejond Cavazos and Bryson Shaw earlier this week. It must be at 85 by the start of the season. More attrition, however, will come in the weeks and months ahead. What does the current roster makeup tell us about where those changes will happen, and where does the imbalance potentially affect the team OSU will put on the field?

Entire article: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/...alaries-on-the-rise-buckeye-talk-podcast.html

Ohio State football scholarship chart 2022
Updated: Apr. 05, 2022

Here’s the latest update:
Seniors: 16
Juniors: 14
Sophomores: 26
Freshmen: 32
Total: 88

Entire article: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/01/ohio-state-football-scholarship-chart-2022.html

According to the above articles Ohio State is still 3 scholarships over the limit.

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With Eliano and Walton on staff, Denson knows that Ohio State’s pedigree is just fine.

“So, when I met them, I just knew that Ohio State is real DBU,” Denson said.

What else have the Buckeyes been saying? Denson is in no hurry to make any sort of decisions as he already has more than three-dozen offers. The Buckeyes would love to see Denson pull the trigger but are not putting on the hard sell as Denson works things out.

“(They told me) if you want to compete with the best and go to the national championship every year and go to the draft, this is the place to be,” Denson said.

What else did the four-star corner have to say about his visit? Check out our exclusive video interview as part of the SFE trip to Ohio State over the course of this past weekend.

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