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Game Thread CFP Playoff Cotton Bowl, tOSU vs Texas, Fri. Jan. 10th, 7:30 ET on ESPN

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but here's the Worst 30 plays of 2024 (according to some nerds)
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#4 is the only one including Ohio State, and it's Texas losing 7 yards on 2nd and goal at the 1.
Countless plays of punters missing the ball, field goal attempts where the holder wasn't ready, intentional groundings in the endzone - a decision to run outside on 2nd and goal at the 1 was considered a worse play. Ha!
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TE Nate Roberts (Official Thread)

That’s a relief

Apart from a couple of guys that would be threats for All B1G status if not for the Mackey award front-runner, that room was looking a little thin
Yeah, Max Klare, Will Kacmarek, Bennett Christian and Jelani Thurman are likely to receive the bulk of Ohio State’s tight end reps this fall, but Roberts has the premier talent necessary to become a star in future years while giving the Buckeyes excellent depth this season.
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tOSU Football Walk Ons (Official Thread)

Ohio State’s 11 New Walk-Ons for 2025 Include Sons of Former Buckeyes, Three-Star Recruits

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Ohio State’s 11 new walk-ons for the 2025 season include several players whose last names will be familiar to Buckeye fans. Stanley Jackson Jr., a redshirt sophomore running back who previously played at Marshall, is the son of former Buckeye quarterback Stanley Jackson. Jaystin Gwinn, a freshman safety from nearby Westerville Central High School, is the son of former Ohio State safety Anthony Gwinn; his uncle, Jayson Gwinn, was also a defensive end for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State’s New Walk-Ons for 2025
No. Pos Player Year High School (Hometown) Previous School
14 QB Trey Robinette FR Miami Trace (Washington Court House, OH)
26 QB Kolton Stover FR Highland (Marengo, OH)
28 RB Stanley Jackson Jr. RS SO Westerville North (Westerville, OH) Marshall
30 WR Preston Wolfe FR Hilliard Bradley (Columbus, OH)
32 S JJ Sebert RS FR Pickerington North (Powell, OH) Bucknell
35 S Jaystin Gwinn FR Westerville Central (Westerville, OH)
36 CB Omar Jah FR Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH)
41 LS Grant Mills RS FR The Cannon School (Mooresville, NC) North Carolina
49 S Gavin Thobe FR Bellbrook (Dayton, OH)
54 LB Dylan Furshman FR The Benjamin School (Jupiter, FL)
57 OL Ian Gecse JR Grandview Heights (Columbus, OH)
The 11 new walk-ons join 19 returning walk-ons and 91 scholarship players on Ohio State’s 2025 roster, giving the Buckeyes 121 players as preseason camp begins.

While the House v. NCAA settlement approved this summer set a roster limit of 105 players for college football, teams are allowed to have larger rosters for now thanks to the Designated Student-Athlete exception, which gives teams extra roster spots to account for players who were already with the team that would have lost their spots if a hard cap of 105 players had gone into effect this season. As such, Ohio State will have the same number of players in camp this year as it has in other recent seasons.
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2027 NJ TE JT Geraci (Verbal Offer)

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Buckiowa 3 hours ago
“Coach (Keenan) Bailey serves the role as tight ends coach and co-OC so really knows how to get the tight ends involved,” Geraci said. “He is a coach that loves his job and puts everything into developing players. When I visited in the spring he went through film with me and gave me drills to work on and improve. I worked on those drills every week and when I came to OSU camp in the summer he put us through the same drills which helped me stand out even though there were higher ranked tight ends there. That’s when OSU offered me.
“I really like the coaches there. They are top-notch. Coach (Brian) Hartline and Bailey came to watch us practice at Bosco. Really enjoyed meeting with coach (Ryan) Day after they offered me. He really likes what Bosco produces and knows our program really well. Coach (Wendy) Laurent is the OSU assistant tight end coach and was my older brothers tight end coach at Dartmouth. So, a good family connection. My dad’s family is from Cincinnati area so it’s great seeing them whenever we visit OSU.
After reading these quotes, I'd be mildly surprised if 2027 TE JT Geraci didn't end up signing with OSU, assuming his spot doesn't get taken.
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Space Exploration

Image rotating around that giant just waiting for the sun to appear.
There was a former OSU aviation engineering Professor Gerald Gregorek. He designed and later led the Aeronautical and Astronomical Research Laboratory next to Don Scott Field. He lived in Clinton Estates and his son attended Brookhaven High School. The son was a polymath, skipping many grades and he and his father hosted "star parties" at his house. Sadly, the son had leukemia and graduated posthumously, having already finished senior year classwork by mid-year.

I remember him because those moments with 6", 8" and 10" refractor telescopes, as well as, a much larger experimental telescope Prof G was building really set a fire in me. He showed us how to read a star chart, fix a telescope in place, find objects in the sky and set the tracking mechanism (primitive compared to today), even how to grind telescope lenses to make our own telescopes. He also was a pioneer in the model rocketry industry and we watched as he sent them aloft many afternoons.

Dr Gregorek, as we called him, also was a great Buckeye football fan. (Obituary)

When I came to the tip of Africa, it was the stars that anchored me. as I watched the Big Dipper peak above the horizon in the American late summer. I knew it was a different and much better show I was seeing and thought of how much fun it might have been to share it with him.

I mention these things because that family deserves mention and remembering, but also to express my appreciation for those who post in this thread. I remember those folks and the kids I grew up with every time I click my way in. Thank you!

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