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Ohio State adds Creighton to non-conference basketball schedule in 2018, per report
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Greg McDermott, who nearly took the Buckeyes head coach last summer, will get a showdown with Chris Holtmann in the Gavitt Games

Last month, the Ohio State Buckeyes added Bucknell to a non-conference slate that consisted of UCLA, Cincinnati and Youngstown State.

Make room for another non-conference matchup in the fall of 2018, as the Creighton Blue Jays will tip-off against the Buckeyes in the Gavitt Tipoff Games, per this tweet from Jon Rothstein.


The Gavitt Tipoff Games is an annual, eight-game showdown between Big Ten and Big East squads. It’s one of the more recent conference clashes, starting back in 2015. Interestingly enough, all three years of the Games’ existence have ended ties between the two conferences.

Greg McDermott, the current Creighton coach, nearly took the OSU job last summer. Eventually, Chris Holtmann signed on the dotted line—and the rest is history. Holtmann led the Bucks to a 25-9 overall record, which included a second place finish in the Big Ten and a trip to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.

This isn’t the first time that OSU has taken part in this Big Ten/Big East challenge. In 2016, the Buckeyes defeated Providence, 72-67, at Value City Arena.

Last season, Minnesota, Purdue, Maryland, Indiana, Northwestern, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Illinois took part in the Gavitt Games; Minnesota, Maryland, Purdue and Illinois won their respective contests.

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Update: Jackson discusses OSU basketball offer
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The Buckeyes currently have two scholarships left for the 2019 class (alongside verbal Alonzo Gaffney of Garfield Heights) and two more for the 2020 class. Jackson would best be described as a combo guard with his ability to play both the point guard ...


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Ohio State earned a lot of titles this weekend
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The sports information department, women’s rowing and men’s track and field all had big days.

“There are so many strong sports information departments around the nation. We are grateful for all of them. But this award is meant to honor the best of the best. It’s for those SIDs who provide strong media services and go the extra mile to help above and beyond the call of duty.”

-Tim Griffin, FWAA chairman of the Super 11 committee


Ohio State athletics took home yet another honor Monday as the sports information department was recognized as a “Super 11” Award honoree for 2017 by the Football Writers of America Association, represented by sports information director Jerry Emig. This year is the first that Ohio State has been received this honor. The award, in its ninth season, recognizes the top-11 sports information programs in the Football Bowl Subdivision for the previous season. The other 10 programs--USC, Georgia, Clemson, Colorado, Houston, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Miami of Ohio, Rice and South Alabama--have all won the award previously, with USC having taken it home a record eight times.

“We believe we have a great mix of schools here,” said FWWA executive director Steve Richardson. “Some schools which have been consistently good over the years, others who have had some history of being at the top and one new school. And there are several others who are on the cusp and could be in the Super 11 in future years.”

Selection criteria for the award include exhibiting excellent media relations practices, such as making players, coaches and assistant coaches available to the media for interviews at various points throughout the week and following games, and instituting press box protocols such as “no cheering” policies and rules relating to the presence of boosters in certain areas. Departments are judged on the “quality and timeliness” of the information they provide to the media and responsiveness to media inquiries. The committee also evaluated official websites, including the information included and the frequency with which the sites are updated.

While the award is specific to sports information related to the football program, sports information is a part of many different programs at Ohio State which work to communicate with the public and the media on behalf of the department of athletics.


The Ohio State Buckeyes women’s rowing team has become one of the most consistently outstanding programs in college sports in recent memory. Last year was the team’s “poorest” performance in five seasons as the Buckeyes ended 2017 with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In 2016, Ohio State earned a runner-up finish at the championships. Previously, from 2013-15, the Buckeyes swept their competition, earning three-straight national titles.

This year’s squad looks to continue that legacy. At the Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis Sunday, Ohio State took home its sixth-straight conference title. The championship is also the ninth overall in program history. Even more impressive, the crew did it while winning every single one of the seven races held during the championships, ending with the first varsity eight cruising to a win over Michigan in the last race of the day. It is the first time since 2013, when a new scoring format was introduced, that one team has won all events. The 192 points Ohio State earned is a perfect score, and gave the Buckeyes a healthy margin over second-place Michigan, who finished with 163 points. Wisconsin (118), Iowa (111) and Indiana (95) rounded out the top-five, with eight Big Ten programs participating overall.

In addition, three Buckeye rowers--Ida Kruse, Rachel Engel and Cassandra Johnson--earned first-team All-Big Ten honors following the championships. Two more--Alex Riley and Lexie Nothdurft--earned second-team honors.

With the win, Ohio State earned yet another automatic berth to the NCAA Championships, scheduled for May 25-27 in Sarasota, Florida. The Buckeyes have been strong throughout the relatively short rowing season (made shorter with the cancellation of a dual meet in April), and are ranked fourth nationally behind Washington, Cal and Texas. Three of the seven crews are undefeated on the season, including the first varsity four, second varsity four and first novice eight. The team as a whole has lost just four races this year.

“It was our time and this group of men was the one to make it happen. We had some outstanding performances with championships and personal bests.”

-Karen Dennis, Ohio State director of track and field and cross country, via The Ohio State University


Ohio State track and field also had a big weekend in Indiana as the men’s team took home its fifth conference title in program history and its first since 1993. The team totaled 109 points in their events over the course of the weekend, including first-place finishes in three events. The team earned an overall first-place finish by 21 points. Indiana came in second with 88 points, with Nebraska, Michigan and Penn State finishing behind. The win comes on the tails of Ohio State’s indoor championship in February. That title was also the program’s first since 1993.

Senior Zack Bazile brought home the first title of the weekend as he gave the Buckeyes a first-place finish in the long jump Saturday, finishing at 8.03 meters. Freshman Eric Harrison, meanwhile, took home the gold in the 200-meter with a time of 20.39 seconds, with teammate Nick Gray right behind him in second place. Perhaps the strongest performance of the day came from the 4x100 team of Bazile, Harrison, Duan Asemota and Drelan Bramwell. Clocking in at 38.93 seconds, the time broke the previous Big Ten Outdoor Championship event record set by Ohio State in 1993. Ohio State also took home second-place finishes in the triple jump, the 100-meter dash, pole vault and shot put.

Both Bazile and Harrison earned first team All-Big Ten honors, as did teammates Asemota and Bramwell, both of whom are seniors. Four more athletes on the men’s squad garnered second team All-Big Ten honors.

The women’s squad earned a fifth-place finish in the championships, headlined by second-place finishes in the 4x400, 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash. Six members of the women’s squad also earned second team All-Big Ten honors for the season.

The NCAA Division ! outdoor championships are scheduled for June 6-9 in Eugene, Oregon.

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3 Ohio State alumni competing for “Big X” in 2018 The Basketball Tournament
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The team has until June 1st to secure a spot in the tournament.

So, last year, a whole bunch of Ohio State alumni got together to compete in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in honor of former Buckeye head coach, Thad Matta. The roster included OSU legends, like Aaron Craft, Jared Sullinger, William Buford and Jon Diebler.

However, for the 2018 tournament, there isn’t going to be a straight-up Ohio State-team, but there is a Big Ten team featuring a few Buckeyes... and a few Wolverines. Still trying to accrue enough fan votes before the June 1st deadline, the “Big X” team will feature Buckeyes Andrew Dakich, Jae’Sean Tate and Kam Williams.

With the success of Chris Holtmann’s squad in just his first year as the Buckeye head coach, it’ll be fun to watch the trio of Ohio State alums sharing a court one more time. The team currently sits in 13th place, but only the top nine teams get a tournament spot, so GO VOTE and help them out.

The Basketball Tournament teams and bracket will be announced June 6, with games getting underway in July. With $2 million on the line, the single elimination tourney stays competitive til the final shot — hopefully this year, some Buckeyes will actually walk away with a portion of the purse.

Also on the Big X team will be Michigan’s Mark Donnal, Duncan Robinson, Stu Douglass, and Jon Horford, as well as Illinois’ Nnanna Egwu.

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Ohio State softball earns NCAA Tournament berth
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The Buckeyes will travel south to compete in a region hosted by No. 2 Florida

Despite getting dropped 5-1 by Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night, the Ohio State softball team (34-14) heard their name called last night when the 64 teams were revealed for the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes will travel to Gainesville, Fla. where they will be in a bracket with the No. 2 Florida Gators (50-8), Bethune-Cookman (31-24), and the University of South Florida (38-21).

The double elimination regional bracket will kick off for the Buckeyes on Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET, as they face the USF Bulls. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. Should OSU advance out of the bracket over SEC champion Florida, they will move to the Super Regional against the team remaining from the No. 15 Texas A&M (40-16), Prairie View (20-21), McNeese (40-19), and Baylor (36-16) round-robin. The eight winners of the Super Regionals will then advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla. beginning on May 31.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers won the Big Ten Tournament over weekend to claim the conference’s automatic bid, and the Gophers and Buckeyes will be joined by at-large selections Michigan, Northwestern, and Wisconsin. None of the B1G qualifiers earned the right to host a regional.

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Ohio State among current leaders for numerous top prospects
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The Buckeyes are still in the mix for a long list of talented senior recruits.

Guess what? Just like nearly every other day, Ohio State football recruiting was definitely in the headlines over the weekend.

Although they didn’t land a verbal pledge, the Buckeyes once again found their name on the leader list of some of the most sought after prospects in the country.

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Buckeyes make the cut


In the world of recruiting, top prospects usually trim their leader list down first before announcing their commitment to a program.

Becoming one step closer to adding to their already star studded 2019 class, the Buckeyes were named among the leaders for numerous recruits over the last few days.

Below are some of the prospects that announced that the Buckeyes are still in contention for their signature.

4-star RB Deondrick Glass


Class: 2019

Town: Katy,TX/Katy

Size: 5’11/190

Top 10: Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas, TCU, Michigan, USC, Georgia, Alabama

3-star WR Craig Young


Class: 2019

Town: Fort Wayne,IN/Wayne

Size: 6’3/200

Top 5: Ohio State, Iowa, Purdue, Indiana, Michigan State

4-star WR Zion Puckett


Class: 2019

Town: Griffin,GA/Spalding

Size: 6’1/190

Top 10: Ohio State, Alabama, Auburn, Duke, Miami, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas A&M

4-star WR Marcus Washington


Class: 2019

Town: Saint Louis,MO/Trinity Catholic

Size: 6’2/193

Top 6: Ohio State, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Georgia, Florida State

2020 OL adds OSU offer


Ohio State already holds a verbal pledge from offensive lineman Jake Wray, but that doesn’t mean they’re done trying to secure a commitment from other soon-to-be junior prospects.

On Friday, the Buckeyes handed a four-star tackle from Memphis, Tennessee a chance to rock the Scarlet and Gray. Adding a scholarship offer from Ohio State to his growing list, Marcus Henderson of Memphis University School now holds over a dozen college opportunities.


Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, and Tennessee are just a few of the schools that the Buckeyes now find themselves up against in the pursuit of the 6-foot-5, 300-pound roadblock.

Leading the way for the University School rushing attack to account for nearly 2,000 yards on the season, Henderson, the 13th offensive tackle and 80th overall prospect in the entire class of 2020, per 247Sports, helped pace the Owls to an overall record of 6-6 and a trip to the Tennessee High School football playoffs as a sophomore.

Quick Hits

• Ohio State 2019 inside linebacker target Brandon Smith will announce his college commitment later this month on the 21st. Smith, a five-star prospect from Mineral, Virginia, holds offers from not just OSU, but also Penn State, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M to name a few off his rather long list of college offers.
• Chris Holtmann and the Ohio State basketball squad offered class of 2020 point guard Zeb Jackson a scholarship on Saturday afternoon. Only a sophomore, Jackson, a standout from Maumee, Ohio, now holds offers from the likes of the Buckeyes, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Providence.

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Vermilion's Trinity Patton to attend Ohio State, compete on the Buckeyes' dominant synchronized swimming team
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The Vermilion High senior committed Friday to Ohio State and will compete for the women's synchronized swimming program, the best in the country. The Buckeyes have won 31 national titles since the program began in 1977, including the last two and three ...


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Toledo Maumee Valley Country Day 2020 guard Zeb Jackson took advantage of a week off from the travel basketball circuit to make an unofficial visit to Ohio State on Saturday. And the 6-3 Jackson came away from the visit with an offer to Ohio State.


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