How to watch No. 14 Ohio State vs. Iowa: Preview, game time, live streaming online
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The Buckeyes look to follow-up their big win over Purdue against a struggling Hawkeye squad.

The No. 14 Ohio State Buckeyes upset the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Ind. Now, the Buckeyes head back to Columbus to face an Iowa team that hasn’t won a game since January.

More heroics from forward Keita Bates-Diop sealed the win over Purdue for Ohio State earlier this week, as he tipped in a miss from Jae’Sean Tate to put the Buckeyes up by one in the final seconds of the game. The junior finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season as Ohio State improved to 21-5 on the season and 12-1 in conference play. Importantly, Ohio State managed the win without senior guard Kam Williams, who was suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules prior to the Buckeyes’ win over Illinois. Williams is expected to be out once again tonight against Iowa.

Ohio State’s win Wednesday ended Purdue’s 19-game win streak. With the win, the Buckeyes hold the tiebreaker for the top spot in the Big Ten standings over both the Boilermakers and Michigan State Spartans. In the current AP Poll, Ohio State now holds two wins over top-5 teams and has an overall highly-competitive tournament resume. The Buckeyes have risen to 13th in the latest Kenpom ratings, third in the Big Ten behind the Spartans and Boilermakers.

Iowa is definitely down this year, with the Hawkeyes 11th in the Big Ten conference standings--the same spot Ohio State was expected to finish at in the preseason. The Hawkeyes have won just three conference games this season and hold a 12-14 overall record.

In general, Iowa has been a wildly inconsistent team this season. After getting blown out by Penn State by 24 on the road, Iowa returned home to lose to No. 4 Michigan State by just three. While capable of scoring a lot of points on offense, they haven’t proven able to defend quite so readily.

Fran McCaffery is in his eighth season with the Hawkeyes, and is having his worst year since taking over the program in 2010 when Iowa went 4-14 in conference play. McCaffery is 149-115 overall in his time in Iowa City, including 67-72 in conference.

The Hawkeyes dropped their last game against Ohio State early in January, 92-81, but Iowa holds the all-time edge 77-74. Overall, the Buckeyes are 814-714 against current members of the Big Ten.

Numbers to know

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How many turnovers the Buckeyes had against Purdue Wednesday. That’s a huge improvement from the 15 Ohio State committed previously against Illinois (granted, Illinois is one of the best teams in the nation in taking the ball away). Turnovers have been a point of emphasis for Chris Holtmann in his first season in Columbus, especially when it comes to his point guards protecting the ball, but the Buckeyes were still averaging 12 per game heading into their matchup with the Boilermakers. It is a positive trend to see Ohio State able to protect the ball against tough competition like Purdue--a team that normally takes the ball away more than 13 times per game. Iowa, meanwhile, is averaging 13 turnovers per game while forcing 11.6.

18.7


The number of assists per game that Iowa has had this season, which is good for fourth in the NCAA. Point guard Jordan Bohannon leads in the category, averaging 5.3 per game. Bohannon has had six games with 10 or more assists in his career, and all of his double-doubles in his two years with the Hawkeyes have come off points and assists. Earlier this season, Iowa collectively accounted for 34 assists on just 36 field goals against Northern Illinois. Most recently against Michigan State, all five of Iowa’s starters had at least three assists on the day, accounting for 21 of the team’s 26 assists. Even more impressively, the Hawkeyes committed just eight turnovers against the Spartans. While Ohio State does not struggle with sharing the ball (the Buckeyes average 14.9 assists per game), they certainly have not been as adept as the Hawkeyes in that category this season.

78.3


How many points Iowa has given up per game on average this season. That’s really bad. Like, worst-in-the-Big-Ten-bad. The Buckeyes are averaging 76.9 points offensively per game, but dropped 92 on the Hawkeyes in their last go-round in early January. Iowa has allowed at least 90 points in five conference games, and are 1-4 in such circumstances. Their only win came against Illinois, when the Hawkeyes managed 107 points on the offensive side of the ball. Iowa’s scoring margin is just +2.4 this season, and their 12 wins this year have all come when the Hawkeyes have scored at least 80 points. Ohio State, on the other hand, gives up just 66.1 points per game, and has a +10.8 scoring margin. While Iowa has some strong offensive weapons in Tyler Cook, Luka Garza and Jordan Bohannon, they have not, as a team, been able to translate that power to the other side of the court on defense.

Cast of characters

Ohio State

Kaleb Wesson


The freshman’s brother, Andre, had 10 points against Purdue Wednesday. Kaleb, meanwhile, had none in 12 minutes, sitting much of the game after getting into foul trouble going up against the Boilermakers’ Isaac Haas. It was a disappointing performance for a player who is averaging in double figures during his inaugural season with the Buckeyes. The two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week has started 22 of 25 games so far this season, and is one of the best shooters on Chris Holtmann’s squad, connecting on 57 percent of his attempts from the field. He is also one of the best in the Big Ten in offensive rebounds, pulling down 2.3 per game. In his last game versus the Hawkeyes, Wesson fouled out with 10 points. Expect an improved performance this evening.

Keita Bates-Diop


The story of the Buckeyes’ season could not be told without Bates-Diop, who has not only proven to be a consistent shooter and scorer, but also a clutch player able to make shots when they count--like in the final seconds against Purdue. That combination is why the junior forward is suddenly in the conversation for nearly every major basketball award this season, including the Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Trophy and Big Ten Player of the Year. Bates-Diop leads the Big Ten in scoring with 20.2 points per game, and is third in rebounding with nine per game. His ability to shoot from range and from the line all while playing strong defense makes him one of the most multifaceted players in the conference.

Iowa

Tyler Cook


The sophomore from St. Louis has been having an excellent season despite his team’s record. Cook is averaging 15.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game--both team highs. A reliable shooter, the 6-foot-9 forward is connecting on more than 57 percent of his shots from the field. Most recently, Cook dropped 26 points on Michigan State. He’s shown the ability to draw fouls--something that Purdue’s Isaac Haas was able to do against Ohio State Wednesday--which can put defenses in precarious situations down low. Cook has also been flashy at points, and has had 50 dunks this season. In Iowa’s last game versus the Buckeyes, Cook was the leading scorer for the Hawkeyes with 21 points on the day. And he continues to get better, even as Iowa slips. Four of his five double-doubles this season have come in his last seven games.

Jordan Bohannon


The point guard was questionable for the Hawkeyes’ outing against Michigan State earlier this week, but he started, played 32 minutes and recorded 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Along with Cook, Bohannon has been a rare, shining beacon on an otherwise struggling team. He is second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game. The sophomore is one of the best three-point shooters in the conference, and has scored on 44.4 percent of his attempts from range. This season, he leads the Big Ten in three-pointers made with 75. When he is not shooting, Bohannon is an effective passer, averaging a team-best 5.3 assists per game. He is also clutch from the free throw line, connecting on greater than 89 percent of his attempts, and hasn’t missed in 30 tries. In fact, the last time Bohannon missed a free throw was in Iowa’s last game versus Ohio State. Bohannan is a microcosm of Iowa’s story this season. While he is an outstanding offensive weapon, his defense has serious room for improvement.

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No. 6 Ohio State again downed by No. 1 Notre Dame, 2-1
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The Irish clinched the Big Ten regular season title in their first year in the conference.

It’s hard to be upset about a one goal loss on the road to the No. 1 team, but boy did it feel like the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes had something to prove going into this one.

Despite losing 6-3 to Michigan State last Saturday, Ohio State came in winners of eight out of 10 since the winter break and 10 of their 12 twelve overall. This was their first real test against tippy-top national competition since sweeping Minnesota in early December. Plus there was the sweep No. 1 Notre Dame handed to the Buckeyes the first weekend of November.

The Buckeyes had a national showcase on NBCSN with the Olympic Opening Ceremony serving as NBC’s only major Olympic coverage on the night. National brand and No. 1 Notre Dame hosting the upstart Buckeyes on national television. Maybe they can get revenge on NBCSports.com tomorrow night.

It was a low scoring affair with plenty of action, however, and Ohio State coming achingly close to tying it up in the waning minutes of Friday night’s affair. But no matter how close they got with the extra attacker and on the powerplay in the final minutes, Cale Morris was in the way.

The Irish goalie outdueled Sean Romeo by stopping 31/32 shots on net to Romeo’s 27/29 and shutting Ohio State out for the last 33:08 of the game. This was even despite Ohio State, with their 23.5 percent power play, having five power play opportunities on the night. They’d convert one in the second period, but that’d be it. They’d have two in the third period alone but convert on neither.

Ohio State, on the other hand, didn’t exactly do a great of staying out of the box themselves. They took seven penalties themselves and, even with a 90.4 percent success rate on the penalty kill, taking penalties against the No. 1 team in the nation is probably not the best way to beat them. Especially when you lead for exactly zero seconds in this game.

Andrew Oglevie scored Notre Dame’s first goal at 12:49 of the first, from Dylan Malmquist and Cal Burke, and that’d be the only tally in the first period. Malmquist hit Oglevie on a cross ice pass as no Ohio State defender covered the cross ice pass for whatever reason and just like that, Notre Dame was up one.

OSU outshot the Irish 10-7 in the first period, but when the other team scores halfway through and takes a lead, 10-7 is probably what should happen if you’re the No. 6 team. Notre Dame isn’t a team known for pushing the play as they’ll sit back and let Morris keep them in front. And he did just that, at least for awhile.

In the second, on the powerplay, Ohio State would finally get on the board. Kevin Miller scored on the powerplay after Mike O’Leary took a high sticking penalty to give OSU the man advantage. John Wiitala and Gordi Myer had the helpers on Miller’s fourth of the year at 6:52.

Notre Dame, unfortunately, would answer back just 2:44 later on a fluky shot Romeo probably saves 99/100 times. Jordan Gross scored on a fluky shot in the slot that looked like he was just firing on net. Romeo looked like hey may have been screened as two skaters crossed his eye line simultaneous with the shot. It also may have been deflected by a pressuring OSU defender. Either way, it found its way in. And that fluke would be the difference.

Ohio State would put pressure on Notre Dame late in the third with a powerplay after Jake Evans took a boarding call with 6:46 left in the game. They’d kill that off despite OSU pressure and continued to hold Ohio State out from many golden opportunities after Romeo was sent off for the extra attacker.

Cale Morris made some big saves on what did get through to him and shut the door on the 2-1 victory and Big Ten regular season championship. Not a bad accomplishment for the first year in the conference.

Ohio State came into tonight with a six-point lead on third place Wisconsin for second place, as they take on Minnesota this weekend. If those two teams split and Ohio State gets nothing out of Saturday’s rematch with the Irish, they’ll still be up three points headed into the last two weekend series with Minnesota and Wisconsin. Not a bad place to be in, all things considered.

But Ohio State will look to prevent that and at least salvage a point tomorrow as they once again play at No. 1 Notre Dame. The Buckeyes outshot them and lost on a fluky goal. There’s no reason they can’t do better than a single point tomorrow night.

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Notre Dame Hockey: Irish Down Buckeyes, Win B1G Regular Season Title
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Kurelic: Aiming high in 2019; more on OL Junior Day
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1) The Buckeyes signed their No. 1 tight end target for the class of 2018, Jeremy Ruckert, who also happened to be the country's No. 1 tight end in the 247Sports rankings. They are again aiming high when it comes to 2019 tight ends and their targets ...


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Ohio State recruiting: Major visit weekend on tap for Buckeyes
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Ohio State softball’s 2-0 start to the 2018 season included a grand slam
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Plus, Buckeye baseball is about to begin and some second-year NFL players are being recognized.

“The Ohio State softball team kicks off its 2018 season this weekend when it travels to Boca Raton, Fla., for five games against four opponents as part of the FAU “First Pitch” Classic, beginning Friday.”

-Ohio State Buckeyes


The Ohio State softball season got started Friday morning in Florida, with the Buckeyes taking on NIU in their debut matchup for the 2018 season. After a slow start through two innings, Ohio State’s Ashley Goodwin nailed a 3-RBI double to left-center to put the Buckeyes up 4-1.

As if that lead wasn’t solid enough, the fourth inning saw the kind of moment that you build an entire season around: it’s the bottom of the fourth, bases loaded. Sophomore Emily Clark steps up to the plate. Strike 1. Clark readies for the second pitch, connects, and IT’S OUT OF HERE FOLKS! GRAND SLAM! Clark adds four more runs to the scoreboard, putting the Buckeyes up 8-1. Clark would continue her dominance, connecting on a double in the sixth inning, bringing shortstop Lilli Piper in for her third score of the game. Ohio State finished 9-1 in their first action of the day, and set the foundation for the type of run they hope to make in 2018.

The Buckeyes’ second matchup of the double-header was against Duke. This season marks the first in Blue Devils’ history where the school has featured a softball program. Despite being relatively new to the world of competitive collegiate softball, Duke held the Buckeyes to a close 2-1 score heading into the third inning. But, Piper nailed a double down the right field line, bringing home two, to put the Buckeyes up 3-2 heading into the fourth.

Ohio State would score two more before the final at-bat, for a 5-2 win, finishing their first day of the 2018 season at 2-0. The Buckeyes will continue their first tournament of the season through the weekend, facing tournament host FAU on Saturday evening followed by a second go-around with NIU, before finishing up on Sunday against Boston University.

“I see a great deal of maturity and growth in our entire ball club. I talked about last year one time and that was it. I think there’s a sense of urgency. They know that we need to do better as a program. There’s a significant difference in the drive this ball club has.”

-Ohio State baseball head coach Greg Beals, via Ohio State Buckeyes


With softball season now underway, it’s just a matter of time before the Ohio State baseball team sees the first pitch of 2018. This year’s team has a lot of pressure already on its shoulders, coming off of a 2017 season in which the team went 22-34 overall. This year though, the team returns 22 letter-winners, in addition to 10 newbies.

Opening day is still a week away — Feb. 16-18 at the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida — but Coach Beals and players are optimistic about their chances. (Especially given the schedule the coach has put together for the year.) He’s filled the schedule with tough, regional matchups that should keep the team in the hunt for an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament.

One of their strengths this season should be on the pitchers mound. During the Buckeyes’ impressive Big Ten tournament run in 2016, six of the pitchers still on the 2018 roster saw significant innings. Leading the way this season will be fifth-year captains Adam Niemeyer and Kyle Michalik, who have made 39 and 61 career appearances, respectively.

“Sifting through the plethora of data we have at our fingertips at PFF and coinciding with the release of our Top 101 players from the 2017 season, PFF’s Mark Chichester takes a look at the highest-graded second-year players regardless of position from the 2017-18 campaign.”

-Mark Chichester, ProFootball Focus


As ProFootball Focus took a look at the best second-year players in the NFL, it’s no surprise that a couple of former Ohio State players made the list — especially given two years ago featured a history-making draft class for the Buckeyes. The two Ohio State alumni to earn the honors: Michael Thomas and Joey Bosa.

Thomas has been setting and besting offensive records throughout his two years in the league, and as scary as it sounds, he’s probably just getting started. One of the most targeted receivers to ever begin his NFL career, Thomas has claimed 196 receptions over the past two regular seasons, good for 2,382 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.

According to PFF, Thomas had the third best contested catch rating among NFL receivers in 2017, snagging 56.3% of the balls he battled for. Thomas might not be a red zone target for the Saints, but with an average of 12.2 yards per catch, he’s almost always good to move the chains.

The second Buckeye on the list of top 10 sophomores in the NFL is former Defensive Rookie of the Year winner Joey Bosa. Another former Ohio State player to enter the league and start re-writing the record books from Day 1, Bosa -- as part of one of the best pass-rushing duos in the entire league — has been productive in his two years, claiming 23.0 sacks (12.5 in 2017) and 83 solo tackles.

Both Thomas and Bosa should find their names among the best in the league for years to come.

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B1G football refs have ejected players for softer hits than that.

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that is actually true.

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Ohio State football: 5 new Buckeyes who could provide instant help in 2018
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Ohio State men’s basketball has undergone a rapid revival this season
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The Buckeyes have returned to form in Year 1 of the Chris Holtmann era.

Ohio State’s basketball team is good. Really, really good. Like, beating the No. 3 team in the country on their home floor with a last second shot after being down by 14 good. They also dumped the fifth ranked team back in January, if that’s more your style.

Seven (!!!) years ago, during the height of the Aaron Craft/Jared Sullinger/William Buford/Thad Matta era, Ohio State beating Purdue, Michigan State, and pretty much everyone else on their way to the top spot of the Big Ten would have been the expectation. Obviously, this team isn’t that team, or any of those teams that provided so many high points in the Thad Matta era. This team is better than that.

Let me clarify: no, this team is not more talented than most, if not all of the Matta teams, save for maybe the 2004-2005 and 2007-2008 teams (shout out to P.J. Hill), but that’s exactly what makes them different and ultimately better. The 2017-2018 Ohio State Buckeyes have absolutely no business being as good as they are. With only ten scholarship players, including former Michigan walk-on Andrew Dakich and three freshmen who see significant playing time (Kaleb Wesson, Kyle Young and Musa Jallow), no one expected anything from this team, and that is what sets them apart.

It’s impossible to talk about what helps makes this team so good without talking about the star player, and future NBA draft pick that should be named Big Ten Player of the Year at the end of the season: junior forward Keita Bates-Diop. After spending his freshman year as a role player (played about ten minutes a game), Keita started all 33 games as a sophomore, averaging 12 points and serving as Ohio State’s most consistent player. After an injury sidelined him for much of last season (the Buckeyes may have very well made the NIT last year had he been healthy), he’s been making up for lost time this season, leading the Buckeyes with 20 points and 9 rebounds a game. If you’re looking for a star on this team, look no further than KBD.

This isn’t an Evan Turner in 2010 situation, however. While KBD is the face of the team, and an extremely efficient scorer the offense can lean on, it’s the contributions of his fellow starters (C.J. Jackson, Kam Williams, Jae’Sean Tate and Kaleb Wesson), and the role players (Musa Jallow, Kyle Young, Andre Wesson, Micah Potter, and of course, Andrew Dakich) that turned Ohio State into the best team in the Big Ten just a season after going 17-15.

Every single one of those players plays a crucial role in each game Ohio State plays, and when they work together (as they do so well), they’re significantly better than the sum of their parts. The last time an Ohio State team could be described as “overachieving” was more than a decade ago, when Terence Dials, J.J. Sullinger, Je’Kel Foster, Ron Lewis and Jamal Butler led Ohio State to a two seed after winning just 20 games the year prior.

Ohio State doesn’t get to be the underdog very often, be it in football, basketball or anything else. That just comes with the territory of being one of the nation’s most profitable athletic departments. As rare as it may be, when Ohio State does get the chance to overachieve as an underdog, it often yields the most memorable moments, games, and seasons.

The three most enjoyable seasons of Buckeye football in recent memory came in overachieving years: 2002, 2012, and 2014. The same is true for the basketball team, and it’s that feeling of excitement that comes with a team playing above expectation that makes this team so much more enjoyable than almost every season in the past decade.

In just one season, Chris Holtmann (with some help from his players) has taken a soulless, sputtering Buckeye basketball team, and turned it into one of the nation’s best stories, while putting together one of the most exciting, shocking, jubilant seasons in Ohio State history. No matter what Evan Turner or anyone else says, Ohio State is the underdog this season, and we as fans should embrace that, because it won’t last forever. Just as they did under Matta, expectations will shift, and seasons like this one will become the expectation.

Before that happens, please take some time to watch, support, and love this team while we have them. I know I will.

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Ohio State podcast: Fans, recruits taking notice of Buckeyes basketball
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Ohio State football: Buckeyes corner Sheffield to run track, too
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So I am doing a massive clean out of my IT inventory from side jobs and personal belongings from over the years and going to be selling everything online in the coming days. Everything from servers, workstations, hard drives, memory, processors, network equipment, monitors, video cards, etc...

Are there rules against someone posting this on here? My plan is to link a google doc containing everything for sale with an anonymous email to contact for interested parties. I will be posting it on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and perhaps a couple other spots. I'd like to sell most things locally but if I have to ship stuff I don't mind doing so to fellow Buckeyes.

I just wanted to ask before doing so...

Let me know,

Thanks!

edit: Perhaps we can create a marketplace forum, obviously with some rules in place, for people to sell all sorts of stuff.

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Ohio State football: Even on recruiting trail, Urban Meyer keeps dominating Michigan
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Would love to see Correll and Rogers pull the trigger this weekend...look out for Potter as well.

Everything came up aces for Ohio State athletics on Wednesday
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Let’s recap the Buckeyes’ big day, shall we?

You know those days where everything goes your way? Like whatever you do, it’s going to turn out exceptional? That was how Wednesday went for Ohio State athletics.


Between signing one of the highest rated recruiting classes of all-time, Urban Meyer confirming that a contract extension is in the works, and the basketball team’s 64-63 road win over No. 3 Purdue—to give them first place in the Big Ten, no less— it was a banner day for the Buckeyes on all fronts.


Ohio State’s Wednesday, in GIF form

On this episode of the Hangout in the Holy Land, Colton Denning and Patrick Mayhorn recap the Buckeyes’ eventful Wednesday, and give their thoughts on everything that went down, including:

• Why signing 5-star OT Nicholas Petit-Frere was such a big deal, and reminiscent of how the Buckeyes stole Vonn Bell from the SEC in the 2013 class.
• What 4-star OLB Javontae Jean-Baptiste brings to the program, how Meyer and co. were able to steal him from Nebraska, and why he might end up as a defensive end.
• Meyer’s contract extension keeping him in Columbus for the long haul, and why Greg Schiano’s rumored pay raise is well-deserved.
• Making fun of Michigan’s hilariously average class, and discussing why the Wolverines are in such a tough spot right now.
• Recapping the basketball team’s win over Purdue, how the Buckeyes were able to win despite not playing their best, and generally waxing poetic about Chris Holtmann.

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Ohio State women's basketball | Buckeyes beat Rutgers in fourth straight double-digit win
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Ohio State continues trend of sending out offers
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The class of 2019 is now the primary focus.

Wednesday was literally a day made for Ohio State fans. Not only did Urban Meyer and his staff land the nation’s second ranked class and the top overall class in the Big Ten, but the Buckeye hoopers knocked off the previously unbeaten in conference play Purdue Boilermakers on their home court. Not to mention, news of current Buckeye football Defensive Coordinator Greg Schiano staying with the Ohio State program pretty much capped off what was maybe the greatest signing day of the Meyer era.

In his presser alone, Meyer hinted to the fact that while this 2018 football recruiting class is incredible, the time for 2019 and beyond starts immediately as the 2018 class was cemented in ink. Many wonder why the Buckeyes continuously have the success they are having on the recruiting trail, but after hearing Urban say his staff will “toast and then it’s on to 2019” proves that the effort and attention to detail this coaching staff puts into their recruiting is truly at the top of the charts. Look for this next class to be much like every other Meyer Ohio State class: exceptional.

Sure, let’s try and “flip” this one too


There really isn’t too many times when Ohio State isn’t able to “hand select” the prospects they want in their recruiting classes. In fact, some fan bases like the one up North, complain about Meyer’s ability to swoop in and land a recruit that was thought to be solid to another respective school. However, who could ever blame the student-athlete for doing so? With the track record Ohio State has on and off the field with this coaching staff, top prospects all over the country are wanting to be a part of what is going on in Columbus. Maybe 2019 will be somewhat of the same storyline.

Yesterday, not even 24 hours after signing the nation’s second best class, Ohio State was at it again as they offered another prospect in the class of 2019. This time, Hakeem Beamon was the recipient when he announced via his Twitter account that the Buckeyes had come calling. The interesting aspect to the Virginia native is that he is currently committed already to North Carolina.


Beamon is currently graded out as a four-star prospect by 247sports. More specifically, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound “ATH” ranks as the eighth best prospect in a very talented state of Virginia and the 32nd best athlete in the country. He committed to UNC back in June 2017, which may help to explain only having eight offers due to his loyalty. But in the last two weeks, schools such as Alabama, Penn State, Virginia, and now Ohio State have entered the race for Hakeem. Only time will tell if his early pledge to North Carolina is truly serious, and now with top programs from around the country coming his way, we may know sooner than later just how serious that verbal commitment really is.

What are they feeding these guys?


Normally, Ohio State isn’t one to really go after prospects more than a year or two out of reach. Reason being, Meyer and his staff feel that scholarships are not “pop-tarts” and don’t need to be handed out at an alarming rate. It’s rare for the Buckeyes to go after a prospect with only one year of prep film under his belt. However, when a prospect is “that” good, then go for it. Yesterday, Urban and his staff went for it as they sent out an ever so rare offer to a class of 2021 prospect in Julian Nixon.


A 6-foot-4, 205-pound receiver from Georgia, Nixon already has the body of a grown-man receiver prospect. With three years still to be played in his high school career though, the sky is apparently the limit for how much Nixon could still grow. While Julian is still to young to have a ranking on the 247sports site, it’s important to note that this will be a prospect that nearly every college program in the country will be after. With two offers already, and one being from the home-state Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State being second to the party proves that they are not wasting any time with the opportunity to build a strong relationship with this stud receiver. With the success that Ohio State has had in Georgia too, certainly helps their case.

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Ohio State recruiting: With National Signing Day over, Buckeyes keep foot on pedal - Landof10.com
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Ohio State recruiting: With National Signing Day over, Buckeyes keep foot on pedal
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Dom & Dave: Buckeyes atop Big Ten standings, Cavs blow up roster
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You've seen them yell at each other in a poorly lit room on a shaky cell phone feed, but now, it's time to step it up. Dom Tiberi and Dave Holmes are teaming up to discuss the top sports stories of the day among other topics. Watch Dom & Dave every ...


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Matthew Baldwin on working his way back from his knee injury - 247Sports
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Matthew Baldwin on working his way back from his knee injury
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At the time, Baldwin, a Buckeye signee who planned to enroll early in January, told reporters he would wait until he got to Ohio State to have the team doctors look at his knee. Now in Columbus and about a month into his college career, Baldwin still ...

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As wins pile up for Ohio State, Chris Holtmann’s trust in his team grows
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After coming into the season with low expectations, the Buckeyes are currently sitting on top of the Big Ten in Chris Holtmann’s first year.

“I had plenty of doubts. Maybe I need to start trusting him.”

Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann on Keita Bates-Diop during Ohio State’s last possession in the 64-63 win over Purdue via Dan Murphy, ESPN


Even though Keita Bates-Diop has had an outstanding season so far, it’s easy to understand why Chris Holtmann had his doubts heading into the Buckeyes’ final possession on Wednesday night. Not only was Ohio State down by a point, they were on the road in a hostile environment against the third-ranked team in the country, who was riding a 19-game home winning streak.

Wednesday night’s game was a game Ohio State had no business winning. The Buckeyes were without Kam Williams, who was suspended for the game, and Kaleb Wesson spent most of the game dealing with foul trouble. Isaac Haas and Carsen Edwards of Purdue were dominating the action, and the Buckeyes looked all but out of it when the Boilermakers went up 14 points in the second half.

This year’s Ohio State team has some fight in them that Buckeye teams of the past few years didn’t have at all. Despite being shorthanded, Ohio State battled back and found a way to take the Big Ten lead in a year where many had projected them to finish in the bottom of the Big Ten in Holtmann’s first year with the Buckeyes.

It’s not that Holtmann didn’t have trust in Bates-Diop and the rest of his teammates to win this game, but for the head coach and the rest of Buckeye nation it is just hard to believe how much this team has improved over the last year. Now Ohio State has wins over Michigan State and Purdue, and if people weren’t taking them seriously before last night, they certainly are now.

“I checked their scores all the time. I checked their statistics. I’ve been watching film on him. The minute we offered him the job, he had a handful of job offers right on top of it and obviously, he picked the right one.”

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer on new assistant Alex Grinch via Tim Bielik, Northeast Ohio Media Group


In this year’s college football coaching carousel, one of the best moves was Ohio State adding Washington State defensive coordinator Alex Grinch to their staff. Originally Grinch was being brought in to be the 10th assistant on Ohio State’s staff, but the addition of Grinch is even more important now that cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs has joined Mike Vrabel’s coaching staff with the Tennessee Titans.

In just three years in Pullman, Wa., as Mike Leach’s defensive coordinator, Grinch transformed Washington State’s defense into one of the best in country. After the Cougars were ranked 84th in defense in 2015, Washington State moved up to 16th in the country this season under Grinch’s guidance.

With Grinch’s background, this move makes plenty of sense. Not only is Grinch a Grove City, Ohio native, but he also played college football at Mount Union. With the loss of Coombs to the NFL, Ohio State needed a high-energy guy on the defensive coaching staff, which is something Grinch will bring to the table.

Even though defensive coordinator Greg Schiano announced he was staying at Ohio State, despite rumors he was leaving to take the vacant defensive coordinator position with the New England Patriots, it seems like Schiano is either destined for a college football head coach job or a return to the NFL in the future. With the hiring of Grinch, Ohio State could have found their defensive coordinator of the future. Not only is Urban Meyer winning on the recruiting trail, but he is also winning when it comes to the coaching carousel.

“It’s tough to beat people. There’s a lot of great teams. It’s a great year for the Big Ten, and it’s just a tough conference to go through.”

Ohio State women’s basketball coach Kevin McGuff via Andrew Erickson, The Columbus Dispatch


A tough task for Ohio State got a little tougher recently due to injury. On Saturday against Wisconsin, Makayla Waterman suffered a strained neck after a scary incident in the 68-55 win over the Badgers. Tonight the Buckeyes take on Rutgers, but it is unknown whether Waterman will be available against the Scarlet Knights. If Waterman isn’t able to play tonight against Rutgers, even more would be asked from Stephanie Mavunga and Alexa Hart, who would be the only two post players available for Ohio State.

Even with the injury concerns, Ohio State will have to be ready to take on a Rutgers squad who just beat Michigan on Sunday, which marked their first win over a ranked team this year. While Ohio State likes to run and is averaging over 80 points per game, Rutgers likes to slow the tempo down, and is allowing opponents just 57.1 points per game this season. With or without Waterman, the Buckeyes are going to face a tough test tonight.

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Buckeyes offer 4-star North Carolina commitment - 247Sports
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Buckeyes offer 4-star North Carolina commitment
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The Buckeyes have offered a scholarship to Chesterfield (Va.) Bird athlete Hakeem Beamon. I'm BLESSED and HONORED to get an offer from The Ohio State University pic.twitter.com/ecaNXsZv1P. — Hakeem Beamon (@hakeem_beamon) February 8, 2018. What's next ...


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