Former Ohio State assistant Taver Johnson linked to current Buckeyes opening - Austin American-Statesman
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Former Ohio State assistant Taver Johnson linked to current Buckeyes opening
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A Cincinnati native, Johnson worked as a defensive backs coach with the Buckeyes under Jim Tressel from 2007-2011. If he came back to Columbus, he would presumably be taking Coombs' role as the cornerbacks coach. Johnson was Temple's defensive ...


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Ohio State recruiting superlatives: Who are the next Buckeyes stars? - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Ohio State recruiting superlatives: Who are the next Buckeyes stars?
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Given the precarious nature of its tackle depth on the offensive line, Ohio State didn't have a choice but to add another tackle on National Signing Day after inking Max Wray in the early signing period. The Buckeyes came very close to whiffing, but ...


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Power Rankings: Ohio State takes over top spot for first time this season
Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor via Big Ten Network

There are just two weeks remaining in the Big Ten regular season. Where does your team land in BTN analyst Jon Crispin's latest Big Ten Power Rankings, presented by ArcelorMittal? Find out inside.

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@BTNStatsGuys: 10 Big Ten stats entering penultimate week
Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor via Big Ten Network

Two weeks remain in the Big Ten regular season. That's it, amazingly. Before the penultimate week tips off Tuesday night, the @BTNStatsGuys have several nuggets for your consumption.

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Former Ohio State assistant Taver Johnson linked to current Buckeyes opening
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Big Ten places three teams in top 8 of latest AP poll
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The Big Ten has three teams in the top 8 of the latest AP poll, released Monday. Fresh off its victory vs. then-No. 3 Purdue, Michigan State moves up to No. 2 to pace the Big Ten.

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Buckeyes crack top 10, but still behind MSU, Purdue
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COLUMBUS — Ohio State men's basketball is ranked in the top 10 for the first time in four calendar years. The Buckeyes, fresh off an upset at Purdue last week, are ranked No. 8 in the most recent Association Press top 25 poll, which the AP released ...
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Ohio State moves up to No. 8 in latest AP Poll
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Buckeyes move into the top-10 for the first time in over four years.

Coming off of their second upset of a top-three program— this time knocking off then-No. 3 Purdue, 64-63— the Ohio State Buckeyes (22-5, 13-1) continue to climb up the Associated Press college basketball rankings, and comes in at No. 8 in the latest poll. With a one-game lead in the Big Ten Conference (enhanced by having the tie-breaker in hand over both Purdue and Michigan State), the Buckeyes moved into the top-10 for the first time since Jan. 6, 2014, when they were up at No. 3.

After their wins against Purdue and Iowa last week, on Sunday, it was also announced that the Buckeyes were currently sitting on the No. 4 line for the NCAA Tournament when the selection committee revealed their current Top-16, four weeks before the actual Selection Sunday.

Ohio State came in at No. 14, behind two other Big Ten schools (the aforementioned No. 3 Purdue and No. 11 Michigan State) and two other Ohio schools (No. 4 Xavier and No. 8 Cincinnati). Also, two of the five teams that delivered losses to the Buckeyes were included in the top-16, No. 9 Clemson and No. 12 North Carolina.

Due to the bizarre, over-complicated quadrant system, the selection committee currently has OSU in the East Region along with No. 1 Villanova, No. 2 Duke, and No. 3 Texas Tech. Now certainly there s a lot of basketball to be played, but from where this season started, it is always exciting to see the Buckeyes back in the mix for the Big Dance.

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Big Ten primer: Penn State has two big opportunities this week
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network

There are just two weeks left in the Big Ten regular season. The race for the championship remains tight between Ohio State, Michigan State and Purdue, while schools like Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State make a push to enhance their NCAA resumes. Here is a look at the upcoming week.

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What connections did new Buckeyes have to Ohio State? OSU football recruiting survey
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23417 outstanding Buckeyes were recognized this past semester for academic achievement - The Ohio State University News
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23417 outstanding Buckeyes were recognized this past semester for academic achievement
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23,417 outstanding Buckeyes were recognized this past semester for academic achievement. Find out who. By: The Ohio State University. Published on February 12, 2018. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University has issued the dean's list for autumn 2017 ...


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Ohio State: Projecting 2018 depth chart; Buckeyes basketball alone atop Big Ten
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Top 2019 prospect was in attendance for Ohio State basketball game on Saturday
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Alonzo Gaffney, Ohio’s No. 1 prospect in the 2019 class, took in the Buckeyes game against Iowa.

Whether it dealt with a team from the hardwood or gridiron, the Ohio State Buckeyes had a pretty good week on the recruiting trail. On top of two victories against Big Ten foes, Chris Holtmann played host to a handful of basketball recruits on Saturday evening. With the football team, a handful of prospects made visits over the weekend.

Trying to get Ohio’s best...


With a win against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday, Holtmann and the Buckeyes now sit atop the conference standings. In attendance for that win was the No. 1 prospect in Ohio for 2019, power forward Alonzo Gaffney.


Gaffney, a Cleveland native, has a list of top-tier basketball programs that have already sent him offers. Michigan State, Louisville and Georgetown are just three of the nine schools, according to 247sports, that have made it known that they want the 6-foot-9 star on their team. In addition to being Ohio’s top prospect in the 2019 recruiting class, Gaffney is ranked by the 247sports composite as the 18th best overall talent and third best PF in his class.

Where the Garfield Heights star will end up is anybody’s guess. However, the 247sports crystal ball has eight predictions in for Gaffney. Three of the predictions have him staying in the state and attending Ohio State, while three other votes have him going to North Carolina; in third place, with two votes, is Louisville.

There is plenty of time left in Gaffney’s recruitment, but having him at an OSU game—especially when the program is on a roll—helps. On Sunday afternoon, the men’s basketball committee gave a sneak peak as to how the NCAA Tournament seeding was shaping up. They revealed that Ohio State is currently slotted in as a No. 4 seed, which is an incredible feat considering where the Buckeyes were projected before the season started.

Holtmann has put together a competitive team in his first season as the man in charge at OSU. With his continued success, it wouldn’t be surprising at all if he was able to get the best player in Ohio in future recruiting classes.

...And one of the best in New York


On top of having Ohio’s best 2019 prospect in the stands, the No. 4 New York prospect in the ‘19 recruiting cycle also has been enticed with an Ohio State offer.

Combo guard Joseph Girard (Glens Falls, NY / Glens Falls Senior) let people know about his offer from the Scarlet and Gray on Saturday evening.


According to 247sports, Girard is the 17th best combo guard in his class—and is the 169th best prospect for 2019. Twenty schools have made offers to him already, with the Michigan Wolverines seen as the early leader in the 247sports crystal ball.

The Ohio State offer comes a day after he made an unofficial visit. Will the recency of a Buckeye visit and offer help sway him from that program up north? We’ll have to see how this plays out. But if anything does happen, we’ll have you covered.

Seeing the what the future may hold


Pivoting to Buckeye football, there were a handful of recruits that came to Columbus over the weekend for visits.

Let’s take a look at some of those recruits:

Paris Johnson Jr.


Position: Offensive tackle

Class: 2020

Town: Cincinnati / St.Xavier

Size: 6-7 / 275

Notable Offers: Michigan State, Notre Dame, Stanford

Justin Rogers


Position: Offensive guard

Class: 2020

Town: Oak Park, MI / Oak Park

Size: 6-3.5 / 265

Notable Offers: Michigan, Michigan State, Florida State

Zach Carpenter


Position: Offensive guard

Class: 2019

Town: Cincinnati / Archbishop Moeller

Size: 6-5 / 310

Notable Offers: Cincinnati, Northwestern, UCLA

Zeke Correll


Position: Offensive guard

Class: 2019

Town: Cincinnati / Anderson

Size: 6-4 / 270

Notable Offers: Michigan State, Penn State, Notre Dame


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Best of the week that was: Miles Bridges, Ohio State highlight action
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network

Did you feel that? That was the sound of the Big Ten standings taking a jolt this week, with Purdue losing its throne and Ohio State ascending to the summit. Who saw the Buckeyes on top with two weeks left in the season back in November? Here is a look back on a wild week in the Big Ten.

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WIAH: On Harrison; Dobbs; corner target; one to keep in mind - 247Sports
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WIAH: On Harrison; Dobbs; corner target; one to keep in mind
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Want daily inside scoop on the Buckeyes? Be sure to enjoy VIP access to Bucknuts.com with our seven day FREE trial offer. Wodtly's name hasn't come up in connection with the Buckeyes, but Larry Johnson and the Ohio State staff knows about him and is ...


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Buckeyes No. 1 in 2018 analytic rankings - 247Sports
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Buckeyes No. 1 in 2018 analytic rankings
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There's a lot to like about Ohio State's prospects in 2018. Yes, the Buckeyes have to replace quarterback J.T. Barrett, a couple of offensive linemen and some very good players on defense, but OSU also has plenty of talent returning and new blood ...

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Ohio State women's basketball | South Florida 84, Buckeyes 65 - The Columbus Dispatch
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Ohio State women's basketball | South Florida 84, Buckeyes 65
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Picking Ohio State 11th made sense, now so does the Buckeyes winning the Big Ten: Doug Lesmerises - cleveland.com
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Picking Ohio State 11th made sense, now so does the Buckeyes winning the Big Ten: Doug Lesmerises
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Ohio State men's basketball | Buckeyes a projected No. 4 seed on official NCAA Tournament preview show - The Columbus Dispatch
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Ohio State men's basketball | Buckeyes a projected No. 4 seed on official NCAA Tournament preview show
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Following contract extension, Urban Meyer not leaving Buckeyes any time soon - Gridiron Now
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Following contract extension, Urban Meyer not leaving Buckeyes any time soon
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No. 6 Ohio State hockey runs over No. 1 Notre Dame, 5-1
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The Buckeyes got their revenge for Friday night’s fluky loss.

If you can eke out a win over the No. 1 team in any sport, you probably had a good day. When you can beat them by four, on their home ice, and put five goals past the team with the national leader in save percentage, I’d have to guess you’d take it.

That’s exactly what No. 6 Ohio State did to No. 1 Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday evening. Ohio State didn’t trail for a second of this game and put the Irish away fairly early in the third period, en route to the 5-1 victory.

Sean Romeo stopped 39/40 saves on the night, outdoing his opponent, Cale Morris, on the weekend overall. Morris is one of, if not the, best goalies in the country and Romeo’s team allowed two fewer goals than his this weekend on the road. Not bad for a transfer who never played a game in Columbus before this season.

Romeo did allow the game winner on Friday on a deflected shot from the slot that he didn’t seem to see until it was too late. Ohio State would return the favor on Saturday, scoring both of their first two goals off of deflections.

At 8:49 of the first, a Matt Miller shot was deflected past Morris by Matthew Weis to make it 1-0 in favor of OSU. Weis’ tenth of the year would turn out to be the only score of the period, as the Buckeyes outshot the Irish 14-10 in the frame.

The second, at least possession wise, would be more in Notre Dame’s favor as Ohio State took two penalties to the Irish’s one and were outshot 23-11. But the first shot to go in the period was off the stick of OSU’s Matt Joyaux.

On a delayed penalty due to Notre Dame interfering with Brendon Kearney off a breakaway, Ohio State brought on the extra attacker and put the pressure on the Irish. Matt Joyaux found some room at the left point and fired a shot that deflected off a Notre Dame defender and found its way past Morris. Kearney and Luke Stork had the assists on Joyaux’s first of the year.

But at 17:19, just under nine minutes later, Gordi Myer took a slashing penalty and gave Notre Dame their fourth powerplay of the game. Just sixteen seconds in, they converted. Cam Morrison tipped in an Andrew Oglevie shot from the point and suddenly Notre Dame had the momentum and a single goal deficit to overcome.

In the third period, Notre Dame would add seven more shots on goal, but Romeo would stop them all. Notre Dame’s net wasn’t so stingy, however. Ohio State added 13 shots of their own and scored on three of them.

Two odd man rushes within 57 seconds would triple Ohio State’s lead. On the first, Kevin Miller converted on a 2-on-1 to make it 3-1, with assists going to Wyatt Ege and Stork. Fifty-seven seconds later, at 7:53, Sam McCormick would jam one home, with helpers going to John Wiitala and Mason Jobst, to make it 4-1. Miller’s fifth of the year and McCormick’s second all but ended this one.

Notre Dame would pull the goalie late in a desperate attempt to come back, but it’d just lead to an empty netter for Brendon Kearney, getting revenge for being interfered with on a breakaway earlier, even if that did lead to Joyaux’s game winner.

Ohio State would finish off the 5-1 victory and earn the split with the No. 1 team in the nation. If nothing else, OSU proved they belong in the conversation with the very best teams in the entire country. They only lost by a single fluky goal on Friday night and trounced the No. 1 team on Saturday.

Now, they just have to keep the momentum going in order to hold onto the Big Ten No. 2 seed. They remain five points up on Michigan for the spot following the Wolverines’ win over Michigan State. Things don’t get much easier, though, as the Buckeyes travel to No. 12 Minnesota next weekend before hosting No. 17 Wisconsin to end the season. Time to take care of business.

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Notre Dame Hockey: No. 1 Irish Fall to No. 6 Buckeyes, Split Historic Weekend Series - One Foot Down
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Notre Dame Hockey: No. 1 Irish Fall to No. 6 Buckeyes, Split Historic Weekend Series
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