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Dienhart: 15 biggest shoes to fill in Big Ten football
Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer via Big Ten Network

Spring football isn’t too far around the corner. That is when schools can begin to take their first meaningful steps toward building their 2018 squads. Some top talent has left Big Ten campuses. Here is a look at the 15 biggest shoes to fill--along with a possible replacement.

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Buckeyes' spring game will be earlier than usual this year - 247Sports
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Buckeyes' spring game will be earlier than usual this year
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This is a week earlier than when the Buckeyes usually have their spring game. It is usually the second-to-last Saturday of the month (which would be April 21 this year). Prior to Urban Meyer's arrival as head coach, the spring game was often the final ...
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Buckeyes House Hoosiers, the Void of Kerry Coombs, and Tate Martell on the Benefits of Scout Team - Eleven Warriors
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Buckeyes House Hoosiers, the Void of Kerry Coombs, and Tate Martell on the Benefits of Scout Team
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Ohio State football podcast: The Buckeyes' QB decision might not be as difficult as you think - Landof10.com
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Ohio State football podcast: The Buckeyes' QB decision might not be as difficult as you think
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Ohio State's 71-56 win against Indiana and why the effort proved the Buckeyes are who we thought they were before the loss Thursday to Penn State. What Indiana did in the second half against the Buckeyes that concerns Kyle going forward, especially as ...
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Sports Today: Beat goes on for Buckeyes against Archie's Hoosiers - MyDaytonDailyNews
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Sports Today: Beat goes on for Buckeyes against Archie's Hoosiers
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Chris Holtmann's Buckeyes led for all but 1:30 en route to a 71-56 victory that guaranteed a winning Big Ten record in the coach's first season in Columbus. The Buckeyes, of course, are thinking of bigger things after Holtmann's hiring reinvigorated ...

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Ohio State football podcast: The Buckeyes' QB decision may not be as difficult as you think - Springfield News Sun
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Ohio State football podcast: The Buckeyes' QB decision may not be as difficult as you think
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Ohio State's 71-56 win against Indiana and why the effort proved the Buckeyes are who we thought they were before the loss Thursday to Penn State. What Indiana did in the second half against the Buckeyes that concerns Kyle going forward, especially ...

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National Signing Day: Ohio State football welcomes the rest of the 2018 class
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Despite most of the 2018 class signing their LOIs during the Early Signing Period, OSU could get a few more on the traditional signing day.

This year marked the first time that the NCAA has given college football prospects an opportunity to sign their National Letters of Intent during an early signing period. From Dec. 20-22, Ohio State (and the other 129 FBS programs) were expecting to add up to 80% of their incoming 2018 class, with the remaining few scholarship spots to be claimed on the traditional National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Having already received 22 signed LOIs during the Early Signing Period, this year’s traditional February National Signing Day isn’t expected to be quite as exciting. However, Ohio State is looking to add a couple more high-value scholarship players to the 2018 class. That being said, the team is quickly running out of room, sitting at the scholarship maximum even before NSD. However, that could change if it is made public that other players are planning to transfer, or are ending their collegiate careers due to injury.

The Buckeyes already expect to get some paperwork from DT Tyler Friday and WR Chris Olave, who recently verbally committed to Ohio State. Other possible additions to the 2018 class include OLB Christopher Oats, OT Nicholas Petit-Frere, RB Taivon Thomas and OT Rasheed Walker.

Stay tuned for updates as the Buckeyes get BOOOOOM-ing during National Signing Day, and add to an already impressive haul of top talents from the 2018 recruiting class as they battle Georgia for the top class of the year.



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Ohio State basketball daily nuggets: The change Chris Holtmann must make; what the Buckeyes learned from losing - cleveland.com
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Ohio State basketball daily nuggets: The change Chris Holtmann must make; what the Buckeyes learned from losing
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1. Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said he wasn't sure if what the Buckeyes saw last Thursday was Penn State's best shot. The Nittany Lions shot nearly 60 percent from the floor and set a program record for 3-point shooting. So I'll say it. That was ...


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Tavion Thomas decommits from Oklahoma: Could the three-star Ohio RB be on the verge of becoming a Buckeye? - The Athletic
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Tavion Thomas decommits from Oklahoma: Could the three-star Ohio RB be on the verge of becoming a Buckeye?
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We've all seen this movie before: A three-star prospect in Ohio isn't a major part of Ohio State's recruiting plans for most of the year, then with less than a month remaining before National Signing Day, the Buckeyes get involved, invite him on an ...

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Ohio State basketball observations: Keita Bates-Diop's evolution; Buckeyes' most important stat - cleveland.com
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Ohio State basketball observations: Keita Bates-Diop's evolution; Buckeyes' most important stat
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And the Buckeyes got back to their identity against Indiana. 2. That play highlighted above is another example of how Bates-Diop, while still occasionally fighting through games where the opposing defense gets physical with him, finds other ways to ...

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Ohio State continues to send out more offers to 2019 and 2020 prospects
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Two North Carolina prospects got Buckeye offers on Tuesday

The finishing touches are being put on the Ohio State Buckeyes’ 2018 recruiting class. National Signing Day is a week away, and there’s a chance Urban Meyer and co. will snag a recruit or two by the time all the Letter of Intents are signed.

But, what about the classes after 2018?

Like any elite program, they’re focusing not only on the current year, but the years down the road. The Buckeyes have dished out offers left and right over the past week to prospects in the 2019 and 2020 classes. That trend carried over into Tuesday, as OSU made more offers to recruits in the ‘19 and ‘20 classes.

2020 in Zone 6


One offer that went out was to 2020 wide receiver Porter Rooks. Rooks, who hails from Charlotte, N.C., doesn’t have a lot recruiting grades yet, but that didn’t stop the Buckeyes.

Rooks made the offer known on Tuesday evening via Twitter.


It’s been an eventful end to January for the WR; a a trio of schools (Penn State, Tennessee and Ohio State) made him offers, and on Rooks’ end, he made an unofficial visit with South Carolina on Jan. 20, according to his profile page on 247sports.

Schools have taken notice of the 6-foot-1 prospect, as 24 of them have made an offer. That trio of programs joined the likes of Alabama, Auburn and Florida State in the pursuit of the wide receiver. Expect more programs to send their offers, as there is still plenty of time left in his recruitment process.

As mentioned before, there aren’t too many recruiting grades out there for Rooks. 247sports, though, did give the WR a grade—and it’s a good one. Currently, the website has him as the 10th best prospect in the class, third best WR, and the second best in North Carolina.

The next great D-lineman?


Prior to Rooks making his offer known, a fellow North Carolina native received an OSU offer, too. Three-star 2019 defensive tackle Joshua Harris (Roxboro, NC / Person) made his Buckeye offer known on Twitter.


In addition to his three-star ranking, Harris is considered by the 247sports composite as the 25th best DT and 15th best prospect out of North Carolina. So far, 12 schools have made him offers. Those schools include Big Ten programs Maryland, Wisconsin and Penn State; additionally, the Georgia Bulldogs, who were defeated by Alabama in the National Championship Game, also made an offer to the 6-foot-5 DT.

Often, picture collages on Twitter are they way recruits let everyone know about an offer. In Rooks’ tweet, he has the Ohio State logo and a touchdown celebration as the pictures. Harris took a different approach, putting up a highlight reel consisting of Dre’Mont Jones, Chase Young and Tracy Sprinkle.

Could it be that he follows the program more closely than others? After tweeting out the highlight reel, he posted a graphic of him in an OSU uniform.


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Buckeyes rebound vs. Indiana
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COLUMBUS — Jae'Sean Tate scored 16 points and No. 17 Ohio State took control early in cruising to a 71-56 win over Indiana on Tuesday night. Kaleb Wesson added 14 points and Keita Bates-Diop had 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Buckeyes (19-5, 10-1 ...

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Kurelic: Harbaugh attacking Ohio again; final five for 2018? - 247Sports
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Kurelic: Harbaugh attacking Ohio again; final five for 2018?
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On Monday the Buckeyes offered 2020 Akron Hoban linebacker DeaMonte Trayanum. Michigan followed up with an offer to Trayanum on Tuesday. Monday the Wolverines offered a scholarship to 2021 Pickerington North athlete Jack Sawyer. Sawyer is definitely on ...

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Buckeyes bully way by Hoosiers 71-56 - WANE
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Buckeyes bully way by Hoosiers 71-56
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Jae'Sean Tate scored 16 points and No. 17 Ohio State took control early in cruising to a 71-56 win over Indiana on Tuesday night. Kaleb Wesson added 14 points and Keita Bates-Diop had 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Buckeyes (19 ...

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College Basketball: Buckeyes Handle Hoosiers
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Columbus, Ohio — Jae'Sean Tate scored 16 points and No. 17 Ohio State took control early in cruising to a 71-56 win over Indiana on Tuesday night. Kaleb Wesson added 14 points and Keita Bates-Diop had 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Buckeyes (19-5 ...

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Buckeyes back in Oklahoma for another offer - 247Sports
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Buckeyes back in Oklahoma for another offer
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The Buckeyes have offered a scholarship to Tulsa (Okla.) Booker T. Washington. 2020 wide receiver Javian Hester. Blessed to say I have received my 2nd offer from the the University of Ohio State #Buckeyes pic.twitter.com/uuojzOHq4D. — Javian ...


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Buckeyes offer huge D-tackle and Carolina linebacker - 247Sports
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Buckeyes offer huge D-tackle and Carolina linebacker
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What's next for the Buckeyes? Make sure you're in the loop -- take five seconds to sign up for our FREE Buckeyes newsletter now! In addition to Ohio State, the 6-foot-5 and 295-pound Harris has a list of offers that also includes Georgia, North ...


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McCurdy: Buckeyes doing it with defense
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College basketball/No. 17 Ohio State 71, Indiana 56: Buckeyes roll to win over Hoosiers - Akron Beacon Journal
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College basketball/No. 17 Ohio State 71, Indiana 56: Buckeyes roll to win over Hoosiers
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COLUMBUS: Jae'Sean Tate scored 16 points and No. 17 Ohio State took control early in cruising to a 71-56 win over Indiana on Tuesday night. Kaleb Wesson added 14 points and Keita Bates-Diop had 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Buckeyes (19-5, 10-1 Big ...

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Buckeyes offer elite defensive end - 247Sports
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Buckeyes offer elite defensive end
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The Buckeyes have offered a scholarship to Charlotte (N.C..) Providence Day 2020 defensive end Jacolbe Cowan. Blessed to receive an offer from THE Ohio State University!!! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/xP4gNZ3V6v. — Jacolbe I. Cowan ...

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No. 17 Ohio State handles Indiana, 71-56
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Jae'Sean Tate scored 16 points and No. 17 Ohio State took control early in cruising to a 71-56 win over Indiana on Tuesday night.

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No. 17 Ohio State cruises past Indiana
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Ohio State forward Keita Bates-Diop, left, chases a loose ball against Indiana forward Juwan Morgan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon). COLUMBUS. Jae'Sean Tate ...
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Ohio State gets back to their winning ways, beats Indiana, 71-56
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Balanced attack for the Buckeyes get them their 10th Big Ten win of the year.

In a battle of first-year, Big Ten coaches, the No. 17 Ohio State Buckeyes knocked off the Indiana Hoosiers, 71-56 at the Value City Arena. There is a different timeline out there in which OSU athletic director Gene Smith decided to fire Thad Matta earlier than he eventually did, and Archie Miller ended up the new Buckeye coach, instead of taking over the Hoosiers, paving the way for Chris Holtmann to come to Columbus. At this point, you would likely be hard-pressed to find many Buckeye fans who don’t prefer our current reality to what might have been.

Tonight’s matchup of supposed rivals showed the best of Ohio State so far this season, as multiple players were involved from very early on; the team collectively shot extremely well, and the ball movement continually kept the IU defense on its heels, and the ball in the hands of the Buckeye with the best chance to score.

Nearly everything was working early for OSU. On the strength of a 10-0 run, Ohio State went into the first media timeout up 14-5. Jae’Sean Tate led the way with six early points, and Keita Bates-Diop had already picked up a bucket, two assists, a rebound, and a blocked shot.

The unselfishness that the team showed allowed seven Buckeyes to get into the scoring column in the first nine minutes of the game. Sophomore forward Micah Potter appeared to finally be healthy and playing at the level that many people had hoped he could reach after an up-and-down freshman campaign.


Potter picked up an old-fashioned three-point play just before the halfway point in the first half, which gave Ohio State a 25-10 lead. A little more than a minute later, Tate hit a jumper that hit the rim about five times before falling to give the Bucks a second 10-0 run of the game.

However, the streak was broken on the subsequent possession by Indiana’s Justin Smith who was fouled in the act, but was unable to hit the ensuing free-throw.

Ohio State seemed intent to get the ball inside to Kaleb Wesson in the first half, running sets specifically to set him up 1-on-1 down low. Wesson picked up 10 points in his first 10 minutes of action on 5-for-5 shooting, while also picking up three boards and only one foul.

IU’s Juwan Morgan was nearly singlehandedly keeping the Hoosiers in the game. The junior had 11 points, three boards, and two assists in the first half.

With just over a minute left, Andre Wesson delivered an over-head, two-handed pass to C.J. Jackson in the corner, who then hit a three to put OSU up 38-23, forcing Miller to call a timeout to get the best shot possible. However, after a tie-up gave possession back to the Hoosiers, Zach McRoberts missed a jumper, giving the ball back to the home team. But, the missed opportunities continued—this time, after a timeout, with just seconds left before halftime, Andrew Dakich threw the ball away cross court as Jackson broke back towards the inbounder, but ultimately away from the ball, which bounced out of bounds.

Fortunately for the Buckeyes, the Hoosiers weren’t able to capitalize, and the teams went into the locker room at 38-23. Morgan led all scorers with 11 of his team’s 23 points in the half. Robert Johnson, who is IU’s second leading scorer on the season, did not score in the first 20 minutes, going 0-for-3.

Kaleb Wesson was the top man for the Buckeyes, but Tate also had eight, and Bates-Diop and Jackson each had six. The real difference in the half was the shooting, as OSU was 17-27 (63%), while the Hoosiers were just 9-27 (33.3%). The Buckeyes also maintained a healthy lead in rebounding (19-10), and perhaps because of that, out-scored Indiana 22-12 in the paint in the first half.

During a timeout in the first half, members of the Ohio State football team were on hand to be recognized.

The second half started much like most of the first, as OSU got two quick buckets, both layups from Tate. Then after a Morgan bucket, Kaleb Wesson hit Kam Williams on a back cut before the guard slammed it home.


After a pair of IU buckets, Williams and Potter hit back-to-back three-pointers to give Ohio State a 20-point lead, 52-32. With around 13 minutes left in the game, Bates-Diop went to the locker room after appearing to stretch his left groin. However, the balanced attack that the Buckeyes had been employing all game kept them in a fairly sizable lead during KBD’s short absence.


In recent games, Bates-Diop has started slow fairly regularly. However, in most cases, he turns it on late in the game, especially when the outcome is in doubt. KBD has been dealing with illness and now apparently a groin issue, but thus far, he has been able to maintain his lead in the Big Ten scoring race.

The Hoosiers continued to fight, trying to claw back into the game, however, they have been let down at the charity stripe, where they went 2-7 through the first 15 and a half minutes in the second half, which only exacerbated the shooting issues that they were experiencing from the floor.

Devonte Green hit a triple with 3:05 left in regulation that brought the Buckeye advantage to 63-51, however, a pair of free-throws and a layup by Jackson kept the home team in the lead for the duration.

While he didn’t get up to the 19.9 that he’s been averaging this season, Bates-Diop did get into double figures with an emphatic slam with 1:35 left, just moments before picking up his fourth blocked shot of the game on an Aljami Durham three-pointer. With a game-high 12 rebounds on the night, KBD picked up his ninth double-double of the season.

Four Buckeyes ended up scoring in double-digits, Tate (16), Kaleb Wesson (14), Bates-Diop (13), and Jackson (10). Conversely, Green led all scorers with 20 points, 15 of which he had after halftime. Morgan, who dominated the first 20 minutes for IU had only four after the break.

Ohio State ended the night with 40 points in the paint and 39 rebounds, while the Hoosiers had 26 in both categories.

The Buckeyes will wrap up a four-game home stand on Sunday, Feb. 4 at noon ET against the Illinois Fighting Illini. The game will be broadcast on FS1.

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