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No Penn State game has been grabbed by CBS just yet, although one will surely come at some point.

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My 7th grade English teacher must be spinning in his grave. (I'm assuming he's dead.) I can see him now: "What does this have to do with the rest of the paragraph?"
It's a sad day when I have to virtually slap someone for poor writing skills.

I think that is bad ass and they should keep it.

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BB73 said:

How many other guys do you know who played with their shoes untied?

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Don't forget the hair. The hair....

Watched ’3 Body Problem’ on Netflix.

It‘s not fat people trying to have a ménage a trois, it’s a good 8-part sci-fi series.

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After a redshirt year at Ohio State, Lorenzo Styles Jr. is 'ready to start making some plays now'​

He transitioned to cornerback last year, taking time to learn the position, and now hopes to make a bigger impact for the Buckeyes.​

When Lorenzo Styles Jr. decided to transfer from Notre Dame last offseason and returned home to play with his brother at Ohio State, he did so with the idea of moving from wide receiver to cornerback. While Styles had played defense in high school, doing so at the collegiate level, after multiple years of playing offense, was a significant transition.

While Sonny Styles was making plays as a safety for the Buckeyes in 2023, Lorenzo was doing his work behind the scenes. The older of the two brothers played in just two games on defense in his first season in scarlet and gray while also getting some snaps on special teams. He recorded no statistics.

This was done intentionally. While Styles wanted to be on the field, the decision was made during the season that he would redshirt and use 2023 as a developmental year.

"I mean, that was kind of tough," Styles remembered this spring. "Because early on in the season, I knew that was redshirting. So I talked about that with coach (Ryan) Day and he was all for it and he helped me with that process. But there were some games where I could have potentially got in and I feel like that was, wanting to be out there, I feel like that kind of hurt."

After playing in all 26 games across his first two seasons of college football with the Fighting Irish, Styles watched from the sideline much more in his first year at Ohio State.

Admittedly, this was difficult for Styles. He did not have the carrot at the end of the stick that are games each week to look forward to. But he continued to put in the work to get better as a cornerback.

"I feel like the hardest thing for me, or not really the hardest, but I had to stay on the grind even though I knew that week I wasn't playing in the game," Styles said. "So I feel like that just really helped me develop patience, really."
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Can Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith, No. 1 recruit in 2024, set new standard for freshman receivers?​

The company Smith will try to keep in 2024 includes names like Julio Jones, A.J. Green and Sammy Watkins​

College football recruiting has vastly changed over the years, but one of the constants that's remained is the weight of expectations on five-star recruits. The higher a recruit is ranked, the higher the expectations are that they'll immediately become a difference-maker for their team -- and perhaps leave conference championships and College Football Playoff appearances in their wake.

In the Class of 2024 there's nobody that has higher expectations than Ohio State freshman Jeremiah Smith. The 6-foot-3, 200 pound star out of Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Opa Locka, Florida, led his team to a perfect 14-0 record and a third consecutive state title and put up insane numbers while doing so: 88 receptions for 1,376 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2023. The Buckeye signee became the first wide receiver to be ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit in the Top247 rankings since 247Sports started them in 2010. He is every bit the generational prospect.

"He's got ready-to-play size to go along with top-flight athleticism and an advanced feel for the position," says 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins, who compares Smith to Julio Jones. "And he's got a pro-like mindset."

Prior to 2024, there'd been 12 receivers ranked in the top 10 overall players in the Top247 rankings. Dorial Green-Beckham had been the highest ranked Top247 wideout recruit when he signed with Missouri back in 2012 as the No. 2 ranked recruit in the nation.

To try and set a reasonable expectation for what Smith's numbers could look like in 2024, we studied past freshmen performances of receivers who ranked as top-10 prospects. Some put up monster numbers as soon as they got on campus and others failed to have an instant impact.

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Akron Rick said:

Poster on another site says Coach Ryan was seen at a recent team workout. Still a long road to full recovery
but great news nonetheless. Go Bucks, and most importantly GO Coach!

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Vannett will continue his career with the Titans after spending time last year with the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers. After spending the preseason with the Texans, Vannett joined the Chargers and made five starts in eight games, catching one pass for 3 yards while playing primarily as a blocker.

A third-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 2016, Vannett spent three years and a part of a fourth season in Seattle before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. Vannett has also played for the Denver Broncos (2020), New Orleans Saints (2021-22) and New York Giants (2022).

In 94 career games across eight seasons, Vannett has made 43 starts and caught 91 passes for 877 yards and six touchdowns.

Re: CAREER EARNINGS THRU 2024 = $11,397,377​

Just sayin': Hey, > $11M isn't too shabby over 8 seasons and he is still in "the league".

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It says a lot about the state of Ohio that the guy who literally made Jeffrey Epstein is THE power broker in the state. I'd rather our university be a lower tier of academic prestige than have this asshole have the level of influence that he does.

Ted Carter has had 2 big, public facing choices since he took over, and he hired Ross Bjork and chose Chris Pan.

I want 1 thing when I hear people talking about Ohio State: to be proud to say I have 2 degrees from there. Every time a Ted Carter decision becomes public, I feel embarrassed.

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Any benefit from Wexner has run its course, and he's much more of a liability now. Even his giving has always been more about helping the city grow (Center For The Arts and Medical Center) than concentrating on students, faculty and academics. And if you really want to hear a sleazy story about him, look into how Columbus Academy changed their century old criteria for picking a valedictorian the very year that his oldest became a senior.

Ohio State adds Presbyterian transfer wide receiver Shawn Lodge as preferred walk-on​

Ohio State has added Presbyterian transfer wide receiver Shawn Lodge to its 2024 roster. The Akron, Ohio, native and St. Vincent St. Mary product announced his commitment to the Buckeyes Friday.

He will join the team as a preferred walk-on after spending the first two seasons of his career at Presbyterian College, an FCS school in Clinton, South Carolina.

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Lodge appeared in all 11 of Presbyterian’s games last season at both wide receiver and kick/punt returner. In the process, he piled up 260 all-purpose yards. He caught nine passes for 120 yards, including a long of 28 yards at Butler last September.

The 6-foot wideout also made an impact as a returner. He ran back a team-high 13 punts, averaging 3.15 yards per return while ripping off a long of 39 yards against Virginia-Lynchburg in the home opener. Lodge ranked second on the team in kickoff returns with nine — he averaged just 11 yards per kick return and logged a long of 22 yards.

Out of control these contracts

Niklex316 said:

I think Vernell Brown stays in Florida but Ffrench signs with the good guys. I don’t think a lot of people know or understand just how good Porter is… SEVERAL east coast people in the know have gone on record as to saying Porter is a generational talent. It’s one thing for a singular person to say something like that that yiu couod easily chalk up as Simple exaggeration. But when multiple people go on record using that same phrase, that grabs my attention.

I’m going to predict Hartline goes ham this cycle and we end up with these four in the ‘25 WR recruiting class…

1) De’Zie Jones
2) Quincy Porter
3) Jaime Ffrench
4) Dakorien Moore

2 Jersey kids to go along with Ffrench and Moore. My dream class from the very beginning was Kaliq Lockett instead of Jones along with those other 3, and then after Lockett faded, Boggs Decommited, and Bill Green hyped up Vernell Brown… my top 4 would have Brown replacing Jones who I was surprised they took so early with all these top guys still unsigned.

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I still think OSU can land Brown, there will be articles contradicting themselves for months, and I can just as easily see Brown replacing Porter. Though I like having a bigger WR in the room like Porter.

10th is awful for a school with our pedigree

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I know its crazy to see a 2028 offer, but this kid is a blur on the field! Reminds me of Zacharriah Branch. Its going to interesting to watch him go through HS, especially living so far away from home, and playing the competition that he's going to face(in practice and with their national schedule). Always trust Hartline

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FOX OFFICIALLY SET TO TELEVISE OHIO STATE VS. MICHIGAN AT NOON​

The Game is officially set for a noon kickoff on FOX.

To the surprise of no one, FOX used its No. 1 pick in the Big Ten game draft between the television networks to select the annual rivalry game between Ohio State and Michigan, keeping The Game in its traditional noon ET time slot.
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Kickoff times for Ohio State’s first 11 games of the 2024 season have not yet been announced.

Mobley also got recognized for being the top shooter in the class by 247.
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I realize Chatman is also a good shooter, but I believe Mobley will overtake him in the rotation simply based on seeing the problems Chatman had with turnovers last season, as his turnover rate was almost double the next-worst player on the team. I see Mobley as having the inside track to making the rotation.

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