brodybuck21 said:

with them hiring Taggart there won't be too many fsu decommits ... Just a hunch

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Blessed To receive a offer from The hio State University #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/r72e8sR2nE

— Nazir Stackhouse (@TheStackHouse_) December 5, 2017​

Blessed to receive an offer from Ohio State ️ #GoBuckeyes @OhioStateFB @BufordProspects @Coach_Davis22 pic.twitter.com/IwICovBs5J

— Derrian Brown ® (@BrownDerrian) December 5, 2017​

• Per Ari Wasserman of The Athletic, Ohio State offensive line coach Greg Studrawa checked in on class of 2018 five-star offensive tackle Jackson Carman at Fairfield High (OH) on Tuesday. A key Buckeye target, OSU is trying to fight off the likes of USC and Clemson for his services.
• Urban Meyer and OSU quarterback coach Ryan Day made the trek to Franklin, GA to hold an in-home visit with 2018 quarterback commit Emory Jones. With Jones showing interest in other programs, the visit could be one of the last times the Buckeyes get to secure his signature later this month.
• Five-star 2018 linebacker Palaie Gaoteote will officially visit Ohio State this weekend. A longtime USC verbal commit, Urban Meyer and crew are looking to flip the Bishop Gorman (NV) product to join former Gales Tate Martell and Haskell Garrett in Columbus.

Ian Cuevas said:

Though Ohio State was left out of the College Football Playoff in a decision that is still being debated, the Buckeyes did clinch the Big Ten championship when they defeated Wisconsin on Saturday 27-20. It’s Meyer’s third conference championship with Ohio State and ESPN now ranks the Buckeyes as the top team in the conference (duh). The Badgers swapped with Ohio State and now sit second. Had the Badgers won on Saturday, they undoubtedly would have been in the College Football Playoff, but instead dropped to a talented Ohio State team.

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• The key to stopping the Badgers offense is to eliminate their ground game and force the team’s underwhelming passing attack to make plays down the field. The Buckeyes were able to do just that, holding Wisconsin to 60 rushing yards on 32 carries. The Badgers longest run of the evening was just seven yards.
• Ohio State’s cornerbacks — especially Denzel Ward — played great for the majority of the game, but the Badgers were able to generate some offense through some clever play-action and misdirection, that often resulted in a successful screen or pass to a running back in the flat.
• The Buckeyes managed to once again control the line of scrimmage and create turnovers. Alex Hornibrook threw two interceptions and was sacked three times, one each from Tyquan Lewis, Nick Bosa, and Jerome Baker.

• The offensive line did a tremendous job against the nation’s best defense. They created monster creases in the run game and protected their quarterback. Even with Barrett’s limited mobility, they allowed ZERO sacks on the night.
• Here’s a great example of the offensive line’s dominance on J.K. Dobbins’ 77-yard run. As a cohesive unit, they blew the Badgers’ front three-to-four yards off the ball on this play — which is incredible.

• This has to be the easiest read/touchdown of Barrett’s career, right? The defensive back read the swing pass and thought that the inside slot receiver would block. Instead, two verticals were ran, and Barrett had a touchdown to either receiver. He hit McLaurin in stride for an easy score.

• On this roll out, at no time was the linebacker out of position. Binjimen Victor ran a clean route and created space on the corner, but the linebacker was in position from the beginning to make a play on the football.

• One could argue with 5:33 remaining in the first half, this was the most important sequence of events that might have changed Ohio State’s potential playoff future. The Buckeyes got the ball back on their own 8-yard line with all the momentum. They led 21-7 and had a chance to score before halftime, before getting the ball back after half. This was their chance to make a statement and blow the doors off the No. 4 team in the country — which could have stated a stronger case in them propelling over Alabama. Then, Mike Weber fumbled, which led to a Wisconsin field goal. Still, leading 21-10, Ohio State had a chance to go up 28-10, but Barrett was unable to take advantage of the favorable situation.
• With 51 seconds remaining in the half and Wisconsin DARING Barrett to beat them over the top — even after allowing a deep touchdown pass earlier — Barrett overshot a wide open K.J. Hill, who was open at his release off the line of scrimmage. Wisconsin played Cover 0 with far inferior athletes on the perimeter, and Barrett was just unable to make them pay.

• After Dobbins converted this insane fourth-and-one that he had no business converting, the Buckeyes were still rolling and were looking to score before halftime.

• After missing the deep throw earlier in the drive, Barrett was given a second chance and once again could not hit the open receiver to blow out the Badgers. The inability to properly execute when a defense is allowing receivers to run free is maddening, and I fully believe that the committee recognized the lack of execution in this offense.

• For someone who has consistently made the smart play throughout his career, Barrett needs to throw the ball away here. Throw it into the stands, pin the Badgers inside the 10 and get the ball back around midfield.

• Why did Urban Meyer decide to go for it on fourth-and-one at the Wisconsin 12 with 7:47 remaining in the game, only to kick a field goal on fourth-and-one from the 4-yard line with 5:29 remaining? The field goal only put the Buckeyes up six points. If they went for it and didn’t get it, do you really think that Wisconsin would drive 96-yards for a game winning touchdown? Baffling decision to only go up six with that much time remaining.
• After stopping Wisconsin on the ensuing drive, Ohio State got the ball back and had a chance to put the game away. Barrett had Dobbins wide open in the flat which would have definitely moved the sticks and maybe would have resulted in six. Instead, he missed a wide open Dobbins.

Matt Tamanini said:

In part because Buckeye fans were quite influential in the public ballot portion of the voting, QB J.T. Barrett, OT Jamarco Jones, DE Sam Hubbard, DT Dre’Mont Jones, and punter Drue Chrisman all received honorable mentions.
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In addition to one ballot being decided by a popular vote, 33 writers and editors from SB Nation and its various team sites voted on the awards.

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— Derrick McLendon (@DMAC1513) December 4, 2017​

• Ohio State may not have a game to play this weekend but that doesn’t mean official visits are over. DE prospect Casey Rogers (Avon, CT/Old Farms) will be in Columbus this weekend and will then travel to Alabama the following week.

Ohio State Official visit this weekend! ️ #GoBucks

— Casey Rogers (@caseyrogers99) December 4, 2017​

• Rivals.com released their updated recruiting rankings and Ohio State safety commit Jaiden Woodbey (Bellflower, CA/St. John Bosco) saw the biggest increase of any Buckeye commit, jumping to No. 26 overall and earning that fifth and final star.
• Urban Meyer hit the recruiting trail Monday to visit Ohio State verbal commits. The visits included four-star RB commit Master Teague and four-star OT commit Max Wray.

• Could an Ohio State four-star DB target be making a decision soon?