NCAA women’s basketball tournament 2017: Ohio State will take on Western Kentucky as a 5-seed
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The Buckeyes are looking to rebound from an early exit at the Big Ten tournament to make a deep run in March.

The Ohio State women’s basketball is going dancing. The Buckeyes were announced as the No. 5 seed in the Lexington Regional of the NCAA tournament on Monday night after posting a 26-6 record on the season and coming in ranked 11th in the country according to the most recent AP poll. The team will play Western Kentucky in their first round matchup on Friday.

The seeding means that Ohio State will be going on the road for the opening weekend of the tournament in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to the Hilltoppers, host Kentucky and Belmont will also play first round games at the location. The winners of the two contests will then meet to determine who advances to the Sweet 16 the following weekend.

Atop the Buckeyes’ region is Notre Dame, who sits second in the national polls after posting a 30-3 mark.

The other three No. 1 seeds in the tournament are Connecticut, the top seed overall, South Carolina, and Baylor, while three other Big Ten teams also had their names called, including Maryland, Michigan State, and Purdue. This year’s final four and national championship game will be played at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Ohio State would likely have had a stronger seed were it not for its quick exit from the conference tournament. Despite earning the top seed during regular season play, the Buckeyes were ousted in the semifinals by Purdue in one of their most disappointing performances in recent memory.

Junior Kelsey Mitchell, the Big Ten’s Player of the Year and leading scorer, who on Monday was also named one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award which honors the country’s top point guard, was held to just nine points on 3-for-22 shooting by the Boilers, marking just the second time in her career that she failed to reach double digits in scoring.

Despite the early exit in Indianapolis, this has been one of the most successful seasons in program history. A total of six players earned postseason all-conference recognition, and all of the squad’s losses came against tournament teams.

Last season, Ohio State was a 3-seed, but found itself eliminated in the Sweet 16 by 7th-seeded Tennessee. The Buckeyes haven’t made it past the Sweet 16 since 1993, when the club, led by All-American Katie Smith, made it all the way to the national championship game, ultimately falling to Sheryl Swoopes and Texas Tech.

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Kevin Wilson’s offense plus Urban Meyer’s recruiting could be an unstoppable force
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Wilson managed to make average talent great at Indiana, but what can he do with the nation’s top recruits?

“I think the key word is mesh. If there is something that fits conceptually with what we’re trying to do, then we add it.”

- Urban Meyer, via Austin Ward, ESPN


Kevin Wilson’s offensive style represented the critical factor in turning a perennially substandard Indiana squad into one of the Big Ten’s best offenses. And while he certainly never had a dearth of skill at Indiana, acknowledging that “the talent we had over there was really good, too, because we recruited and developed it,” the pool of skill position players at Ohio State represents a new opportunity for Wilson. Moving from three-star recruits to four- and five-star recruits means that Wilson has a lot more to work with on the field.

However, as Wilson has shown, building a potent offense is not solely about the talent coming into the locker room day one of practice. “What we did in the weight room, what we did off the field, what we did in practice...You can talk about talent, but it’s also about getting guys to play,” Wilson said. “Talent doesn’t win. It’s the ability to play together.” For instance, while Wilson built a powerful attack behind Sam Bradford and Adrian Peterson at Oklahoma, he also managed to make Nate Sudfeld an effective quarterback and Tevin Coleman a 2,000-yard rusher with the Hoosiers. He is able to create strong offenses based on the personnel he has, rather than being stuck in a specific scheme relying on a specific group of players.

At Ohio State, Wilson has acquired a senior quarterback in J.T. Barrett, a 1,000-yard rusher in Mike Weber and four returning starters on the offensive line. While the Buckeyes have lost their top receivers from a year ago, the last two recruiting classes boast four, four-star recruits at wide receiver whom Wilson can mold. Along with new quarterbacks coach Ryan Day, Meyer has brought in the coaching personnel to adjust the offense and move forward. “We’re not changing; we’re enhancing,” Meyer said. “If it was broken, we’d have to change it.”

“We lost what I think is a man’s man in Raekwon McMillan,” Schiano said. “Really fine football player, really smart football player.”

- Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, via Tim Shoemaker, Eleven Warriors


The tall order of replacing the departed Raekwon McMillan at middle linebacker for Ohio State is one of the major gaps looking to be filled this offseason for Greg Schiano’s defense. As one of just a few returning starters on his side of the ball last season, McMillan anchored the unit as captain of one of the best defenses in college football. Whoever ends up replacing McMillan--who had 221 tackles in two seasons as a starter--will need to be a similar kind of smart football player in order to lead the defense into the 2017 season.

The answer could be found in fifth-year senior Chris Worley, who played at strongside linebacker last season alongside McMillan. While things could certainly change as the coaching staff tries new lineups, given that the season is still months away, Worley has already made an impression on Urban Meyer and Schiano in just two days of spring practice.

Worley is lighter than McMillan by about 10 pounds--a critical mass when it comes from shifting to outside linebacker to the inside position. And while Meyer credited Worley’s “mentality” in playing the middle spot, he acknowledged that “we just have to see if his body can hang in there at the MIKE linebacker spot.”

Schiano, however, was not concerned. “I’m not worried about that at all,” he said. “Eat right, lift, train and he’ll be ready to play.”

Worley proved to be a crucial part of last year’s defense in his first year as a starter, racking up 70 tackles on his way to being named an All-Big Ten honorable mention. His experience with the team will be an asset heading into next season. “He’s just a really, really smart football player.” said Schiano. “He’s a guy that I think understands the game at a very, very high level.”

“Ohio State made the NIT last year, barely beat Akron at home in overtime, then was sent to its room. Even that booby prize escaped the Buckeyes this season.”

- Bill Livingston, The Plain Dealer


After neglecting to receive an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, the Ohio State basketball team failed to make the postseason for the first time since the 2004-05 season--the first season under Thad Matta, when the Buckeyes were not eligible for postseason play. Perhaps worse than not making the NIT, however, is the fact that Ohio State lost to the 14th-seeded Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament last week in Washington D.C. just a day after athletic director Gene Smith endorsed Matta.

For Matta, it is easy to remember the good he brought to the Ohio State basketball program--nine NCAA tournament bids, two Final Fours and a national championship appearance. The national record goes well alongside Matta’s five Big Ten titles. That success led to outstanding recruiting on Matta’s part, snagging such names as Greg Oden and Mike Conley.

Unfortunately, Matta’s success in recruiting and the subsequent benefits of strong teams have fallen off in recent years. While John Calipari and Mike Krzyzewski have built effective one-and-done programs at Kentucky and Duke, the Buckeyes have not been able to reload even with talent that stays for more than a single year. Matta has also missed out on significant in-state talent, including Columbus native Trey Burke, who instead opted to go to Michigan, and Nigel Hayes of Toledo who chose Wisconsin over Ohio State.

But perhaps the biggest change between the program at its height under Matta and where it stands now is the effort of the players on the court. Fans yearn for the days when Aaron Craft would take the game into his own hands, throwing up a wild three-point shot to beat Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament, or when Jared Sullinger chose to return to the Buckeyes the next season after a Sweet 16 loss, or when Greg Oden played through a broken wrist to be a part of the program. After a lackluster season where Marc Loving and Jae’Sean Tate alternately tried to energize their team, it was obvious that the Buckeyes’ collective head was not in the game.

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They played the Big Ten Tournament in Washington D.C. and it wasn’t the end of the world
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The Big Ten took another step towards “living” along the East Coast.

I went to the Big Ten Tournament last week. I pretty much had to, since they were playing it just down the street from our offices. And I wanted to hate it.

I ripped the decision to play the tournament here basically as soon as it was announced, along with a lot of other midwestern-based writers. It wasn’t hard to see why.

There are only three Big Ten schools within an easy day’s drive of Washington D.C., and two of them, Penn State and Rutgers, have awful basketball teams. Hotels in D.C are expensive, flying to D.C is expensive, heck, everything here is more expensive than it is in Indy (and honestly, Chicago as well). Plus, with the Big Ten itself not being nearly as good as it’s been over the last few years, the on-court product figured to be worse as well.

Being a Serious Professional Journalist, I have to be fair. And after seeing the event up close, I must admit, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be.

Were there lots of empty seats? Sure, especially during the Wednesday games. You could find tickets on Stubhub or the resale markets for under ten bucks for Wednesday and Thursday, and the upper level was nearly completely empty. But, to be fair, those games also mostly stunk.

You could play Ohio State and Rutgers in Columbus, New Jersey, Chicago, D.C, Paris, on a moving battleship, or even the moon, and it wouldn’t be a good basketball game. You can’t fault the conference, or the city, for decreased attendance then.

But later in the tournament? It certainly wasn’t a sell out, but more than enough fans showed up to make the environment plenty loud. Michigan brought a large enough crowd that I had trouble writing due to the noise. Maryland fans showed up in force, and had they extended their tournament stay, the later games could have been even louder.

The conference was prepared for lower attendance. On some level, that wasn’t even the point, as long as minimum crowd level could be established. From holding Big Ten Media Days in D.C, to opening East Coast offices, to nearly every venture that leads the conference out of the midwest, the Big Ten says it’s because they want to “live” in both places, not just visit. So this is about planting seeds.

Did the players hate it? Many of them are from the midwest and probably would have preferred to play a little closer to home, but many weren’t complaining in public. “Being so close to home, I felt like we had a little bit of a fan advantage,” Penn State freshman forward Lamar Stevens said after their win over Nebraska.

Here’s what Purdue guard Spike Albrecht told the Indy Star:


There are still clear downsides to playing the games out East. The high travel costs, and times, make it much harder for students to attend the event, and largely, it didn’t appear that they did. Attendance could take an even bigger hit in the future if far Western teams, or schools that don’t have as large DC bases, like a Nebraska, or a Minnesota, or a Purdue, make a deeper run as well. With Michigan and Wisconsin doing well, the league lucked out a little bit.

But let’s give credit where credit is due. The Verizon Center is walkable to lots of attractions in DC, and certainly is located closer to better dining and drinking options than Chicago, which is a bus ride away from the really fun parts of the city. It provides an easier outlet for many young alumni who live on the East Coast.

And doing it once a decade or so? It’s not the end of the world. I don’t love it, but it’s fine.

The more interesting test will come next year, when the Big Ten Tournament heads to New York City. Not only is that an even more expensive trip, but it will also move the Big Ten Tournament up a week, changing the entire conference schedule. Will that be worth the significant logistical challenges?

The tournament should be in Chicago or Indy most of the time, if not nearly all of the time, and I say that as a person who personally benefits from this move. Not all of the basketball games, themselves, were great (uh, especially that Ohio State game).

But I wouldn’t let a few (hundred) empty seats in the earlier part of the tournament define the event. The city probably deserves a second chance.

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Ohio State’s postseason plans are bad. But this group, like the spot, is good.

Ohio State didn’t make the NCAA Tournament. They didn’t even make the NIT. They won’t play in the CIT, the CBI, or your local churchball tournament. Their season is over. It wasn’t very good.

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Bragging rights are a powerful thing! I basically never come close to winning these things, but so help me, if this is the year I finally do it, I’m going to make sure the entire internet knows. You should join us.

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Ohio State makes cut for 3 top recruits
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The Buckeyes are in the mix for three more standout prospects.

When you receive a chance to suit up for the Ohio State football team, you pay attention. Already sitting pretty with numerous top prospects, two more standout recruits announced over the weekend they are still considering taking their talents to Columbus.

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With a commitment coming after the 16th of April, four-star athlete Dyami Brown is now down to six programs.

Starting to come down to the wire, the West Mecklenburg (NC) High School product will score touchdowns for either North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Michigan, Louisville or Alabama.


Since locking in his offer from OSU in early November, Brown, who hauled in 54 receptions for 1,012 yards and scored 14 total touchdowns — while also snatching 49 total tackles and three interceptions as a junior — has yet to make it to to the 614 to check out the what the Buckeyes could offer on and off the football field. With that being said, his home-state Tarheels and the Hokies of Virginia Tech seem to be the key teams to beat out at the moment for the 6-foot-2, 180-pound jack-of-all-trades.

Son of former NFL standout sets leaders


After recently picking up his scholarship offer from the Ohio State coaching staff, 2018 cornerback Jaycee Horn, the son of former longtime NFL wide out Joe Horn, trimmed his list of over 35 potential landing spots to 15 on Friday evening.

Now fighting it out for Horn: Ohio State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Missouri, West Virginia, Wake Forest, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Florida, LSU, Louisville and Mississippi.

One of those lucky schools will end up with the 6-foot, 175-pound shut down defensive back.


Horn, one of the hottest prospects on the market, has watched his recruitment take off recently after putting together a solid junior campaign. Helping Alpharetta (GA) High School to an overall record of 7-4, the three-star rated recruit finished last season with 29 total tackles and six interceptions.

Picking up scholarship offers weekly from heavy hitters on the college football scene, Horn should watch his rankings skyrocket up the list relatively soon. At the moment he’s currently pegged as the 55th cornerback and 626th overall recruit in the class of 2018, according to the 247Sports Composite.

2019 WR names top 14


Even though Jordan Whittington has nearly two years until he puts pen to paper with a college program on National Signing Day, the class of 2019 prospect is still thinking towards the future.

While most of his classmates were trying to make plans for the night, Whittington, a top 10 wide receiver in the 2019 class, took to his Twitter page on Saturday to let the world know what schools are sticking out above the others involved in his recruitment.

Dropping a top 14 consisting of programs that have and have yet offer him a scholarship, the 6-foot-1 sophomore from Cuero, Texas is high on not just Ohio State, but Arizona, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU and UCLA.


It might be unclear where Jordan will play on the next level, but one thing is for certain: he’ll be hard to keep off the field. A threat to score nearly every time the ball is in his hands, Whittington accounted for over 1,800 all purpose yards and 21 total touchdowns last season at Cuero High School.

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Corey ‘Philly’ Brown joining Cardale Jones and the Buffalo Bills
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The Buckeye just signed a deal with the Bills in free agency.

Carolina Panthers wide receiver and former Buckeye Corey “Philly” Brown was a restricted free agent heading into the offseason, but the team decided not to place a tender on the wideout and let him navigate free agency. Brown ended up striking a new deal with the Buffalo Bills — joining other Ohio State products, Cardale Jones and Adolphus Washington.

The entire Carolina offense struggled in 2016, with quarterback Cam Newton accounting for a majority of the team’s rushing yards and an offensive line that couldn’t stop the pass rush. Brown saw a small decrease in number of snaps (584) last season, compared to the 754 he lined up for in 2015. Despite the reduction in snaps, he only saw one fewer target in 2016.

One of Brown’s major issues is with drops. It’s one of the reasons that he only started eight games in 2016 compared to 11 in 2015. It’s also one of the reasons that despite only seeing one fewer target in 2016, he recorded 171 fewer yards and only one touchdown.

Brown signed with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2014 out of Ohio State, with a three-year deal worth $1.545 million.

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Ohio State fails to even get an NIT bid
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Many fans are likely thankful the season is now over.

After Ohio State was upset by Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, Thad Matta wasn’t sure if the Buckeyes would play in the NIT if an offer came.

That question has bene rendered moot. The NIT bracket has been announced, and the Buckeyes did not make the field.

Reggie Minton, the NIT Committee Chairman, said on the broadcast that when compared to the final teams in, Ohio State “came up just a bit short”. He also added that no teams declined bids this season.

Ohio State, at 17-15, wasn’t in serious contention for an NCAA bid this season, thanks to a bevy of bad losses, both in Big Ten play, and to Florida Atlantic out of conference play. It might have been nice for the Buckeyes to get a shot at another game or two, to help keep their streak of 20 win seasons alive, and build some momentum for next season, but that won’t be the case.

This is the first time Ohio State will miss the postseason since the 2004-2005 season, Thad Matta’s first year in Columbus.

It’s highly unlikely Ohio State would decide to play in another postseason tournament, like the CBI, so with Matta set to return for the 2017-2018 season, the process for getting ready for then begins now.

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