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Penn State's emerging offense looks to hold ground against No. 2 Buckeyes
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He rushed for 194 yards in last year's game against the Buckeyes in Columbus. Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer went so far as to call Barkley a “first-rounder tailback” at his Monday news conference. McSorley also ranks third in the Big Ten with 239.3 ...

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Ohio State's 'rushmen' package throwing sack parties
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But befitting their mantra of “R2X” -- rush to X, with X being the quarterback -- all four of the Buckeyes were in position to make the play. And that's exactly how Ohio State draws it up when they send out Lewis and Sam Hubbard on the edge and plug in ...


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Ohio State’s hype video for the Penn State game is here and it’s amazing
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Ready for Saturday? You will be after this.


The Ohio State Buckeyes are still the No. 2 team in the country after a big win on the road in Madison against Wisconsin last week. The defense showed out, and J.T. Barrett came up with a huge fourth quarter to help lead the Bucks to a victory.

Saturday they’ll be facing the 4-2 Penn State Nittany Lions in Happy Valley. The two teams have played some interesting games in the past decade, and hopefully the Buckeyes are able to tally yet another win in this Big Ten rivalry.

Ohio State’s video team has prepared yet another awesome trailer for the game, and you’ve got more time than ever to prepare for this one, with the game kicking off at 8 p.m. ET.

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Ohio State’s Rushmen are creating havoc for opposing offenses
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On obvious passing downs, the Buckeyes bring the heat.

“It’s a party. You know, party to the quarterback. Whoever gets there first, gets there first. And then we celebrate when we get there.”

Ohio State defensive lineman Jalyn Holmes via Austin Ward, ESPN.com


Wisconsin fans probably thought it was rude for Ohio State’s defensive line to have a party at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday night, but that’s just what the “Rushmen” did at the end of the game. The Buckeyes secured a hard-fought overtime victory against the Badgers with a sack of Alex Hornibrook on the final play of the game. Tyquan Lewis was credited with the game-winning sack, but there was a couple other “Rushmen” in the vicinity, bearing down on Hornibrook.

On obvious passing downs, Lewis and Sam Hubbard line up on the end of the defensive line, while Holmes and Nick Bosa are utilized on the inside of the line. The combination of speed and power that the “Rushmen” package provides makes it hard for the offensive to figure out who to stop. Even if the defensive line isn’t able to get to the quarterback, they at least provide enough pressure that gives the nickel package a chance to make a big play. While the package doesn’t allow for a single player to stand out, it is so successful because it allows the group to stand out collectively. The Wisconsin game was a perfect example of that, as all four of the linemen feature in the “Rushmen” package registered a sack. The rest of Ohio State’s opponents this year know they have to find a way to slow down the “Rushmen” package if they want to have a shot at beating the Buckeyes, but it certainly is easier said than done.


With being ranked second in the country at the midway part of the season, it should come as no surprise that Ohio State players have been garnering plenty of accolades. Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports released his midseason All-American team and three Buckeyes were included on the list. Offensive linemen Pat Elflein and Billy Price, as well as defensive back Malik Hooker have all had a tremendous start to the season and were recognized for their play through Ohio State’s first six games. Elflein and Price certainly have earned the honors with Ohio State’s offense averaging over 500 yards of offense per game, with 300 of those yards per game coming from rushing the football.

In his first season starting for Ohio State, Hooker has already pulled down four interceptions. Not only has Hooker been great at defending the pass, but he has been a sure tackler, registering 29 tackles during through six games. During the second half of the Wisconsin game, Hooker laid a number of hard hits, which helped to spark the Ohio State defense.

The three players the Buckeyes placed on the list were the most of any team. Michigan and Texas A&M both played two players on Feldman’s list. The Wolverines had defensive back Jourdan Lewis selected, as well as Jabrill Peppers filling the all-purpose spot. The only other player from a Big Ten school recognized was Wisconsin offensive lineman Ryan Ramczyk.

“I like aggressive guys. Everything about our program is somewhat aggressive. I think there’s a difference between non-intelligent and over-aggressive, and we have to watch that. We have a culture mentality around here that we’re going to go after it and be very aggressive.”

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer via Ari Wasserman, Cleveland.com


Ohio State fans must have been thinking that they would be able to breathe a little easier on punt returns this year now that Jalin Marshall wasn’t back there returning punts. Wrong. Against Wisconsin, Dontre Wilson muffed a punt in the third quarter, but luckily Ohio State didn’t lose the football. Both Wilson and Meyer downplayed just how serious the muffed punt was, but had Ohio State lost the football they might not be undefeated right now.

The fact is that Meyer wants his player to be aggressive, but he also wants his players to be smart about when they are aggressive. The muffed punt wasn’t the only return in which Wilson struck fear in the heart of Buckeye fans, as there were a couple others where fans held their breath a little longer than normal. Wilson said he had the football the whole time on the punt it looked like he had muffed, and for a second he could see Meyer with his head down over on the sidelines. After all nervousness that Marshall, and now Wilson, have brought to the punt returns, Ohio State might be due a couple of return touchdowns the rest of the year.

“When we’ve needed to punch it in, we have. We’ve had to kick a few field goals down there ... but I think our efficiency down there is pretty good.”

Ohio State offensive coordinator Ed Warinner via Bill Rabinowitz, The Columbus Dispatch


It has been pretty difficult for opponents to stop Ohio State anywhere on the field this year, but things get especially tough for the opposition when the Buckeyes get into the red zone. On 35 possessions inside the opponents’ 20-yard line this year, Ohio State has scored a touchdown on 24 of those possessions. Urban Meyer has three reasons as to why Ohio State has been successful this year when they get inside the red zone. Good players, the scheme, and the amount of time Ohio State spends practicing their red zone offense are all reasons why the Buckeyes are scoring touchdowns at a 68.6% clip inside the 20-yard line.

It’s not just Ohio State’s offense that has been strong in the red zone, but the Buckeye defense has been tough for opponents to crack when they get inside the 20-yard line. Not only has practicing red zone situations helped the offense, but it also has been a huge benefit for the Buckeye defense. The play of the defense when Oklahoma made it inside the red zone early in last month’s game set the tone for Ohio State, in a game they had little trouble with the Sooners in. Out of 16 trips inside Ohio State’ red zone, opponents have failed to score a touchdown 12 times, which is the best rate in the country. If both the offense and defense continue their tremendous red zone play, the rest of the country is going to be in trouble.

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Penn State football might actually be good
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Don’t take this game lightly.

Friends, I have a potentially controversial opinion that I’d like to get off my chest. I figured this would be a safe enough place to do it.

I think Penn State football is kinda good. Like, this year. Right now.

The opinion is buttressed somewhat by the advanced stats, at least. Penn State sits 18th right now in S&P+, ahead of undefeated West Virginia, Nebraska, Boise State and Western Michigan. Thanks to an explosive running game paced by Saquon Barkley, and a banged up defense that has done just enough to keep them in most games, S&P+ likes them to finish the season strong as well. Penn State is given a 80% chance of winning at least eight games. Going 8-4 seems pretty good! 9-3, I’m told, is even better.

Of course, that’s just what the spreadsheet says. But maybe the tape tells you a different story. After all, Penn State has played just one game against a very strong team so far, against Michigan, and they were summarily dismissed, 49-10, in a game that probably wasn’t even that close. Their defense was physically pummeled in an early season 42-39 loss at Pitt, and their biggest wins this year were over decidedly average Temple and Maryland squads.

There might not be a resume-based argument for the concept that Penn State is good, which may be why they haven’t garnered a single AP Poll vote. Troy has.

The #narrative has not been kind to Penn State, and especially to head coach James Franklin. After consecutive seasons with pedestrian results, he’s been tagged with the “recruiter” label, with the pejorative insinuation that he isn’t great at anything else.

And it’s true, Franklin’s struggles have been well documented, from his questionable clock-management, to the public feud and failure to develop Christian Hackenberg, to Penn State’s struggles against the elite programs of the Big Ten, like the Michigans, and Ohio State. He’s not going to get the benefit of the doubt.

I’m not here to write a stirring defense of James Franklin, playcaller, or James Franklin, clock manager. I don’t think all of those critiques are without merit.

But that doesn’t mean that this Penn State team isn’t good.

The biggest potential concern for Ohio State? Barkley, who jumped onto the national stage last year after absolutely carving up an experienced Ohio State defense. Now, a substantially less-experienced squad faces a running back averaging nearly 100 yards a game (97.0), while working with a dramatically less talented and successful offensive line, compared to programs like Ohio State, and with defenses scheming specifically to slow him down.

Barkley is fast, deceptively strong, and explosive in the open field. After a few weeks of more pedestrian performances, he dropped 202 yards rushing on Maryland. After a bye week, and against an Ohio State defense that may be emotionally and physically tired from battling Wisconsin, there’s plenty of reason to think Barkley may be successful again.

Paired with Trace McSorley at quarterback, and skill position talent far above nearly everybody else in the Big Ten, Penn State’s offense is clearly dangerous, even if it hasn’t been very efficient. And after Ohio State, there may not be another team on Penn State’s schedule that can attack them effectively.

Penn State’s defense was projected to take a step back after losing defensive coordinator Bob Shoop and a slew of talented defensive linemen, and injuries, especially at linebacker, have taken a substantial toll. But even so, the unit has been reasonably effective, especially as the game goes along (Penn State’s defense is 12th in the country in fourth quarter S&P+).

The math, and the vision test, doesn’t suggest that Penn State’s defense will necessarily be able to win the game for the Nittany Lions, but it could certainly keep them in the game.

Earlier this season, especially after the emphatic defeat by Michigan, the college football world was ready to write off Franklin, and Penn State. The outcry was loud enough that Penn State AD Sandy Barbour even had to give Franklin the proverbial vote of confidence.

But I don’t think a change is very likely, and honestly, wouldn’t even be justified this season. Penn State is still rebuilding a roster ravaged by years of depth problems thanks to sanctions, (and a few recruiting misfires). They’re still trying to build that depth now.

But they’ve already built a new offense that’s been successful on standard downs. They probably have the best running back in the Big Ten right now, and one of the best receiving corps. They have some sneaky good players in their secondary.

And it’s going to be another wild, crazy White Out, at night, on the road. Weird things happen in Happy Valley at night.

Ohio State might not get very much credit for beating Penn State this weekend. The Nittany Lions are probably going to remain outside of the national limelight for the rest of this season, unless they totally fall apart.

But I don’t think they will. Maybe I’m wrong, but I still think this team is kinda good right now. And they might finish the season even better.

If Ohio State’s going to come away with their second huge road win in a row, they’ll need to play an excellent game. I think this one will be a war.

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Buckeyes' Barrett can add to his Heisman resume at Penn St.
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The Buckeyes go to Happy Valley having won a program-record 20 consecutive true road games, the longest streak in the nation and the most since the Miami Hurricanes won 20 in a row between 1984-88. Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett is coming off a splendid ...

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Alabama hosts Texas A&M clash in a battle of unbeatens in Week 8’s college football bets, odds
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The winner of Saturday afternoon’s game in Tuscaloosa will have a leg up in the SEC West race.

Last week was a step in the right direction as MC&J tries to navigate back towards the .500 mark. The only losses of the week came from the scares that Clemson and Ohio State suffered, along with the complete miss on Texas Tech. Hopefully the momentum from last week can carry over to this week.

Last week ATS: 8-3 (3-2 National, 5-1 B1G)

Season ATS: 45-48-3 (18-21-1 National, 27-27-2 B1G)

National games (All games Saturday unless otherwise noted):


BYU v. No. 14 Boise State (-7) - Thursday 10:15 PM EST - ESPN

BYU has been one of the most entertaining teams in college football this year. Last week the Cougars took down Mississippi State 28-21 in double overtime in Provo. The win was the third of the season for BYU by seven points or less. Even BYU’s losses have been close, with those three losses coming by a combined seven points.

While Taysom Hill has been great in his 74th season as quarterback for BYU, running back Jamaal Williams has been the star. Not only is the senior second in the country with 942 yards rushing this season, but last week he passed Harvey Unga to become BYU’s all-time leading rusher.

Boise State has designs on being the Group of Five team to earn a bid to the Cotton Bowl, and a win against the Cougars would go a long way to bettering their chances. The Broncos also have revenge on their minds after last year’s 35-24 comeback win by BYU in Provo. Last week, running back Jeremy McNichols carried the football 40 times for a career-high 217 yards rushing.

The Broncos didn’t look all that great last week in their 28-23 win over Colorado State, so there might be a little cause for concern heading into this game. The senior leadership of Hill and Williams will be able to keep the Cougars in this game. Much like many of BYU’s games this year, tonight’s game comes down to the wire.

Boise State 31, BYU 28

No. 6 Texas A&M v. No. 1 Alabama (-18) - 3:30 PM EST - CBS

Alabama will be looking for their 20th consecutive win when they host Texas A&M on Saturday, and with the way the Crimson Tide are playing, it’s hard to imagine them not getting it. Nick Saban’s team just demolished Tennessee and now are 18-point favorites against the sixth-ranked team in the country. EIGHT. TEEN. POINTS.

Hey look, Trevor Knight gets to go up against Alabama. The rest of the college football world is hoping Knight can channel some of the magic that we saw from him when he played for Oklahoma and the Sooners took on Alabama in the Sugar Bowl a few years ago. The Aggies are leading the SEC in rushing but they’ll have their hands full trying to figure out how to crack Alabama’s top-ranked rush defense.

I have no doubts that Alabama is going to win this game, but the spread just seems a bit high. The Aggies had last week off to prepare for the trip to Tuscaloosa, so they’ll be ready to go here. The Crimson Tide isn’t really challenged in this one, but a late touchdown or two give Texas A&M the cover.

Alabama 44, Texas A&M 30

TCU v. No. 12 West Virginia (-6.5) - 3:30 PM EST - ABC/ESPN2

Last week I was way off on West Virginia. I thought they would go down to Lubbock and fall to Texas Tech, but that wasn’t the case at all. The Mountaineers had little problem taking down the Red Raiders, staying undefeated with a 48-17 rout. The most impressive thing about West Virginia is their defense. Not many teams can go into Lubbock and hold the Texas Tech offense to just 17 points.

TCU had a bye week last week to prepare for this game, and they certainly needed it after not only losing to Oklahoma, but following that up by narrowly beating Kansas. If the Horned Frogs had a little bit of defense this might be a battle of undefeated teams. On the offensive side of the football, the Horned Frogs could get KaVontae Turpin back, which would be huge after Turpin has missed the last three games.

Prior to last year’s 40-10 win by TCU in Fort Worth, the yearly meeting between the Horned Frogs and Mountaineers routinely came down to the wire. Sure, they only have met as conference foes three times before last year, but those games were fun. The three games prior to last year’s meeting were decided by a combined five points. I think this one also comes down to the wire, with West Virginia staying undefeated.

West Virginia 38, TCU 35

No. 17 Arkansas v. No. 21 Auburn (-9) - 6:00 PM EST - ESPN

What exactly has Auburn done to be favored by this much? After starting the season 1-2, Auburn has picked up wins over Louisiana-Monroe, LSU, and Mississippi State. I mean that’s nice and all, but I don’t think I would make them nearly double-digit favorites against a good Arkansas team.

Last week the Razorbacks picked up a solid win over Ole Miss, and a win against the Tigers would push Bret Bielema’s team to 6-2 heading into a bye week before they have to play Florida. While Arkansas’ defense has struggled at times, they have the SEC’s leading rusher in Rawleigh Williams III, as well as Austin Allen, who is the SEC’s leading passer.

Arkansas is coming off tough, physical games against Alabama and Ole Miss, so it’s possible they could have trouble against an Auburn team coming off a bye week. I’m not betting on it though. I just think Arkansas is too good to be this big of an underdog, while I’m also not convinced Auburn is good enough to be laying this many points. It’ll be a fun game to watch that gets decided by less than a touchdown.

Auburn 34, Arkansas 31

No. 16 Oklahoma (-14) v. Texas Tech - 8:00 PM EST - FOX

After losses to Houston and Ohio State early in the year, Oklahoma keeps rolling up the wins as they have their eyes set on the Big 12 title. Last week the Sooners had little trouble with Kansas State, mostly due to the performance of Dede Westbrook. Over the past three games Westbrook has racked up 574 yards receiving and eight touchdowns. The area of concern for Oklahoma is they’ll be without running back Samaje Perine for this game, but at least they do have Joe Mixon to lean on.

Maybe I was a week ahead of myself in picking Texas Tech. Last week the Red Raiders failed to show up against West Virginia, but I have a hard time believing they’ll fall flat at home two weeks in a row. Even during their recent win streak, Oklahoma’s defense still has had plenty of problems. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes should be able to exploit some of those issues Oklahoma has going on, especially with the injuries they’ve dealt with of late.

I just can’t lay two touchdowns in Lubbock here. Sure Oklahoma is obviously the better team, but their defense frightens me against this Texas Tech offense. Even if the Sooners do get up by a few scores against an even worse Red Raider defense, I still think Texas Tech will be able to find their way back to within two touchdowns with the way they can move the football.

Oklahoma 55, Texas Tech 45

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Big Ten football: What I think I know ahead of Week 8 games
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Here's the most dangerous team in the Big Ten West. Penn State needs a signature win. How good will Wisconsin's freshman QB turn out to be? And what's next for Purdue? BTN.com's Tom Dienhart lays out the things he thinks he knows ahead of Week 8.

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Penn State’s Saquon Barkley will be a handful for the Ohio State defense
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The Big Ten’s most talented running back racked up 194 yards against the Buckeyes in 2015.

As a true freshman against the reigning national champion Ohio State Buckeyes, Saquon Barkley had his coming out party on primetime television. Barkley diced up the veteran-led defense to the tune of 194 yards on 26 carries — behind one of the worst offensive lines in the nation.

In 2015, he was one of the most elusive backs in the country. Per Pro Football Focus, Barkley only played 474 snaps, but he forced 67 missed tackles on his 182 total touches. An astounding 53.2-percent of his yardage came on rushes (21 rushes) that gained 15-plus yards. With the awful offense line that he ran behind, that is a pretty impressive statistic.

What makes Barkley so special is his elite vision, combined with his one-cut quickness and his surprising strength. He has the ability to make it look like he’s playing in slow-motion when he sees a slight crease, then quickly exploits it.

In 2015 against the Buckeyes, he showed his full arsenal of weapons: he stiff-armed Raekwon McMillan and Tyvis Powell to the turf, burst through a hole and out-ran the entire defense to a 44-yard touchdown (that got called back), made Vonn Bell look like a MAC free safety on a one-on-one tackle in the hole and then broke Joey Bosa’s ankles before he hurdled over Powell in the open field. What a performance at the ‘Shoe by the then 18-year old.

Here’s an example of his full skill-set:

This was one of the many impressive runs of the night. There are two Ohio State linebackers patrolling the A and C gaps, while the defensive linemen held their own.



Barkley saw the defensive lineman driving down towards the hole, so he made a quick jump-cut — splitting the lineman and the linebacker.



Barkley used his elite acceleration to quickly accelerate through the hole.



With the secondary using good pursuit angles, they forced Barkley to cut back and go the other way. Gareon Conley grabbed onto Barkley, who then dragged Conley while the cornerback hung onto the running back’s undershirt. Barkley finished the run by gaining an additional 20-plus yards.



It shouldn’t surprise anyone if the Bronx, NY native hurdles a defender — or two — on Saturday night. He tends to take advantage of defenders who want to cut his legs out from under him.

On this play, Joey Bosa easily beat his man and Barkley stood face-to-face with the future No. 3 overall pick. He made a very impressive cut that broke Bosa’s ankles, quickly accelerated to the right side of the line of scrimmage and come upon Tyvis Powell — who was filling the hole. Powell dropped his hips to make a form tackle and Barkley hurdled him with ease. That is an example of elite athleticism.


Fast forward to this season. Through six games, Barkley has already surpassed his total touchdowns (9-to-8), and already has 128 touches. He’s the feature back and he’s running out of a spread system, rather than last year’s pro-style, blah offense. The spread offense definitely suits his skill-set and gives him more space to make plays. What’s even scarier, is that Barkley is bigger, stronger and faster than he was in 2015.

This is what he’s up to now:

Lined up in shotgun, Barkley took the handoff and exploded through a huge crease that his offensive line created. He easily broke through an arm tackle from the Temple linebacker, then had the safety one-on-one in the open field. Barkley got the safety off-balance with a slight cut to the left, then put his foot in the ground and cut right, making the defender look incompetent. He broke one last tackle and went for six.



In terms of overall talent, Ohio State should win this game without a problem. It’s always tough to go on the road, at night in the Big Ten, but the Buckeyes are clearly the better team. What is alarming though, is how the defense played against Wisconsin’s predictable and vanilla running game. The typically sure-tackling Buckeyes missed a ton of tackles and made a good running back look great. As a true freshman against a boatload of NFL players, Barkley was almost able to rack up 200-yards against the 2015 defense. Barkley has been relatively bottled-up this season — mostly due to defenses basing their game plans solely on him — only rushing for 59-yards against Michigan and 63-yards against Minnesota. The best thing for the Buckeyes would be to take an early lead and make Penn State’s young quarterback beat them.

If Barkley hurdles a player en-route to a touchdown, the Buckeyes could be in for an unnecessary dogfight.

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Penn State-Ohio State game predictions: Buckeyes a consensus winner, but can the Lions cover the 20-point spread?
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Big Ten midseason report: All-East offense features plenty of Buckeyes
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The most surprising development in the Big Ten's East division from the first half of the season is the Big Three became the Big Two. And much of it can be tied to the offensive side of the ball. Michigan State's regression was plausible given the ...

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Ohio State basketball: Thoughts and notes from Buckeyes preseason practice
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Less than a month away from the start of the Ohio State basketball season, a group of Buckeyes supporters got an early look at the team trying to turn around the program's fortunes. The Buckeyes held their 10th annual Agnois Club ...

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Which Ohio State football players are mid-season All-Americans? Buckeye Breakfast
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The average University of Texas football player is now worth more than $670,000 per year

We calculated the Fair Market Value of college football players at the 20 most profitable programs using data provided by the Department of Education. Using the NFL's most recent collective bargaining agreement in which the players receive a minimum of 47% of all revenue, each school's football revenue was split between the school and the athletes with the players' share divided evenly among the 85 scholarship players.



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Ohio State targets heading to PSU for visit
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A couple Buckeye targets are making the trip to Happy Valley this weekend.

This weekend, the undefeated Buckeyes head to Penn State for their second straight weekend of a primetime matchup in an opponent’s house. A battle-tested Ohio State team may have struggled early against Wisconsin, but finished strong and grew closer together as a unit. This weekend, the strength of the unit will play in front of two very key targets in the 2018 recruiting class. They may be on the Penn State sideline, but make no mistake about it, Ohio State will look to impress.

Smith and Ruckert headed to Happy Valley


When Ohio State shows up in Happy Valley, two of their top 2018 targets will be in attendance, but on the Penn State sideline. L’Christian “Blue” Smith (Dayton OH / Wayne) is just one of the two who will be making the trip. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound receiver is having an incredible season for the Warriors. Ranked as the No. 3 best athlete in the country and the No. 3 best prospect of any position in Ohio for 2018, Blue is a composite four-star and a top 100 prospect in all of the country. A heavy Ohio State target, living just over an hour away from Columbus, Meyer and staff have made it clear just how much they want Blue in the 2018 class.


The second prospect who will be in attendance this weekend is Lindenhurst, N.Y. tight end Jeremy Ruckert. In attendance to check out Penn State, Ruckert is not only high on the Nittany Lions list, but Ohio State’s as well. Ranked as the third best tight end in the country and the second best prospect at any position in the Empire State for 2018, the 6-foot-5, 225-pound TE is the complete package.

The Nittany Lions may be the host, but the two prospects certainly have an idea of just how interested the Buckeyes are in both of them. OSU has played host to both already, but would love to get them back on campus in the near future.

Carman accepts All-American jersey


The top prospect in Ohio for 2018 is none other than Fairfield, Ohio’s Jackson Carman. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound offensive tackle is a clear five-star prospect and one that Meyer certainly wants to keep within the border lines.

This past Tuesday, Carman accepted an invitation to compete in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American game held in San Antonio, Texas every January. A true honor for Carman, the U.S. Army game is a big honor for numerous top prep prospects every year.


As things stand now, Ohio State has to feel good on where they stand on the Carman front. Already hosting him numerous times this year, Meyer and staff are doing a great job building the relationship with the top in-state player. Currently, every 247sports crystal ball prediction favors the Buckeyes for Carman’s final destination.

Scates interested in Ohio State


Another top receiver in Ohio for 2018’s class comes once again from Dayton, Ohio. This time, Dayton Dunbar receiver, Joseph Scates announced via his Twitter account earlier this week a list of schools that he is currently interested in.

Making the list, the Buckeyes made the top eight, as did Kentucky, Michigan State, Louisville, Indiana, USC, Notre Dame and Miami (FL). At 6-foot-3, 175 pounds, Scates is a true deep threat and deserves his four-star status. With nine offers already, Joseph’s recruitment is really beginning to take off. While he does not currently own an Ohio State offer, if a relationship between the two parties grows, anything is possible.


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