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Ohio State vs. #15 Oregon, Thursday, 1/9, 6 ET on BTN

Ohio State basketball vs. Oregon: How to watch, stream the game

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It’s a Rose Bowl rematch, only this time on the hardwood. The No. 15 Oregon Ducks are heading to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes. Ohio State is coming off an 89-88 double-overtime win at Minnesota.

Oregon should be a much tougher opponent. The Ducks come into the contest with a 13-2 record. They have a balanced offensive attack but are led by 7-foot senior center, Nate Bittle, who averages 13.4 points per game. Size inside is something the OSU has struggled with all season.

Ohio State is also offering 20 percent off tickets after the football team beat Oregon by 20 points in the Rose Bowl. The offer is online only.

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Basic info​

When: Thursday, January 9, at 6 p.m. ET
Where: Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
Broadcast: BTN
Radio: IMG Radio Network (flagship station WBNS 97.1 The Fan)
Radio announcers:
Paul Keels (play-by-play)
Ron Stokes (analysis)

2025 tOSU Offense Discussion

Ohio State football team has major depth issues at RB after latest transfer loss

The Ohio State football team lost a running back to the transfer portal and that seriously screws up their depth at the position.

This season, the Ohio State football team has benefitted from having two great running backs. Both TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins have had great seasons for the Buckeyes. They have shared the load equally and have helped the Buckeyes make the CFP semifinals.

Behind them, the Ohio State Buckeyes don't have much depth. The only two other scholarship running backs who are healthy are James Peoples and Sam-Williams Dixon. Henderson will leave next season to go to the NFL and it looks like Judkins will do the same.

Ohio State did get C.J. Donaldson Jr. to transfer in to help with depth issues at that spot. Still, that leaves them dangerously thin at running back. They just got thinner because the Buckeyes are now losing Williams-Dixon to the transfer portal.

Ohio State football player Sam Williams-Dixon has entered the transfer portal

Williams-Dixon, who was just a freshman, has decided to leave the Buckeyes. That means that they are likely down to just Peoples and Donaldson Jr. as backs who have significant carries at the collegiate level. They will have TC Caffey back after his second knee injury, but that's not a lot of depth.

The Buckeyes will be adding Bo Jackson and Anthony "Turbo" Rogers as freshmen in the incoming recruiting class, but they obviously don't have experience. Ohio State is going to have to rely on some unproven guys to get significant carries next year. Donaldson Jr. could start if Judkins heads to the NFL.

As for Williams-Dixon, he leaves after carrying the ball just seven times for 53 yards as a freshman this season. He must think that the freshman backs coming in behind him are more talented. That would be the only reason why he would decide to leave at this point.

Just sayin':
1. It would probably be nice to get another (proven) RB out of the transfer portal for 2025.
2. On December 9, 2024, Chip Trayanum announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the third time and ultimately committed to Toledo. I just wonder if Ohio State tried to get him back.

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