I hadn't been on the site essentially at all since mid-March so osugrad21 PMed me about it yesterday. Me, BB73, her, and her husband met before the game vs. Washington in Seattle in 2007 (there an old photo of us doing a messed up version of O-H-I-O). She was one of the first members and was one of the very best. A stunning loss...

Who will be the starting 5 on the O Line for 2022?

I assume PJjr and D Jones at OT but then….

I hate to make this post, but we did want the longtime BP guys to know, Deety (Sharon) passed away last week.

Sharon was a driving force at BuckeyePlanet...and usually behind the scenes because she would refuse all credit. Clarity can attest to the hours she spent on the tech end of this site.

She was a calming presence on the site, but passionate about her beliefs. Always open to discussion and compromise, but her foundation never wavered.

The early days of BP were truly a family of people who mostly never met. Social media has put some faces to names, but for the most part we are a family of strangers...but it worked and worked well.

Deety was the glue for all of that.

RIP Sharon. Thank you for your friendship. Hopefully you are surrounded by toasters and kittens.

Does anybody have the capacity to seed old seasons of Buckeye football?

Rest in Peace June. Thoughts and prayers to you family and friends.

Former Ohio State basketball player and Westerville native June Brewer Daugherty died Monday at her home in Boise, Idaho.

She was to turn 65 next week.

Cause of death for the two-time OSU captain is not known, reports news site BoiseDev.com. However, Daugherty battled a heart condition and had served as a spokesperson for the Heart Hope Institute and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association.

Daugherty's husband posted a tribute message to Facebook.

"Those who knew her knew how special and spectacular she was," Mike Daugherty wrote. "She was the greatest mother, lover and friend. She had zero intolerance except for those who were hateful and intolerant. The world is a lesser place starting on Tuesday."

Daugherty started every single game she played during her four years at Ohio State from 1974-78, and she holds the school record for career field-goal percentage (.621) as well as the single-game record for blocked shots (12 against Michigan State on Feb. 7, 1976).

Following her All-American senior season, Daugherty played professionally in France for four years and then entered the coaching ranks.

With stops at Boise State, Washington and Washington State, she amassed over 400 wins as a head coach at the Division I level.

She retired in 2007 with a combined record of 443-431.

Daugherty was inducted into the Ohio State Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.

In addition to her husband, she leaves behind twin children, Doc and Breanne.

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KEENAN BAILEY



QUALITY CONTROL COACH – OFFENSE

Keenan Bailey was promoted to quality control coach on offense in January, 2019. Now in his fourth season with the Buckeyes, he will work with the team’s wide receivers for a second season after doing so in 2018 when the unit set school records for receptions, yards and touchdown receptions.

Bailey, who earned his Master’s degree in 2018 from Ohio State in sports management, has been a part of back-to-back Big Ten Conference championship teams at Ohio State and also victories in the 2019 Rose Bowl and the 2018 Cotton Bowl. Ohio State was a College Football Playoff semifinalist in 2016.

Bailey first joined the Ohio State coaching staff in July of 2016 after spending two seasons at his alma mater, Notre Dame, working as a recruiting analyst for the Irish football program. He spent his first season with Ohio State as an offensive intern coaching the running backs before moving over to the wide receivers in 2017.

Bailey’s responsibilities with the Buckeyes include managing the weekly self-scouting reports for his position group, offensive playbook installations, opponent scouting and administration of recruiting social media campaigns.

Bailey has his degree in American studies from Notre Dame. The native of Pompano Beach, Fla, spent his first year of college at the University of Missouri as an undergraduate assistant with the football program. The Tigers defeated Oklahoma to win the 2014 Cotton Bowl while Bailey was there.

Entire article: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/coach/keenan-bailey/

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Hello Buckeye fans!
Joined the forum to ask a couple questions!
Me and some long time friends are making the trip to Columbus to experience The Shoe when our team comes to play!
Are fans welcoming?
Welcoming to tailgates? Friendly?
Must visit food and bar locations?
where to stay?
Thanks in advanced and go ducks lol

If the Big Ten is going to expand, how many teams should the conference add?

Here's the July 2021 Poll regarding Big Ten expansion. I have included the following schools, all of whom are AAU members: 9 Pac-12 schools; 5 ACC schools; 2 Big XII leftovers; and 2 SEC schools who don't really fit the SEC profile.

I have also included Notre Dame because they are strong academically even though they aren't AAU, and more so because they have a huge brand that could sell internationally.

For the die hards who want to keep the conference regional, I have also included Cincinnati and West Virginia.

The following chart shows the top 25 Ohio recruits according to the 247 Composite, and for each recruit gives his 247 Stars, 247 Rating, and 247 Score, which is how many points the recruit would add to a hypothetical class comprised of just the top 25 recruits in Ohio.

The chart also gives the average 247 rating, which is 90.19; and also the overall class score, which is 267.07 and would rank 11th in CFB right behind Oklahoma and just ahead of Miami.

Note that I have not included the #22 recruit in Ohio, WR Armond Scott of Euclid (3*, 87.00 rating), because he did not sign with anyone yet.

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Mikey Williams signs with Excel Sports for NIL deal expected to 'generate millions' for high school basketball star

Explosive scoring guard Mikey Williams won't be eligible for the NBA draft until 2024 and still has nearly two years to decide on college basketball or a pro pathway.

Yet his massive social media following -- more than 5 million followers across multiple platforms -- has allowed Williams to become the first prep basketball star to sign with a major sports representation agency to pursue NIL endorsements and sponsorships.

Williams, a San Diego native who will attend Lake Norman Christian in Huntersville, North Carolina, and play for Vertical Academy, has signed a deal with Excel Sports management that Excel vice president Matt Davis said he believes "will generate millions of dollars for this young man."

"Mikey's relevance around his peers in the basketball community is off the charts," Davis told ESPN. "He's one of the most relevant personalities in the basketball community. His digital and social following speak for themselves."

Williams is the No. 7 overall prospect in ESPN's top 100 for the class of 2023. His significant prominence among Generation Z has afforded him the chance to be a groundbreaking high school athlete in the NIL marketplace.

"The NIL rules provide a new opportunity for someone like me who that has put in so much energy and effort into building a community," Williams told ESPN in a statement. "I am excited to be the first high school athlete to make this move. I love to hoop and I love engaging with my fans and look forward to continuing to share my journey with everyone."

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/high-school/st...generate-millions-high-school-basketball-star

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Just sayin': Two (Travis Branham, 24/7 Sports and Miles Masercola, NC State) of the 3 Crystal Balls already have him just going "professional" with a high (7) confidence.

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I have 3 tix for OSU @ IU available for sale. I will sell them at cost

DM me if interested

Ohio State basketball lands Louisiana transfer guard Cedric Russell

Ohio State filled a big hole in its roster on Friday with the transfer news of Louisiana guard Cedric Russell. CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein was the first to report the news.

A fifth-year senior, Russell comes to Columbus to fill the void left by leading scorer Duane Washington’s decision to opt-out of his senior season at Ohio State and keep his name in the 2021 NBA draft.

At 6-foot, 2-inches, and 190-pounds, Russell led the Ragin’ Cajuns in scoring last season, averaging 17.2 points per contest. He was an All-Sun Belt performer that entered his name in the transfer portal on June 30 and chose the Buckeyes over Oklahoma, Marquette, St. John’s, and Texas Tech.

Russell is a scorer first and foremost and can shoot it from deep, nailing 40 percent of his three-point attempts. In other words, he fits the need for scoring from the guard spot, but we’ll have to see how he fits in a Chris Holtmann scheme that likes to distribute the ball to multiple spots on the floor. He averaged just 1.7 assists per contest and 3.2 rebounds in 33.6 minutes of time on the floor.

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...l-transferring-to-ohio-state-for-final-season

https://scarletandgame.com/2021/07/09/ohio-state-basketball-transfer-cedric-russell-brings/

https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...sfer-cedric-russell-jumps-up-in-top-25-and-1/

https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/...ric-russell-as-a-transfer-from-louisiana.html

My wife's birthday is coming up, and she suggested a little cottage by Mansfield. I've never been to the town, matter of fact neither of us have, but were looking for some interesting things to do and see. As well as a decent restaurant to have dinner. Not looking for anything over the top, as we will be doing a nice dinner for her in Cincinnati before leaving the next day. Plans were to have lunch in Columbus, then go to Mansfield and check in. Put things down and away, and then head out. Fellow BPers, do you have any advice???

I’m sorry if this has been posted anywhere else or if recruiting isn’t the right place to post. But with NIL happening, and states such as California from banning government sponsored travel to the following states, this should kill Recruiting for California schools right?

Texas, Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota, West Virginia and Arkansas have all been banned from state sponsored travel bans.

This means California schools wouldn’t be able to have home/homes with Texas, Texas A&M, the Iowa schools, Oklahoma or OK State, Tennessee, UK, UNC, Ole Miss and Miss St, WVU, UF, Miami, FSU and Arkansas as they couldn’t travel to these school. I know there are more but wasn’t worth listing all schools and I listed all SEC cause it just means more to them.

Kids that go to these schools have very limited national exposure for the late star times and the fact they can’t travel to promote their athletes for many of the top programs in the country. Maybe it’s already happening, but coaches in CA should be pissed about these rules for their govt employees