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Joe Burrow chasing away QB's at LSU, drawing good reviews - 247Sports
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Joe Burrow chasing away QB's at LSU, drawing good reviews
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Quarterback Joe Burrow's transfer from Ohio State to LSU, a decision that was made in mid-May, was one that Buckeye fans followed very closely. Three months later Bucknuts has an update on how things are going for Burrow at LSU. “He is by far their ...

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Urban Meyer may be on paid leave, but expectations are still high for Ohio State football
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No matter who is the head coach when the season kicks off against Oregon State, the Buckeyes are still loaded with talent.

“Coach Urban Meyer’s future at Ohio State might be in doubt, but the talent level on the field for the Buckeyes certainly isn’t a question.”

Mitch Stacy, Associated Press


With Ohio State still in the midst of the investigation of how Urban Meyer handled domestic abuse allegations against former wide receivers coach Zach Smith, it is easy to forget just how good of a football team Ohio State will field this season. The Buckeyes are loaded with talent on both sides of the football, and again should be a contender to make the College Football Playoff.

The biggest area in which fans are ready to get some answers to is how effective redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins will be in replacing J.T. Barrett. While Haskins won’t have quite the leadership impact that Barrett had, but there is no question that Haskins has the talent to find immediate success for Ohio State.

Haskins gave fans a glimpse to what could be in store in the future when he stepped in for an injured Barrett last year against Michigan and led the Buckeyes to victory. With a full offseason to get comfortable in the offense, as well as having a talented group of receivers at his disposal, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Haskins coming out of the gates hot with the Buckeyes putting more of an emphasis on the passing game.

The new starting quarterback will also have the luxury of running backs J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber lining up with him in the backfield. Despite J.T. Barrett carrying the football 165 times in 2017, Dobbins and Weber still were able to combine for over 2,000 yards on the ground. With Barrett having moved on to the NFL, the workload for the running backs will increase even more. If the duo can run the football like they were able to over the last month of the 2017 season, defenses around the Big Ten will have their work cut out for them.

Despite seeing a number of starters move on to the NFL, Ohio State’s defense still has plenty of talent to work with. The biggest of those stars is Nick Bosa, who is likely suiting up for his final season with the Buckeyes. The junior defensive end is already predicted as one of the top picks in the 2019 NFL Draft, as he looks to follow in the footsteps of older brother Joey, who also left Columbus after his junior season. Expect even bigger numbers from Bosa this year as he’ll be on the field more this year.

“It’s arguable, though, that Ohio State’s current roster of tight ends is its most talented roster of tight ends in several years. And despite their inexperience, Ohio State’s coaches have expressed confidence that they could have as many as four tight ends who are capable of making a significant impact on the team this season.”

Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors


Ohio State has plenty of talented wide receivers on their roster heading into the 2018 season, but that doesn’t mean people should be sleeping on the tight ends. There are as many four tight ends who could make an impact this season, as the Buckeyes look to replace the production of Marcus Baugh, who caught 28 passes and five touchdowns last season.

The starter at tight end to open up the season for Ohio State will be Luke Farrell. The redshirt sophomore’s biggest asset is with his blocking, but he also has the ability to be a threat in the intermediate passing game. Farrell is going to wow people with his athletic ability like a couple of the other tight ends on the roster, but he’ll give the Buckeyes solid production at the position.

The tight end that many are most looking forward to seeing on the field is Jeremy Ruckert. The freshman comes to Columbus as the second-best tight end in the 2018 recruiting class, and has the looks of being Ohio State’s most dynamic tight end in years. Despite being just a freshman, many have Ruckert pegged to make an immediate impact.

The wildcard of the group is Rashod Berry, who came to Ohio State as a defensive end. Berry moved to tight end after the logjam of talent at defensive end, and has tremendous athletic ability. Last year Berry was on the field for 215 snaps, catching six passes, two of which were touchdowns. Berry is still raw and learning the position, which might see Farrell and Ruckert get some more playing time.

The inexperience at the position could see the trio of tight ends, along with Jake Hausmann all seeing playing time early in the year to try and figure out who is suited best to get the majority of the snaps. With the increased emphasis on the passing game this year, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine some higher catch totals for the tight ends this year than in recent years.

“This staff’s ability to build relationships is second to none. Those bonds the prospects have with the staff aren’t easy to break.”

Steve Wiltfong, Director of recruiting for 247Sports via Tim May, The Columbus Dispatch


Despite head coach Urban Meyer being placed on paid administrative level at the beginning of the month, Ohio State recruiting is still going strong. All 15 of the recruits from the 2019 class are still committed to Ohio State, as well as the six recruits from the 2020 class that have recruited.

2019 wide receiver commit Garrett Wilson is confident that Urban Meyer will be the coach at Ohio State, and until he hears otherwise he is a solid commit to the school. Even if Ohio State decides to move on from Meyer, Wilson had high praise for interim head coach Ryan Day, and would feel confident in playing for Day if he ended up as the permanent head coach.

Of course there could be a change in the feelings of many recruits if Meyer doesn’t return to the team, but Ohio State’s recruiting staff, led by Mark Pantoni, has built so many strong relationships with commits that there might not be the mass exodus of recruits that often comes when a high-profile coach is let go.

Ohio State is still Ohio State, and whether the head coach of the football team is Urban Meyer or someone else might sway some recruits to look elsewhere, but there is still plenty of talented recruits who would have Ohio State at the top of their list.

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Buckeye commit Harry Miller returns to 5-star status - 247Sports
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Buckeye commit Harry Miller returns to 5-star status
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Buford (Ga.) offensive lineman Harry Miller had narrowed his long list of scholarship offers down to five schools, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Notre Dame and Stanford before announcing a commitment to the Buckeyes in June. Miller was once a solid 4 ...

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LOOK: Ohio State-Oregon State gets turned into a comic cover
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Ohio State football | Watch as Ryan Day surprises Buckeyes wih Jay-Z/Beyonce tickets
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Ohio State acting head coach Ryan Day put kicker Sean Nuernberger on the spot in the rain at the end of practice about 11:45 a.m. Thursday, and Nuernberger delivered. As a video produced by OSU showed, Day announced to the team that should ...


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Brian Hartline's interim coach contract details released
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In the wake of what has been a crazy last few weeks for the Ohio State football program, little has been talked about interim wide receivers coach Brian Hartline. The former Buckeye player returned to his alma mater as a lower-level staffer and quality ...

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Listen: Helwagen with possible conclusion for OSU's Meyer saga
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... team's preseason preparations, the timeline to wrap up the investigation, Ryan Day's job as the acting head coach, the transfer of QB Chris Chugonov to Ohio State, the status of OSU AD Gene Smith, the preseason projections for the Buckeyes and more.


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Cormontae Hamilton and the Greyhound Bus: 'That's a crazy story'
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Column: What do I want to see happen with the Urban Meyer situation? I don’t know, and that’s ok
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This situation has gotten so messy, that it’s accomplished little more than making me sad.

I can’t imagine that there were many (if any) Ohio State fans a month ago that were actively hoping that head football coach Urban Meyer would be fired. And in turn, there probably weren’t any that thought that a situation would arise that would necessitate a rally outside of the north rotunda of Ohio Stadium in hopes of saving his job.

However, three weeks of unmitigated awfulness has led us to a situation in which the proverbial Buckeye Nation is split over whether they want the winningest coach in school history— one of the Mount Rushmore figures of modern college coaching— to lose his job or not.

The back and forth debates over whether Meyer did enough to protect a woman from abuse, or if the media jumped to the worst of conclusions before the facts were determined feels uncomfortably like the political climate in which we are living our daily lives. While a silent middle ground is increasingly unlikely when it comes to politics, I think that there is an uneasy limbo in the middle of the Buckeyes’ fractured fandom, and, honestly, I think I’m there. Sad and disappointed, but ultimately unsure of what I want to happen next.

Shortly after Meyer’s paid administrative leave was announced, I wrote an article presuming that if the information that we had at the time held up, Ohio State’s administration would likely have no choice but to dismiss Meyer for a variety of reasons large and small.


Well, all of that went out the window when Meyer admitted that he was less than forthcoming at Big Ten Media Days, and not only knew of the 2015 allegations of domestic violence against Zach Smith, but that he followed university protocol and reported the information to his superiors. Couple that with Brett McMurphy— the reporter who broke the initial story— taking repeated actions to gravely undermine his credibility and objectivity, and we find ourselves in a situation with no clear, objective truths to guide us.


The university has not yet corroborated anything from Meyer’s statement, in large part because of the active investigation, but his words have taken what, in my eyes, was a pretty damning case against the coach, and completely flipped it on its head. Now that the university has appointed an independent working group to investigate the situation, I don’t think that anyone has any particular insight into what they will announce when they present their findings, nor how the university will respond thereafter.

However, the uncertainty about what the university will decide to do is only part of the uneasiness I have felt about this situation, especially as it has progressed in an increasingly ugly direction. With the constant barrage of contradictory Facebook posts and accusations hurled by family members, trolling reporters, and self-appointed investigators, if you asked me what I hope ultimately happens in this situation, I wouldn’t know how to answer that question.

But, you know what? I think that’s okay.

The group that the university selected to complete the investigation appears to be well-qualified and serious about their charge. While there will almost certainly be people disappointed by whatever they eventually report, I don’t think that there is any reason to distrust the integrity of their investigation, and, therefore, their ultimate findings.

So, I think that fans (myself included) can take solace in the fact that the committee should be able to give us the best chance at determining what happened, what didn’t happen, and if Meyer, athletic director Gene Smith, and the university as a whole could have done things better. Ohio State’s handling of the accusations against Zach Smith are obviously only part of a larger story that involves him, his ex-wife Courtney, local police, friends, family, and who knows whom else.


But, from an OSU standpoint, as of now, I don’t see any reason not to trust that the working group will ultimately do what’s right, whatever that might be. The only actionable thing that I am certain that I want to come out of this situation is for the athletic department and/or the university to strengthen and clarify their guidelines for how accusations of wrongdoing by staff members should be reported and handled.

Obviously, I certainly don’t speak for all Ohio State fans— heck, I don’t even speak for anyone at LGHL other than myself—, but I feel pretty confident that all reasonable members of Buckeye Nation would agree with me when I say that domestic violence is a horrific crime and has no place in any program at OSU; be it by players, coaches, or staff. Nor do I want a coaching staff that turns a blind eye to it when it is happening directly under their noses. However, I also think that I can speak for most fans by saying that, in a vacuum, I don’t want anyone else coaching this football team other than Urban Meyer.

Now, those two things are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Meyer has said that he followed university procedures in relation to the Zach Smith accusations, and certainly the pending investigation will determine if that is, in fact, the case; as well as if he could have, or should have, done more than he did.

I still firmly believe that simply reporting the accusations up the chain-of-command is a pretty paltry bar to clear for a collegiate coach of one of the most powerful programs in the country, especially one who regularly espouses that respecting women is one of his core values. However, as of now, we don’t know whether or not Meyer did more than just that; we also don’t know if the university uncovered some sort of exculpatory evidence to indicate that Zach Smith had not in fact abused his then-wife.

I hope and expect that these are questions that will eventually be answered by the investigation. Unfortunately in the meantime, they seem to have devolved from cogent concerns about a serious matter to rhetorical retorts used simply to score points against anonymous intra-fandom internet rivals.

As has been proven by the ridiculous flurry of thinly sourced, increasingly frustrating reports over the past few weeks, the onslaught of ugly news surrounding this situation has only forced Ohio State fans back into their corners to hunker down for a fight amongst each other. For many reasons, this just makes me sad.

On the basest of levels, because it makes it difficult to enjoy what is shaping up to potentially be a really special season of Buckeye football. But, on a far more important level, because it is a microcosm of how sharply we can be divided as people; not by political party, race, religion, geography, education, or socio-economic standing (the things that are normally used to separate us in our political reality), but simply on how we instinctively approach a specific, difficult situation.

Those of us that would have been hugging and high-fiving each other at The ‘Shoe had this not happened, are now angrily arguing on social media and message boards, and treating each other as violent enemies for little more than disagreeing on how a domestic violence accusation should have been handled by the university that we love.

That of course is not to undermine the seriousness of this— or any— allegation of domestic violence. It’s just to say that this whole fiasco has gotten absurdly messy, and it has led people with no connection to the situation to behave in ways that are shocking, even in our toxic social media environment.

In an almost Pavlovian response, we are choosing sides and preparing for battle. The situation that the football program finds itself in is uncomfortable enough already, even before the entire fandom takes to their specific, aggressively defensive postures. While there is always a lunatic fringe in anything, there are valid concerns on all sides of this debate. From the need for due process to the necessity of fact-checked journalism to the importance of speaking out against domestic violence.

Despite knowing that on a logical level, I too have fallen victim to the instincts to come out fighting for what I believe in my heart; even though in my head, I know it would be better to let the facts present themselves before actively engaging.

For me personally, knowing the statistics about how hard it is for domestic violence to lead to any substantive consequences for the abuser, I feel much more comfortable taking the chance and siding with an alleged victim— even if a rare one turns out to not be telling the truth— than siding with the accused abuser who turns out not to be telling the truth. I realize that that could lead to some broken eggs along the way, but just in terms of me, I would far prefer that than remaining silent, allowing institutional pressure to intimidate another victim to the point where she feels so helpless and alone that she gives up.

That theoretical stance, in which I believe whole-heartedly, has found me defending a woman in a very specific situation with little more than abstract beliefs. I don’t know Courtney Smith, and, in all likelihood, neither do you. But the innate urge to defend our positions as if they were our very lives, nonetheless has forced many of us to become so invested in the irrelevant, salacious twist and turns of this situation that I fear we have lost the forest through the trees.

In most cases, I think that it is prudent and responsible for people to reserve judgment when an accusation is made against someone, but when it comes to cases of domestic and/or sexual abuse, I believe that it is the public’s responsibility to communicate in whatever ways possible to people in power— be it at a university, an athletic department, a movie studio, a television network, a Fortune 500 company, a seat of government, or just a mom and pop grocery store— that we will not accept that kind of behavior, or the systemic culture that allows it to go unpunished for decades.

So, I’m back to where I started; hoping that the program that I’ve loved my whole life, and the coach who leads it, lived by the values that he preaches when they were most required. But, knowing that there’s no way to know for sure if they did that until the investigation is complete, and perhaps even then.

So, I am stuck; confused, disappointed, and ultimately hoping for the best, while waiting for concrete information that has been so hard to come by in this case of lies, retractions, innuendo, and gossip.

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BM5: Meyer saga nears end? | Recruiting reboot
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U.S. Office of Civil Rights investigating Ohio State’s handling of Strauss abuse allegations
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The OCR will work to ensure that OSU is promptly responding to allegations in line with Title IX requirements.

On Thursday, the Ohio State University announced that the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has begun investigating the allegations that former OSU physician Dr. Richard Strauss, who died in 2005, sexually abused students in his care.

The OCR oversees enforcement of Title IX, and is therefore looking to ensure that the university is “responding promptly and equitably to complaints and reports by former students.” The OCR’s Cleveland regional office will lead the investigation.

Strauss was employed at Ohio State from the mid-1970s through the 1990s, and reportedly abused hundreds of former students, including many student-athletes, predominantly wrestlers. The OCR will also be investigating whether OSU employees, including coaches, “knew or should have known” about the alleged misconduct.

Gates Garrity-Rokous, vice president and chief compliance officer for Ohio State said in a statement on Thursday, “We welcome the involvement and careful oversight of OCR and look forward to providing any information we can.”


In April, the university announced that an independent investigation into the allegations against Strauss would be led by international law firm Perkins Coie LLP. According to the university, that inquiry is progressing, and additional updates will be presented to the Board of Trustees later this month.

Ohio State also announced that they had retained Columbus law firm Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP to handle litigation concerning three lawsuits brought against the university concerning sexual abuse allegations against Strauss and former diving instructor William Bohonyi.

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Next Man Up: Defensive Tackle
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Ohio State kicked off fall camp on Friday, August 3. As the Buckeyes prepare for their season opener against Oregon State from a Xs and Os standpoint, they're also trying to figure out some personnel openings left by departed players from last year's team.


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Oregon State vs. Ohio State Buckeyes: Beavers' top 10 all-time football upsets
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Oregon State heads into the Sept. 1 2018 season opener against Ohio State somewhere in the neighborhood of a 35-point underdog. The Buckeyes are No. 3 in coaches' preseason poll, and likely top five in the upcoming Associated Press rankings. A win in ...

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Joe Blundo: Art show by former Buckeyes set to open in Worthington
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An art show of work by former Buckeye athletes is set to open in Worthington. One of the artists is a former tennis player, who says painting helped him better manage his mental illness. Jeff Sparr, a former Ohio State tennis player, explains his ...


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Ohio State has the No. 1 recruiting class in the Big Ten for 2019. Can they keep it that way?
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The Buckeyes are currently the top team for 2019, but how close behind is the competition in the B1G.

We’ve hit a little bit of a recruiting lull for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Commitments have slowed down, and top lists have cooled off. Whether or not it’s related to the ongoing investigation of Urban Meyer remains to be seen. Fortunately, though, the Scarlet and Gray have a stacked class for 2019.

There may be more additions in the coming weeks and months, but right now, it’s OSU on top of the Big Ten, again. But it’s always good to look over the shoulder and see what others in the conference are doing.

Who’s Chasing the Bucks?


Behind Ohio State in the conference recruiting rankings are Michigan and Penn State.

The Wolverines are No. 2, but things are deceiving; they are there because of quantity—not quality. Michigan has 20 total recruits in the ‘19 class, with 12 of them picking up three-star designation. In comparison, OSU has 15 recruits. Of those 15, 10 of them are four-star prospects.

Chris Hinton, a defensive lineman, is UM’s only five-star recruit. Jim Harbaugh and Co. were able to pull him out of Georgia, and he’s currently the crown jewel for their ‘19 class. After Hinton, seven four-star prospects are verbally committed to the school up north.

Penn State sits behind Michigan, but they have a bevy of talent. Eleven members of the PSU ‘19 class are four-star status, and linebacker Brandon Smith is the lone five-star commit. Smith is the No. 2 inside linebacker in the country, so it was a big win when James Franklin was able to secure a verbal from him.

While Ohio State leads these two schools right now, the commitment of Columbus native Zach Harrison could change everything. If everything stays equal, and Harrison commits to either PSU or UM, it’ll be enough to push his school of choice into the No. 1 spot in the conference.

Harrison was seen as a lock to be a Buckeye, but Michigan and Penn State made pushes for the No. 4 prospect in the entire class. His birth date (Aug. 14) appeared to be the day he’d commit, but things changed. Losing out on Harrison would be a major blow to OSU’s in-state recruiting efforts. Just last class, offensive tackle Jackson Carman (the top player in Ohio for 2018) committed to Clemson over Ohio State. Getting the top recruit in the Buckeye State has been a problem for the Buckeyes in recent years. If they can’t get Harrison, who, literally, goes to school right up the road from the OSU campus, expect more struggles for OSU recruiting in their own backyard.

Nine Buckeyes make Rivals250 listing


Speaking of the 2019 class, a nice bunch of OSU recruits cracked the top-250, according to Rivals.com’s metrics.

Nine verbal commits for the Scarlet and Gray showed up on the list of the top 250 recruits, with offensive guard Harry Miller showing up as best Buckeye commit at No. 43. Right behind him is wide receiver Garrett Wilson at No. 44.

Quarterback Dwan Mathis found himself at No. 90, and capped off a trio of OSU commits in the top 100.

Defensive end Cade Stover appeared at No. 140, and OG Doug Nester wasn’t too far away, resting at No. 145. Running back Sampson James was at No. 172, safety Jordan Battle at No. 189, and athlete Ronnie Hickman was the last current Buckeye commit at No. 193.

If you want to see the whole list, you can check it out here.

It’s worth mentioning that all nine of these prospects were graded as four-star recruits by Rivals. At 247sports, Miller and Wilson both had five-star status. While the stars can be discussed until the end of time, one thing is for certain: this 2019 Ohio State class is loaded with talent.

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Skull Session: Buckeyes in the 2019 Draft, Jeff Snook Doubles Down, and Nick Bosa Ranked Best in College Football - Eleven Warriors
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Skull Session: Buckeyes in the 2019 Draft, Jeff Snook Doubles Down, and Nick Bosa Ranked Best in College Football
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There's a lot of actual football to be played beforehand but it's an absolute certainty that the Buckeyes will have multiple players drafted following the season, so Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports took an early look at Ohio State's 2019 Draft prospects ...


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Kurelic: More for Wilson to like; commit in interesting position
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Jacoby had close to two dozen scholarship offers including Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, West Virginia, Virginia, Oregon, Northwestern, Kentucky, Purdue and Iowa State before committing to the Buckeyes. Jacoby is a 4-star prospect in the ...


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Ohio State Football: More good news at QB for the Buckeyes
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More good news for the Buckeyes at the quarterback position as a graduate transfer will be joining the Ohio State football team. It has been reported that former West Virginia quarterback Chris Chugunov will join the Ohio State football team. Chugunov ...
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Nick Bosa’s hype could help Ohio State teammate Dre’Mont Jones
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Also, how will the length of Urban Meyer’s ansence impact the team?

“Bosa and defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones may have something to say about Clemson’s claim to having the nation’s best defensive line by season’s end. The younger brother of Chargers centerpiece Joey Bosa led the Buckeyes with 8.5 sacks last season.”

-Sports Illustrated


The expectations for what Nick Bosa can achieve during his third (and almost certainly final) season in Columbus are through the roof. However, in being selected as OSU’s only Sports Illustrated Preseason first-team All-American, it just reconfirms the fact that defenses will be focusing a lot of attention on the “smaller bear,” meaning that other players, including Dre’Mont Jones, will have opportunities to succeed.


Despite eventually being the fourth overall pick in the NFL Draft, Joey Bosa was not the leader in either tackles nor sacks by an OSU defensive lineman during his final season as a Buckeye in 2015. Those honors both went to the other starting defensive end, Tyquan Lewis. While the numbers were close (54 tackles, 8 sacks for Lewis; 51 tackles, and 5 sacks for Bosa), all of the hype was on Bosa’s shrugging shoulders, allowing Lewis to thrive without the double (or triple) teams that Bosa regularly received.

The same could end up being true for Jones this season. In 2017, Nick Bosa accounted for 34 tackles, 16 for loss, and 8.5 sacks, while Jones went for just 20, 5, and 1 after missing three games due to a still unexplained nail to the leg injury that resulted in stitches. Despite being a potential first-round pick, Jones returned for his redshirt junior season, and along with Bosa could prove to be the most dominant bookends in college football this year.

Buckeye cornerback Damon Arnette was named to SI’s second team.


Griffith alluded to one of the biggest on-field unknowns concerning the investigation of Urban Meyer’s handling of allegations of domestic abuse against former assistant Zach Smith. While we should have an announced resolution to the independent working group’s investigation some time in the next week, it will likely take longer to determine if, and how, the head coach’s absence (either temporary or permanent) will impact the team’s performance on the field.

With the incredible recruiting success that Meyer and his staff have had in recent years, it’s no surprise that the Buckeyes have the best talent in the Big Ten East. The team is projected to not only be one of the best teams in the country, but are a favorite to make the College Football Playoff.

However, many of those predictions are predicated on the fact that Meyer, one of the greatest coaches of the modern era, would be calling the shots. He has already missed nearly two weeks of fall camp, and should the university allow him to return immediately, that time away from his team likely won’t have a tremendous impact on the season.

But, should the administration decide to part ways with Meyer, that will obviously have a monstrous effect on the team, as losing one of the greatest coaching minds of a generation will obviously be a net negative.

However, what is most interesting to me— on an intellectual level— is how would the team and remaining coaches adjust to Meyer receiving a suspension of three or more games? That would mean that he would be unavailable to communicate with players and coaches until after the Buckeyes play TCU in Week 3. Obviously they would then welcome him back with open arms, but what type of readjustment period would there need to be? Especially when breaking in a new starting QB?

These are obviously questions that we can’t— and might not ever need— to answer, but as the university begins to answer the most important questions while wrapping up its investigation, others lay just around the corner.

-Billy Gomila, And the Valley Shook!


When Joe Burrow announced that he would be leaving Ohio State earlier this year and would be continuing his college career at LSU, the expectation was that he would have a legitimate shot to compete for the starting quarterback position, despite being new to the program.

Well, consider that competition over, as within the past day, two Tiger QBs have announced their intentions to leave the program. Apparently seeing the writing on the wall, both Lowell Narcisse and Justin McMillan have decided to look for playing time elsewhere. Congrats to Burrow for apparently winning the job, and we wish him the best of luck... unless he squares off against the Buckeyes, of course.


-Nate Ulrich, ohio.com

Back in April, our own Alexis Chassen asked “Why is Johnathan Hankins still a free agent?” Unfortunately for the former Ohio State star, no one’s really been able to answer that question, nor remedy the situation either. However, it looks like Big Bank Hank might be getting an opportunity to come back to the Buckeye state.

The Browns defensive line has been beat up a bit with Trevon Coley and Caleb Brantley suffering ankle injuries in recent weeks, so they could use an interior defensive lineman ready to compete at the NFL level.


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On Wednesday, it was announced that 2017 national runners-up, the Indiana Hoosiers were the unanimous pick to win the Big Ten men’s soccer championship this season. The Buckeyes were picked to tie for sixth with Penn State.

Three Ohio State athletes were selected to the pre-season honors list; midfielder Brady Blackwel, defenseman Will Hirschman, and goalkeeper Parker Siegfried.

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How Big is the World's Largest Buckeye? - columbusunderground
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History was (most likely) made today at the Ohio State Fair as another special attraction was made. The World's Largest Buckeye was officially weighed today. The piece of buckeye candy was created by Marsha's Homemade Buckeyes of Perrysburg, Ohio ...
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Steele: 14 Buckeyes on All-B1G team | OSU favorite in conference - 247Sports
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(Which is an interesting selection because there is a good chance Campbell won't return kicks for the Buckeyes this year and that job will go to Demario McCall.) Five Ohio State players were named second-team All-Big Ten choices by Steele. They include:.
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