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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.

LB Ty Howard (Official Thread)

Former Duquesne Linebacker Ty Howard, An All-Conference Player in 2024, Transferring to Ohio State

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Ohio State has added an all-conference linebacker from the transfer portal.

Ty Howard, who earned first-team All-NEC honors at Duquesne this season, announced his signing with Ohio State on Sunday.

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Howard joins the Buckeyes after recording 52 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks, three interceptions, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery for the Dukes in just nine games in 2024. He recorded takeaways in four straight games, including a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown against St. Francis.

The Howard File​

  • Year: Redshirt Junior
  • Size: 6-0/200
  • Pos: LB
  • Previous School: Duquesne (2022-24)
  • Stats: 52 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 sacks, 3 INT, 4 PBU, 1 FR in 2024
Howard is the older brother of incoming freshman running back Bo Jackson. Both Howard and Jackson arrived at Ohio State to start their time as Buckeyes this weekend as midyear enrollees.

Ohio State has not formally announced Howard’s signing, but Villa Angela-St. Joseph coach Jeff Rotsky told Eleven Warriors that Howard is receiving a scholarship from Ohio State. Under the new roster rules that will go into effect in 2025, college football teams will be able to have up to 105 players on scholarship, though Ohio State is still expected to have some walk-ons on its roster.

Howard brings two years of eligibility to Ohio State after spending three seasons at Duquesne.
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Ty Howard
  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Cleveland, OH
  • High School Villa Angela-St. Joseph
AS A JUNIOR (2024)
  • First Team All-Conference
  • Led all NEC linebackers and ranked second overall with three interceptions ... Had four takeaways in four straight games (40yd pick six at Saint Francis, fumble recovery at Stonehill and interception in red zone vs. Mercyhurst and RMU) ... Earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week after the red zone INT and a team-high eight tackles versus RMU and was a three-time NEC Prime Performer ... Had five or more tackles in seven of nine games played ... Tied a career high with eight tackles three times ... Added four sacks, with one in each of the last three games, and 7.0 tackles for loss to go with 52 total tackles on the year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
  • Played in four games with three starts
  • Made 16 tackles and had two five-tackle games (vs. Edinboro and at Coastal Carolina)
  • Charted five tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one sack, and a fumble recovery in season-opening win over Edinboro
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
  • Appeared in six games at linebacker
  • Totaled 10 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and had one quarterback hurry
  • Recorded four tackles (two solo) vs. Merrimack
  • Had two sacks at Youngstown State
BEFORE DUQUESNE
  • All-Ohio Division IV first team linebacker by the Ohio High School Athletic Association
  • NE Lake Division Defensive Player of the Year
  • Finished his senior year with 115 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss, nine sacks and 10 quarterback pressures in nine games
  • Also played running back and served as the team's long snapper
  • Began his high school career at Euclid before transferring to Villa Angela-St. Joseph as a senior
  • Also played baseball and track
  • Honor Roll student
PERSONAL
  • Son of Andria and Lamar Jackson
  • Has four siblings
  • Brother, Omari, plays football at Lake Erie College

CFP Playoff Cotton Bowl BMW Thread, tOSU vs Texas

This is the BMW thread. Land of the free, home of the brave where negativity is the rule and The Lunatics rage.

For those not present over the last month, this thread is for those that want to Bitch/Moan/Whine (BMW) during the Cotton Bowl.
I recommend that we nominate @AuTX Buckeye and @Bestbuck36 as thread monitors.
Tagging @BB73 @LordJeffBuck if they feel this is worthy of a pinned thread.
Approved by @Jaxbuck

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