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Ohio State landed a five-star quarterback with a perfect skill set for the offense when Tate Martell out of Nevada announced his pledge to become a Buckeye late last Sunday. Ho hum. Now, that's not to undermine the impact of Martell's decision, which ...


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Riep visits OSU again; Buckeyes to get last shot for elite DB? VIP
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Last Sunday the Buckeyes received good news with the commitment of quarterback Tate Martell. Martell broke a bit of an Ohio State commitment drought. But almost as soon as Martell had committed some Ohio State fans began to wonder who will be next?


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2018 OT Verdis Brown offered by Buckeyes, "loved everything"
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On Friday, he attended camp at Ohio State and walked away with a Buckeye offer, which adds to existing offers from Florida State, Illinois, Missouri and Purdue. "I thought it was a great experience to get better," he said. "[The school] was great all ...

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Father’s Day gallery: Former Big Ten stars and their children
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Don't forget, Big Ten fans: Father's Day is Sunday. To celebrate all of the Big Ten dads out there, BTN.com scoured social media for pictures of former Big Ten standouts with their children.

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Jake Moretti, Ohio State OL commit, suffers knee injury at Buckeyes football camp
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Ohio State commit Jake Moretti suffers knee injury, to miss senior season, per report
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An unfortunate injury strikes the four-star recruit.

Ohio State football commit for the class of 2017, Jake Moretti, suffered a knee injury at the Buckeyes’ One Day Position Camp on Friday. The injury will likely cost the offensive lineman to miss his senior high school season.

The injury was first reported by Eleven Warriors, and according to the report, Moretti is believed to have torn his ACL, and will be returning home to Colorado for treatment. This an unfortunate piece of news for Ohio State’s 2017 recruiting class, nearly a week after 2017 five-star quarterback Tate Martell committed to the Buckeyes.

Moretti, a four-star recruit according to the 247Sports Composite, committed to the Buckeyes on July 4 last year. Moretti, along with five-star Josh Myers out of Miamisburg, OH, are the Buckeyes’ two offensive line prospects in the class. According to the report, Ohio State plans to keep Moretti in the class, where he will enroll early.

Best of luck to Moretti in his rehabilitation.

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Jake Moretti, Ohio State OL commit, suffers knee injury at Buckeyes football camp
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Cool the hype on Ohio State’s Torrance Gibson, but don’t freeze it
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It's hard not to get excited about the Buckeyes latest freak athlete

“I told him I want to get on the field. I feel like if I sat on the bench I wouldn't be helping this team, I'd be selfish...That's not the type of guy I am." -€” Torrance Gibson


With just one conversation, the world was turned upside down for Ohio State redshirt Freshman Torrance Gibson. A highly recruited 4-star quarterback, Gibson possessed killer speed and a level of smoothness reserved for only the most elite athletes. Even with a commitment to Ohio State, Gibson still didn't think he would change positions as late as March 2015, but if there's one thing that is clear about perhaps Ohio State's most talented player it's this: Torrance Gibson is a competitor who wants to get on the field and make plays.

Unfortunately for Gibson, his desire to help the team and get on the field never came to fruition in 2015. A receiver room that included three players who will now be playing on Sundays this Fall was the root of the problem, but for a player of Gibson's caliber, it was still fair to ask if the switch to receiver was the right move after all.

"We've worked hard, me and him, especially on the deep balls...He comes out here and runs as fast as he can, and I throw it as hard as I can, because you can't overthrow the guy." -€” Joe Burrow


All of a sudden, everything was golden for Ohio State's supposed next big thing. Buckeye fan's first glimpse of Gibson came this past April in front of 100,000+ at the Horseshoe for Ohio State's spring game. Gibson didn't play perfect, but when not playing perfect still consists of two touchdowns, people tend to focus less on the negatives and more on the positives. Especially when the positives look like this:


Gibson combined this beautiful over the shoulder touchdown catch with a short touchdown run off of a pop pass, and had several other nice catches that displayed his speed and smooth ability to make defenders miss. Even with such limited film on Gibson playing receiver, it's clear Gibson has the tools to be a big-time playmaker in the Buckeyes' offense.

The problem is, nearly every year another newcomer is pushed as the next great playmaker in Urban Meyer's offense. Curtis Samuel has a very promising outlook for his 2016 campaign, but last season saw Samuel’s total touches reach just 39 (30 less than his Freshman total) even after being dubbed a "Top 5 playmaker" on an already loaded Ohio State offense by Meyer in spring ball. Before Samuel, consistently great spring game performances weren't enough to land Michael Thomas on the field on Saturdays.

I actually don't see Gibson becoming the next Samuel or Thomas, the tantalizingly talented player who still fails to receive the type of touches they almost assuredly warrant. I also don't see Gibson coming close to touching his sky high ceiling as a receiver this early on in his career. What the hell do I see then? I see the second coming of 2014 Jalin Marshall.

Gibson the Receiver


At this point Ohio State is well accustomed to converting quarterbacks to wide receivers. Even before Braxton Miller and Jalin Marshall pulled off this feat, Evan Spencer successfully made the difficult transition. While these players all had their own unique skill-set to bring to the position, most of what the Ohio State offense asked them to do was the same in terms of running routes.

Route running is a very difficult skill to perfect. Sure, it might seem easy to run a "Go" route straight past a less athletic corner, but what happens when that less athletic corner has a technically sound jam and consistently displays perfect technique in coverage? Even more importantly, a timing offense like Ohio States revolves around receivers being in the right spots at the right time all over the field in order to remain in-sync with the quarterback.

For these reasons, we should have a fairly good idea of what to expect from Gibson as a route runner. Deep vertical routes, and shorter to intermediate horizontal routes will allow Gibson to "just play" more than "think" as a receiver. This is not a slight at Gibson, as it really doesn't matter how an athlete of Gibson's caliber gets the ball, just so long as he does get it.

Jalin Marshall faced a similar situation as Gibson as a redshirt Freshman in 2014, and the ways in which Ohio State got him the ball were truly remarkable. While Marshall's route tree opened up as he gained more experience at both Ohio State and the receiver position, sweeps off of pop passes and deep crossers were the bulk of his 2014 contributions to the Buckeyes. Great athleticism and toughness allowed Marshall to take advantage of these opportunities and make big plays down the field like this:


Despite his limitations as a new receiver, Marshall managed to haul in 38 receptions as a redshirt Freshman, to the tune of 499 yards and 6 touchdowns. Sure, a chunk of these receptions came off of the quarterback friendly pop passes, but Marshall was also utilized extensively in the run game with 25 carries on the season. Which leads us to...

Gibson the Wildcat Quarterback


Under Meyer, Ohio State's offense has utilized some type of "Wildcat" package nearly every year. While Braxton Miller was essentially an all-time wildcat quarterback in 2012 and 2013, Marshall regularly received wildcat snaps in 2014, before Miller took the role back over in 2015. What makes these packages so intriguing are that they seem to be less of a package, and more of a mini offense.

When Ohio State runs the wildcat, they run it with speed. Last season if Miller ripped off a 10 yard run from the wildcat, you had better get lined up fast, because it wouldn't take long for Miller to be right back at the line demanding another snap. While we never got to see the wildcat package utilized to include the passing game, that time may be now for Gibson.

"I would love to use him as a quarterback-slash, because he's that good of an athlete." -€” Urban Meyer


It's not hard to imagine Gibson as this year's wildcat quarterback, and I'd honestly be shocked if this isn't the case. Whether or not Gibson can finally add a passing dimension to the wildcat offense remains to be seen, but the good news is that Gibson should be receiving the ball in a multitude of ways in 2016, including...

Gibson the Returner


Gone are the weekly emotional roller coasters that were Jalin Marshall punt returns (this is a picture of a casual over the head fair catch inside his own 10 yard line against Alabama), and while Gibson has a long way to go to be mentioned in the same breath as Marshall the punt returner, it appears as though he's going to try.

Spotted as part of a select group of punt returners at an Ohio State spring practice, it appears as though Gibson will be utilized as the Buckeyes' primary special teams weapon. It would be interesting to see Gibson's speed and frame on display for the kickoff team as well, but Gibson may be too valuable of an offensive weapon to risk injury there.

Overall, Torrance Gibson is definitely worth getting excited over. Is he quite ready to become college football's next elite playmaker? Probably not. But on an offense that is dying for players to step up and make plays, don't bet against the freak athlete to start making a name for himself in a very exciting and versatile way.

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Ohio State commit Jake Moretti injures knee at Buckeyes camp - 247Sports.com
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Ohio State commit Jake Moretti injures knee at Buckeyes camp
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It was big news when it was learned that Ohio State 2017 commit OL Jake Moretti was coming in for the Buckeyes one-day camp on Friday from Colorado, as he would have the chance to mingle with his fellow classmates, as well as help recruit some of the ...
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Cordle Cares to host Bowling with Buckeyes
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LANCASTER - The Cordle Cares Foundation will hold their annual fundraiser Bowling with Buckeyes July 16 at Tiki Lanes. Lane sponsors will have the opportunity to bowl with Special Olympians as well as current and former Buckeye football players.


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Buckeye commit Jerron Cage clarifies Notre Dame visit - 247Sports
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Buckeye commit Jerron Cage clarifies Notre Dame visit
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Except that some schools have continued to recruit Jerron who Bucknuts spoke with on Friday morning as he walked around watching the Buckeyes 1-Day Position Camp. “Notre Dame and Michigan State are still recruiting me. I'm visiting Notre Dame, you ...


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BREAKING: Buckeyes offer top in-state prospect
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Ezekiel Elliott shines in mini-camp for the Dallas Cowboys
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It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Buckeyes are doing well in the pros


“For his part, though, Elliott has been both humble and hard-working as he is focused on helping Dallas get back to winning,”


– Patrik Walker (cowboyswire)

Already in the infancy of mini-camp, Ezekiel Elliott is shining brought in Dallas. Video surfaced of the former ‘hero in a half shirt’ tearing through the defense and scoring a TD.

More impressive: the person Elliott darted past was Byron Jones, the unofficial world record holder at the broad jump.


Granted, this is just the prelude to the pre-season, but it’s always refreshing to see Buckeyes tearing it up on the next level.

Elliott has big shoes to fill as a Cowboy. The No.4 pick of the draft follows the mold made by Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith – legendary running backs to dawn the blue and white.

“Here’s the real reason 100,000 people show up for a very basic practice: Ohio State has created a caste system for its football fans,”


– Jeff Long (Columbus Monthly)

It’s no secret that Ohio State people like their football. In the June edition of Columbus Monthly, Jeff Long delves into the reason why 100,000+ plus people would jam into a stadium to watch a glorified practice.

According to Long, a ticket caste system has been created for home games in the Shoe. If you want to watch the Buckeyes take on the likes of Tulsa, that’ll cost you about $75.

Want to see an Ohio State-Michigan game? *laughs incredulously * That will run you about $195 per ticket. As Long notes, that seat will probably be somewhere in the stratosphere (a.k.a. C-Deck).

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Yes, 100,000 people showed up (and paid) to see a practice back in April. Welcome to Ohio State football fandom.

The “premier” ticket created for bigger games in the Shoe is basic economics at work. Ohio State is riding high during the Urban Meyer era, and are virtually on either national television or primetime every week. Buckeye football is the hottest ticket in town, and Ohio State wants to make money on their product.

Now, is roughly two Ben Franklin’s worth a Michigan football ticket in the Shoe? That’s debatable. However, if the stadium can be packed for the spring game, then certainly someone will buy that ticket at $195.

As the National Football Foundations’ Hall of Fame Ballot deadline approaches, two Buckeyes wait for the call


Monday is the deadline for the National Football Foundation’s Hall of Fame ballot. On the ballot are two former Ohio State greats

Former running back Keith Byars (1982-1985) and fullback Jim Otis (1967-1969) represent the scarlet and gray on the list of potential members for enshrinement.

For Byars, the Heisman runner-up in 1984 (behind Doug Flutie) led the nation in rushing on his way to claiming the Big Ten conference MVP. On top of that, Byars finished his Buckeye playing days with 3,200 rushing yards, good for fifth all-time.


Before the Byars days, there was Otis. Otis was part of the 1968 National Championship team. In 1969, Otis picked up consensus All-American honors (of the first team variety) and was All-Big Ten.

In the name of politics, it isn’t too late to have your voice be heard for who you want in the hall. While you can’t go to a polling place to cast your vote, you can take to social media and push your football writers to make the pick on who is the most deserving to get that call for enshrinement.

I say this because I’ve looked at the ballot daily since it came out, and I can’t reach a final verdict on who to pick.

Here’s the full list of potential hall of fame members:

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Mirror mirror on the wall, who do I pick to make the call? (please help)


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• If you need to take your mind off the fact that college football is still two months away, may I suggest you play the new Resident Evil VII demo. The Internet is having an an aneurysm trying to solve the hidden ending.

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Making The List: Doug Beal
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This week we will honor the Men’s Volleyball Program. They are the 2016 National Champions. So I find a necessity to honor one of the Greats of The Ohio State University Volleyball Program – and there is indeed quite a few I could choose from.

Since 1968, the Ohio State men’s volleyball team has been a foundation in the world of Division I collegiate volleyball and has produced some “tremendous” names in the sport; along the way too they have had some “serious” success. The motto of the Athletic Department is a reflection and the goal followed by the Men’s Program: “The People. The Tradition. The Excellence.”

One of the biggest names in the volleyball world, Doug Beal, is a Buckeye. Beal as an All-American player in Columbus was a dominant force behind the 1969 Buckeyes and their 24-0 record. He also aided in their first MIVA title; later coaching the squad to the MIVA title in 1972. After leaving OSU, he gained recognition as the coach of the 1984 United States Gold Medal Olympic team, which boasted three former Buckeye players in Marc Waldie, Richard Duwelius and Aldis Berzins, who is the father of current Buckeye player Mik Berzins.

Doug Beal also competed as a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team from 1970 to 1976. A five-time All-America player at The Ohio State University, he was selected to three U.S. Olympic teams, two World Championships teams, and four NORCECA Zone championship teams. He was the 1969 Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and was voted MVP of the 1975 USVBA Open Championships.

Beal would be named head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team in 1977 and became the driving force for establishing a full-time, year-around volleyball training center. The facility was created in, Dayton, 1978. The center moved to San Diego in 1981 along with the national team program.

With Beal as head coach of the national team, the US captured its first-ever gold medal in men’s volleyball at the 1984 Olympics. Although he stepped down as head coach following his team’s 1984 gold medal run, Beal’s pioneering offensive and defensive systems continued to impact the U.S. volleyball program, yielding gold medals at the 1985 Volleyball World Cup, the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championships, and the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. After his resignation, Beal became the organization’s National Team Center Director from 1985-87. He remained involved with the organization until 1990 when he moved to Italy to coach a top professional team.

Beal returned to the men’s national team in July, 1993 as a special assistant to the Executive Director/CEO. He worked closely with former USAV Executive Director John Carroll, and was responsible for FIVB relations and player development for the USA national teams. He worked in that capacity until he accepted the program’s head coaching position for the second time in 1997.
During his second leg as head coach of the national team, he guided the team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He became the second coach in USA Volleyball history to guide three teams to the Olympics when Team USA qualified for the 2004 Summer Games by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico with a perfect 6-0 record. In the 2004 Summer Games, he guided his squad to a 4-4 record and to a fourth-place finish overall at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Need I say more?

To be a member of Making The List we have previously acknowledged that the person (of sports) must be a dominant force in their sport (be it while in Columbus – even beyond), or a unselfish factor in the success of their team, or even a wondrous representation of all that is right in the “good” of sports. Doug Beal has hit “spot-on” on each category. He is more than deserving for a tip of the hat with a flutter of the Buckeye Battle Cry in our hearts.

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NFL CFB picks a Mt. Rushmore for Ohio State Football
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Are these the best NFL players to come out of Ohio State?

Who have been the most successful Buckeyes in the NFL? The NFL’s college football syndicate took a look at some of the best players in the league to hail from Ohio State, and came up with a Mt. Rushmore that included four Pro Football Hall of Famers: Orlando Pace (tackle), Cris Carter (wide receiver), Paul Warfield (wide receiver) and Jim Parker (guard-tackle).

Ten Buckeyes earned spots in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and with 12 more players drafted to the league in 2016, Ohio State was one of 10 schools considered for a Mt. Rushmore monument. Other players considered included Eddie George, Lou Groza, Dick LeBeau, Nick Mangold (current player for the Jets), Jim Marshall and Bill Willis.



Ohio State is one of only three schools to have double-digit inductees into the hall of fame, which made choosing only four slightly more difficult. Here is the reasoning for the four that were chosen:


Buckeye football and the NFL go hand-in-hand, as evidenced by the 429 total number of NFL players that have come from Ohio State -- 76 first rounders. It’s hard to narrow down so much talent into only four faces, but the NFL has tried.

Limiting a Mt.Rushmore to just NFL performance does change things a bit, as many names who would probably go on an Ohio State Rushmore, like Chic Harley or Woody Hayes, wouldn’t make the cut.

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Thank You Ken Kohl
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I find it necessary to write about one of tBBC’s own. By no means is it a fluff piece of back-patting of colleagues.

Of recent a colleague of ours here at tBBC retired – bringing a well deserved focus on himself and his family.

Ken was a great colleague and in my case mentor.

Ken was the deliverer for our site for women’s and men’s golf. He also mastered football, basketball (men’s and women’s). I am at a loss, because to speak of Ken’s importance for our site – facing every assignment before him – always taking on more than the rest of us.

I cannot express properly what Ken means to me. I am a writer. My journey has taken me via many routes. I can tell you that when I joined the tBBC staff I was felt welcome immediately by all of the staff. The two honchos Joe Dexter and Ken though I feel went out of their way to welcome me.

One of my fondest memories of Ken was when I began reporting on The Ohio State University Rugby Team as their 2015 season began. I clearly slanted an opinion based on my loyalty (The Buckeyes). I received a tremendous response that was more negative than positive. Folks ripped into me and spoke of my “biasness”. Ken’s advice to me was priceless:

“Perhaps we should be Rugby all-the-time. My God they do voice their opinions, don’t they?”

I could share many more stories reference what I had written and Ken’s advice but I would only journey into the path I do not seek. My intent is purely to exhibit the importance Ken was to both tBBC and me.

Ken is missed.

In closing one of my most recent Ken fantastic truths was concerning the piece I wrote about Jim Harbaugh. I went on a tear and expressed what I felt was an agreement among all of Buckeye Nation. Ken and I were texting all of the absurdities I excluded. It was amazingly funny, real, and precious.

Personally speaking the tBBC will not be the same. That by no means is an exclusion of all the great writers with us at tBBC – specifically Joe Dexter. I love The Ohio State University. I have drunk the Kool-Aid. I love the freedom they allow me and the possibilities because of Ken and his advice I have spoken to Olympians and written about some of the greatest athletes in the history of whatever sport.

Ken helped me get there.

I will miss you Ken. Enjoy your time with your family. As you told me that time when I could not complete a piece for a basketball result because of the emergency reference my wife…” Take care of your family. They are the most important…”

Take care Ken and may God Bless you.

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This story appears in ESPN College Football 2016, on newsstands June 7. Order online today! It's a pretty simple equation for Ohio State in 2016: A great year from QB J.T. Barrett probably means a great year for the Buckeyes. So that makes Barrett the ...


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BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
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Script Ohio: A Big Ten Free For All?
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Clair Crawford and Joe Dexter discuss a potential non-division Big Ten Conference and how it would play out for all of the teams in the conference.
Plus, the one player in the B1G that Clair would start her program with.

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