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Interesting that OSU ends up with Micah Parrish of all the wing players they pursued. To tell the truth, I was kinda hoping for more of a knock down shooter with that spot, but clearly he brings some shooting ability along with versatility, defense and the intangibles of being part of a very...

Mobley has had an excellent senior season. I have a feeling he's gonna be a real player for OSU & my guess is he will make the rotation as the 3rd guard next season.

For sure. Kinda sad to see some of the teams like MSU that used to be a contender not really getting much done in the portal. Purdue also, not much of a player for portal talent - didn't hurt them this past season because they did get a very good player in Jones that provided a big lift, but...

Actually I see I misstated the problem. Basically, OSU will need to switch the assistant coach hiring/review responsibilities to someone other than Jake in order to hire Jon. For example, the OSU director of basketball operations can perform these roles, but that requires a shift in duties...

In today's edition of as the portal turns, Matt Allocco has committed to ND, UC big Victor Lakhin to Clemson and UM big Tarris Reed to UConn. I think OSU cooled on Allocco after Meechie committed and Gayle left, as clearly there is a need for a big wing who can shoot & start at the 3 for OSU.

Unfortunately, Jake won't be able to hire brother Jon right now. So basically what happened is Jon is not yet a full collegiate assistant coach, so his brother couldn't hire him as a full assistant due to state nepotism laws. I would assume at some point down the line Jon will get promoted...

Illinois also has been very active in the portal. They got Boswell from Arizona, now snag Carey Booth seemingly out of nowhere. Underwood knows how ro get that NIL $$ flowing for sure.

Rutgers struck big with 2 top-5 recruits, now they've gotten a couple starters in the portal. New look Knights are gonna be interesting.

Uh oh

I will say, the way IU is hitting the portal, it's Final Four or bust. If they don't at least make a strong run, Mike Woodson might find himself in more trouble.

IU is picking whomever they want in the portal. The problem is Mike Woodson is in charge. Jeff Goodman reports Oumar Ballo's asking price was $1.2 million. No way he was worth that, IMO, he's just not mobile enough & that can be exploited defensively. You'd have to be a real 2-way standout...

Rough

With Key I think it was a mutual thing. After 4 years, it looked like things had run their course there. I believe OSU wanted some different skills with those minutes at the 5 spot, & I'm sure Key wanted a larger role than he would've gotten at OSU next year. Gayle, I guess he thinks the...

OSU throwing their hat in the Trey Townsend ring. Dude is a true PF, very skilled. Kind of surprised OSU has a chance, thought he might prefer to stay close to home.

So far in the nonconference, OSU has the neutral court opener vs Texas, a road game at Texas A&M, and will face UK in the CBS Sports Classic. 3 SEC teams.

Bradshaw certainly has a lot of promise. He has a base to build off of in terms of 3-point shooting, which is unique for a freshman 7-footer. He has great athleticism and length. 5.8 fouls committed per 40 minutes last season, that's one area he will need to adjust. Fix that, add some...

Obviously he had big time foul trouble his freshman year, he committed fouls at the highest rate (5.8 per 40 minutes) on the UK team, aside from Burks who was not a regular player down the stretch of the season. Bradshaw will need to figure out how to cut down on the fouls, and if he can do...

Buckeyes-Longhorns in Vegas 11/4.