Tom Orr, Author at Buckeye Scoop

Ohio State has been one of the most consistently dominant teams in the nation for more than 50 years, but the Buckeyes have also been involved in some crazy upsets, both as a winner and loser. Tony Gerdeman, host of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, joins host Tom Orr to discuss some of the wildest games …

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are expected to contend for a spot in the College Football Playoffs yet again in Marcus Freeman’s first full season in charge, but there are several position groups that could be the difference between getting into the field, and being on the outside looking in. Fernando Ramirez is the host …

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Many of the greatest seasons in Ohio State football history have happened thanks to second-year players who made huge leaps into stardom. The Super Sophs led the 1968 Buckeyes to a 50-14 win over Michigan, a Rose Bowl title against OJ Simpson and USC, and a national championship. The 2014 Buckeyes rode sophomore Ezekiel Elliott, …

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You don’t have to look far to find someone who wants to tell you all about how the latest round of conference realignment is going to ruin the sport forever. But that’s not necessarily true. Bill Bender of the Sporting News just wrote a great look at how the latest round of teams switching leagues …

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After the bombshell news that USC and UCLA were jumping from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, pretty much the entire sport is now watching and waiting to see what happens next. Will Oregon and Washington jump to the Big Ten? Will Florida State, Miami, and Clemson move to the SEC? And what’s going to …

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The Penn State football program is coming off back-to-back seasons with 4-5 records in Big Ten play. And while the weird COVID season and some key injuries can help explain some of that away, this is still shaping up to be a very big season for James Franklin and his program. So can the Nittany …

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After the bombshell news that USC and UCLA were joining the Big Ten on Thursday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now possibly the next big program that could dramatically reshape the college football landscape. They have played as an independent in all but one of their seasons of football (the 2020 COVID year), but …

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Since coming to Ohio State in 2017, Ryan Day has made a habit of signing one of the nation’s very best quarterbacks in almost every single recruiting class. He brought in 5-star quarterbacks in 2020 (CJ Stroud), 2021 (Quinn Ewers), and 2022 (Devin Brown), and has a 5-star committed for 2024 already (Dylan Raiola). But …

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The first five seasons of Chris Holtmann’s tenure at Ohio State have been remarkably consistent. Each has finished with at least 20 wins, with the last four ending with either 20 or 21 victories. However, entering the 2022-23 season, it’s almost impossible to know what to expect from the Buckeyes. With only two key contributors …

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After a dominating first season as Ohio State’s starting quarterback, CJ Stroud is now poised to completely rewrite the school’s record book in 2022. How many of the 15 biggest passing records in Buckeye football history will Stroud break this fall? Kevin Noon, the host of the Big Me Kickoff podcast, joins host Tom Orr …

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Ohio State’s 2023 recruiting class is already ranked as the best in the nation, and the Buckeyes have only just gotten started on the defensive side of the ball. Now, with several top targets from down south potentially close to a decision, could the Buckeyes be set to pull some of the very best defensive …

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are always among the best-recruiting programs in college football, but even by those standards, what they did last week was incredible. On consecutive days, they added commitments from 5-star WR Carnell Tate, 5-star WR Brandon Inniss, and top-50 WR Noah Rogers. So was that the greatest week of recruiting in Buckeye …

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This fall’s showdown between Ohio State and Notre Dame is going to be one of the biggest and most-hyped games on the college football schedule in 2022. Thursday’s news that Arch Manning was committing to Texas now makes the 2025 game between the Buckeyes and Longhorns a potential showdown of the No. 1 quarterbacks in …

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Another day, another elite wide receiver commitment for the Ohio State Buckeyes. After 5-star Carnell Tate committed on Monday, and 5-star Brandon Inniss committed on Tuesday, 4-star Noah Rogers announced that he would join the class on Wednesday. It’s an unprecedented week of commits for one position group for the Buckeyes, and puts this wide …

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For the second time in two days, Ohio State has landed a commitment from a 5-star wide receiver. One day after Carnell Tate committed to the Buckeyes’ 2023 class, Brandon Inniss announced that he would play for Ohio State as well. Recruiting analyst Marc Givler joins host Tom Orr to discuss the commitment and what …

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