Ohio State made its way back into the win column with a 41-20 home victory over Tulsa in front of a 75% capacity crowd on Saturday evening. While a win is never a bad thing, the Buckeyes didn’t answer many questions on Saturday and the frustration seems to be growing for Buckeye Nation. Time for …
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Ohio State hasn’t lost a regular season football game since 2018, so the Buckeyes will be looking for that rare bounce-back win on Saturday afternoon when they host Tulsa. At 0-2 the Golden Hurricanes will be looking to shock the college football world after playing Oklahoma State down to the wire last week. Will the …
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The defensive woes for Ohio State continued on Saturday afternoon as the Buckeyes surrendered more than 500 yards of offense to Oregon and took a shocking defeat, 35-28, despite the Ducks being down two of their very best defensive players. A lot went wrong for the Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon and some disturbing trends continued …
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Ohio State’s season opener wasn’t always a clean one with the Buckeyes’ offense hitting some first half struggles and the defense showing some holes. But the Buckeyes escaped with a two-touchdown win on Thursday night at Minnesota. There is plenty to talk about coming out of up-and-down opening performance from the fourth-ranked Buckeyes. Like the …
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PITTSBURGH — Ohio State is in the mix for several of the nation’s top uncommitted pass rushers and the Buckeyes have been recruiting Philadelphia (Pa.) Imhotep Charter star Enai White for as long as any of them. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound prospect opened his season with a huge win over Pittsburgh Central Catholic, a 12-6 defensive …
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While Ohio State waits for its first of what will ultimately be many defensive line commitments in the 2022 class, the Buckeyes have made the cut for another top target in Miami (Fla.) Monsignor Pace star Shemar Stewart. The five-star prospect and No. 6 overall player in the Scoop100 released his top schools list on …
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INDIANAPOLIS — Top 100 defensive lineman Caden Curry has been at the top of the Ohio State wish list for a long time now. The four-star prospect out of Center Grove High School in suburban Indianapolis has taken a methodical approach to his recruiting process. After a round of summer unofficial visits, Curry is ready …
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KETTERING, Ohio — Thursday night’s season opener didn’t play out the way that Kettering (Ohio) Alter linebacker C.J. Hicks hoped that it would. Hicks and the Knights dropped the rivalry game against Fairmont 16-7 in front of a packed house. But Hicks spent most of the game living up to his five-star billing, with a …
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Ohio State is on the board in the 2023 recruiting class as the Buckeyes picked up a pledge on Thursday afternoon from four-star tight end Ty Lockwood. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound prospect out of Thompson’s Station (Tenn.) Independence chose the Buckeyes from a final four that also included Florida State, Penn State, and South Carolina. Below, …
Ohio State has already identified a few priority in-state targets for the 2023 recruiting class and Huber Heights Wayne offensive lineman Joshua Padilla is one of them. The 6-foot-4, 265-pound prospect made multiple stops at Ohio State over the summer, the first of which came back in June where he put in a full camp …
The battle for four-star Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne offensive tackle Aamil Wagner continues to heat up after his round of official visits over the summer. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound prospect is currently focused on five schools, but the Top 100 talent isn’t ready to enter decision mode just yet. Wagner is in the process of putting …
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With football right around the corner, it was the perfect time for the Vegas Knows podcast to return. Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio State are heavy betting favorites to win the SEC, ACC, and Big Ten respectively but are there some value bets out there in the conference championship futures market? BuckeyeScoop.com staffers Bill Greene and …
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DUBLIN, Ohio — There will not be a bigger recruiting battle in the state of Ohio over the next several months than the Sonny Styles Sweepstakes. The five-star defensive athlete from Pickerington (Ohio) Central is a national recruit already with ties to both Notre Dame and Ohio State. Styles was finally able to get out …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State kicked off its 2021 Fall Camp bright and early on Wednesday morning with a non-padded practice. With open position battles all over the roster, most notably at quarterback, running back, the interior offensive line, linebacker, and defensive back, there is plenty to discuss heading into the 25-practice stretch that will …
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Ohio State will kick off its 2021 fall camp on Wednesday morning but Tuesday’s media session had plenty of intrigue as the Buckeyes will have to settle on a starting quarterback at some point this month. The three scholarship quarterbacks who are currently on campus all met with the media on Tuesday afternoon with incoming …
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