Tom Orr, Author at Buckeye Scoop

The next-to-last edition of the College Football Playoff rankings are out, and the Buckeyes are still potentially alive for a spot in the field of four. What needs to happen for Ohio State to sneak into the field? Buckeye Scoop’s Tony Gerdeman joins host Tom Orr to run through the scenarios, from a boring Championship …

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Some shocking news broke Sunday evening when former Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley announced that he had accepted the USC job. The fallout was immediate for the Sooners, who saw multiple highly-ranked players decommit in a matter of hours. Can Ohio State take advantage of Oklahoma’s loss and add even more talent to their 2022 …

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A 42-27 loss to arch-rival Michigan is enough to make people around the Ohio State program start asking some tough questions. But that’s even more true when it’s a game where the Buckeyes got soundly beaten in the trenches on both sides of the ball. So where does the program go from here? You’ll hear …

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For the first time in a decade, the Ohio State football program will have to deal with the fallout from a loss to arch-rival Michigan. The game was decided in the same spot it is every year, the trenches. So how did the Buckeyes get whipped so badly along both the offensive and defensive lines? …

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No. 2 Ohio State and No. 5 Michigan will face off Saturday in Ann Arbor for what promises to be the latest season-defining matchup in the greatest rivalry in all of sports. We’ve spent most of this week breaking down that game in every possible way, but haven’t spent much time looking back at other …

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The Ohio State Buckeyes have won 15 of their last 16 meetings against their arch-rivals from Michigan, and are favored to do it again this weekend. But there are reasons to think the No. 5 Wolverines might be able to crush the No. 2 Buckeyes’ Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff hopes. Tony Gerdeman …

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Ohio State’s offense got most of the hype in the wake of the 56-7 demolition of Michigan State, but the Buckeye defense had a great week as well, and there were both personnel and scheme changes that helped make it a successful day. Buckeye Scoop’s Xs and Os guru Ross Fulton joins host Tom Orr …

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The Ohio State offense just finished one of the most dominating performances in program history, racking up 49 points and 500 yards in just the first half of a win over Michigan State. How were the Buckeyes so successful, and… more importantly for OSU fans this week… can they put up numbers like that against …

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This weekend’s matchup in Ann Arbor is going to be one of the biggest in the long and storied history of the Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry. There is a lot on the line, from the Big Ten East championship and a spot in the conference title game, to a potential berth in the College …

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In this special bonus episode of The Morning Scoop, you’ll hear from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, quarterback CJ Stroud, wide receiver Chris Olave, and defensive linemen Haskell Garrett and Tyreke Smith in the wake of their dominating win over Michigan State. Why is the offense firing on all cylinders all of a sudden? …

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Ohio State just put together one of the most dominating halves of football in memory, rolling up 49 points and 500 yards of offense before halftime against No. 7 Michigan State. Quarterback CJ Stroud threw for 432 yards and six touchdowns, Chris Olave set an Ohio State career record, and the Buckeye defense held MSU …

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Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud is now the betting favorite to win the 2021 Heisman Trophy. How strong is his case to be named the nation’s most outstanding player? Plus, the Heisman… and the College Football Playoff… and a looming showdown with archrival Michigan… can all be potential distractions. How are the Buckeyes staying focused? …

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The Ohio State defense didn’t give up any runs longer than 11 yards or passes of more than 29 yards in a 59-31 win over Purdue. But the Boilermakers were still able to move the ball with a consistency that was a little concerning for Buckeye fans. At one point they had four consecutive scoring …

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