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Optimism has been hard to find this week as college football programs start to work their way toward a fall 2020 season.  Buckeye Scoop beat writer Tony Gerdeman joins host Tom Orr to review what he has learned about Ohio State’s plans to get players back to offseason workouts, and the potential schedule leading up …

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Buckeye Scoop recruiting analyst Bill Greene joins host Tom Orr to share his insight into the Elite Underclassmen Camp held just outside Columbus over the weekend.  Several future Buckeyes, including 2021 DE Jack Sawyer, and 2022 LB CJ Hicks, CB Jyaire Brown, and OT Tegra Tshabola were all there.  And so was a player ranked …

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Ohio State’s 2020 football schedule just got a major facelift on Thursday. The Big Ten announced that it was canceling all of its non-conference games, which means that the home dates with Bowling Green and Buffalo, and the much-anticipated road trip to Oregon are all history. Buckeye Scoop’s Bill Greene joins host Tom Orr to …

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News broke Wednesday evening that Ohio State was pausing voluntary workouts for football and several other sports due to positive COVID tests. Buckeye Scoop lead beat writer Tony Gerdeman joins host Tom Orr to share what we know about the tests, and what this pause could mean for the 2020 season. There is definitely some …

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The Sporting News national college football writer Bill Bender joins The Morning Scoop to run through his list of the biggest games on the 2020 college football calendar.  The Buckeyes are a part of three of them, including the biggest non-conference game in the country this fall.  But how many of those games will be …

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Ohio State’s 2021 recruiting class is now almost full, and they’re off to a good start for 2022 as well. This morning, we’ll take an early look at some of the top in-state prospects in the class of 2023. That group includes an Ohio State legacy, a prospect who could be the next great Ohio …

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The 2020 college football season is more up in the air right now than any in recent decades. Where do things stand right now as teams try to prepare for a season that’s far from guaranteed? BuckeyeScoop.com’s Tony Gerdeman joins host Tom Orr to recap what the NCAA’s Chief Medical Officer had to say about …

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Ohio State’s 2021 quarterback commit Kyle McCord shined this week at the Elite 11 quarterback competition in Tennessee. BuckeyeScoop.com’s Marc Givler was at the competition and shares his scouting report. What are the Buckeyes getting in in the highly-touted McCord? Future Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy was there as well, providing a chance to see two …

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Tony Gerdeman, the football beat writer for BuckeyeScoop.com joins The Morning Scoop to discuss how Justin Fields could be asked to do more – and less – in 2020. Plus, a second-year linebacker who most Buckeye fans aren’t talking about who could be a major impact player for OSU down the line. And enjoy some …

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Ohio State got some very encouraging news about one of its top offensive line targets for 2021 when Jager Burton decided to push back his scheduled decision. BuckeyeScoop.com’s Marc Givler just met with Burton to talk about that, as well as where Ohio State stacks up on the list of Burton’s top schools. Plus, Marc …

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Clemson and Ohio State played a classic College Football Playoff semifinal game in 2019, and it seems likely they could meet again with a national title on the line in 2020. Matt Connolly, the Clemson beat writer for TheState.com joins The Morning Scoop to discuss the return of Tigers players to campus, and why their …

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The St. Louis area has turned into a valuable recruiting pipeline for the Buckeyes over the past decade. From Ezekiel Elliott to Cameron Brown, Jameson Williams, and Mookie Cooper, OSU has landed a lot of highly-ranked talent from Missouri. Luther Burden could be the next great player to make that leap from St. Louis to …

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We spend a lot of time talking about the recruiting machine built by the Buckeye football team, but Chris Holtmann’s basketball program is bringing in some of the nation’s top talent as well. BuckeyeScoop.com recruiting analyst Mick Walker has been criss-crossing the region for the past couple weeks to see some of Ohio State’s top …

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Ohio State brought in a huge class of offensive linemen this year, six prospects including 5-star offensive tackle Paris Johnson. However, most analysts expect many – if not all – of those players to take at least a year in the Buckeyes’ program before they’re ready to potentially become regular contributors. What is it about …

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Mesh is a passing concept created by Air Raid inventor Hal Mumme, and run successfully for decades by members of his coaching tree like Mike Leach. It has been a popular part of the Buckeyes’ playbook ever since Ryan Day and Kevin Wilson arrived in Columbus in 2017, but seemed to disappear for long stretches …

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