It’s always nice when people are looking forward to your visit. Greetings are genuine and welcomes are warm. This is especially true for football coaches on the recruiting trail. Depending on the college coach — and the respective talent at each particular school — the reception can have a wide degree of variance. Different schools …
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In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr dive into some Ohio State football history by going back and forth discussing OSU records that will never be broken. Can anybody top what Archie Griffin did? What about the linebackers of the ’70s and ’80s? Which records are the most impossible …
If fortune telling was easy, more people would do it. Such is life for Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford, who when asked to peer into the future about his players, simply refuses to even attempt the impossible. “Tony, how many carries per game are you going to give to running backs TreVeyon Henderson, …
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Four-star defensive end Jason Moore has announced his verbal commitment to Ohio State. Moore (6-6 255) is the No. 5 defensive lineman in the 247Sports Composite and the No. 53 player in the 2023 class overall. He attends DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland and is ranked the No. 1 player in the state. …
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The Proof Is In The Putting (Receivers Into The NFL) The Buckeyes were on display in this year’s NFL Draft as receivers Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave were selected 10th and 11th overall, respectively. They were followed by former teammate Jameson Williams, who went 12th overall. Together, the three of them were Ohio State’s starting …
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There are so many changes going on in college sports right now that in between the time that this gets written and read, something major may have been left out. Name, Image, and Likeness is a year old, the transfer portal is still very much a toddler, and right now conference expansion is sending the …
The Ohio State offensive line haul in 2023 just grew by 6-feet, 6-inches as offensive tackle Miles Walker has announced his verbal commitment to the Buckeyes. Walker (6-6 275) is now the fourth offensive lineman in Ohio State’s 2023 recruiting class. Ranked the No. 38 tackle in the class and the No. 473 player overall, …
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In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr hold a fantasy draft selecting former Buckeyes to play in Ryan Day’s Ohio State offense. They are picking one quarterback each, one running back, three receivers, and a tight end, and they can only select players who never played for Day. Where …
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Tanner McCalister’s roster listing on the Ohio State football team should probably read “Safety/Graduate Assistant.” After earning his degree from Oklahoma State this past December, McCalister decided to enter the transfer portal and quickly found a home when his former Cowboys defensive coordinator Jim Knowles took the same position at Ohio State. As a two-year …
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As a true freshman last season, Buckeye wide receiver Emeka Egbuka finished fifth on the team with 771 all-purpose yards. Only Jaxon Smith-Njigba, TreVeyon Henderson, Garrett Wilson, and Chris Olave were more productive. Most of that total (580 yards) came via kickoff returns, but his 191 receiving yards as a true freshman were 52 more …
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In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr address a single listener question — if we were the commissioners of college football and had the ability to change anything about the sport, what would it be? What sweeping changes would we make about college football and why would it improve …
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Last year as true freshmen, Ohio State defensive ends JT Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer both had their moments in limited opportunities. Despite playing 270 fewer snaps than Tyreke Smith and over 330 fewer snaps than Zach Harrison, Sawyer tied both Smith and Harrison for the team lead in sacks by a defensive end (3.0). Tuimoloau, …
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One year after leading the Buckeyes in rushing with 1,403 yards as a true freshman in 2017, JK Dobbins responded as a sophomore with just 1,053 yards on the ground. His average dropped from 7.23 yards per carry as a freshman to just 4.58 as a sophomore. There have been several reasons put forth as …
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It has been a busy last couple of days around Ohio State and the Big Ten, and in this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman give their reactions to all of it. First, the Buckeyes have just landed a four-star cornerback commit in Jermaine Mathews, so the fellas give their …
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For the third time this week, the Buckeyes have landed a verbal commitment in the 2023 recruiting class. And for the third time this week, it’s a cornerback. On Monday, it was four-star Georgia prospect Kayin Lee. Then on Thursday it was four-star Texas corner Calvin Simpson-Hunt. And today, it is four-star Ohio cornerback Jermaine …
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