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Buckeyes Use Hot Start to Outlast #14 Illini 87-81 On the Road

EJ Liddell scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in 27 minutes of play to lead #21 Ohio State (11-3, 5-3) over the #14 Illinois Fighting Illini (9-5, 5-3). It was the second time in as many road games that the Buckeyes have beaten a ranked opponent despite missing their …

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Left Tackle Thayer Munford Announces His Return to Ohio State

Ohio State starting left tackle Thayer Munford has announced his intention to return to OSU for one more year. He released the news via social media. Munford has been the Buckeyes’ starting left tackle since 2018 and even though he was a true senior in 2020, he is using the NCAA’s “free year waiver” to …

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Ohio State Center Josh Myers Turning Pro

Ohio State starting center Josh Myers announced today that he would be foregoing his fifth year of eligibility and entering the 2021 NFL Draft. Myers was a two-year starter for the Buckeyes, taking over the reins last year as a redshirt sophomore. He earned Second-Team All-Big Ten accolades in 2019 and then bumped himself up …

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OSU Director of Player Development Ryan Stamper Headed to Jacksonville With Urban Meyer

Ryan Stamper is headed to Jacksonville with Urban Meyer to become the Jaguars’ director of player assessment. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Stamper came to Ohio State with Meyer in 2012 as the Buckeyes’ director of player development. His role was off the field for Ohio State and focused on developing …

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Buckeye SloopCast: S06E39 – Post Mortem

In this episode, Kyle & Jared talk about the National Championship game. What went wrong, what is there to be learned, and what can we look forward to? Was it a scheme or talent issue? When can Ohio State realistically match up to Alabama? Should there be coaching changes for next year? What are the …

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Buckeye All-American Cornerback Shaun Wade Entering NFL Draft

Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade has announced his intention to forego the rest of his eligibility and enter the 2021 NFL Draft. Wade was named a First-Team All-American this past season by the Associated Press, ESPN.com, The Sporting News, and the American Football Coaches Association. Wade posted 35 tackles in eight games this year, intercepting …

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Urban Meyer Headed to Jacksonville Jaguars As Head Coach

Two years after stepping down as Ohio State’s head coach, Urban Meyer is back in the game, accepting an offer to become the head coach of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Meyer spent seven years at Ohio State (2012-2018), compiling an 83-9 record with the Buckeyes, while also winning a national championship in 2014. In Big …

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Is Urban Meyer Ready for the NFL?

Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss the report of Urban Meyer heading to Jacksonville. How will he do there and what makes the Jaguars’ job so enticing? Can Urban handle losing and how long will it take for the Jags to become a winning program? Will he be taking anybody from the Ohio State staff …

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What I Know, What I Think, What I Wonder — 2020 Post Mortem Edition

In this edition of What I Know, What I Think, What I Wonder, I offer some thoughts on the national championship game and the season as a whole, addressing the defense, the coaches, Master Teague, the secondary, the quarterback situation next year, Jeremy Ruckert, and much more, including a few projections for next year. Available …

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Holtmann ‘Most Proud’ He’s Been As Buckeyes Hang Tough In 81-71 Win Over Northwestern

COLUMBUS — Junior guard Duane Washington scored a career-high 23 points against Northwestern as Ohio State used a 12-0 run in the game’s final minutes to secure an 81-71 victory over the Wildcats (6-5, 3-4) Wednesday night, moving the No. 21 Buckeyes to 10-3 on the season and 4-3 in conference play. Ohio State led …