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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 …

2021 National Championship Game Justin Fields

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Fulton Analysis: Couldn’t Keep Pace

An Ohio State offense that needed to keep pace with Alabama largely lost any chance to do so with Trey Sermon’s opening play injury in the Buckeyes’ national championship loss. Ryan Day’s offensive system is predicated upon the wide zone stretch play. Although the aim point of the play is the inside leg of 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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Should They Stay Or Should They Go?

Should The Stay Or Should They Go is presented by Steamboat Dry Goods The NFL Draft will take place in late April, but we’ll find out sooner which players from Ohio State’s 2020 team will be returning for the 2021 season. Underclassmen have until Monday January 18 to file their papers with the league and …

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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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Mick at Nite: 2022 Defense Only Best-Guess List 1/14

Here is another “Mick at Nite” article brought to you by Buckeye Scoop. These articles are where I (Mick Walker) will bring you all the recruiting tidbits, insider information, rumblings, or really any ideas that come my way about recruiting (and there are a lot). It could be about a certain Ohio State hoops recruit …

2021 National Championship Game Alabama passing Mac Jones

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Fulton Analysis: Death By A Thousand RPO Cuts

A short-handed Ohio State ran into a buzz saw in its 52-24 national championship loss to Alabama. The Buckeyes’ defensive scheme was a poor matchup—schematically and personnel-wise—for the Crimson Tide’s RPO-heavy offense. As previously discussed, Ryan Day utilizes a variant of Pete Carroll’s NFL scheme. The defense generally plays a coverage where the safety is …

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Around The Oval: College Football Recruiting, Working For Urban Meyer, What Makes Mark Pantoni So Good, And More With Eron Hodges

Around The Oval is presented by Todd Pennington with Revolution Mortgage. Check out today’s rates HERE! When Urban Meyer came to Ohio State he completely changed the world of recruiting, not just for the Buckeyes, but for the entire Big Ten and even across the landscape of College Football. A big reason for that was …