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Video: Breaking down the Buckeyes return to the WHAC
While there are still a couple of months to go until the 2020 college football season can kickoff, the signs of a full return to play are beginning to trickle in. On Monday morning, a big step was taken as players and coaches returned to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on the Ohio State campus …
Buckeyes Get Back To Work Today, and So Does Mickey Marotti
“It’s been the most challenging thing I’ve done in my career, no doubt.” That’s what Ohio State strength coach Mickey Marotti said last month about dealing with the separation of his players and the OSU weight room due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Resistance bands were sent to the players and workouts were designed based on …
Morning Scoop: The Buckeyes Go Back To Work
BuckeyeScoop.com beat writer Tony Gerdeman joins host Tom Orr to preview the return of Ohio State football players to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center for the first time since mid-March. It’s unquestionably a huge step toward the 2020 college football season starting on time, but things are going to be very different inside the walls …
The Buckeye Scoop: Where things stand with the top targets
Even during a summer where camps and official visits have been postponed, there is still plenty going on in the world of Ohio State football recruiting. The Buckeyes have emerged from the COVID-19 shutdown with the clear number one class in the nation in the 2021 cycle but there is still work left to be …
The Blueprint for the 2019 Ohio State defense: Part Two
On Thursday, we took a look at the improvement of the 2019 Ohio State defense which was made in large part by the hiring decisions of head coach Ryan Day. We are continuing our inside look at that dynamic today and also presenting some of the keys and challenges that will carry forward to the …
The B1G Scoop: Buckeyes lose receiver to Clemson, Big Ten schools nab commitments
Here at Buckeye Scoop, we have assembled a great group of well connected and informed recruiting analysts. And because of that we hear a lot of different rumblings and recruiting nuggets about other teams on the recruiting trail, primarily in the Big Ten but also other national teams. As a result, all our recruiting analysts …
Inside Scoop: What I Know About JC Latham
Ohio State is rolling when it comes to Class of 2021 recruiting, but one position group they really need to finish strong at is the offensive line. The Buckeye have two commitments so far at the position in Donovan Jackson and Ben Christman, but they’d like to add two more before it’s all said and …
Buckeye Weekly Podcast — Biggest Concerns On Defense
In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr tackle the defensive side of the Ohio State football. After looking at the concerns for the offense on Thursday, today the fellas turn a worrisome eye to the Buckeye defense. They share their concerns at each defensive position on the field, of …
Holden Staes talks offer from Ohio State
Over the next couple of recruiting cycles, Ohio State is going to have to reload the tight ends room. The program will lose Luke Farrell and Jake Hausmann following the 2020 campaign, will lose Jeremy Ruckert after either 2020 or 2021, and only has Cade Stover (just switched to tight end this winter) and Joe …
Fredrick Douglass Head Coach Nathan McPeek Breaks Down Jager Burton’s Game and Leadership
Following his freshman football season at Lexington Christian High School, four-star offensive guard Jager Burton decided to transfer to Fredrick Douglass High School, which was in its second year of existence. At the time Burton arrived at Douglass, Nathan McPeek had just finished his first year as the offensive line coach for the Broncos. Now …
First Look: Ohio State Punter Commit Jesse Mirco Shows Off Leg
In May, Ohio State landed what was a surprising commitment to fans in Australian punter Jesse Mirco. Not only was it not known that the Buckeyes were prioritizing bringing in a scholarship punter in the 2021 class, but little was known about the former Australian Rules Football player who has been working on his craft …
Ohio State Protocol For Return To Campus Will Include Testing
The Ohio State football team will be arriving on campus in waves over the next few days as campus workout facilities are opening back up. Voluntary team workouts are set to begin on Monday, but in very small batches of no more than nine players per workout. On Friday, the University released their guidelines for …
Seth Shumate on His Sophomore Season and Goals for the Rest of His High School Career
When it comes to men’s sports at Ohio State, the football and basketball programs get most of the attention, but among the other programs that deserve more attention is wrestling. The Buckeyes are a perennial national powerhouse on the mats. One of the reasons they have been able to sustain that success is because of …
Rocco Spindler Breaks Down Finalists, Recruitment, and Ohio State
Ohio State has two very talented offensive linemen committed for 2021 in Ben Christman and Donovan Jackson. The Buckeyes would like to at least add another pair to the group, and much of the focus the last few months has been on Jager Burton and JC Latham. But those aren’t the only two prospects that …
Malaki Branham Talks Handling The Shut-Down, His Recruiting Process, and Ohio State
For the Ohio State men’s basketball program there are two important objectives to meet on the recruiting trail: keep Ohio’s best players home, and land high profile players that can make an impact. In the 2021 recruiting class, those two objectives have come together to produce Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s star Malaki Branham. Over a …