Ohio State receiver Chris Olave has been selected by a familiar franchise as the New Orleans Saints moved up to the No. 11 spot to take the talented Ohio State wideout. Olave is the second Ohio State receiver selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since earlier this evening when Garrett Wilson went …
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The NFL Draft is a little more than a week away and we are starting to see the final mock drafts leading up to the three-day event were more than 250 players will hear their names called as they take another step towards realizing their dreams of being professional football players. Ohio State has seen …
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The Buckeyes go into the offseason needing to replace two of the best wide receivers in Ohio State history. We have already discussed how OSU will go about replacing Garrett Wilson, so now it’s time to give the same treatment to Chris Olave, who is arguably the most underrated receiver in school history. Olave is …
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Ohio State senior wide receiver Chris Olave will not play in the Rose Bowl, head coach Ryan Day announced today. Olave is a projected first rounder in April’s NFL Draft. Olave broke the Ohio State all-time record for touchdown receptions this season when he caught his 35th career touchdown pass in November’s 56-7 win over …
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Welcome to Hate Week. The Ohio State Buckeyes wasted no time putting the Michigan State Spartans away, flexing their offensive muscles and racing out to a 49-0 lead before allowing the visitors to dent the scoreboard. Along the way, Kenneth Walker III all but exited the Heisman Trophy conversation thanks to a strong showing by …
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Ohio State entered Saturday against No. 7 Michigan State as the favorites, but few foresaw the absolute beatdown the Buckeyes applied in a 56-7 victory over the Spartans. This was a match-up that always favored Ohio State’s offense against a Spartan defense that entered allowing the most yards per game passing in the country, but …
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COLUMBUS – Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with reporters on Tuesday. Even though the Buckeyes are off this week, there was still plenty to talk about. Day answered questions about his football team and discussed what they would be doing this week with no game to prepare for. The highlights of everything that …
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Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day said changes were coming. He said that there was a plan. Little of that outline on how to fix the OSU defense was on display Saturday other than Kerry Coombs being in the press box and Matt Barnes calling plays. Sure, there was a little Cover 2 and some …
In last week’s 31-24 win over Fresno State, the Oregon defense allowed 298 yards passing and almost a 70% completion percentage. This week, that same defense will come to Columbus to face an Ohio State offense that has been one of the more consistent and efficient passing programs in the nation over the last few …
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The Ohio State Buckeyes kicked off their 2021 season at Minnesota, which brought the Grumpy Old Buckeye out of hibernation. If you’re new to the Grumpy Old Buckeye column, this is the space where I discuss the things that happened during an Ohio State game that made me yell things at my television (and not …
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The college football season is here — and more importantly, so are the Buckeyes. Ohio State kicks off Thursday night for a very anticipated road matchup with one of the top teams in the Big Ten West. There are questions upon questions for the Buckeyes, so I hope to answer a few of them with …
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The college football world caught a glimpse last year of what Jaxon Smith-Njigba was capable of doing, and it only took one game. Buckeye quarterback Justin Fields found the freshman receiver running in the back of the end zone in last year’s opener at Nebraska. The pass was completed but it looked to be well …
Every day until fall camp begins for Ohio State, we will profile a different Buckeye football player. Today that player is senior receiver Chris Olave. Yesterday it was quarterback Jack Miller. You can find all of the daily Scoop Profiles right here. Chris Olave No. 2 | Wide Receiver | 6-1 189 | Senior | Mission Hills …
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Now that spring football is over, it’s time to look back at exactly what we just saw. We’ll continue going over each position group for the next week or so with what was learned and what still needs to happen. Up next will be the Ohio State wide receivers. [Previous: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Tight Ends | Defensive Ends | Cornerbacks | Safeties] …
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Ohio State special teams coordinator Parker Fleming and wide receivers coach Brian Hartline met with reporters on Thursday to discuss how spring camp has gone for their respective position groups. Also joining the media session were receivers Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Jameson Williams. Here are the highlights of everything that was said. …
