A team, be it in football or in the board room, is not going to win without leadership, no matter how talented the parts may be. Each year going into the season we look at the assembled team and try and figure out where the leadership is going to come from. Last season the Buckeyes …
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INDIANAPOLIS – The Big Ten does not release preseason conference teams to kick off the season and has instead moved to a list of 10 players, five from the East and five from the West as “players to watch” and needless to say, the Buckeyes have taken more than their own fair share of the …
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Award watch list season continues here on Tuesday as it is time for the Davey O’Brien Award to single out the 35 college quarterbacks on its radar for the annual award that goes to the nation’s top quarterback. It should come as little surprise that Ohio State’s CJ Stroud makes the cut, one of five …
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Big Ten Football Media Days are rapidly approaching and we now know who will be joining Ohio State head coach Ryan Day in Indianapolis for the two-day event. CJ Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Ronnie Hickman will be Ohio State’s three player reps for the year event, a true kick off to the start of the …
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The Maxwell Award kicked of the chain of award watch lists to start dropping in July, a telltale sign that the season is not far away. Ohio State was in rare air as a the only school with three players on the watch list for the most valuable player in college football, also known as …
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The Most Important Trait Success in college football can be broken down into two basic components: recruiting and development. You can’t win without talented players, so it’s best to start out with as much talent as possible. That happens in recruiting. Like most places, Ohio State has a dedicated scouting staff run by Mark Pantoni …
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It can be both a blessing and a curse to have a job where your boss has also manned your same position. On the positive side, the boss knows what the job requires and they know what an acceptable performance looks like at that position. On the negative side, the boss knows what the job …
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As a redshirt freshman last season, Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud set school records in pass efficiency (186.56) and completion percentage (71.9%). His 4,435 yards and 44 touchdown passes were second all-time in OSU history behind Dwayne Haskins’ 4,831 yards and 50 touchdown passes in 2018. In his first season as a starter, Stroud produced …
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Now that spring football is over, it’s time to look back at exactly what we just saw. We’ll go over each position group over the next two weeks with what was learned and what still needs to happen. Up next will be the Ohio State quarterbacks. [Previous: Linebackers] Quick Position Overview The Buckeyes return starter …
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Key quarterback traits include both the tangible and intangible. The tangibles would be arm strength, athleticism, and size. The intangibles are things like ability to lead, desire, and the kind of fearlessness that can pick up a first down when a team absolutely needs it. Decision-making can float between both worlds. The preparation and results …
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The last time the Buckeyes took the field, they were bullied and beaten up by the Michigan Wolverines. For the first time since 2011, they lost to a rival. But it wasn’t just a loss, it was an unsettling display by a team that was seemingly exposed on the line of scrimmage. Now, they are …
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If everything goes as expected, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young will walk away as only the second two-time Heisman Trophy winner next year, joining former Ohio State Buckeye Archie Griffin who won the award in 1974 and 1975. Young has opened up as the initial favorite to win next year’s award as college football’s most outstanding …
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NEW YORK – Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud had a record setting season for the Buckeyes, but the Heisman Trophy remained elusive as the redshirt freshman finished 4th in balloting for the 2021 award. Alabama’s quarterback Bryce Young took home the hardware with more than twice as many total points of anyone else in the …
NEW YORK – It will be a small crowd tonight for the Heisman Trophy Presentation as the finalists, former winners and other dignitaries will descend upon Jazz at Columbus Circle for the actual presentation. The media will be offsite watching the event but we did get a chance on Saturday to take a look at …
NEW YORK – The Big Me Kickoff show has made its way to New York City for the Heisman Trophy presentation, and it only fits that the top college football award and the top college football podcast go hand-in-hand. We obviously are here to follow Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud around the process as the …
