Wyatt Crosher

Just a day after being announced a captain for his senior season, defensive end Jonathon Cooper has possibly went down with a lower-leg injury, according to reports from Tim May of Letterman Row.

Hearing @OhioStateFB DE and newly elected captain @JonathonCooper7 dealing with lower leg ailment – probably "high ankle" sprain – and might have undergone procedure to enhance healing. OSU has not confirmed. I have not heard that he necessarily will miss game(s) because of it.

— Tim May (@TIM_MAYsports) August 20, 2019

Cooper comes into his fourth season with the Buckeyes with 47 tackles, 10 1/2 of which Read More

Before the 2019 season has even begun, two members of Ohio State’s defense have earned some national acclaim.

The pair of Buckeyes — junior defensive end Chase Young and senior safety Jordan Fuller — have been listed on the Associated Press’ Preseason All-American teams, with Young earning first-team honors Read More

A season ago, Ohio State’s defense was not the strength that it usually is. Statistically, in fact, it was the worst defensive season the program has ever seen.

The linebacker unit was the one that often got the fingers pointed at it, with numerous big plays coming through the middle Read More

The same day that freshman safety Bryson Shaw gets his black stripe stripped, two more freshmen joined him.

A pair of four-star prospects from the 2019 class — defensive end Noah Potter and running back Steele Chambers — are the ninth and 10th from this year’s freshmen group to Read More

As first reported by The Columbus Dispatch, former Ohio State football player Roy Hall settled with officials of the Driven Foundation over complains that Hall was taking money from the foundation to buy clothes and jewelry.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office announced the settlement, which reprimanded the leaders Read More

Through the first six periods of Ohio State’s practice that the media was allowed to view, there was not much as far as new information.

It appeared Malik Harrison, Tuf Borland and Pete Warner were the linebackers in the first-team drills.

“There’s good depth there. Guys are practicing hard at Read More

As fall training camp continues on, another pair of freshmen lose their black stripes. On Monday, running back Marcus Crowley and offensive lineman Ryan Jacoby became the fifth and sixth members of the 2019 class to lose the stripes.

Crowley, a four-star prospect out of Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Read More

With the announcement from Miami that the Hurricanes will go with Jarren Williams as their starting quarterback over former Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell, that means the Week 1 matchup between Miami and Florida will feature two former Buckeyes’ commits — and both will be on the bench.

The Gators’ Read More