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BSB Reprints: Outback Bowl Loss Brings End To The Cooper Era

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Following a disappointing 24-7 loss to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl the day before, Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger dismissed 13-year coach John Cooper on Jan. 2, 2001. In this edition of Reprint Thursday, we look back at Cooper’s termination.

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Following a disappointing 24-7 loss to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl the day before, Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger dismissed 13-year coach John Cooper on Jan. 2, 2001. In this edition of Reprint Thursday, we look back at Cooper’s termination.

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BSB Reprints: Loss To Hurricanes Not The First Disappointment For Buckeyes In Playoffs

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The Ohio State football team has had many highlights since the inception of the College Football Playoffs in 2014, including two national championships. The Buckeyes’ loss to Miami on Dec. 31 would not be considered one of those highlights. Five years ago, the Buckeyes were at another low point, losing Read More

The Ohio State football team has had many highlights since the inception of the College Football Playoffs in 2014, including two national championships. The Buckeyes’ loss to Miami on Dec. 31 would not be considered one of those highlights. Five years ago, the Buckeyes were at another low point, losing Read More

BSB Reprints: Remembering Ohio State’s Epic Battle With Miami For The 2002 National Championship

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Regardless of the outcome of this year’s CFP game between Ohio State and Miami, it never gets old looking back to the 2002 national championship game contested between the same two teams. Ohio State prevailed in that game, 31-24 in double overtime. In this edition of Reprint Thursday, we look Read More

Regardless of the outcome of this year’s CFP game between Ohio State and Miami, it never gets old looking back to the 2002 national championship game contested between the same two teams. Ohio State prevailed in that game, 31-24 in double overtime. In this edition of Reprint Thursday, we look Read More

BSB Reprints: Miami Takes Care Of Business In Last Meeting With Buckeyes

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Any Buckeye fan knows that Ohio State and Miami met for the 2002 National Championship Game, with the Buckeyes coming out on top, 31-24, for their first crown in 34 years. More recently, the two schools played a home-and-home series in 2010 and 2011, with the Buckeyes traveling to Miami Read More

Any Buckeye fan knows that Ohio State and Miami met for the 2002 National Championship Game, with the Buckeyes coming out on top, 31-24, for their first crown in 34 years. More recently, the two schools played a home-and-home series in 2010 and 2011, with the Buckeyes traveling to Miami Read More

BSB Reprints: Kicking Off Playoff Coverage With A Look Back At The Start Of Last Year’s Run

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At this time last year, the first expanded CFP playoff was about to begin, and the Ohio State football team was licking its wounds after a humiliating loss to archrival Michigan. A run in the playoffs was the Buckeyes’ last chance at 2024 redemption.

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At this time last year, the first expanded CFP playoff was about to begin, and the Ohio State football team was licking its wounds after a humiliating loss to archrival Michigan. A run in the playoffs was the Buckeyes’ last chance at 2024 redemption.

In this edition of Reprint Thursday, Read More

BSB Reprints: Ohio State’s Last Trip To The Big Ten Championship Game

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In advance of the Ohio State football team’s trip to Indianapolis on Dec. 6 to take on Indiana for the Big Ten championship, in this edition of Reprint Thursday we look back to the last time Ohio State competed for the conference crown.

It was Dec. 19, 2020, and the Read More

In advance of the Ohio State football team’s trip to Indianapolis on Dec. 6 to take on Indiana for the Big Ten championship, in this edition of Reprint Thursday we look back to the last time Ohio State competed for the conference crown.

It was Dec. 19, 2020, and the Read More

BSB Reprints: Remembering Ryan Day’s First – And Only – Win Over Michigan

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With four straight losses to rival Michigan by Ohio State and a missed game due to COVID the year before, it’s easy to forget that Ryan Day started his head coaching tenure at Ohio State with an impressive win over the Wolverines.

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With four straight losses to rival Michigan by Ohio State and a missed game due to COVID the year before, it’s easy to forget that Ryan Day started his head coaching tenure at Ohio State with an impressive win over the Wolverines.

In this edition of Reprint Thursday, to remind Read More

BSB Reprints: Rutgers’ Standing In The Big Ten Has Changed Little

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The Rutgers football team will invade Ohio Stadium on Nov. 22. The Scarlet Knights were first on Ohio State’s schedule in 2014 after joining the Big Ten along with Maryland. The Buckeyes welcomed the visitors from the East with a 56-17 thrashing, and little has changed for the Knights vs. Read More

The Rutgers football team will invade Ohio Stadium on Nov. 22. The Scarlet Knights were first on Ohio State’s schedule in 2014 after joining the Big Ten along with Maryland. The Buckeyes welcomed the visitors from the East with a 56-17 thrashing, and little has changed for the Knights vs. Read More

BSB Reprints: Most Recent Game Between UCLA And Ohio State Significant On And Off The Field

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The last time UCLA and Ohio State met on the gridiron was Sept. 22, 2001, in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. It was Jim Tressel’s first road game as head coach at Ohio State and his first true test leading the Buckeyes after they beat Akron, 28-14, in the Read More

The last time UCLA and Ohio State met on the gridiron was Sept. 22, 2001, in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. It was Jim Tressel’s first road game as head coach at Ohio State and his first true test leading the Buckeyes after they beat Akron, 28-14, in the Read More