Football

The Rose Bowl didn’t look like a meaningless postseason game.

Ohio State and Utah provided one of the most entertaining bowl games of all time, with the Buckeyes emerging victorious in a 48-45 win in Pasadena, Calif.

Yes, it came in the College Football Playoff era, when anything other than Read More

 

• The 2022 Rose Bowl was Ohio State’s 16th in program history. The Buckeyes improved to 9-7 in “The Granddaddy of Them All” and set a new record for four consecutive wins in the bowl game.
• Ohio State’s 573 passing yards and 683 total offensive yards are all-time bests in Read More

As the sun dropped below the San Gabriel Mountains and the blue sky turned orange and purple, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and C.J. Stroud rewrote the Ohio State record book in a gutsy, come-from-behind win over Utah in the Rose Bowl.

The Buckeyes, without wide receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson after Read More

Ohio State gained a late but all-important boost to the class of 2022, as Duncanville (Texas) four-star defensive end Omari Abor (6-4, 240) issued a verbal commitment to the Buckeyes during the Under Armour All-American Game on Sunday.

Abor is the No. 38 overall prospect in 2022 and the No. Read More

OSU head coach Ryan Day on his team’s 14-point comeback: “I just think it was resiliency, mental toughness, and that says a lot about our culture. Down 14-0, down two scores at halftime, they said enough and they were going to impose their will in the second half. I think Read More

What Worked Well

It was the Buckeye passing game, same as it has been all year. You can’t break records if things aren’t working well, and Ohio State absolutely blasted through nearly every single one in its path. Wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba claimed school records for yards and receptions in a Read More

After three seasons in Columbus, former Ohio State assistant coach Matt Barnes will be heading to Memphis, where he is set to become the school’s next defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports.

Barnes will replace former defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre, who was hired as Florida International’s head coach following the Read More

Noah Ruggles kicked a 19-yard field goal with nine seconds left as No. 6 Ohio State rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit for a stunning 48-45 victory over No. 11 Utah at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 1.

With star receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson opting Read More

Ohio State has earned its third commitment in the class of 2023, as Titusville (Fla.) Cocoa four-star safety Cedrick Hawkins (5-11, 165) issued a verbal commitment to the Buckeyes during the Rose Bowl.

Hawkins is rated as the No. 226 overall prospect in 2023 and the No. 20 safety in Read More