After five losing seasons, Lovie Smith is out as Illinois’ head football coach.
The Fighting Illini lost 28-10 to No. 14 Northwestern on Dec. 12, finishing their regular season at 2-5. Smith went 17-39 overall and 10-33 in the Big Ten across his five seasons in Champaign, Ill.
He came Read More
Ohio State saw no movement in either of the two major polls for yet another week after its Dec. 12 game against Michigan was canceled.
In the coaches poll, the Buckeyes remain behind Alabama, Notre Dame and Clemson, but ahead of Texas A&M, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa State, Georgia and Oklahoma Read More
Former Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah will undergo surgery on his injured groin on Tuesday, prematurely ending his rookie season with the Detroit Lions. The news was first reported by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.
The No. 3 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft, Okudah has started Read More
Former Ohio State kicker Mike Nugent appears set to make an appearance in the NFL for the 15th straight season, this time with the Arizona Cardinals after their normal starting kicker, Zane Gonzalez, was ruled out with a back injury for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants.
Nugent is Read More
Ohio State secured a commitment from Steilacoom, Wa., five-star wide receiver Emeka Egbuka late Friday night, all but securing what will be at least four consecutive classes with the No. 1 or No. 2 wide receiver in the nation heading to Ohio State (Garrett Wilson was No. 2 in 2019, Read More
Ohio State’s nearly two-year-long recruitment of Steilacoom, Wash., five-star wide receiver Emeka Egbuka finally paid off when he announced his commitment to the Buckeyes on Friday night.
The 6-1, 190-pound Egbuka is considered the top-rated wide receiver and No. 9 prospect overall in the class of 2021, as he’s Read More
In a Thursday appearance on The Rich Eisen Show , Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney discussed where he stands as far as who should make the College Football Playoff, including if a 6-0 Ohio State team with a Big Ten title would have done enough to earn a spot in Read More
Tony Curcillo, who was Woody Hayes’ first starting quarterback at Ohio State, died Dec. 8 at the age of 89 due to complications from the coronavirus, per his family.
In Hayes’ first season in 1951, Curcillo served as the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes.
Playing from 1950-52, Curcillo’s standout performance Read More
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day took part in his weekly radio on Thursday afternoon, his first public appearance since the annual rivalry game against Michigan was cancelled and the Big Ten did away with the six-game requirement for eligibility in the conference championship game.
Here’s a bullet-point recap of Read More
Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline was named a nominee for the Broyles Award, an award that goes to the top assistant coach in college football.
Hartline was one of 56 nominees, and one of seven from the Big Ten, after helping coach two of the top receivers Read More
