Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith spent about 30 minutes on a teleconference with reporters on Thursday afternoon, discussing the Big Ten’s decision to move forward with a conference-only fall schedule amid the continued coronavirus outbreak.
Here’s a brief recap of what Smith had to say:
The Big Ten announced Thursday that the 2020 football season, as well as the seasons of any fall sports capable would be without a nonconference slate due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The news was first reported by The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach and later confirmed by the conference through a Read More
Ohio State’s top-rated recruiting class added another notch to its belt on Wednesday evening when Streetsboro, Ohio, four-star defensive tackle Mike Hall announced his decision to play in the All-American Bowl.
First off just wanted to say thank you to @demetricdwarren for the opportunity to become a UA All American. I felt it was the best decision to decommit from the UA All American Game. With that being said I will be committing to the Adidas All American Bowl💕 @aabonnbc @recruit247 pic.twitter.com/RnyupyJRZc
— Why So Serious…💔 (@MichaelHallJr_) July 9, 2020
The 6-3, 290-pound Hall — who is considered the fifth-best defensive tackle and No. 55 prospect overall in Read More
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Although Ohio State’s Sept. 5 season opener against Bowling Green in just 60 days, plenty of questions about the season remain. Most notably, will it begin on time and will it be played in its entirety?
As part of Buckeye Sports Bulletin’s annual interview issue, we posed those questions – Read More
Former Ohio State linebacker Thomas “Pepper” Johnson was named the new defensive coordinator at Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy, head coach Bobby Acosta announced on Monday afternoon. He replaces Brett Maxie, who left the program to become the safeties coach at Colorado.
We are so excited to have Pepper Johnson join the Brotherhood as our New Defensive Coordinator @PepJ52 #brotherhood pic.twitter.com/GHTnQA9dCL
— 𝒞𝑜𝒶𝒸𝒽 𝐵𝑜𝒷𝒷𝓎 𝒜𝒸𝑜𝓈𝓉𝒶 (@CoachBA1010) July 6, 2020
Johnson recorded 379 tackles, 12 tackles for loss Read More
Since the NFL draft’s inception in 1936, the Ohio State football program has been a mainstay. The Buckeyes have had a whopping 477 players selected – including a nation-leading 84 first-round picks – across 85 drafts. A quick glimpse at the long list of players would reveal the 1997 Buckeyes Read More
With the return of football up in the air, now serves as a perfect time for reflection on the history of football, and the strategic evolution of the game. To do that, the film study will be spending the offseason looking back at classic Ohio State games. Today’s film study Read More
Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star cornerback Domani Jackson listed Ohio State in his top 10 schools, along with Alabama, Arizona State, Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas and USC.
Top 10…. pic.twitter.com/VPFoRdKG9q
— domanijackson (@domanijackson1) July 4, 2020
Jackson is ranked as the second-best corner and No. 12 prospect overall in the 2022 class, and was compared Read More
Cincinnati wasn’t always the epicenter of the Buckeye world in the NFL, playing home to more Ohio State football alumni than any other team. In fact, for years, it almost seemed to be a running joke in Columbus that any products of the OSU program were destined to be passed Read More
