Football

A decision from the NCAA on Justin Fields‘ hardship waiver and immediate eligibility for 2019 is expected to come sooner than originally anticipated, according to the Ohio State quarterback’s lawyer.

Arkansas-based attorney Tom Mars, who represents the former Georgia signal caller, told The (Toledo) Blade’s Kyle Rowland on Read More

K.J. Hill is coming back to Ohio State for one more year. The junior H-back announced Tuesday on Twitter that he would bypass the NFL draft and return to the Buckeyes for the 2019 season. Giving thanks to former head football coach and current assistant athletics director Urban Meyer, Read More

Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day named Al Washington as the linebackers coach on his first staff in Columbus on Tuesday, marking the second straight day he hired an assistant away from Michigan.

Washington, a Columbus native who played collegiately at Boston College while Day was on staff with Read More

Ohio State hired two co-defensive coordinators Monday, including Greg Mattison, who had most recently served as Michigan’s defensive line coach. On Tuesday, a report from Rivals said the Buckeyes were aiming to add a second defensive coach from Jim Harbaugh’s staff.

According to the report, sources close to the program Read More

Ohio State didn’t make the College Football Playoff, but the Buckeyes still finished ranked ahead of two teams that did.

Coming off a 28-23 win over then-No. 9 Washington (10-4) in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State (13-1) finished No. 3 in the final Associated Press top 25 of the 2018-19 Read More

In a major shift to the makeup of his staff, Ohio State football coach Ryan Day hired Jeff Hafley and Greg Mattison as co-defensive coordinators, the school announced Monday.

Hafley joins Ohio State after spending the past seven season coaching in the NFL, most recently as the defensive backs coach Read More

The worst-kept secret at Ohio State is officially out. After days of silence as he mulled his decision, sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins took to Twitter on Monday and declared for the 2019 NFL draft. The 6-3, 220-pounder leaves Columbus following just one season — four months — as the Buckeyes’ starting Read More

The NFL Wild Card weekend featured quite a few former Buckeyes in prominent roles for their respective playoff teams.

Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott earned Player of the Game honors for his performance in the Cowboys’ 24-22 victory against Seattle. Elliott took 26 carries for 137 yards and a touchdown, Read More

With the offseason in full swing, the first few dominos of Ohio State’s coaching staff changes have fallen Monday, according to reports.

Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano is not expected back with the Buckeyes for a fourth year in 2019, Buckeye Grove’s Marc Givler first reported. The 52-year-old Schiano spent Read More