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Ohio State junior left tackle Thayer Munford on Tuesday afternoon was named to the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy, which honors college football’s best lineman on either side of the ball (but excludes defensive ends).

Now in our 74th season, we honor the nation's best interior lineman. Our preseason watch list, presented by @NFIDVaccines, features 83 standout linemen https://t.co/AgyLoB8XPy pic.twitter.com/OHncxfRrj9

— Outland Trophy (@outlandtrophy) July 23, 2019

The 6-6, 310-pound Munford will be the lone returning starter on Buckeyes’ Read More

Ohio State senior safety Jordan Fuller and junior defensive end Chase Young on Tuesday afternoon were named to the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is awarded annually to college football’s best defensive player.

As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we bring you our preseason watch list, featuring 92 outstanding defensive players vying for National Defensive Player of the Year honors https://t.co/Ud41QSaZkG pic.twitter.com/FUYHPpKam6

— Nagurski Trophy (@NagurskiTrophy) July 23, 2019

The 6-5, 265-pound Young has racked up numerous preseason recognitions following a sophomore Read More

Ohio State announced before the start of last season plans to install WiFi at Ohio Stadium and the Jerome Schottenstein Center, and it appears that project is finally nearing completion.

Athletic director Gene Smith shared a photo on Twitter Tuesday afternoon of WiFi equipment being installed on the handrails in Read More

Ohio State senior safety Jordan Fuller on Monday afternoon was named to the preseason watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding defensive back.

46 Athletes. 11 Conferences. This is your 2019 @Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List. @American_Conf @theACC @pac12 @SEC @B1Gfootball @Big12Conference @MountainWest @ConferenceUSA @MACSports @SunBelt pic.twitter.com/ftoDpBXqsv

— Paycom Jim Thorpe Award (@jimthorpeaward) July 22, 2019

The 6-2, 205-pound Fuller — an Old Tappan, N.J., native — tied linebacker Malik Harrison for the Read More

Former Ohio State safety Kurt Coleman has signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Buffalo Bills, the team announced on Friday morning. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that incentives could push the deal to $2 million.

Signed: S Kurt Coleman to a one-year contract.

S Rafael Bush has retired from the NFL and has been placed on the reserved/retired list. pic.twitter.com/9BgeZ4v6XH

— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) July 19, 2019

The 31-year-old Coleman is entering his 10th season in the NFL after Read More

Ohio State linebackers Malik Harrison and Tuf Borland on Monday morning were named to the preseason watch list for the Butkus Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best linebacker.

Butkus Award (best linebacker) watch list. pic.twitter.com/0jXKrUWCca

— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) July 22, 2019

The 6-3, 240-pound Harrison was tied for the team lead with 81 tackles last season. Entering his senior Read More

Former Ohio State quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones experienced quite different careers at the helm of the Buckeye offense, but both enjoyed success, including the 2014 national championship.

Barrett ended up breaking about every record a quarterback could break for the Scarlet and Gray, but before he became known Read More

When Ohio State sophomore quarterback Justin Fields announced his transfer from Georgia in January, most assumed he’d be the starter from day one. After all, he’s among the highest-rated quarterback recruits of all time and didn’t switch schools just to ride the bench.

But that didn’t stop first-year head coach Read More

As our Andrew Lind first reported last fall, Ohio State — along with every other FBS and FCS school — will wear a uniform patch during the upcoming season to celebrate college football’s 150th anniversary.

And while we’ve known for months what the patch will look like, we finally Read More

The Big Ten Conference began its 48th annual Big Ten Media Days in Chicago Thursday morning, and commissioner Jim Delany and the 14 head football coaches took the podium to answer a range of questions on July 18-19.

Below is a brief recap of what they had to say:

Jim Read More