Dozens of Ohio State coaches, athletes and recruits are speaking out on social media in response to the killing of Minnesota man George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, which has sparked nationwide protest.
Among the Buckeyes taking a stance against the brutality that led to Floyd’s Read More
Jincy Dunne, a first-team All-American defender for the women’s hockey team, and Chase Young, a consensus All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist for the football team have been named Ohio State’s male and female athletes of the year for 2020.
‼️ Your 2019-20 Ohio State Athletes of the Year:
🏒 Jincy Dunne – @OhioStateWHKY 3x All-American
🏈 Chase Young – @OhioStateFB consensus national defensive POtY➕ https://t.co/adl1dBqa8a#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/8kNSZjPCJR
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) May 29, 2020
The standout Buckeyes earned a spot on the ballots for Read More
The NCAA Division-I Council Coordination Committee announced in a statement Wednesday that it would be extending the ongoing recruiting dead period for all sports through July 31.
“The extension maintains consistent recruiting rules for all sports and allows coaches to focus on the student-athletes who may be returning to campus,” Read More
Justin Sochor – the Ohio State men’s diving coach – earned the 2020 Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year award.
Sochor helped guide the Buckeyes to a second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, marking the program’s best finish since 2015.
The accomplishment marks Sochor’s first outright Big Ten Read More
Bill Dorenkott – the Ohio State Director of Swimming and Diving – was named the Big Ten Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year.
Bill Dorenkott – courtesy of Ohio State athletics.
Dorenkott garnered coach of the year honors after the Buckeyes captured the Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship Read More
Cannon Kingsley has made quite an impression in his first season on the Ohio State tennis team, earning Rookie of the Year honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Kingsley is the first player in program history to receive the honor, and also became just the fourth freshman in Ohio State Read More
Kevin Burch – the Ohio State men’s volleyball head coach – will serve as the head coach for the 2020 U.S. Men’s Junior National Training Team.
The program aspires to compete in the NORCECA U21 Pan American Cup currently scheduled for Aug. 31-Sept. 9 in Colorado Springs, Colo., which is Read More
Anavia Battle – a junior on the Ohio State women’s track and field team – won Big Ten Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.
Battle also earned the honor of the Big Ten’s Track Athlete of the Championships, becoming the fourth student-athlete in the past six years to sweep both Read More
Kevin Randleman, a two-time national champion for the Ohio State wrestling team, has been named to the UFC Hall of Fame Class for 2020.
After winning three Big Ten titles and two national championships, Randleman totaled 17 mixed martial arts victories as well as the UFC heavyweight title.
“Kevin Randleman Read More
Ohio State senior outfielder for the softball team, Andi Farrah, is a recipient of the Woody and Anne Hayes Award postgraduate scholarship.
According to the press release, “The award, established in 1979, provides one or more varsity athletes with financial assistance for postgraduate studies. The recipients of this scholarship are Read More
