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Ohio State’s Football Season Is Over Before It Even Started After An Alarming Fact Came Out About The Team
Ohio State fans better get some tissues because they will cry their eyes out again this season. On Monday, the preseason AP Top 25 Poll was released, and the Buckeyes came in at number two, ranked behind Georgia, the favorite to win the title this season. Being ranked as the...
Olympic medal winners from Ohio show their mettle
Ohioans put their pants on like everybody else, one leg at a time — except once their pants are on, they win Olympic medals.Why it matters: Several competitors with Columbus-area ties dominated on the world's biggest stage.Some could have a chance to do it again on home turf when the Summer Olympics heads to Los Angeles in 2028.Highlights from the Paris Games:💪 Deja vu for Kovacs: Dublin's Joe Kovacs is no stranger to the Olympic podium, after winning silver medals in the shot put in 2016 and 2020.But his training schedule shifted after he and his wife (and coach) Ashley...
Catching up with Braxton Miller, the 2012 and 2013 Silver Football winner from Ohio State
In its 100-year history, only five players have been awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Football in back-to-back seasons: Minnesota’s Paul Giel (1952-53), Ohio State’s Archie Griffin (1973-74), Indiana’s Anthony Thompson (1988-89), Ohio State’s Braxton Miller (2012-13) and Penn State’s Saquon Barkley (2016-17). For Miller, the 2012 season coincided with a seismic change in the Buckeyes program. ...
Early Reports From The Netflix Doc Show Connor Stalions Is A Psycho (Old Tweets Show He's A Crybaby)
I really did try, I promise. My doctor recommended that I take a break from Social Media, perhaps go on a trip and clear my mind. Stay busy, find a hobby. So what did I do this weekend? I muted the word "Michigan" from my Twitter and took a mere 14 hour round trip trek from Chicago to Akron to Columbus to Louisville back to Chicago in less than a day and a half.
Buckeyes Win Five Medals at Paris Olympics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After 16 days of competition, the 2024 Paris Olympics concluded Sunday. The contingent of Ohio State Buckeyes, comprised of 24 incoming, current and former student-athletes, that competed in Paris were responsible for a number of milestones and medal performances for their respective countries. Buckeye Olympic Medalists...
Jim Boeheim jabs Ohio State for running off Kyle McCord: ‘He’s certainly good enough for us’
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Former Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim was a special guest of the ACC Network on Monday, when the channel focused its daily coverage on Syracuse football. Boeheim, who rarely missed attending football games during his 47 years coaching at Syracuse, offered up his assessment of...
Introducing the USA Today Network's 2024 preseason All-Ohio girls volleyball team
As we prepare for a new high school sports season, USA Today Network sports writers in Ohio collaborated over the last month to select preseason All-Ohio teams for football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball. We selected a 25-player team for each sport. Today, we introduce the USA Today Network Preseason All-Ohio Volleyball Team featuring five...
Ohio State football’s next superstar receiver says he’s ready for the spotlight: ‘My time is now’
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Carnell Tate isn’t shying away from the expectations heading into his second season as an Ohio State football player. He’ll even help you pour the fuel on the fire. Year 2 for an OSU wide receiver playing for position coach Brian Hartline means it’s time...
Northridge community makes dream of new stadium reality
JOHNSTOWN — Riley Wheeler joked that many of the people cheering him on Aug. 23 also will be jealous. That night the Northridge football team’s standout junior linebacker and his teammates will step foot on the turf at the new stadium for the season opener against East Knox. Community members received their first...
Vote for the top DL in Columbus area entering 2024 Ohio high school football season
Who is the best defensive lineman in the Columbus area entering the 2024 Ohio high school football season? The Dispatch has revealed its top 10 central Ohio DLs, and now it's your turn to vote. Make your selection of the area's best defensive lineman and be sure to read all of our preview coverage of the OHSAA season at Dispatch.com. That includes lists of the best players in the area in 2024, including the top seniors, top juniors, top sophomores, top quarterbacks, top running backs...
Lorenzo Styles Jr. Confident He Can Make Impact on Defense – And Maybe Even on Offense – in Second Year As Ohio State Cornerback
When Lorenzo Styles Jr. transferred to Ohio State last offseason, the expectation was that he would compete for a starting cornerback job this offseason. But none of Ohio State’s starting cornerback jobs opened up. As Denzel Burke and Jordan Hancock both opted to stay for their senior years with...
WR Emeka Egbuka raves about Ohio State's likely starting quarterback for 2024
Kansas State transfer Will Howard hasn't been named Ohio State's starting quarterback for 2024. But Ryan Day and OSU brought in Howard via the transfer portal with the hopes that his four seasons of experience in Manhattan could be the difference for their offense, and so far that has been the case in fall camp.This is according to an extremely reliable first-hand source: fifth-year wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, who is likely to be OSU's top receiver in 2024.“You can feel kind of his fifth-year presence when he steps onto the field," Egbuka recently told the media (h/t On3). "He gets...
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