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Tate Martell Throwing Ohio State Spring Game

I don’t usually go back and put too much time and effort into watching the Ohio State Spring Game broadcast when I get home, but this year was a bit unique in that I actually felt like doing it. Neither of us are interested in rehashing my “Ten Things We Learned…”, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty more to talk about, especially after taking a closer look once…

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…And Starring Tony Alford as ‘The Batman’

April 17, 2017by Tony Gerdeman

You ever dance with the devil by the pale moonlight? Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford asks that of all of his running backs (not really) before he whacks them with a bat like the one pictured above. He just…likes the sound of it. Alford isn’t joking around in practice, however, as he swings the bat in drills in order for his players to work on ball security. He…

Things get a little heated in the Circle Drill Spring Game 2017

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Spring Winners and Losers

April 16, 2017by John Porentas

The public scrimmage also known as “the Spring Game” is in the books. Those subscribing to the charade will tell you that the score was 38-31 and that the Scarlet team won. You might detect a note of sarcasm in that first paragraph, but ask yourself this: when was the last time the people you know weren’t upset about an OSU football loss? The OSU Gray lost, people should be…

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Buckeye Football Notebook: ‘Boy, if you drop that ball I’m gonna clown you’

April 16, 2017by Tony Gerdeman

The throwback pass to J.T. Barrett on Saturday was put in the Buckeyes’ playbook earlier in the week and they had practiced it several times in preparation for the game. Catching a football is something that players have been doing their entire lives, but for Barrett, he had a little added pressure applied to him by former teammate Cardale Jones. “Oh my goodness, it was so funny,” Barrett said. “Me…

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Ten Things We Learned From Ohio State’s 2017 Spring Game

April 16, 2017by Tony Gerdeman

People will tell you not to take too much from a spring game, but those people have never had to write about a spring game for a living. I’m here to tell you that we should take as much from a spring game as our collective brains can handle. For me, I actually had to cut the list of 47 things we learned from Ohio State’s spring game down to…

Ohio State backup quarterback Joe Burrow Throwing

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Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins Both Good Enough to Win With Per Kevin Wilson

April 15, 2017by Tony Gerdeman

Last season was a bit of an oddity for the Buckeyes in that they never once needed a backup quarterback to come in and lead the team to victory. It was the first time since Urban Meyer’s first season at OSU in 2012 that a starter was never benched or injured for at least one game. Given that it has been more likely than not to need a backup quarterback…

Ohio State backup quarterback Dwayne Haskins

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Spring Game Performance Gives Hope for Revival of OSU Passing Game

April 15, 2017by Tony Gerdeman

COLUMBUS, OH – The annual Spring Game produced a whopping 69 total points, 38 by the victorious Scarlet team and 31 by the Gray. Who won the game isn’t all that important. What is important is the showing made by an OSU passing game that disappointed last year. In this game touchdowns were being scored left and right by the members of Zone6. Eric Glover-Williams had a total of 7…

Kevin Wilson wants tempo to be a part of the OSU offense

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Kevin Wilson Wants Tempo to be a Major Weapon for the OSU Offense

April 14, 2017by John Porentas

COLUMBUS, OH – If you want to see a Buckeye fan get worked up a little ask him about the 2016 offense. In 2014 the Buckeye faithful got used to an offense that was always effective and at times downright deadly. In 2015 there was a changing of the guard in the coaching staff, but the core players that made the 2014 offense go were still there. Still, there was a…

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Five for Friday: What to Watch for in Saturday’s Ohio State Spring Game

April 14, 2017by Tony Gerdeman

You never want to make too much of a spring game, but since when did we ever not do what we’re not supposed to? While you might not want to make too much of what you see, that doesn’t mean you can’t go into this thing watching for some pretty specific things. In this week’s Five for Friday, I’m going to give you five such things to watch for, and…

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Buckeye Football Mailbag: Pre-Spring Game Edition – Part II

April 13, 2017by Tony Gerdeman

We covered Part I of this Mailbag on Tuesday, so rather than write another needless introductory paragraph, I would direct you to the link above so that you can be properly introduced to this spring mailbag because how else are you going to have any idea of what you are reading unless you are introduced to it via some preliminary words before you get to the portion of the content…

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Have Buckeyes Found Third Member of Corner Rotation in Kendall Sheffield?

April 13, 2017by Tony Gerdeman

Kendall Sheffield didn’t come to Ohio State to provide depth, he came to Ohio State to see the field early and often. Based on his spring performance so far, he has been everything the Buckeye coaches had hoped he would be. Maybe even a little more. After just two weeks of practice, the redshirt sophomore junior college transfer had his black stripe removed. That’s indicative of a quick acclimation to…