After beating every team on their schedule by double digits — including a Top 10 Wisconsin team twice — the Buckeyes fell from No. 1 to No. 2 in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s eyes in the final rankings. The drop has now pitted them against No. 3 Clemson out in the Fiesta Bowl, while No. 1 LSU gets No. 4 Oklahoma, which is seen as the much easier road.
COLUMBUS — Prior to Ohio State head coach Ryan Day’s weekly Tuesday media availability, OSU athletic director Gene Smith stopped by to address the growing debate regarding California SB 206 and students’ rights to name, image, and likeness. On Monday, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that would allow college athletes in California to earn money from their name, image, and likeness. The law is intended to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith has stepped down from the College Football Playoff committee, two years into his three-year term. In a statement released by the Playoff Committee, Smith said he wanted to focus on things at OSU.
In the coaching world, timing is everything. Urban Meyer stepping away from Florida in 2011 made him available to take over at Ohio State in 2012. Without Meyer, perhaps Buckeye fans would have had to accept Bo Pelini or Luke Fickell as their new head coach. While both would have been just fine at Ohio…
COLUMBUS — Urban Meyer was ready to retire and step down from coaching the Ohio State football program. There wasn’t necessarily a precise moment when he knew he was ready, but by Monday he had come to terms with his decision. While his health played a huge part in his overall decision to retire this year, the…
COLUMBUS — The Ohio State University announced on Tuesday that head football coach Urban Meyer would be retiring after the Rose Bowl on January 1 and offensive coordinator Ryan Day would move forward as the Buckeyes’ new head coach. On Tuesday afternoon, both Meyer and Day spoke with reporters, as did…
Late Wednesday evening, Ohio State released the full report from the committee investigating the Zach Smith controversy. The 23-page report focused on the answers to three questions. As a result of the investigation, OSU suspended Meyer for the first three games of the season, and suspended Gene Smith from August 31 until September 16…
Taver Johnson last coached for the Buckeyes in the 2012 Gator Bowl. From there he went to Arkansas, and his family obviously went with him. Now that he is back, he is looking for a new place to live. It won’t be the same house they had before, but it also won’t be too far away. “Well, knock on wood, we’re hoping, we…
Ohio State did very well on the first signing day back in December, but being a brand new process around college football, there were going to be some changes to the way programs came down the stretch in February. With 21 new Buckeyes in the fold back in December, that left OSU with just a handful of slots to fill.
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and OSU athletic director Gene Smith announced an extension to Meyer’s coaching contract on Wednesday. The discussions for a contract extension began when reports of negative recruiting against the Buckeyes came out, specifically with rumors that Meyer would not be coaching…
