COLUMBUS — Maryland’s graduate transfer linebacker Keandre Jones returned to Ohio Stadium for the first time on Saturday as a member of the opposing team. Jones, a Maryland native, spent three years at Ohio State and played in 33 games for the Buckeyes from 2016 to 2018. He played in all 28 games for the back-to-back Big Ten Champion Buckeyes in 2017 and 2018…
Ohio State has confirmed that linebacker Keandre Jones has left the program, and a report says he is headed to Maryland. Jones is a native of Maryland, and chose OSU over the Terps and Penn State coming out of high school. He was ranked as a four-star prospect, and the No. 98 player overall in the 2016 class.
Ohio State junior linebacker Keandre Jones has put his name into the NCAA’s transfer portal. First reported by the SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic, The-Ozone has confirmed that Jones’ name is listed in the portal. Jones, a former 5-star signee out of Olney, Maryland, was once committed to the Maryland Terrapins. Following the firing…
Things weren’t going particularly well for the Ohio State football team. They had given up a 12-play touchdown drive on Nebraska’s opening possession, and then wasted a total gift from the Huskers and gone 4-and-out the first time they had the ball. The crowd was dead, and the team was down. After the OSU defense stopped the Huskers on the ensuing drive, the Buckeyes needed someone to make a play. As Nebraska snapped it to punt the ball away, Keandre Jones raced untouched through the line…
The Ohio State linebackers have been under fire from offenses and outsiders for the past two seasons. “Why are they so close to the line of scrimmage,” people ask. “If they weren’t so close, they would be able to make more plays.” Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano heard those criticisms, but likely only from his head coach.
We’ve established that projecting football things in the summer is a good way to pass the time until the games begin (Examples here, here, here, and here). In addition, I’m not above thievery on this website. Brandon had a promising idea, predicting offensive stats, so I’m flat out stealing it and simply moving it to the other side of the ball.
Every defense has playmakers, but the great ones have more than anybody else. The Buckeyes had one of those defenses in 2016, with five defenders scoring a total of seven touchdowns. That defense also had 21 interceptions — compared to just 13 last year — which was the most since the 25 they had when they…
Ohio State linebacker Keandre Jones was once committed to play football for his home-state Maryland Terrapins, as was current Buckeye quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Eventually, both decided to attend Ohio State and now both are set to finally make their mark on the program they have been a part of since 2016.
Ohio State must replace 49 career starts at the linebacker position this season. With two-year starters Jerome Baker and Chris Worley now gone, the Buckeyes not only went about replacing their production, but also their leadership. That process took a hit this spring when third-year sophomore middle linebacker…
I am now in possession of two preseason college football magazines. My annual process is to buy Athlon’s B1G issue, because that’s usually the first one on the shelves. Then a week or two later, Lindy’s national magazine will appear, and I’ll purchase that one as well. Those two will then tide me over until Phil Steele’s tome…
