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Ohio State Releases New Football Season Ticket Policies, Including Mobile-Only Ticketing

by The-Ozone Staff
Ohio State has released some updates regarding football season tickets. The deadline to renew has been extended twice due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but now the final deadline will remain May 29. There will also be a revised seating policy which won’t be fully enacted until officials know exactly how many fans will be allowed to attend games this season. Here is the full email sent to football season ticket…
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Opportunity to Play Cornerback, Grow As a Person Brought Lejond Cavazos to Ohio State

by Tony Gerdeman

Lejond Cavazos didn’t play cornerback until his final year of high school, but a number of the nation’s top schools saw enough well before then to believe he could make the transition from safety. Ohio State, Alabama, Florida, LSU, Texas, Michigan, and dozens of others had thrown their hats into the ring because the projection was easy to make. Part of their belief was…

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ESPN Airing Special Broadcast of 2003 Ohio State-Miami Fiesta Bowl Tonight

by The-Ozone Staff
If it’s been a while since you’ve sat down and watch Ohio State’s national championship win over Miami, you’re in for a treat. ESPN is airing a 3-hour edition of OSU’s double-overtime win over the Hurricanes Thursday night, beginning at 8:00 pm. Several Buckeyes and Hurricanes will be taking part in the broadcast, including 3-time All-American safety Michael Doss. Here is the full release from ESPN regarding their special, which…
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NCAA Extends Recruiting Dead Period Through July 31

by Tony Gerdeman
The NCAA’s Division I Council Coordination Committee has extended the ongoing recruiting dead period in all sports through July 31. They will review the situation again in late June or early July. “The extension maintains consistent recruiting rules for all sports and allows coaches to focus on the student-athletes who may be returning to campus,” said Council chair M. Grace Calhoun, athletics director at Pennsylvania. “The committee is committed to…
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Buckeye Weekly Podcast — Players Returning, BIA Adds Another

by Tony Gerdeman
In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss the recent commitment of 4-star cornerback Denzel Burke and what this means moving forward for the OSU recruiting class. They then turn the show towards the return of the players at the start of next month. They discuss the difficulty of what the return entails. They also spend some time talking about Michigan’s president saying there…
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The Buckeye SloopCast: S5E61 — Dry Goods, Cold Beers

by The-Ozone Staff
In this week’s episode of the Buckeye SloopCast, Jared and Kyle have a recruiting discussion, including a talk about how the commitment of Denzel Burke impacts other possibilities in the secondary. They also have a conversation about the possibility of a large wave of decommitments coming around the nation once recruiting visits are allowed. Much more is also discussed, including the lack of linebackers in OSU’s current class, and the…
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Four-Star CB Denzel Burke Commits to Ohio State

by Tony Gerdeman
Four-star cornerback Denzel Burke has committed to Ohio State. He announced the news via Twitter. God got me🤞🏾 110% Commited. pic.twitter.com/P2zbHiJmmD — Denzel Burke (@King10Burke) May 24, 2020 Burke (6-0 189) attends Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona and is the No. 4 player in the state per the 247Sports Composite. Ranked the No. 183 player in the nation and the No. 7 Athlete in the nation, Burke committed to…
Buckeye Weekly Ohio State Football Buckeyes Podcast
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Buckeye Weekly Podcast — Players Want to Play

by Tony Gerdeman
In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss the conversations with Wyatt Davis, Josh Myers, and Mickey Marotti. Myers and Davis have both said they’d sign whatever waivers needed in order to play. The fellas also talk about the lengths that Marotti and the players have had to go through in order to get their workouts in. All of this and much, much more.…
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Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon Will Not Be Held as Scheduled

by Tony Gerdeman
The Big Ten has announced that the Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon will not be held as originally scheduled for July 22-23 this year. No announcement has been made regarding a new date or workaround. Here’s the Big Ten’s release in full. Following discussions with Big Ten member institutions, the Big Ten Conference announced today that the 2020 Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon scheduled to take…