A week ago, Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins left for New York to take part in the Heisman Trophy proceedings. He finished a distant third to winner Kyler Murray and runner-up Tua Tagovailoa, and was at times a distant memory in ESPN’s coverage. On Wednesday, the Buckeyes met with reporters for the first time in weeks…
In this episode of the Buckeye SloopCast, Jared and Kyle open the show with a discussion about 5-star defensive end Zach Harrison’s upcoming decision and an update on defensive line coach Larry Johnson. They also preview this year’s bowl games and talk about a new bowl game contest. Towards the end of the show, they talk…
Some Buckeyes had an inkling that change was coming, but most had no idea that Urban Meyer was going to be announcing his retirement. They had seen the stress that this past year had put on their head coach, as well as the headaches that he was suffering, but when Meyer called an early-morning team meeting last…
Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel was fond of saying that players don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. In other words, before they are willing to put in the necessary work for a man they don’t know, they want to know they’re doing it for a coach who has their best interests at heart.
There were rumors and speculation over the last five months that this would be Urban Meyer’s last season at Ohio State. Over the two weeks or so prior to the Michigan game, those rumors began to solidify. Before announcing his retirement three days after winning his third Big Ten Championship, Meyer wanted to…
