The ongoing federal trial aimed at corruption in college basketball has yet to involve Ohio State, but on Tuesday it tangentially involved OSU defensive line coach Larry Johson. During testimony from government witness Marty Blazer, a former financial planner in Pennsylvania who has pleaded guilty to defrauding clients, it…
Ohio State must replace Parris Campbell and his school-record 90 receptions from last year. Campbell set that record while splitting snaps with the returning KJ Hill, which gives you an idea of just how involved the H-backs were in the offense last season. Hill, now a fifth-year senior, will be joined at H-back by fifth-year senior…
Gunnar Hoak, who played quarterback for Kentucky the last three seasons, has entered his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal. Hoak is a native of Dublin, Ohio, just outside Columbus. He could also be an almost perfect fit for Ohio State.
Four-star safety Jordan Morant took an unofficial visit to Ohio State on Monday. The trip comes a few weeks after he released a Top 10 that included the Buckeyes, USC, Texas A&M, Penn State, Michigan, Clemson, Miami, Alabama, Notre Dame, and LSU. Morant (6-1 195) is 247Sports’ No. 1 safety in the 2020…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Chris Holtmann, head coach of the Buckeyes, announced Monday the hiring of Jake Diebler, who most recently was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt, to the Ohio State staff as an assistant coach. Diebler replaces Mike Schrage, who recently was named head coach at Elon University. “We are excited about the addition…
Garyn Prater, who spent the last two seasons as a walk-on wide receiver with the Ohio State football team, has put his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal according to a report from Patrick Murphy of Bucknuts.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one… a guy walks into the transfer portal… Since its inception a few months ago, the transfer portal has been more like a revolving door at Ohio State. Players are coming and going at such a rate that the scorecard printed last week is already out of date. But it hasn’t been all bad news on that front for the Buckeyes.
In this episode of the Buckeye SloopCast, Jared and Kyle talk about Matthew Baldwin’s decision to transfer from Ohio State. The transfer trend is also discussed and the fellas wonder if it’s really even all that new. Where will OSU now turn for a quarterback? And are the Buckeyes in danger of being deficient at the quarterback position this season?
When the Buckeyes take the practice field this July for the start of fall camp, they will have 17 scholarship defensive linemen on the roster. That equates to 20% of the allowed 85 scholarships, and gives OSU enough depth to go four deep at every spot and still have one guy left over. And that’s if 6-foot-4, 235-pound linebacker Cade Stover doesn’t…
