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Buckeyes add post player via transfer portal

by John Porentas
The Ohio State basketball program addressed a roster need yesterday when they secured the commitment of former Indiana university center Joey Brunk. Brunk made the announcemnt on Twitter Embrace your journey #gobucks pic.twitter.com/fctSouTBxN — Joey Brunk (@JoeyBrunk) April 18, 2021 At 6-11, 255 Brunk addresses the OSU need for size and a true post player. Brunk began his playing career at Butler where he played for three seasons before transferring…
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Quarterback Competition Far From Over

by Caroline Rice
COLUMBUS – The most anticipated part of the 2021 Ohio State Spring Game: the quarterback competition on center stage. Ohio State fans got a glimpse of its next starting quarterback on Saturday at the spring game. Ohio State has to replace Justin Fields at quarterback and while it has a talented quarterback room to choose from, the players are young and they lack experience. Redshirt freshman C.J. Stroud had the edge…
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Sights and Sounds: 2021 Ohio State Spring Game

by Caroline Rice
COLUMBUS – After not having a Spring Game last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Buckeyes were able to get back into Ohio Stadium to close out their spring training with a Spring Game. But it wasn’t in front of the typical sell-out, record setting crowd they were used to. Instead, the stadium experience was quite different. Upwards of 20,000 fans were allowed into the stadium to watch the…
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Two-Minute Drill: Ohio State Spring Game Postgame Quotes

by Caroline Rice
COLUMBUS – Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, graduate offensive tackle Thayer Munford, and junior defensive end Zach Harrison met with the media following the 2021 LiFE Sports Spring Game on Saturday. Here are the highlights of what was said. Ryan Day + The number one goal was to come out of this healthy. He held his breath on a coupe of plays but they had a physical spring. +…
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Spring Game rules announced

by John Porentas
COLUMBUS, Ohio – OSU will  conduct its annual spring game tomorrow in The Horseshoe. The following will apply to the event. The format for Saturday’s LiFESports Spring Game, presented by Buckeyes Care, will feature a first-half with two evenly matched teams: Team Brutus vs. Team Buckeye. Kickoff is set for 12:05 p.m. at Ohio Stadium with the Big Ten Network televising the game and The Ohio State Radio Network, with…
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Kyle Young to return for another season

by John Porentas
enior Ohio State center/forward Kyle Young announced today that he will take advantage of an extra year of elibibility and return to the Buckeyes next season. Young made his announcement via Twitter. 1 more year❤️ pic.twitter.com/2bdyzVKn3o — Kyle Young (@kyle_young25) April 16, 2021 Young has battled injuries during most of his OSU career but still was a valuable team contributor despite not being at full strength. Last year he  finished…
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OSU summer camp attendence gives local signees a leg up

by John Porentas
Every year one of the primary points of interest in spring football is which of the newest Buckeyes are standing out in spring drills. You  often hear comments like players are “flashing” or “jumping out at the coaches” with their performance. Those are the players that garner interest in the ranks of the fans following the team. They also have a leg up in the quest to get on the…
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Two more Buckeyes lose black stripes

by John Porentas
Two more freshman Buckeye football players have lost their black stripes. The loss of the black stripe from the practice helmet is emblamatic of having earned full membership as a teammate. The two mose recent to lose their stripe are wide receiver Emeka Egbuka and linebacker Reid Carrico. Announcement of the stripe losses were made on Twitter by the OSU football program. 🚨 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 ‼️ Welcome to Zone…
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Ohio State Spring Football Report: Practice No. 12

by Caroline Rice
COLUMBUS – Ohio State opened its final week of spring practice with practice No. 12 on Monday morning. The Buckeyes practice three times this week leading up to the spring game on Saturday. The media was allowed to attend the first hour of practice on Monday to see position group drills, special teams work, and red zone situations. Here are the highlights from what we saw at the Buckeyes’ practice. First…