Buckeyes Add Texas A&M Transfer Quarterback Jagger LaRoe
Texas A&M quarterback Jagger LaRoe announced Sunday night that he was transferring to play at Ohio State for the 2019 season.
Morning Conversational: What Does Ohio State Need From Their Safeties?
In football — in general — the free safety is the centerfielder of a defense. He is the deepest guy on the field because he is tasked with covering so much ground. The strong safety then plays closer to the line of scrimmage to help out with the run game if needed. Over the last five years or so, that’s been the opposite of OSU’s safety duties.
CJ Saunders and Jaelen Gill Made Each Other Better This Spring
No one player was ever going to replace Parris Campbell’s impact in Ohio State’s offense. For one, that kind of speed isn’t just something a coach can go grab off of a rack. For two, every player is different and if they’re talented enough, they have their own particular spin to put on their respective offense or defense. For instance, Buckeye head coach…
Versatility of Brendon White, Shaun Wade Keeps Offenses Guessing
Shaun Wade came to Ohio State as a 5-star cornerback who was known for giving offenses very bad odds on 50/50 balls. He has spent most of his Ohio State career playing nickel and safety, but never getting completely away from the kind of man coverage that he was brought to OSU to play. Brendon White came to Ohio State…
The-Ozone Rewind: Watching Kerry Coombs’ OSU Practice Debut
March 29, 2012 | This story comes from Tony Gerdeman and details Kerry Coombs’ first spring practice as Ohio State’s cornerbacks coach. Coombs was a late addition to Urban Meyer’s staff, but none were more valuable. Coombs’ intensity made him an instant favorite among Buckeye fans, and much of that intensity was present in his very first…
Morning Conversational: What’s It Like Being Coached By Larry Johnson?
There aren’t any defensive line coaches in college football more well-regarded than Ohio State’s Larry Johnson. The performances of his players speak for themselves, be they at Penn State or Ohio State.The All-Americans, the NFL draft picks, these are the legacies seen by those on the outside. Those on the inside, however, see a coach who is…
Ohio State In Final Four For 5-Star RB Kendall Milton
Last June, Milton released a Top 10, which also included Ohio State. Milton (6-2 220) is the No. 3 running back in the 2020 class per the 247Sports Composite and the No. 21 player overall. At a The Opening Regional combine last weekend, Milton ran a 4.76 40-yard dash and a 4.25 20-yard shuttle. He has been clocked at 11.04 in the 100 meters.
Top 100 ATH Mookie Cooper Visiting Ohio State Today
Four-star St. Louis (Trinity Catholic) receiver/running back Mookie Cooper is taking an unofficial visit to Ohio State this weekend. Cooper confirmed to The-Ozone that he arrived early Friday afternoon for the visit. Ranked the No. 12 receiver in the 2020 recruiting class per the 247Composite and the No. 66 player overall, Cooper (5-9 193) plays…
Desire to Impact People Drove Jake Diebler Into Coaching
Jake Diebler didn’t always want to follow in his father’s footsteps, but the impact those footsteps were capable of making was simply too much to pass up. Jake’s father, Keith, is a long-time Ohio high school basketball coach, winning a state title in 2004-2005 at Upper Sandusky when Jake was a senior and his younger brother Jon was a sophomore.
Independent Investigation Finds Ohio State Doctor Richard Strauss Abused Students From 1979 to 1998
An independent investigation completed by the firm of Perkins Coie has detailed sexual abuse committed by former Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss on at least 177 former OSU students while Strauss was employed by the University from 1979 to 1998. Ohio State released the report on Friday, which also states that University personnel at the time had…
