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Ohio State’s New Defense Shines in First Game
COLUMBUS — This entire offseason, Ohio State’s coaching staff and players talked about the changes on the defensive side of the ball. The new defensive staff highlighted the need to get their guys playing fast and simple. But some of the biggest questions coming into Ohio State’s home opener were about what the new defense would look like and…

100 Ohio State Matchups To Watch In 2019: 20-1
Everybody loves college football. If somebody tells you they don’t love it, they’re wrong. We look forward to particular games and watching certain players. Each week we get to see something new. That is especially true if you think about the sheer number of individual matchups there are to watch this season. And that’s just the Ohio State games.

Why Are the Buckeyes Forcing So Many Turnovers in Camp?
You might look at the interrogatory headline and say to yourself, “Because the offense can’t protect the ball.” As the headline implies, the Ohio State defense has, in fact, been forcing a larger-than-normal number of turnovers in this batch of fall practices. And sure, not protecting the ball probably has something to do with it, but it has also been a focus…

100 Ohio State Matchups To Watch In 2019: 80-61
Everybody loves college football. If somebody tells you they don’t love it, they’re wrong. We look forward to particular games and watching certain players. Each week we get to see something new. That is especially true if you think about the sheer number of individual matchups there are to watch this season. And that’s just the Ohio State games.

100 Ohio State Matchups To Watch in 2019: 100-81
Everybody loves college football. If somebody tells you they don’t love it, they’re wrong. We look forward to particular games and watching certain players. Each week we get to see something new. That is especially true if you think about the sheer number of individual matchups there are to watch this season. And that’s just the Ohio State games.

Will Ryan Day Be Changing Buckeyes’ Approach to Michigan Game?
At Ohio State, preparation for the Michigan game has become as much a part of the football program as the buckeye leaf stickers applied to the players’ helmets. Workouts and practices both have periods named after the team up north. The word “Michigan” is not permitted to be spoken, and it’s best not to show up to the football facilities decked out in blue.

Ohio State Football Notebook: ‘If you can’t do that at Ohio State, you don’t need to be there’
As coaches move through their respective careers, most of them continue to keep in touch with their mentors because they are an invaluable resource. Those mentors have generally gone through everything that the younger coach is about to have to deal with. Ryan Day has mentors he can still call up whenever the need arises.

What’s It Take To Be An Academic All-American? – or – A Man and His Couch
Ohio State’s senior safety Jordan Fuller isn’t a hard man to find. If he isn’t at the WHAC or in class, you can probably find him at home sitting on his couch. But that doesn’t necessarily make you and him all that similar. While you are sitting on your couch watching a Simpsons rerun for the 107th time and wondering if you have time…

WATCH: Ryan Day, Buckeye Players At Big Ten Media Days
The 2019 Big Ten football season is now – at least unofficially – underway. The conference opened its annual Media Days on Thursday in Chicago, marking the start of preseason schedule of events.