Author: Blake Biscardi

Ohio State Athletics: Schottenstein Center Announces Major Video Board Upgrades for 2026 Season

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July 17, 2026
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Ohio State announced plans for a major video board upgrade at the Schottenstein Center, which will be in place for the 2026 winter season. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Schottenstein Center is undergoing a significant technological transformation this summer to revitalize the game-day atmosphere for Ohio State basketball and hockey fans. Ohio State Athletics announced Wednesday that the arena is being outfitted with a suite of high-definition LED video displays, a…

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Buckeye Cadence: Key Decisions Loom for Ohio State’s Top Targets in 2027 Recruiting Class

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July 14, 2026
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Ohio State recruiting updates: get the latest on Karlos May, David Gabriel Georges, and Brady Edmunds as top prospects make their decisions. The 2027 recruiting class for Ohio State is hitting a pivotal stretch, with several high-profile decisions arriving in the coming days. In the latest episode of Buckeye Cadence, Blake Biscardi sat down with recruiting expert TJ Warner to break down the current landscape, the status of key targets,…

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Ohio State Baseball: Seattle Mariners Draft Catcher Mason Eckelman, Sign Shortstop Henry Kaczmar

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July 13, 2026
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Two Ohio State Buckeyes have a professional home as catcher Mason Eckelman was drafted in the eighth round, and shortstop Henry Kaczmar signed with the Seattle Mariners. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mason Eckelman was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the eighth round of the 2026 MLB Draft with the 250th overall pick. Now his cousin, Henry Kaczmar, is joining him, signing with Seattle as an undrafted free agent. The two…

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Ohio State Basketball: Ohio’s Four Basketball Powers to Meet Under Open Sky on October 7

Ohio’s four major basketball programs will play a preseason exhibition doubleheader outdoors on October 7. The CareSource Invitational, supporting mental health, will feature Ohio State vs. Cincinnati and Dayton vs. Xavier.
July 9, 2026
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Ohio’s four major basketball programs, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Xavier, will play in the CareSource Invitational on October 7, as the Buckeyes draw the Bearcats.  Ohio State, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Xavier will share a basketball court for the first time in program history. On October 7, the four programs will square off in outdoor exhibition games at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, home of the Cincinnati…

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Ohio State Football: What the Numbers Say if Jeremiah Smith Played 5 Years of College Football

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) celebrates a first down catch during the second half of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2025. Ohio State won 41-21. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
July 6, 2026
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What could five years of Jeremiah Smith playing college football at Ohio State look like under the NCAA’s new 5-year eligibility rule? Jeremiah Smith enters his junior season this fall. Two years in, and he might already be the best receiver Ohio State has ever had, according to the numbers. So let’s do something fun and pretend he doesn’t leave for the NFL after this season.  In this scenario, Jeremiah…

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Ross Bjork on Big Ten’s Involvement Shaping College Football: “We Should Be at the Forefront of All These Conversations”

Ohio State Athletics Director Ross Bjork celebrates the Buckeyes winning the College Football Playoff on January 20, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. | Image Credit: WOSU
July 2, 2026
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Ross Bjork spoke to The Silver Bulletin on the Big Ten’s involvement in shaping college football and how Ohio State is using its voice to lead. The most powerful conference in college athletics is sitting on $1.37 billion in annual revenue and three consecutive national championships. The landscape is shifting faster than it ever has, and the Big Ten Conference is at the center of every conversation. Revenue sharing, NIL…

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Buckeye Cadence: Roy Hall Jr. on Fight Through It, Leadership, Giving Back & Why You Can’t Quit on Yourself

June 26, 2026
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Roy Hall Jr. joins Buckeye Cadence to discuss his new book, Fight Through It, and details his role serving the Ohio State football team. Roy Hall Jr. played wide receiver at The Ohio State University and in the NFL, and won a National Championship in 2002. However, life after football is where his purpose began to shine. Now a speaker, leader, and author, Roy sits down with Blake Biscardi on…

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Buckeye Cadence: Jamal Luke: Purpose Beyond the Playbook; Untold Stories from 2002 Buckeyes

Ohio State's head football coach Jim Tressel celebrates after Ohio State beat the Miami Hurricanes in double overtime 31-24 at the BCS National Football Championships at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, Jan. 3, 2003. Fred Squillante, COLUMBUS DISPATCH
June 24, 2026
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2002 National Champion Jamal Luke details his book, Purpose Beyond the Playbook, shares untold stories and life lessons from Jim Tressel, and evaluates Ohio State’s 2026 wide receiver room. Jamal Luke was a walk-on wide receiver at Ohio State who became a 2002 National Champion. Now he’s a bestselling author, speaker, and purpose strategist helping athletes and professionals discover who they are beyond what they do. In this episode, Blake…

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Ryan Day’s Tenure: The Rarest Win in College Football Isn’t on the Scoreboard

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day | Photo by Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network/Imagn Images
June 23, 2026
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Getting the internal hire right is harder than any game the Buckeyes have ever played. Ryan Day and Ohio State made it look routine. There is a version of the Ryan Day story that gets told often, and it goes something like this: Ohio State had a good thing going, Urban Meyer stepped away, the program handed the offense to the next man in line, and the machine kept running….

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Ohio State Football: Jim Tressel Set to Join Ohio Stadium Ring of Honor

Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel with his former player and current linebackers coach james Laurinaitis | Image Credit: Ohio State Football
June 23, 2026
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When Ohio State opens the 2026 season against Ball State on September 5, the Horseshoe will add a new name to its C-Deck Ring of Honor. Jim Tressel, who coached the Buckeyes from 2001 to 2010, will become just the third coach enshrined in Ohio Stadium history, joining legends Paul Brown and Woody Hayes. He’s also the first addition to the Ring since quarterback Troy Smith was honored in 2014….

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