Ohio State made some big-time changes to their defensive staff, adding Jim Knowles, Perry Eliano, and Tim Walton. The only defensive staff member remaining is defensive line coach Larry Johnson. Why? Johnson is the best defensive line coach in college football. Not much of an argument can be made against that statement, and that’s just the plain truth. Whether it’s the track record that he has of players going early…
Within a matter of days the landscape of the sport we love was drastically changed this December. Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma overnight and took the USC job with his new private jet, Spencer Rattler enters the portal and ends up in South Carolina of all places, Texas steals recruits while throwing around massive cash in the process, and of course Brian Kelly flees South Bend amidst a possible playoff bid…
If you’re anything like me, I’m sure you’re still emotionally recovering from the Rose Bowl that took over the NY6 weekend with all its fireworks. Jaxon Smith-Njigba shattered a number of records on his way to a 347 yard (FBS bowl record) and three touchdown performance. Somewhat overlooked was CJ Stroud’s performance, amassing 572 yards passing (OSU single game record) and six touchdowns. The offense was spectacular in every sense…
There’s no doubt about it: the Rose Bowl is not where the Buckeyes expected to be nor wanted to be at the end of the year. Nonetheless, it’s still the Rose Bowl and there is still plenty to improve upon and play for. The overwhelming amount of attention will of course be on the defense, namely against the run as Utah prides itself on having a physical ground game, something…
On the afternoon of November 20th, 2021, OSU was beating Michigan State 49-0 at halftime. A historic passing performance and maybe even more impressive defensive performance led the Buckeyes to a bludgeoning of the #7 team in the country, propelling them to #2 in the CFP rankings. The state of the program couldn’t have been better. Oh what a difference seven days can make… Fast forward exactly one week. This…