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….
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….
Do the 2026 Ohio State Buckeyes mirror the 2006 team? Here’s a breakdown of the parallels between the two teams and schedules heading into the fall. If you’re someone who believes history has a way of echoing itself across different eras of sports, then there may be another intriguing comparison this season. The Ohio State Buckeyes are drawing early parallels to the iconic 2006 football team. That 2006 team delivered…
After a standout freshman season, Bo Jackson’s development could be the key to an ascension for Ohio State’s offense. As a true freshman, Bo Jackson emerged as one of the pleasant surprises for OSU during the 2025 season. The Cleveland native’s explosiveness was evident from the moment he stepped on the field as Bo averaged a whopping 12 yards per carry on his first 18 carries of the year. With…
Ohio State’s annual tradition of awarding its coveted Block O jersey to a player will continue this Fall. Here are three likely candidates to receive the honor. Each year, one Buckeye is fortunate enough to be chosen to wear the Block O jersey number. The tradition, which began in 2020 after the NCAA permitted athletes to wear the number 0, pays homage to former Buckeyes middle guard Bill Willis. As…
Former Ohio State linebacker Steele Chambers is a champion after the Louisville Kings won the UFL Championship Game, the United Bowl, 27-20. The United Football League season has come to a close as the Louisville Kings knocked off the defending champion, DC Defenders, by a score of 27-20 in the United Bowl. Both offenses stalled in this one for much of the opening quarter. Defenders’ kicker Matt McCrane finally broke…
Ohio State football’s Linebackers Coach James Laurinaitis will usher in a new group of Silver Bullets on defense for the Buckeyes in 2026. On April 23rd of this year, Ohio State became the first school to have two linebackers selected in the top 10 picks of the NFL draft. Arvell Reese would go 5th overall to the Giants, and Sonny Styles followed as the 7th overall pick to the Commanders….
The 2026 UFL Football season has concluded as the Columbus Aviators took another loss at home to the Louisville Kings on Sunday night. The Columbus Aviators have finished their inaugural UFL Football season with a 3-7 record following a 42-27 loss to the Louisville Kings. Disaster struck for the Aviators from the beginning as quarterback Jalen Morton threw a pick-six to Louisville’s Eric Gerror on the first play of the…
Ohio State’s defensive staff faces the challenge of replacing seven NFL draft picks from a historic defense. In 2025, Ohio State boasted a defense that stood out in a program already rich in defensive history. At the year’s end, they led the nation in Scoring Defense (9.3 PPG), Passing Defense (129.7 YPG), and Total Defense by allowing just 219 total yards per game- 35 less than any other unit in…
Ohio State doesn’t have a quarterback controversy, but it does have a quarterback question. Here’s why Tavien St. Clair is the most important backup in College Football. Every championship program eventually reaches a point where the depth chart tells a story beyond the starter. For Ohio State in 2026, that story belongs to Tavien St. Clair, a redshirt sophomore from Bellefontaine who hasn’t taken a meaningful regular-season snap yet but…