Following Ohio State’s Rose Bowl victory over Utah, it was reported that Ohio State safeties coach/special teams coordinator Matt Barnes would be leaving to become the new defensive coordinator at Memphis. Now, the news has been made official. ??????? ?? ???????, ????? ??????!@RSilverfield adds Matt Barnes as @MemphisFB defensive coordinator. ? https://t.co/xADt4WJh4F#GTG | #ALLIN pic.twitter.com/6O4IoMM6Xg — Memphis Football (@MemphisFB) January 3, 2022 Due to the addition of Jim Knowles as…

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…

After a stellar three-year career in Columbus, Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson has officially made the expected move and announced he will be declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft. He will not play in Ohio State’s upcoming Rose Bowl game against Utah. It’s been a special 3 years… To Buckeye Nation with love. ✌? #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/FRKHTwNEwj — Garrett Wilson (@GarrettWilson_V) December 27, 2021 Wilson was a truly elite player…

Ohio State picked up a new addition out of the transfer portal today and received a nice Christmas gift when Arizona State transfer DeaMonte Trayanum announced he’d be heading to Columbus to continue his career. Coming back home playing defense, ain’t no other way to do it! O-H ? #AnotherKidFromAkron pic.twitter.com/i7kOJU5DAo — DeaMonte Trayanum (@Chipperrz_) December 25, 2021 Trayanum played a big role for the Sun Devils in his first…

Ohio State has seen its fair share of players enter the transfer portal this offseason. In addition to Craig Young, Ryan Watts, and Quinn Ewers, who joined midseason departures Dallas Gant and K’Vaughan Pope, Buckeyes defensive lineman Darrion Henry-Young will enter the portal as well. Henry-Young was a four-star recruit out of Princeton High School (Cincinnati), where he was a teammate of Buckeyes starting offensive lineman Paris Johnson Jr. After…

Ohio State’s secondary received a big boost today when cornerback Cameron Brown announced that he would return to Columbus for his fifth season. Buckeye Nation? pic.twitter.com/gKeOhFvBWZ — Cameron Brown® (@luh_cam_) December 17, 2021 Brown’s path as a Buckeye has been interesting. He entered college out of St. Louis rated as a four-star and the No. 54 overall wide receiver prospect. He then was moved to defensive back and played all…