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Ohio State Football: Top Performances From Victory Over Rutgers

October 5, 2022

The Ohio State Buckeyes remained undefeated after dominating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The offense was more run based than usual and the defense continued to be stingy, only allowing 10 points. With both sides of the ball ranking in the top 10 nationally, success will continue. The game had an interesting start. after a Rutgers three-and-out, Ohio State punt returner Emeka Egbuka muffed the punt. This allowed the Rutgers offense…

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Ohio State Football: Rutgers Preview and Prediction

September 29, 2022

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The Buckeyes moved to 4-0 last week after a convincing defeat of Wisconsin in their first Big Ten contest of the season. Despite being without two starting cornerbacks and their best wide receiver, the Buckeyes won easily, 52-21. The revamped defense shined, holding Wisconsin to 21 points and under 300 yards, most of which came during garbage time in the 4th quarter. While CJ Stroud put on another stellar performance,…

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Ohio State Football: Unit Grades and Expectations

Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State WR | Image Credit: The Ohio State University Department of Athletics

September 16, 2022

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The Ohio State football team has played two games this season. Let’s take a look at the grades the offense and defense have earned so far. Offense: The first two weeks for the offense has been an interesting ride. Against Notre Dame they came out looking very sluggish in the first half as Ohio State was out of sync due to an injury to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Miyan Williams ended up…

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Ohio State Football: Previewing Top 5 Showdown vs. Notre Dame

September 1, 2022

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The Ohio State football team takes on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a heavyweight shown in Columbus on Saturday night. Here’s a preview: Ohio State versus Notre Dame is one of the premier matchups of the 2022 college football season. It’s a Top 5 heavyweight fight and only the 11th time in the AP Poll era that’s happened in both teams’ respective season openers. The anticipation leading up to…

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Biggest Winners from the Ohio State Spring Game

April 18, 2022

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Spring football is officially over in Columbus. The Buckeyes took the field this past Saturday and played their annual spring game. For the 60,007 that attended, the weather felt like a Saturday in late October. Luckily the rain tapered away prior to kickoff. Team Scarlet defeated team Gray, 34-26 in an offense vs. defense matchup. Team Scarlet was the Ohio State offense while team Gray was the Ohio State defense….

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BOOM! Four-Star Cornerback Dijon Johnson Commits to Ohio State!

April 17, 2022

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Ohio State officially locked up its first cornerback in the 2023 class as Tampa, Florida native Dijon Johnson announced he would be joining the Buckeye class. Johnson’s commitment comes on the heals of his spring game visit yesterday, as he had no hesitation to commit following the green light from head coach Ryan Day and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. https://twitter.com/DijonJohnson13/status/1515761142710292484 The Buckeyes were among 36 power-five offers for Johnson although…

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Jim Knowles Making Big Strides As Ohio State Defense Looks to Rebound

April 13, 2022

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This defensive struggles for Ohio State have been well chronicled the past two seasons. The Buckeyes gave up a combined 97 points in their final two games of 2021, a historically abysmal performance. In many of the biggest games, the Buckeye defense has been out-schemed and out played to the point where even historically prolific offenses couldn’t keep up with the pace. Ryan Day was famously outwardly disgusted with such…

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2024 Tennessee Four-Star Linebacker Edwin Spillman Talks Ohio State Offer

April 11, 2022

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The talk of this week surrounding Ohio State football has been the versatility of Jim Knowles new defense. With returning Heisman finalist quarterback CJ Stroud praising the unique looks they’ve been receiving from the defense in practice, the new defense is certainly bringing the hype early on. Ohio State’s past struggles on the defensive side of the ball means that Knowles has lots of work to do not only on…

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BOOM! Four-Star Ohio Safety Malik Hartford Commits to Ohio State!

April 6, 2022

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Ohio State officially added its sixth commitment to the 2023 class when Malik Hartford made it official today. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Safety is a top-100 player nationally, and was considered to be a “can’t miss” target for the Buckeyes in the 2023 cycle. Hartford is also ranked as the second highest recruit in the state of Ohio. H⭕️ME‼️ pic.twitter.com/EdO4KvlNwB — Malik Hartford🤴🏽 (@MalikHartford) April 6, 2022 Coming off the heels…

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Bullet Points: Glenville Pipeline, Tackett Curtis Visit, 2023 QB Trends

March 9, 2022

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There’s been lots of interesting Ohio State news in the recruiting world as of late. With some players likely trending Ohio State’s way and others trending away, The Silver Bulletin’s “Bullet Points” session is where you get all the latest and greatest news on Ohio State recruiting. As of March 8th, Ohio State has officially offered 2023 Glenville Linebacker Arvell Reese. Reese is four-star linebacker by the 247 composite rankings…

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