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Ohio State Football: How the Buckeyes Manage and Replace Defensive Talent

Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia talks to cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. during the spring game. (Photo: Adam Cairns, USA TODAY Sports)
May 30, 2026
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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…

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Ohio State Football: Why Tavien St. Clair is the Most Important Backup in College Football

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Tavien St. Clair got an unthinkable assessment for his spring game showing | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
May 28, 2026
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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…

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Buckeye State of the Union: Ohio State is 10 Wins from History, Chasing No. 1,000

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads the first day of spring workouts for the 2026 football season at Woody Hayes Athletic Complex in Columbus on March 10, 2026.z | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
May 25, 2026
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Ohio State football enters 2026 on the doorstep of a milestone only one program has ever reached. The Buckeyes will likely win their 1,000th game this fall, so here’s when it could happen.  Ohio State football started in a meadow in Delaware, Ohio, on a May afternoon in 1890. Weeks prior, an undergraduate named George Cole had persuaded Alexander Lilley to coach a football team at The Ohio State University….

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Ohio State Football: Challenges the Buckeyes Could Face on Offense in 2026

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May 19, 2026
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The Ohio State offense may face some challenges in the Fall, but not ones they don’t have the tools to overcome. Here’s how the Buckeyes will do it. In 2025, Ohio State’s offense helped lead the way to an undefeated regular season behind uber-efficient play from Julian Sayin and a blossoming Bo Jackson in the backfield. Carnell Tate’s breakout season that earned him the 4th overall pick in the NFL…

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Ohio State Football: Predicting When We Might See Each New Buckeye Uniform

Ohio State Full Uniform Rotation for 2026 Season | Image Credit: Ohio State Football
May 18, 2026
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Ohio State Football announced last week that five upgraded uniform combinations will be in rotation for the 2026 season, but the real question is when we’ll see each one. Here’s what’s coming: the core home and away sets, both featuring the return of the Buckeye stripe with metallic silver accents, plus three alternates: Tunnel Vision blackout, Sub-Zero white, and Scarlet Rush uniforms. Ohio State Football will use five looks this…

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Ohio State Football Unveils New Uniforms and Stadium Turf for 2026 Season

Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin sporting new Core Home uniforms with the Buckeye Stripe | Image Credit: Ohio State Football
May 15, 2026
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Ohio State football is getting a new look in more ways than one for the 2026 season, as the program unveils new uniforms and stadium turf. The Buckeyes announced a comprehensive uniform overhaul this week, alongside a new playing surface at Ohio Stadium, both set to debut for the 2026 season. The changes, developed in partnership with Nike and Shaw Sports Turf respectively, represent the program’s most significant visual refresh…

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Ohio State Football: Should the Buckeyes be Ranked No. 1 Heading into 2026 Season?

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin (10).Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images (Adam Cairns;Columbus Dispatch; USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
May 13, 2026
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The Ohio State football season enters the 2026 season with 51 new players, and still has an argument to open the season atop the rankings. Here’s why: A longstanding tradition in Columbus is reloading talent year after year. Ohio State had four of its eleven players taken in the first round of April’s NFL Draft. Those selections bring the Buckeyes’ total to 25 over the last two years, which means…

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Ohio State Football: Why Ryan Day will be the First to Win Multiple Titles Since Woody Hayes

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May 7, 2026
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Ryan Day is positioned to accomplish a feat no Ohio State football coach has since Woody Hayes: win multiple National Championships. Woody Hayes used to say it plainly. While the legendary Ohio State football coach led the Buckeyes to five national championships, he embedded four words that have outlasted every generation of players, every coaching search, and every era of the sport: You win with people. The reason Ohio State…

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Ohio State Football: Elite Wide Receivers are Theme of Ryan Day Era in Columbus

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba warms up before the NFL Super Bowl 60 game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP/Lynne Sladky)
April 30, 2026
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Ryan Day’s tenure in Columbus has been defined by elite wide receiver talent. Top names like Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka, and Carnell Tate have led the way.  What do all six of these names have in common? They were all drafted in the first round of the NFL draft under Ryan Day. Ohio State has had its fair share of historic defenses throughout…

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Ohio State Football: Jeremiah Smith Positioned to be Program’s 100th First Round NFL Draft Pick

Jeremiah Smith has earned preseason Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors as he enters his second season at Ohio State as voted on in the Cleveland.com preseason poll. | Getty Images
April 28, 2026
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Ohio State finished the 2026 NFL Draft with 99 first round picks all-time. Will Jeremiah Smith or Julian Sayin be the program’s 100th pick? The Pittsburgh skyline lit up Thursday night as four Buckeyes heard their names called in the first 11 picks of the NFL Draft. Carnell Tate, Arvell Reese, Sonny Styles, and Caleb Downs made Ohio State the first program to do that since Michigan State in 1967….

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