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In his final College GameDay show, Lee Corso’s 431st headgear pick was in the city where he first wore it. Corso infamously put on the headgear of Brutus Buckeye on October 5, 1996, in Columbus, Ohio, predicting that then No. 3 Ohio State would defeat No. 4 Penn State. It’s only fitting that his final […]

The 2025 Michigan vs. Ohio State football game is still 13 weeks away, but that didn’t stop Barstool Sports founder, FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff analyst, and Wolverines alum/superfan/booster Dave Portnoy from throwing down a wild gauntlet for Ryan Day and his Buckeyes. “I don’t think there’s ever been a head coach in the history of […]

As the 2025 college football season kicks off, Ohio State enters as the reigning national champions for the first time since 2014. Under Ryan Day, the Buckeyes dominated the College Football Playoff, winning by an average of 17.5 points per game. The Buckeyes capped off their national title pursuit with a 34-23 defeat against Notre […]

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes begin the 2025 college football season Saturday with a huge game against top-ranked Texas. Many observers believe that the Buckeyes will have their hands filled in this game and that quarterback Arch Manning and the Longhorns will have the upper hand even though the game is at the […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes recently announced that Julin Sayin is the starting quarterback for the 2025-26 season. With the Week 1 opener against the Texas Longhorns right around the corner, head coach Ryan Day shares an honest take about Sayin’s expectations this season. During a guest appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the 46-year-old head […]

Jeremiah Smith launches his Heisman Trophy campaign Saturday. As Ohio State football comes back home to defend its national title. But only this time against the preseason No. 1 Texas. This is also the same Longhorns team that handed the dynamic wide receiver his worst game of the season. Texas contained Smith to just one […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes are hoping to do something that the program has never been able to accomplish. Head coach Ryan Day wants to lead the Buckeyes to back-t0-back national championships for the first time in its long and remarkable history. Ohio State will kick off the 2025 college football season by hosting the top-ranked […]

The Ohio State football program is only a couple of days away from their massive season opening contest. At noon on Saturday, the third ranked Buckeyes will host top ranked Texas. It’s a massive test for new Ohio State football starting quarterback Julian Sayin, as he’ll need to defeat the top ranked team in the […]

Coaching the Ohio State football program carries a tremendous amount of pressure. The Buckeyes are known for excellence, and Ryan Day finally overcame the hump last season after leading Ohio State to a national championship win. Ryan Day replaced a legend in Urban Meyer, and he still has had trouble beating Michigan. Despite the title […]

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day turned to an unlikely source of inspiration as the Buckeyes prepared for the College Football Playoff: NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Ahead of their matchup against Oregon, Day showed the team a clip of Bryant looking angry in a news conference after the Lakers went up 2-0 in the 2009 […]

The Ohio State football program is currently gearing up for the upcoming 2025 college football season, in which they will attempt to defend their national championship title from a year ago. The Buckeyes are led by head coach Ryan Day, who won his first national championship a year ago and finally got that monkey off […]

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day announced that Julian Sayin is officially the starting quarterback to begin the 2025-26 season. It was a tough battle throughout the offseason, but Sayin beats out Lincoln Keinholz for the role. With Week 1 on the horizon, Keinholz’s mindset after losing the job reveals he’s remaining positive moving […]

Ohio State football starts its national title defense in rugged fashion on Aug. 30. The top-ranked Texas Longhorns come to Columbus. Fortunately the return of Jeremiah Smith eases any worries of a Buckeyes stumble. Smith sparked the late charge for the Buckeyes last season. OSU went 9-1 the rest of the way with Smith shredding […]

On Monday, Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day announced that Julian Sayin was going to be the starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Texas Longhorns. However, despite that being the plan, Day believes he may end up using both quarterbacks at some point. In a recent article, here is what Day said about […]

The Ohio State football officially has a starting quarterback for the 2025 season, with Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day announcing Julian Sayin will have that role for the team going forward. “No. 3 Ohio State has named redshirt freshman Julian Sayin the starting quarterback, per coach Ryan Day. He’ll make his first career start against […]

As Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day has integral decisions to make ahead of the 2025 season, the goal is to repeat the success the program had last year, which culminated in winning a national championship. While the Ohio State football team’s ranking in the AP Top 25 list will be hotly debated, the […]

The biggest question for the Ohio State football program heading into the upcoming 2025 season is what the team will do about their quarterback competition. Head coach Ryan Day and company will once again be trotting out one of the most talented rosters in college football on the heels of their 2025 national championship, but […]

The AP Top 25 was released on Monday, and you know what that means: The college football season is right around the corner. Fans start to get the itch as soon as summer begins, but it really starts to feel real when the AP Poll comes out. There weren’t a ton of surprises in the […]

Ohio State football isn’t settling on just Matt Patricia to boost the NFL experience. Head coach Ryan Day is adding a former Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator as Patricia adjusts to the college football game. ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel dropped an update Saturday on who’s heading to OSU. “Ohio State is expected to add […]

The Ohio State football program is gearing up for one of its most intriguing quarterback battles in recent memory, with redshirt sophomore Lincoln Kienholz and Alabama transfer Julian Sayin locked in a neck-and-neck race. As the Buckeyes prepare to defend their 2025 College Football Playoff national championship, all eyes are on the quarterback competition—and Kienholz […]

Ohio State football will bank on Sonny Styles to lead the linebackers. All while athletically gifted safety Caleb Downs mans the backend. But Styles raved about one other “crazy athlete” on the Buckeyes. Downs earns NFL Draft praise on this unit. Styles returns following collecting 100 tackles for the national champs. But the LB encouraged […]

Penn State football earned a massive offseason win over rival Ohio State. James Franklin tabbed former Buckeyes defensive coordinator Jim Knowles as his new DC. Is Knowles already taking shots at the champs and Ryan Day? The new leader of the Nittany Lions defense revealed the difference in “culture” between both schools. Dropping some telling […]

The Ohio State football team enters the 2025 college football season loaded after winning the national championship. The Buckeyes reloaded across the board and have enough talent to contend and potentially repeat. The most significant advantage that Ohio State has is that Jeremiah Smith is still on this roster out wide and has a chance […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns meet on August 30 for what could be one of the best games of the entire 2025 season. These two squads met last year in the College Football Playoff Semifinal, with the Buckeyes emerging victorious and advancing to the National Championship. Just 24 days remain until kickoff. Head […]

Ohio State football comes into the 2025 season as the hunted after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship last season, running the expanded CFP gauntlet with very impressive wins over Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame. Now, everyone is gunning for the Buckeyes heading into 2025. While Ohio State was the first team to […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day gave an update on the close starting quarterback competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz. The Buckeyes are coming off a trying regular season, by their standards, that ended in a dominant run to their ninth national championship. It was a true redemption story for Day, who many […]

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day has a lot to replace this coming season, after the loss of offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. At Big Ten Media Day on Tuesday, Day teased that the offense won’t look all that different this year. “It will be very similar. We’ve tried to keep offense same over these 9 […]

Most people would call the SEC the king of college football, but there’s no question that the Big Ten has been right on their heels in recent years. Especially after the recent conference realignment, specifically the addition of Oregon, the Big Ten is loaded with powerhouses that should make for an action-packed 2025 season. Ohio […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions are in a strong position as head coach James Franklin and his players get ready for the 2025 college football season. The Nittany Lions have been an elite Big Ten team for years, but Franklin’s crew has stumbled against the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes for six consecutive years. […]

Oregon football is set to reload this season after finishing with the best record in the country last season. They were the top seed in the College Football Playoff but lost in a blowout to Ohio State and Ryan Day in the Rose Bowl. This season, they have a lot of talent once again, but […]

With people locking in their bold predictions for the Ohio State football team this upcoming season, the program is on the quest to capture its second straight national championship. As Ohio State football fans should be fired up for the season, there could be a team or someone that is in the way of that […]

Ohio State football added a key piece to its 2026 recruiting puzzle this Fourth of July, flipping Glenville defensive lineman Jamir Perez from the Florida Gators. The three-star, 330-pound interior lineman had been committed to Florida since May, but two recent visits to Columbus reignited his relationship with the Buckeyes. Now, his flip gives a […]

The Ohio State football team added to its already impressive 2026 recruiting class on Thursday as four-star quarterback Luke Fahey announced his commitment to the Buckeyes. The California native was being recruited hard by Stanford and also Indiana, but Ryan Day and Ohio State found a way to lock in the commitment. Ohio State had […]

The 2025 college football season is almost here. The offseason in this sport is one that feels like forever, as the cold winter months last a lifetime. Now, the summer months are underway, and that means that football is close. In less than two months, the 2025 college football season will be here, and it […]

Ohio State football picked up a huge win in recruiting, beating out Penn State and Michigan for a top-10 defensive lineman. The Buckeyes are looking to repeat as national champions after a stunning run last season. While the 2024 team certainly had the talent to win it all, this group’s prospects weren’t looking too optimistic […]

Ohio State football will soon have June official visits completed. All the more reason the Buckeyes are attempting one last recruiting blitz before the month ends. The national champs have now boosted the offense by beating out Texas, Texas A&M and others for this three-star. Tackle Aaron Thomas is the newest verbal commitment for OSU […]

Ohio State football is immediately hitting the ground running with identifying 2028 talent. Even while trying to put the touches on the 2026 college football recruiting class. One ’28 quarterback is already enamored with the Buckeyes. Niemann Lawrence is rising as a top underclassman. He’s already taken a liking to this trend going on at […]

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman is now in a reflective state. The head coach is five months removed from Notre Dame losing the national title game. Freeman even made a guarantee after the loss. But what is he wishing he could’ve done differently against Ohio State? Freeman opened up about the loss with […]

Ohio State football is hosting one intriguing visitor on its campus. Ryan Day and the Buckeyes now have a chance to flip a top Georgia commit. The defending national champions are receiving a visit from Justice Fitzpatrick soon, Hayes Fawcett of On3 revealed on Sunday evening. He’s the nation’s No. 4 ranked cornerback. Fitzpatrick delivered […]