College football: Ohio State, Alabama canceling series has $3 million penalty
COLUMBUS — When Ohio State football welcomes Alabama to Ohio Stadium in 2027, it will end a 29-year drought between regular season games against Southeastern Conference opponents. Twice before, it appeared that regular-season separation would end. Ohio State...
Ohio State football questions to ponder before season starts
COLUMBUS — Ohio State football players returned to the Woody Hayes Athletic Facility for voluntary workouts on Monday, which created some optimism the Buckeyes could be on the field as scheduled for their opener on Sept. 5 against Bowling Green. Here are 10...
Ohio State following digital tickets trend
COLUMBUS — Ohio State, which announced last week it was going entirely to digital tickets and eliminating paper tickets for football and every other sport, is not alone in making that tradition-breaking move. Oklahoma, Boston College and Rutgers have all decided...
Ohio State football: Quarterback coach Dennis can make a name for himself
COLUMBUS — Corey Dennis is a quarterbacks coach who has been forced to be defensive at times. As the son-in-law of Urban Meyer, he has heard some people suggest his rapid advancement to quarterbacks coach at Ohio State was facilitated by doors that swung wide...
Switch should benefit Ohio State’s Browning
COLUMBUS — Baron Browning is one of two defensive five-stars left from Ohio State football’s No. 2 rated 2017 recruiting class. Browning came to Columbus as the nation’s No. 11 player and the top outside linebacker. Except he hasn’t spent time...
Ohio State Football Athletic director AD Smith sets early July deadline to formulate schedule
COLUMBUS — The Fourth of July could provide fireworks for college football fans. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith set early July as a deadline to formulate a schedule for the 2020 season to occur in the fall. “We need to not rush this,” he...
June 8 targeted to open Ohio State facilities for voluntary workouts
COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s plan to re-open its facilities to athletes on June 8 seems like a positive first step on the long road to the return from the COVID-19 shutdown. The NCAA’s Division I council cleared the way for that step Wednesday, voting to...
Ohio State football players just want to get on the field
COLUMBUS — In a time of great uncertainty about what the 2020 season will look like at Ohio State and everywhere else in college football, one thing is certain. Players want to play. At least two of the best players at Ohio State do. Center Josh Myers and right...
What might season look like for Ohio State football?
Remember the good old days all the way back in January and February when the biggest questions about Ohio State football were who was going to be the back-up quarterback behind Justin Fields and if there were enough healthy running backs? Now the big questions are...
Ohio State running back recruiting rebounds
COLUMBUS — Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford was roasted by some people on the sports talk shows and message boards when two highly regarded running back recruits flipped to other schools after verbally committing to OSU’s 2020 recruiting class....
