Quarterback of the future a two-man race at Ohio State
COLUMBUS — There was never any doubt Ohio State wanted to get two quarterbacks in its 2020 recruiting class. If there was a surprise, it was that OSU added two quarterbacks as highly rated as C.J. Stroud and Jack Miller, both 4-star recruits and both with offers...
Ohio State’s Day doesn’t want to think about no football season
COLUMBUS — Ryan Day doesn’t want to go there. Ohio State’s second-year football coach doesn’t want to get stressed out over the possibility the college football season could be postponed or canceled because of precautions to prevent the spread...
Wins top numbers for Ohio State’s Smith-Njigba
COLUMBUS — At first glance Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s statistics from his senior year of high school football could be mistaken for career numbers. The Ohio State freshman wide receiver caught 109 passes for 2,132 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior for Rockwall...
Ohio State was well positioned to recruit Cavazos
COLUMBUS — You might say Denzel Ward, Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley, Eli Apple and Bradley Roby recruited Lejond Cavazos to Ohio State. It wasn’t necessarily anything they said. It was what they did. They all played cornerback, the same position Cavazos...
Ohio State’s Leroux takes 3-star rating as a challenge
COLUMBUS — As a 3-star recruit who ranks somewhere outside the top 1,000 players nationally, Ohio State freshman offensive lineman Trey Leroux might not seem to fit the profile of the typical Buckeyes recruit. But not fitting the profile is nothing new for a guy...
Ohio State’s Miller ready to compete
COLUMBUS — The current landscape of college football, especially for quarterbacks, was on full display before Jack Miller ever took a snap in Ohio State’s spring practice. Miller, a 4-star freshman quarterback who has enrolled early at OSU, was asked...
Ohio State’s Coombs says he will be better than when he left
The most popular thing Ryan Day has done since becoming Ohio State’s head football coach obviously is winning 13 games in his first season. The second most popular thing would be convincing quarterback Justin Fields to transfer to Ohio State. No. 3 on that list...
College football: LSU first, Ohio State third in AP poll
NEW ORLEANS — LSU finished No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third time in school history, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. The Tigers (15-0) beat Clemson 42-25 in the national championship game Monday night and then received all 62 first-place votes from...
College football: Ohio State’s White enters transfer portal
COLUMBUS — Ohio State football safety Brendon White has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal, according to multiple reports. White, the son of former Ohio State and Lima Senior standout William White, has recorded 19 tackles in 11 games this season. He...
College football: Ohio State should focus on the small picture
So, who does a rematch favor? Is it the team that won the first time because those players can draw confidence from their earlier success or is it the team that lost because it is inspired by the pain of its earlier defeat? Will Ohio State’s 38-7 win over...
