Braxton Miller to Take Red-Shirt, Return for 2015 Season
Welp. It's officially official. Braxton Miller is done for the season. But, it's not all doom and gloom. In the official release from Ohio State, Braxton Miller says he will return to lead the...
View ArticleJoe Thomas Barrett IV: The Distributor
JT Barrett — Joe Thomas Barrett IV, son of Joe Thomas III — is the next man up at Ohio State. Mark Pantoni, Ohio State's Director of Player Personnel — a football mind, if you will — seems to think...
View ArticleA Sad Human Being is Pretending to be JT Barrett on Twitter
UPDATE (10:20 PM): @JTBarrett16 evolved into the second lowest form of Twitter account: "parody." It's still hoped the perpetrator gets the psychological help that's needed. JT Barrett is a redshirt...
View ArticleGet-Well-Braxton Billboard Appears on Olentangy River Road
Does anybody know the going rate on a billboard? Because somebody spent some coin on a premium spot to place a get-well-soon card to Ohio State's fallen Heisman hopeful. Get better No. 5, indeed.H/T:...
View ArticleTorrance Gibson Prepares for Repeat Run and Silencing Doubters
There are not many recruits right now with the cachet of Torrance Gibson. Every tweet, every Facebook post, every minute of every day he's hugged, or hounded, or harassed or heckled. Torrance Gibson...
View ArticleDr. James Andrews Expected to Perform Braxton Miller's Shoulder Surgery
It's a name well-known to most die-hard sports fans: Dr. James Andrews. The Birmingham, Alabama-based surgeon has worked on a swath of elite athletes over a span of decades, and according to CBS'...
View ArticleWednesday Skull Session
It didn't take long — perhaps it's due to practice over the last couple years of talking myself into repeated 10-6 Browns predictions — but I've now upgraded Ohio State to "play-off dark horse nobody...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Player is J.T. Barrett? His High School Coach Explains
J.T. Barrett had to stand on the sidelines and watch during his senior season as his Rider High School team played in its first ever state semifinal game. Barrett tore his ACL earlier that year and...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!
Eight years ago some dudes met in a dank cave, far beneath the waters of the Olentangy River. After sacrificing several thralls to their blood-god Woody Hayes, the shrouded Founders joined hands and...
View ArticleWhy Ohio State Can Ask J.T. Barrett To Do Less With More
For the better part of the last three seasons, Braxton Miller has been the face of Ohio State football and the crux of the Urban Meyer era. In his senior year, the star quarterback was supposed to...
View ArticlePaying Forward: Win Two Tickets to Ohio State's Opener Against Navy
UPDATE: Another anonymous donor has stepped up, so we now have three pairs of Ohio State–Navy tickets to give away. Read on for details. As an Ohio State fan, you understand the importance of paying...
View ArticleThursday Skull Session
Almost bludgeoned a man to death yesterday with my girlfriend's waffle iron. Like everyone under the age of 30, talking on the phone (or even the idea of talking on the phone) fills me with crippling...
View ArticleYes, Ohio State's Still a National Contender, But It Must Accept the...
Three weeks ago, at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago, Jeff Heuerman was asked to explain how critical it was for Ohio State to keep star quarterback Braxton Miller healthy. His answer?“How important is...
View ArticleOhio State's History of Losing a Senior Quarterback on Short Notice
Ohio State will start the 2014 season in Baltimore with less than ideal circumstances. Major staff readjustments came for the defensive side of the ball after the unit was abysmal in 2013 by Ohio...
View ArticleAn Interview with Former Ohio State Great Jonathan Wells
Before Beanie Wells, there was another leading Ohio State rusher named Wells who wore No. 28 in the Buckeye backfield—Jonathan. A native of River Ridge, Louisiana, in the New Orleans area, Jonathan...
View Article#ThrowbackThursday: Move-In Day 1952 Was Wild
The luckiest bastards in the word — the freshmen at Ohio State — will be moving into their dorms soon. (The most tragic thing is they think they understand the Candyland they've entered.) To show Ohio...
View ArticleFilling Braxton Miller's Production: How Ohio State Hopes to Use its New...
Heading into the 2014 season, commentators were abuzz with Urban Meyer implementing aspects of his Florida offense that have been largely absent in his first two years with the Buckeyes. The hope...
View ArticleThe Impact of Braxton Miller's Injury on Ohio State's Defense
A year after Ohio State ranked 46th in the country in total defense and 112th in pass defense, head coach Urban Meyer knew something needed to change. Meyer, now in his third year leading the...
View ArticleOhio State's Incoming Freshmen Class Has an Average ACT Score of 28.8
It's become an annual tradition: Ohio State's freshmen setting statistical records on standardized tests. This year is no exception. 42,800 students applied to Ohio State's Columbus Campus, and only...
View ArticleFriday Skull Session
Today's Skull Session will be served as soon as I recover from the shock/disgust that somebody is impersonating TODD BOECKMAN on Twitter.[ICYMI: Mickey Mitchell, brother of Mike Mitchell, decommitted...
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