Eleven Dubcast: Big Daddy Calling
A big daddy indeed"Big Daddy" Dan Wilkinson is a big strong man with big strong opinions.A standout defensive lineman at Ohio State in the early 90s and then a Cincinnati Bengal for the first half of...
View Article11W Recruiting Roundup: Things Are Happening
It doesn't take long for the gloom and doom crowd to turn around when it comes to recruiting. In fact, all it really takes is one large bit of unexpected good news.Get used to hearing about Danny...
View ArticleMath Wednesday: Breaking Down the 2nd Half of 2013
Last week we broke down the first half of the 2013 schedule according to normalized offensive and defensive yards per play (YPP) data and found that things are looking pretty good for the Buckeyes....
View ArticleThursday Skull Session
The older I get, the more susceptible I become to being a hater. On occasion, I might even feel bad for hating on things like girls hell bent on wearing flip flops even though their heels have morphed...
View ArticleRoad Tripping: Cal
Ohio State this season will have five road games, and the places where they will play are as diverse as the teams they will take on. This is the first in a series profiling these destinations and...
View ArticleTurning Points, Volume Eight: Corby's Funeral
1997 was going to be a major rebuilding effort for John Cooper in his 10th season.The '96 squad was stacked and many of the starters had moved on by way of graduation or the draft.Fourteen...
View ArticleTargeting the Queen City in 2015
When Cincinnati La Salle wide receiver Derek Kief committed to Alabama over Ohio State on Sunday, the Buckeyes missed out on yet another prospect from Cincinnati. To Urban Meyer, that was just a minor...
View ArticleJalyn Holmes is Number 11
Link: https://twitter.com/Justin_Ferber/status/347865054806413313 The gray box returns and this is a big one.Norfolk (Va.) Lake Taylor High School defensive end Jalyn Holmes, who spent the last two...
View ArticleFriday Skull Session
It appears as though the recruiting sky has not yet fallen: 4* DE Jalyn Holmes officially committed to the Buckeyes yesterday. This is good for several reasons: The Gray Box is BACK baby. The...
View ArticleFlashBuck: Rickey Dudley
July 15, 1972 is the name of the second album by the seven-piece Japanese experimental music ensemble Taj Mahal Travellers. Coincidentally, it is also the date that Rickey Dudley was born.Dudley was a...
View ArticleOhio State Football Recruiting Notebook: 6/21
Happy Friday Buckeye Nation! Welcome to another edition of the Ohio State Football Recruiting Notebook.Jalyn Holmes became the 11th member of the class.A lot has happened since last Friday's edition of...
View ArticleStephen Collier Commits to Ohio State
Last Saturday, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and Lee County High School (Leesburg, Ga.) quarterback Stephen Collier had a conversation that Collier had been waiting on for some time. While the call...
View ArticleSaturday Skull Session
Today's Saturday. Yesterday was Summer Solstice, the longest day of sunlight in the year. The day before saw, finally, the conclusion of two months of NBA Playoffs. In short, college football keeps...
View ArticleThe Rise of Tom Herman
When you win at an 83 percent clip, you’re bound to lose key members of your staff. It’s one of the main effects of winning, and Urban Meyer knows it all too well. Still, given the option of winning...
View ArticleOhio State Basketball Recruiting Notebook: 6/23
Simmons could join teammate D'Angelo Russell at Ohio StateIt’s been eight days since coaches were allowed unlimited contact with rising high school juniors, and the Ohio State staff has wasted little...
View Article11W Community Interview: Sean Nuernberger
The 11W Community Interview is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people. You submit the questions, vote on them, and then we pass the top ones on to the biggest names in the world of Ohio...
View ArticleTerry McLaurin is Number 13
Link: https://twitter.com/TheTerry_25/status/348938600764821504 Here's your gray box, Buckeye fans. Indianapolis (Cathedral HS) wide receiver Terry McLaurin has committed to Ohio State. McLaurin, a...
View ArticleMonday Skull Session
Good morning, bipolar fans of Ohio State football recruiting.Urban Meyer landed three players in four days for his 2014 class – defensive end Jalyn Holmes, quarterback Stephen Collier and wide...
View ArticleThe Cradle of Coaches
Miami (Ohio) has long been known as the “Cradle of Coaches,” producing such titans of college football as Red Blaik, Paul Brown, Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Sid Gillman, Ara Parseghian and Jim...
View ArticleWhat College Football Can Learn from Soccer
Although college football is already the greatest thing on earth, there is, nevertheless, a constant search for ways to improve it. This never-ending quest for innovation has led to such advancements...
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