Hello X. It’s been a bit, but I come with news.
Fired up to announce I’ll be covering Ohio State sports for @11W! Excited to head to Columbus full time at the start of August and begin.
Grateful to @Dan_Hope, @chaseabrown__ and the rest of the team for the opportunity.
Ryan Day said "we'll get a majority of these guys back," but "I don't know if we'll get them all back" when asked about Jay Timmons, Kenyatta Jackson Jr. and John Walker.
Timmons didn't play late, Jackson needed help off the field and Walker played 41 snaps vs. Indiana.
Ryan Day on 97.1 The Fan said the bye week was a "good opportunity" for Luke Fahey and Tavien St. Clair.
"I feel like both guys have embraced it, and I think it's different when you're getting reps with the ones as opposed to the twos and threes."
Didn't name the starter yet.
Ohio State ends the preseason with an 82-73 exhibition victory over Butler.
Amare Bynum led the way with 23, followed by John Mobley Jr. with 17. LJ Smith added 14 off the bench.
Regular season starts Nov. 2 against BYU.
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John Mobley Jr. limped off the floor with two minutes to go in the game. After being tended to on the bench, he headed to the locker room with 1:30 left in the contest.
Butler went on an 11-4 run to cut the deficit to single digits.
Ohio State with a 74-66 advantage with 3:33 to go after a transition layup from John Mobley Jr.
Ohio State up 45-38 over Butler at halftime.
LJ Smith leads the way for the Buckeyes with 12 points, going 4-for-4 on 3-pointers. Amare Bynum is right behind him with 11, including a poster dunk.
Ohio State leads 26-24 with 7:16 to go in the first half.
Freshman LJ Smith, who was a 5-star in the 2027 class before enrolling a year early, is up to 9 points, going 3-for-3 from 3-point range.
He didn’t play in the secret scrimmage vs. Louisville due to a groin injury.
Good afternoon from the Schottenstein Center for the Jake vs. Jon Diebler bowl. Ohio State set to face Butler for its final exhibition game of the year at 2 p.m.
Thad Matta will be honored at halftime.
Cincinnati 3-star 2027 RB Jordan Hall chooses Penn State over Ohio State. The Buckeyes are still looking for a tailback in the 2027 class after also losing 5-star David Gabriel Georges to Tennessee this summer.
BREAKING: Class of 2027 RB Jordan Hall has Committed to Penn State, he tells me for @Rivals
The 6’0 205 RB from Cincinnati, OH chose the Nittany Lions over Ohio State and Missouri
He was previously committed to Miami (OH) on3.com/rivals/jordan-hall-2…
Ohio State has four offers out in the 2029 class at tight end, and one of them is Max Hopkins, who visited for the first time for the Maryland game.
“It was an awesome experience.”
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After a monster performance for Zionsville High School last Friday, 4-star 2028 TE Theo Schott said “I think I'm the best tight end in the nation."
Schott is a top target for Ohio State, and said the Buckeyes have “such a professional atmosphere.”
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Julian Sayin is out indefinitely, which means he’ll likely be playing college football in 2027.
But will that be at Ohio State?
Breaking down what could happen for the Buckeyes at QB next year:
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Following an exhibition against Cincinnati and a secret scrimmage vs. Louisville, Jake Diebler said Ohio State has improved its “resiliency and toughness and grit.”
But the Buckeyes still have work to do when it comes to rebounding.
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Ryan Day last night:
-Julian Sayin is out indefinitely.
-Luke Fahey and Tavien St. Clair will see reps with the ones, but Day made it clear Fahey is ahead of St. Clair on the depth chart.
-Didn’t outright say Fahey will start vs. USC, but that is the expectation right now.
Luke Fahey is in line to start against USC, but you can’t count out Tavien St. Clair yet.
St. Clair said last year that he's willing to wait "however long it takes" for his moment at Ohio State.
It could soon arrive if he capitalizes on his opportunity.
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Ja’Kobi Jackson was limping pretty bad on the way to the locker room postgame against Maryland. Needed assistance from the railing.
Update on his status here:
Ja’Kobi Jackson underwent surgery for a Lisfranc injury but hopes to return by the Michigan game, a source told Eleven Warriors. elevenwarriors.com/ohio-stat…