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OSU football Buckeyes need not worry after “lackluster” win

Wide receiver K.J. Hill celebrates with teammates after his second TD catch in OSU’s 30-14 win over Minnesota. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   Maybe Urban is right. Maybe Buckeye Nation should take a deep breath and enjoy their victory over Minnesota. After hiking up their bootstraps and pulling...

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OSU football Meyer: ‘concerns’ after win; Haskins another career day

Head coach Urban Meyer during the first half. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   For the fifth time this season, the victory bell in the southeast tower of Ohio Stadium clanged with fervor signifying another Ohio State win. Except for some reason, the fervor sounded hollow, devoid of any...

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OSU football Practice????

OSU wide receiver Johnnie Dixon III celebrates with fellow receiver Binjimen Victor after Dixon’s 39-yard TD catch early in the second quarter of the Buckeyes’ 49-26 win over Indiana last Saturday. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired.   After their win over Indiana last weekend, Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins...

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OSU football Haskins: “Room for improvement”

Haskins directs the offense during the second half of OSU’s 49-26 win over Indiana. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   Four yards. That is all quarterback Dwayne Haskins needed to break Art Schlichter’s single-game passing yards record in a 49-26 win against Indiana on Saturday afternoon. The record still...

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OSU football Buckeyes swat away Hoosiers for 23-point win

OSU QB Dwayne Haskins directs his offense during the second half. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   Poison said it best: every rose has its thorn. For Ohio State that seems to be Indiana. The Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) may have beaten the Hoosiers (4-2, 1-2) for the...

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OSU football Indiana post-Penn State trap game for Buckeyes?

OSU wide receiver Parris Campbell on his way to a 91-yard punt return against Indiana in 2016. The Buckeyes won, 38-17. Stock photo/Columbus Wired   Remember what happened the last time Ohio State scrambled from behind to pull out a one-point win over Penn State? Silly question, of course...

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OSU football Meyer says Buckeyes lack depth

True freshman running back Master Teague III scores his first collegiate touchdown in Ohio State’s season-opener against Oregon State. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   Three fifth-year seniors. Two fourth-year juniors. Two true juniors. And nine other guys currently on the roster. That’s at the wide receiver position. Two...

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OSU football Happy Valley sometimes a sad scene for Scarlet and Gray

OSU head coach Urban Meyer gets his team ready to enter the field in his first game back last week against Tulane. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   Good times, bad times. Ohio State has had their share in Happy Valley. Twelve games have been played between the Buckeyes...

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OSU football Parris, the Great Motivator

Fifth-year senior OSU wide receiver Parris Campbell throws up his obligatory “deuces” sign after scoring against Oregon State in week 1.   Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   During Ohio State’s post-practice interview session on Tuesday, quarterback Dwayne Haskins said he does not believe the hype surrounding him. He has...

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OSU football Haskins and hype like oil and water

OSU quarterback Dwayne Haskins directs the offense during Saturday’s 49-6 win over Tulane. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   Someone que up the Public Enemy. Specifically their smash hit “Don’t Believe The Hype” because whatever the college football world is selling, Dwayne Haskins ain’t buying. Surrounded by a hoard...

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OSU football Urban-led Buckeyes douse Green Wave

U-G-L-Y, Tulane ain’t got no alibi. You remember that old playground chant? Of course the chant wasn’t specifically aimed at Tulane’s football team but you get the idea. By the time the first half whistle blew, the game was over. Not really, but it might as well have been....

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OSU football OSU triumph TCU

One defensive touchdown. A 63-yard pitch-and-catch for six. And one blocked punt that led to a score. All in the span of four minutes. That’s all fourth-ranked Ohio State (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) needed to put the nail in No. 15 Texas Christian’s coffin on Saturday night in AT&T...

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OSU football Neutral Jerry World more like home game for Horned Frogs

Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   Texas Christian University is no stranger to The Ohio State University. The two teams have seen each other before. However, it has been awhile. This coming Saturday will be two weeks shy of exactly 45 years to the day that they last buckled...

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OSU football Scarlet and Gray get win no. 900 over Scarlet Knights

Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   It was just another day at the ballpark for Ohio State (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten). When the final whistle blew and the victory bell rang in the southeast tower of Ohio Stadium, it was the Scarlet and Gray cruising to a 52-3 win...

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OSU football Haskins did what?

Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   The minute four-year starting quarterback J.T. Barrett stepped off the field in AT&T Stadium in the 2018 Cotton Bowl and finished his time at Ohio State, people started champing at the bit to see what backup Dwayne Haskins was going to do. But...

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OSU football Buckeyes go nuts against Beavers, 77-31

To say Ohio State was angry and motivated in their season opener against Oregon State is probably an understatement. The fifth-ranked Buckeyes dispatched their season-opening opponent with ease on Saturday afternoon in front of 102,169 fans, 77-31. Ohio State piled up 721 yards of offense, using a balanced attack...

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OSU football Buckeyes an angry football team

Photo by Ric Kruszynski/Columbus Wired   Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer has always stressed wanting to have an angry football team. He has talked about how being angry is the best way to play and having angry players have produced some of the best football teams he’s...

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OSU football OSU captains announced for 2018

With less than a week to go before they kick off their season, Ohio State announced this year’s picks for captain for the upcoming 2018 season. Seven guys in all were voted by their teammates, including two repeat choices. Fifth-year senior wide receivers Parris Campbell and Terry McLaurin were...

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OSU football URBAN SUSPENDED

After an almost three-week suspension was placed on Ohio State University head football coach Urban Meyer after accusations that he knew about wide receivers coach Zach Smith’s spousal abuse and did nothing about it, school president Michael Drake decided that a continued suspension through Sunday, Sept. 2 as well...

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OSU football OSU says Meyer probe should take two weeks

The Ohio State University has released a statement for the official investigation into head coach Urban Meyer, saying that it should conclude within the next 14 days. According to a report from Bucknuts’ Steve Helwagen, the school’s communications director, Christopher Davey, issued an email outlining when they plan on...

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OSU football OSU receivers coach Zach Smith fired

Photo courtesy of ohiostatebuckeyes.com.   The Ohio State University released an official statement Monday evening announcing the firing of wide receivers coach Zach Smith. Brought on by head coach Urban Meyer in Meyer’s first year in 2012, Smith was entering his seventh season as receivers coach. However, on Friday,...

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Ohio State Buckeyes Two Buckeyes on Big Ten Preseason Honors list

Defensive end Nick Bosa assists on a tackle of Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor during OSU’s win in the Big Ten championship game. Photo by Sam Fahmi.   The Big Ten Media Days are taking place this week in Chicago, Ill. and one list is already out: the football...

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OSU football Former Buckeye Mike Kudla passes away

Former OSU defensive end Mike Kudla celebrates a sack during their 2004 win over Michigan, 37-21. Photo credit to Buckeyewire.com.   Former Ohio State standout Mike Kudla has passed away. He was 34. His former high school, Highland High School, broke the news via a newsletter on Monday announcing...

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Ohio Machine Machine winless streak continues; announce Gears and Beers night

For a fleeting moment it looked like the Ohio Machine (2-8) were finally going to get off the schneid and put their five-game losing streak to bed. Up 7-2 against the New York Lizards on Saturday night, the Sheens were red-hot on offense, scoring seven goals on 14 shots...

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Ohio Machine Eight Machine named to MLL All-Star game

Pictured from left to right are the Machine’s Connor Cannizzaro, Jake Bernhardt, Ryan Ambler, Tom Schreiber and Marcus Holman during this season’s opener at home against the New York Lizards. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired   On Tuesday, Major League Lacrosse announced the two teams that will be taking...

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Memorial Tournament Sunday final goes extras at Memorial. Again.

Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after his winning putt on No. 18 at the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament. Photo by Columbus Wired’s Sam Fahmi   For the fourth time in the last five years, Jack’s tournament could not be decided in 72 holes and once again, it took extras to decide...

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Memorial Tournament Third round extravaganza sets up for interesting Sunday

Photo by Columbus Wired’s Ken Tishenkel   Saturday’s round of the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament is officially in the books and it was a thrilling third day of action. A lot of front nines got torched while back nines ended in flames. New leaders emerged while others put themselves...

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Memorial Tournament Tiger Tracker: Woods Continues to Dial in Irons, Struggle with Putter

Tiger Woods came into the weekend after struggling through his first round, then catching fire to end his second. He wrestled with driving the ball and sinking his putts on Thursday and Friday, but had his irons and wedges absolutely locked in. Woods finishes with a 67 on Friday...

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Memorial Tournament “veterans” blister third round

Rory McIlroy during his second round on Friday at the Memorial Tournament. Photo: Columbus Wired’s Ken Tishenkel   One guy is making his seventh appearance and the other his sixth with a win tucked under his belt. The third round of the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide...

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Memorial Tournament Memorial Day 2: Time to get to steppin’

All photos appearing in this piece are credited to Columbus Wired’s Ken Tishenkel.   Weather delay. Tournament rookies making the cut. Returning champs missing it. A 19-year-old in contention. And oh yeah: Tiger’s back. Literally. All together, it was just another “normal” first two rounds of the Memorial Tournament...

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Memorial Tournament Mickelson regains focus; Watson mad at caddy

Five-time Major champion Phil Mickelson has not been real sharp lately. And two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson is still getting mad at his caddy for forcing him to make good decisions. The two were paired up together for the first two rounds of the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament and...

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Memorial Tournament Rookies in contention at Memorial after first round

Ancer, Niemann and Hossler. Sounds like a law firm. Nope, rather it’s three guys who currently lead the 120-player field for the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. If you are unsure of who these guys are, you’re not alone. Three unfamiliar...

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Memorial Tournament Memorial rookies Hossler and Ancer make opening round splash

Playing golf at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio cannot be easy. Especially for the first time. But the world’s No. 89 and 196th-ranked golfers made it look easy after Thursday’s opening round of the 43rd rendition on the course that Jack Nicklaus built. Abraham Ancer (No....

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Ohio Machine Machine trade Mark Cockerton

Newly acquired attackman Davey Emala in a game against the Machine last season. Photo credit to photographer with In Lacrosse We Trust.   The Ohio Machine made a move on Wednesday, trading five-year veteran midfielder Mark Cockerton to the Boston Cannons for five-year veteran attackman Davey Emala. The Machine...

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OSU football Buckeyes finalize 2020 and ’21 football schedules

The Ohio State University athletics department announced on Wednesday that the schedules for the 2020 and 2021 seasons are now complete. According to an official statement released, the University of Buffalo has been added for 2020 and the University of Akron for 2021. Both games will be at home...

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Memorial Tournament Huge name commits to 2018 Memorial Tournament

Dustin Johnson. Justin Thomas. Jason Day. Bubba Watson. So far, there have been some marquee names already on the bill for this year’s Memorial Tournament. Of course, that’s nothing new. Many widely regard Jack’s Tournament as the unofficial “fifth major”. However, one player has officially confirmed his spot in...

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Ohio Machine Kyle Bernlohr talks D after win over Rattlers

Ohio Machine goalie Kyle Bernlohr talked with the media after his and his team’s stout defensive performance in their home win against the Dallas Rattlers.   Kyle Bernlohr Ohio Machine goalie Kyle Bernlohr talked about his and his team's stout defensive performance after Saturday night's win over the Dallas...

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Ohio Machine Machine lock down for win No. 2

The Ohio Machine rallied around a hat trick from attackman Marcus Holman and a staunch second half effort from goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr to win their second game of the season on Saturday night in Fortress Obetz versus the Dallas Rattlers, 14-12. After last week’s disappointing fourth quarter effort, where...

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OSU Football Burrow to transfer

Former OSU QB Joe Burrow warms up during the 2017 spring game. Photo by Ken Tishenkel     It’s official. Joe Burrow is transferring. The fourth-year junior announced his intentions via Twitter this afternoon. After weeks of struggling with this decision, I have decided to leave Ohio State and...

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Ohio Machine Rambo helps Hounds gun down Machine

What a difference a week makes. But not in a good way. After blistering the New York Lizards last weekend for a team-record 25 goals, the Ohio Machine couldn’t muster half of that versus the Charlotte Hounds on Saturday in a losing effort, 14-10. Second-year attackman Matt Rambo led...

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Ohio Machine Series tiebreaker between Machine and Hounds on Saturday

Either way you look at it, things have not exactly been even between the Ohio Machine and the Charlotte Hounds. On second thought, actually they have been. The series is currently tied 6-6. However, it’s been like a pendulum swinging from one side to the other. When both teams...

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