He led Ohio State this past season with eight sacks, 10.5 tackles for-loss, five quarterback hits and three fumbles forced. Those numbers also put him in the top half of the Big Ten in all of those categories which led him to winning the conference’s Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of...
Ohio State began spring practice on Tuesday in preparation for the 2017 season and there is no doubt that head coach Urban Meyer will be working hard towards another College Football Playoff bid. But the Buckeyes’ fearless leader has also been hard at work trying to get his scholarship...
The schedule has been set for the 2017 NFL combine and it was announced by Ohio State’s athletics department on Wednesday that eight different Buckeyes have officially received invites: wide receiver Noah Brown; cornerbacks Gareon Conley and Marshon Lattimore; safety Malik Hooker; center Pat Elflein; punter Cameron Johnston; linebacker...
It’s another Buckeye Leafcast with Andy Evans and Chris Stefanick! The two break down Ohio State’s incoming 2017 class, who’s going to play early, who the gems of the class are and why Urban only signed seven out of 21 kids from Ohio. Here is this year’s recruiting class,...
Since Ohio State’s 31-0 loss to eventual national champion Clemson in the semifinal Playstation Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve, rumors whipped around that Urban Meyer was looking to replace offensive coordinator Ed Warinner in favor of former Indiana University head coach Kevin Wilson. But for the past week...
So Ohio State got the crap kicked out of them by Clemson in the national semifinal game less than a week ago. Uncle Andy is here to talk you down off the ledge and tell you why that’s actually a good thing. Okay, now that you’re done swearing my...
Since it was announced by the college football playoff committee on Dec. 4 that Ohio State (11-1) would be squaring up against Clemson (12-1) in the national semifinal Playstation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz. on New Year’s Eve, many have been saying that the third-ranked Buckeyes’ stellar defense will...
As of Saturday afternoon, it was confirmed by the University of Cincinnati’s athletics website that Ohio State defensive coordinator and linebacker coach Luke Fickell has officially accepted the job to be their next head coach. He takes over as the 42nd head coach in Cincinnati’s 129-year history after Tommy...
Mark it down. The most Big Ten MVP of the year awards still belong to Ohio State. On Thursday afternoon, the Buckeyes made it the 19th time in the 92-year history that they’ve had a player win the Silver Football Award. This is also the fourth time in the...
First-team all-Big Ten? Meh. Big Ten quarterback of the year? OK. Finalist for the Chicago Tribune’s Silver Football Award which is bestowed upon the Big Ten MVP of the year? Whatevs. The first two awards, and possibly the third, can now be placed on J.T. Barrett’s mantle. But when...
It’s another wild ride with Andy Evans and Chris Stefanick as they recap and break down No. 2 Ohio State’s epic win over No. 3 Michigan! The duo also hash out who they think should/will be in the top 4 of the final CFP rankings after this weekend’s games...
Scarlet and Gray all the way. Buckeye ‘til I die. That’s always been my motto when people ask me if I’m a fan. Having been born and raised in central Ohio, I was immediately brought up to be a Buckeye. My dad was such a rabid fan, I pretty...
Fourth down and inches. Botched fake punts. Broken headsets. Fourth-and-goal from the 5 yard line. Guys zig-zagging their way across the field as you hold your breath with your heart in your throat. Double overtime. And a few scuffles here and there. The 113th rendition of The Game had...
Join Andy Evans and the Intergalactic Buckeye Fan, Mr. Chris Stefanick as they preview The Game! The two break down exactly what it’s going to take for the No. 2 Buckeyes to beat That Team Up North as it’s Ohio State’s biggest test yet as they welcome in the No....
Jim Harbaugh normally has a way with words. The charismatic leader of the Michigan Wolverines has been known for spitting out such gems as, “If worms had machine guns then birds would be scared of them” and “I feel like it’s the only personality I have”. The first quote...
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/osufbf It’s an all-new Buckeye Leafcast with Andy Evans and the Intergalactic Buckeye Fan, Mr. Chris Stefanick! The two recap No. 2 Ohio State’s nailbiting win against 3-7 Michigan State. They then break down College Football Playoff scenarios and whether or not it might benefit the Buckeyes in not...
It was another 62-point explosion from the Ohio State offense on Saturday, this time coming at the expense of the Maryland Terrapins. And once again the defense did more than their fair share holding a second straight Big Ten opponent without a touchdown. Final score: OSU – 62, Maryland...
Billy Price had high words of praise for his running back. Along with making several reporters laugh during Wednesday’s post-practice interview session at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center the charismatic fourth-year junior right guard talked with the media about Mike Weber’s progression from his true freshman year last year up to what...
Ohio State linebacker Jerome Baker relishes his newly found role as a starter and has fast made a name for himself on the defense. After starter Dante Booker went down with an MCL sprain in the first game against Bowling Green, the 6′ 1″, 225-pound true sophomore from Cleveland...
As the last seconds ticked off the clock of No. 6 Ohio State’s 62-3 drubbing of No. 10 Nebraska, the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) had managed to keep their conference championship hopes alive while the Cornhuskers (7-2, 4-2) now need some luck if they want a trip to...
By the time the victory bell began clanging after Ohio State’s 62-3 thumping of Nebraska, it was a foregone conclusion. By the time the first half had ended the air was suffocated with a smell of sulfur after the plethora of fireworks set off after each Buckeye touchdown. When...
The last time Ohio State faced Nebraska, it was a primetime night game that featured an undefeated 12th-ranked Buckeyes team that handed a 21st-ranked Cornhuskers team a 63-38 whooping in Ohio Stadium. That was 2012 and the two teams haven’t played since. Taylor Martinez was the quarterback for that...
The last time Ohio State lost to Northwestern at home, rapper Snoop Dogg was barely old enough to even think about gin and juice and John Lennon was asking everybody to “Imagine”. Fast forward 45 years later and the Wildcats almost had 107,296 restless OSU fans in Ohio Stadium...
After last Saturday’s 24-21 loss to unranked Penn State (5-2, 3-1), Ohio State has found themselves with more questions than what they started with since the beginning of the season. Or at the very least, those questions that had seemed to get squashed after throttling then-ranked No. 14 Oklahoma...
For much of this season, Ohio State has predicated their offense on tearing up opponents on the ground. Undoubtedly, one of the keys to this weekend’s game between the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers will be OSU’s ability to run the ball against...
Curtis Samuel, Tim Beck and Jamarco Jones talked on Wednesday about how prepared OSU’s passing game is what they expect this weekend when playing No. 8 Wisconsin in crazy Camp Randall.
The Ohio State athletics department announced today that quarterback J.T. Barrett has been named one of 15 finalists for the 2016 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented to the country’s top college quarterback. The university released the statement today which read, in part: Barrett, Ohio State’s all-time leader with...
Urban Meyer feels lousy. And he isn’t the only one. So do a few other Buckeyes. Despite their 21-point win over Indiana (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) on Saturday, some of them seemed a little down in the mouth. “You gotta make sure we win by three scores against a...
As the old saying goes, there is a first time for everything. At this point, it’s getting kind of repetitive for this young Ohio State team. A squad that returned the least amount of starters (6) for any FBS team in the entire country. After Saturday’s 58-0 blowout win...
A simple flick of the wrist was all it took for Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett to etch his name once again into OSU’s record books. And this one is a biggie. In just two-and-a-half years behind center, the fourth-year junior from Wichita Falls (Tex.) Rider broke a 21-year-old...
This time last year, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer had Chris Ash manning the booth as his defensive coordinator as Greg Schiano was sitting at home. Fast forward a year later and the script has been flipped. Ash is now the head coach at Rutgers and former Rutgers...
Ohio State has only played two games so far this year but already their defense has not so quietly made a name for themselves. The 2016 version of the Silver Bullets features a host of first-time starters including defensive tackle Michael Hill and safety Malik Hooker who have been...
When the Tulsa Golden Hurricane blew into Columbus to take on the fourth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, they swirled around the Horsheshoe with a stifling defense that held many OSU fans holding their breath. By the time the game was over, OSU fans could exhale as the Golden...
After Saturday’s season opening 77-10 blowout win against Bowling Green, the Ohio State receiving corps assisted quarterback J.T. Barrett in picking apart the Falcons’ defense for a single-game career-high 349 yards passing. They also helped Barrett to tie his and former QB Kenny Guiton’s single-game passing touchdowns record with...
Records are made to be broken. And Ohio State proved that despite the amount of inexperienced guys they were replacing on this year’s team, they had the skill level to do it. When all was said and done, OSU set a single-game record for total offensive yards after putting...
Ohio State officially released the two-deep depth today for the upcoming 2016 season, which is set to kick off in mere days against Bowling Green on Saturday, Sept. 3. But one peculiarity lingers as it is listed on the top of the page as being “unofficial”. Click on the...
The Ohio State athletics department announced on Friday that head coach Urban Meyer has named four more players as captains for the 2016 season, set to kick off at home against Bowling Green on Sept. 3. Fourth-year junior cornerback Gareon Conley, fourth-year junior offensive guard Billy Price, true junior...
Much like the rest of Ohio State’s defense, the defensive line is looking to replace some guys who had a major impact on the team for the last few seasons. Defensive end Joey Bosa is gone, forgoing his senior season to head off to the NFL. Veterans Adolphus Washington,...
Average does not belong at Ohio State. And that is the message that head coach Urban Meyer is instilling in his team for the upcoming 2016 season, saying that their mantra for this year is “The Edge”. “It’s where average stops and elite begins,” he said on Sunday evening...
Ohio State’s backfield became a little bit thinner after it was announced that Bri’onte Dunn had been dismissed from the team in what head coach Urban Meyer said, “Was a violation of team rules.” Meyer and the OSU athletics department made the announcement late Monday night, keeping the statement...
Summer has barely begun but already some guys on Ohio State’s football team are getting preseason props. Today, the Maxwell Football Club announced its lists for the 80th annual Maxwell Award and 22nd annual Chuck Bednarik Award for the 2016 season. And three different Buckeyes made the lists. Fourth-year...
The Ohio State athletic department announced today that they will be adding the Tulane Green Wave to the football team’s 2018 schedule. The two teams will square off in the Buckeyes’ third and last non-conference game of the year on Sept. 22 and rounds out their non-conference schedule which...
Ohio State announced today that this year’s Homecoming game against Rutgers on Oct. 1 will be a noon kickoff. The Buckeyes are 2-0 all-time versus the Scarlet Knights, including the last time they played in Columbus in 2014, winning 56-17, which was also for Homecoming. Ohio State won last...
In an unprecedented move, the Ohio State football program will have four night games for the upcoming 2016 season. That’s not so odd, though, right? Not at all, considering they have had at least three night games every year since Urban Meyer took over as head coach in 2012,...
Roaming the Ohio State campus for the first time as a fresh-faced youngster can be daunting. Now imagine you’ve gotten yourself comfortable enough to maneuver around a campus packed with over 60,000 other kids who are zig-zagging their way towards their next class trying to sneak in at the...
Former Ohio State defensive end Will Smith was shot to death in New Orleans on Saturday night. “It appears that it could possibly have been road rage,” said New Orleans police officer Juan D. Barnes Sr., according to a report from NBC Sports. According to nola.com, Smith and his...
