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Cody Croy
Writer
The Seattle Seahawks emerged victorious in Sunday night’s 59th edition of the Super Bowl by a score of 29-13. Many former Buckeyes were featured in this game including Mike Vrabel, TreVeyon Henderson, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Patriots offensive lineman Thayer Munford played just one snap. Smith-Njigba became the 39th former Buckeye to win a Super Bowl. […]

Cody Croy
Writer
The 15th annual NFL honors ceremony was held on Thursday night and a couple former Buckeyes brought home some hardware. Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba took home the Offensive Player Of The Year award, given to the best offensive player in the NFL. Smith-Njigba had a sensational season, converting 119 catches, 1,793 yards, […]

Early on at historic Allen Fieldhouse, the most anticipated freshman showdown of the college basketball season lived up to every bit of the hype if only for one electrifying half. Tonight was a clash between two of the top talents in the 2026 NBA Draft class, and for the first 20 minutes it was exactly […]

Cody Croy
Writer
Ryan Day added another key piece to his staff: former Illinois special teams coordinator Robby Discher, who will serve in the same role. Discher also served as the tight ends coach at Illinois. The Buckeyes have a committee of assistants and advisors that help out with special teams, but Rob Keys has held the title […]

Cody Croy
Writer
The new two-week transfer portal period has passed, and the Buckeyes made headlines. Many former Buckeyes from this past season found new homes, but Ryan Day and his staff were able to replace all that was lost. With that being said, let’s take a look at all this movement and what the depth chart could […]

Cody Croy
Writer
The Buckeyes are hiring former Steelers Offensive Coordinator Arthur Smith to the same role, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. After months of speculation, the Buckeyes have found their guy. Smith becomes the fourth offensive coordinator to join the Buckeyes staff since 2024, a list that includes Bill O’Brien, Chip Kelly, and Brian Hartline. Hartline announced […]

Bryson Blue
Writer
The Utah Utes’ (11-2, 7-2 Big 12) season ended in triumph with a win over Nebraska in the Las Vegas Bowl, but that didn’t stop a mass exodus of talent from coming.

Tony Thomas
Writer
The Indiana Hoosiers are the champions of college football, their first in the sport of football.

Owen Tyler
Writer
Wisconsin football picked up another transfer portal addition at wide receiver with Oklahoma wideout Zion Kearney committing to the Badgers. Kearney comes to Madison after playing two seasons at Oklahoma. On ESPN’s stat page, he logged 8 catches for 128 yards and 1 touchdown in 2024, then 2 catches for 31 yards in 2025. Badger247 […]