When Ohio State and Notre Dame head coaches Ryan Day and Marcus Freeman entered the Savannah Ballroom in Atlanta’s Westin Peachtree media hotel Sunday morning to preview Monday night’s national championship game, they were met by hundreds of media personnel and a swarm of flashing cameras.
There was a palpable Read More
Last Saturday, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman offered little when asked about his relationship with former OSU linebacker mate James Laurinaitis, joking that while he considers the current Ohio State linebackers coach a dear friend, the two have stories that probably shouldn’t be shared in a press conference setting. Read More
Ohio State (10-8, 2-5 Big Ten) dropped its third straight conference game in crushing fashion Friday night against Indiana (14-5, 5-3 Big Ten) in front of a “White Out” crowd at Value City Arena, coming back from 10 down in the second half to force overtime before falling 77-76 to Read More
Ohio State’s national championship game matchup against Notre Dame on Monday night will be a special one for many on both sides, as in several cases it is the pinnacle of these players and coaches’ careers.
But Monday night may be extra special for one player representing the Scarlet and Read More
Dating all the way back to last summer, Ohio State has — for the most part — been viewed as one of the top contenders for the national title this season, with some, like former Buckeyes’ coaches Urban Meyer and Jim Tressel even going as far as to say that Read More
Ohio State (10-7, 2-4 Big Ten) once again fell victim to a poor first-half performance on the road on Jan. 14, falling 70-68 to No. 24 Wisconsin (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) at the Kohl Center after nearly coming back from a 17-point halftime deficit.
Like many times over the past Read More
Ohio State true freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith continued to rack up the national postseason awards on Tuesday when he was named a freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. Smith is Ohio State’s 12th freshman to earn this honor since it was created in 2001.
Smith’s Read More
Just over six weeks ago, Ohio State seemed to have cratered to rock bottom in the Ryan Day era.
Following an unimaginable 13-10 loss to 6-5 Michigan on Nov. 30, Day seemed lifeless and in a state of shock during the program’s “Carmen Ohio” postgame tradition, a look that continued Read More
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Notre Dame will be working with a patchwork offensive line in the national title game.
Marcus Freeman announced on Sunday that starting left tackle Anthonie Knapp will miss the team’s title game bout against Ohio State with a high ankle sprain he suffered in Read More
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Among the many storylines for this year’s national championship game matchup between historic powerhouses Ohio State and Notre Dame, perhaps the most intriguing one of them all is Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman seeking his first title against his former team.
Freeman spent Read More
