BSB Reprints

Thirty-five years ago, a zealous, 18-year-old linebacker made his Ohio State debut as a true freshman. His name, Chris Spielman.

Despite not playing until the second half, Spielman racked up 10 tackles, including two for a loss and a forced fumble in the Buckeyes’ 22-14 victory against Oregon State at Read More

After his excellent playing career at Ohio State, Luke Fickell joined the New Orleans Saints but his NFL career ended before it could start with an ACL injury.

Then, Fickell returned to Ohio State as a graduate assistant or one year before becoming a defensive line coach at Akron.

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In August of 1979, Earle Bruce approached his first game as Ohio State head coach after taking over for his mentor, legendary coach Woody Hayes.

Forty years later, Ryan Day enters his first season at the helm of Buckeye football, following in the footsteps of modern day coaching icon Urban Read More

Seven years ago Ohio State prepared to take on Miami (Ohio) for its first game with Urban Meyer at the helm.

This installment of BSB Reprints includes a look back at the Miami (Ohio) preview, reminding us of all of the uncertainty surrounding the Buckeyes with a new coach following a down year.

The BSB Quickly from late August of 2012 also includes a 10-year flashback to the preview of the 2002 national championship season. Publisher Frank Moskowitz’s 2002 column interestingly includes a quote from then-Ohio State defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio praising Mike Doss for returning for his senior year.
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This installment of BSB Reprints turns back the clocks seven years to Urban Meyer’s first camp as the head coach at Ohio State.

The BSB Quickly features position battles from 2012, insight into the recruitment of Vonn Bell and Tyquan Lewis and a rewind to the 2002 football preview issue in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the national championship team.
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With Ohio State head coach Ryan Day going through his first fall camp as the official head coach of Ohio State, Buckeye Sports Bulletin is traveling seven years into the past to his predecessor Urban Meyer and his first August at the helm of Buckeye football. This installment of BSB Reprints comes in the form of a BSB Quickly, which features former Ohio State standout Braxton Miller below. Read More

A three-star cornerback from Piscataway, N.J., committed to Ohio State 15 years ago, and the changed the perception of the Buckeyes secondary forever.

That cornerback was named Malcolm Jenkins, and he would go on to be a two-time All-American in Columbus and win the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award.

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Ohio State head coach Earle Bruce hired Jim Tressel to coach quarterbacks and wide receivers for the Buckeyes, replacing Fred Zechman 36 years ago.

Buckeye Sports Bulletin turns back the clock to our July 1983 issue, which featured a young and excited Tressel, who was an All-American quarterback at Baldwin Read More

Following a process that spanned over a year and a half, the NCAA placed the Ohio State athletic program on probation for one year due to violations made by head men’s basketball coach Randy Ayers and his staff.

Buckeye Sports Bulletin turns back the clock to our July 1994 issue, Read More

Cy Young Award-winning pitcher C.C. Sabathia threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the 2019 MLB All-Star game at Progressive Field in Cleveland, where his career began.

Buckeye Sports Bulletin looked back to our June 2002 issue, where Sabathia made a rather unusual appearance.

The story can be found under Read More