Football

Going into this game, the main storyline was Devin Brown as the new starting quarterback. Kyle McCord started all 12 regular-season games this year for the Buckeyes, and while Brown had limited work – mostly running read options in the red zone – there was the question of how he Read More

What Worked Well

Missouri quarterback Brady Cook was named the most valuable player on the offense for the Tigers in their 14-3 win over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, but his specific outing rarely looked like a dominant one due to the pressure the Buckeyes were throwing at him. Read More

Ohio State, playing most of the game with third-string freshman quarterback Lincoln Kienholz, couldn’t hold a 3-0 halftime lead, and the No. 7 Buckeyes lost 14-3 to No. 9 Missouri in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, on Dec. 29.

Missouri (11-2) took a 7-3 lead on a 7-yard run Read More

Ohio State finished the season with another loss, falling to No. 9 Missouri 14-3 in the Cotton Bowl in a game in which the offense failed to score a touchdown.

Here were selections from the Buckeye Sports Bulletin staff for players worthy of receiving Buckeye Leaves after the loss to Read More

Ohio State will be without two key starters when the Cotton Bowl kicks off on Friday, as wide Marvin Harrison Jr. and linebacker Tommy Eichenberg will be unavailable for the Buckeyes against Missouri.

Harrison was expected to sit out as he prepares for the NFL Draft, and defensive coordinator Jim Read More

The Cotton Bowl kicks off on Friday night after what has been one of the strangest lead ups to an Ohio State bowl game in recent memory, with double digit entries to the portal – including starting quarterback Kyle McCord – and opt outs clouding the build up in Arlington, Read More

Ohio State’s last game against Michigan brought up several questions surrounding the level of respect between the two longtime rivals — and more specifically between the two team’s head coaches — but this time around in the Cotton Bowl, the Buckeyes’ opposing coach made it known that he and his Read More

Ohio State wide receivers Xavier Johnson and Carnell Tate couldn’t be in more different of a spot in their college football careers, but both of them are looking at increased playing time in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29.

With Marvin Harrison Jr. very likely sitting out of the game Read More

Two years ago, Ohio State entered the 2022 Rose Bowl Game against Utah with many of that season’s most impactful players sitting out for the NFL Draft, allowing then-sophomores such as wide receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka to shine. The Buckeyes face a similar scenario in this season’s Read More

Ohio State’s season will come to an end on Friday as it faces Missouri in the Cotton Bowl, set for an 8 p.m. kickoff at AT&T Stadium and looking to build momentum heading into 2024.

Here are Buckeye Sports Bulletin’s final staff predictions of the season, and our thoughts as Read More