In a major shift to the makeup of his staff, Ohio State football coach Ryan Day hired Jeff Hafley and Greg Mattison as co-defensive coordinators, the school announced Monday.
Hafley joins Ohio State after spending the past seven season coaching in the NFL, most recently as the defensive backs coach Read More
The worst-kept secret at Ohio State is officially out. After days of silence as he mulled his decision, sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins took to Twitter on Monday and declared for the 2019 NFL draft. The 6-3, 220-pounder leaves Columbus following just one season — four months — as the Buckeyes’ starting Read More
The NFL Wild Card weekend featured quite a few former Buckeyes in prominent roles for their respective playoff teams.
Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott earned Player of the Game honors for his performance in the Cowboys’ 24-22 victory against Seattle. Elliott took 26 carries for 137 yards and a touchdown, Read More
With the offseason in full swing, the first few dominos of Ohio State’s coaching staff changes have fallen Monday, according to reports.
Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano is not expected back with the Buckeyes for a fourth year in 2019, Buckeye Grove’s Marc Givler first reported. The 52-year-old Schiano spent Read More
After just one year back in Ohio, Alex Grinch is leaving for Oklahoma. The Grove City native joined Ohio State’s staff last January as the Buckeyes’ co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach but is becoming the Sooners’ next defensive coordinator, Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports/FS1 and The Athletic first reported Friday.
BREAKING: #OhioState’s Alex Grinch is expected to become the next defensive coordinator at #OU, per source. He was a semifinalist for the 2017 Broyles Award. Grinch worked wonders at WAZZU turning a defense ranked outside the top 100 into one ranked No. 34 by the time he left WSU
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 4, 2019
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For the fourth straight season, Ohio State will be replacing its starting center.
Ohio State junior center Michael Jordan announced Friday that he will forego his final year of eligibility to enter the 2019 NFL Draft, making him the second junior to make his decision public since the Rose Bowl. Read More
Justin Fields arrived Friday at Ohio State and has completed his transfer from Georgia, joining the Buckeyes for the spring semester.
He announced the decision Friday on Twitter, about 10 hours after reports surfaced that Fields was on campus and set to move in before classes start Monday.
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Ohio State’s defense struggled at times throughout 2018. In 2019 however, it will return with one of its best players patrolling the secondary.
Safety Jordan Fuller, arguably one of Ohio State’s best overall players, announced Thursday he will return for his senior season, just two days after collecting nine tackles Read More
PASADENA, Calif. — After the final pieces of confetti fell to the grass and the on-field celebration finished Tuesday at Rose Bowl Stadium, Dwayne Haskins approached the southwest tunnel to showers of “one more year” chants from fans clad in scarlet and gray as he disappeared into the direction of Read More
Ryan Day officially took over as Ohio State’s head football coach Wednesday and wasted no time in adding to his first staff in Columbus.
Day named Mike Yurcich, 43, as Ohio State’s passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, making him he second official hire on Day’s staff. He had already Read More
