Football

Just a day after being announced a captain for his senior season, defensive end Jonathon Cooper has possibly went down with a lower-leg injury, according to reports from Tim May of Letterman Row.

Hearing @OhioStateFB DE and newly elected captain @JonathonCooper7 dealing with lower leg ailment – probably "high ankle" sprain – and might have undergone procedure to enhance healing. OSU has not confirmed. I have not heard that he necessarily will miss game(s) because of it.

— Tim May (@TIM_MAYsports) August 20, 2019

Cooper comes into his fourth season with the Buckeyes with 47 tackles, 10 1/2 of which Read More

Before the 2019 season has even begun, two members of Ohio State’s defense have earned some national acclaim.

The pair of Buckeyes — junior defensive end Chase Young and senior safety Jordan Fuller — have been listed on the Associated Press’ Preseason All-American teams, with Young earning first-team honors Read More

Ohio State freshman linebacker Craig Young on Monday afternoon became the 11th member of the Buckeyes’ 2019 recruiting class to have his black stripe removed.

🚫▪️ The definition of 4 to 6. @Craig_Young11 got his stripe off today‼️#GoBucks #ToughLove pic.twitter.com/zLVINUSgDE

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 19, 2019

The 6-4, 200-pound Young was consensus three-star prospect from Fort Wayne, Ind. And though most recruiting services considered him a wide receiver at the Read More

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with the media for about 20 minutes on Monday morning, at which time he named Justin Fields the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback for the season opener against Florida Atlantic, announced team captains and much more.

Here’s a brief recap of what Day had Read More

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day announced the captains for the 2019 Buckeyes: Tuf Borland, Jonathon Cooper, J.K. Dobbins, Jordan Fuller, K.J. Hill, C.J. Saunders and Chase Young.

Your 2019 captains‼️@j_fuller4@JonathonCooper7@Jkdobbins22@youngchase907@Tuf_Borland@Cj_saunders_@KayJayHill#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/cgmy6kAmqy

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 19, 2019

Borland and Fuller became two-time captains, and while Fuller will run out of eligibility, Borland can come back for a fifth Read More

In a move that seemed both obvious and inevitable, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day named sophomore Justin Fields his starting quarterback during a press conference on Monday morning.

“All the guys had good camps, but Justin kind of separated himself in the last week,” Day said. “I still don’t Read More

A season ago, Ohio State’s defense was not the strength that it usually is. Statistically, in fact, it was the worst defensive season the program has ever seen.

The linebacker unit was the one that often got the fingers pointed at it, with numerous big plays coming through the middle Read More

The same day that freshman safety Bryson Shaw gets his black stripe stripped, two more freshmen joined him.

A pair of four-star prospects from the 2019 class — defensive end Noah Potter and running back Steele Chambers — are the ninth and 10th from this year’s freshmen group to Read More

Freshman safety Bryson Shaw became the eighth member of Ohio State’s 2019 recruiting class to shed his black stripe, with the assistance of magician Carl Michael.

Makin' magic here 🃏

Thanks to @CMMAGIC for wowing us ‼️#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/SBvxQPJmml

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 15, 2019

At 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds, Shaw is a dynamic athlete with a lot of versatility. While at the Bullis School — which Dwayne Read More

As first reported by The Columbus Dispatch, former Ohio State football player Roy Hall settled with officials of the Driven Foundation over complains that Hall was taking money from the foundation to buy clothes and jewelry.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office announced the settlement, which reprimanded the leaders Read More