Football

CHICAGO — Following Jim Delany’s press conference that signaled the start of the 2018 Big Ten Football Media Days on Monday, seven of the conference’s 14 head coaches took the podium for roughly 15 minutes each. Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was the last of the coaches to speak, and Read More

CHICAGO — The 2018 Big Ten Football Media Days began Monday with conference commissioner Jim Delaney’s press conference kicking things off.

What follows are updates from Delaney’s presser.

• The commissioner said he believes last year’s football season was among the best in Big Ten history, despite the conference not having Read More

CHICAGO — A domestic violence civil protection order was filed Friday against Ohio State wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Zach Smith, according to a report from Brett McMurphy.

Smith’s ex-wife, Courtney, 33, filed the order with Delaware (Ohio) Police Department. Unless reversed by a judge on an Aug. Read More

CHICAGO – Ohio State stars Nick Bosa and J.K. Dobbins are expected to be two of the Buckeyes’ top players in 2018, and the Big Ten handed them each an honor that reinforces that.

Ahead of the start of Big Ten Read More

Jared Harrison-Hunte headlined the handful of top targets in the 2019 recruiting class on campus June 22 when Ohio State hosted Friday Night Lights, but the three-star defensive tackle was actually among three prospects from Middle Village (N.Y.) Christ the King to capture the Buckeyes’ attention.

In addition to Harrison-Hunte, Read More

Ahead of the 2018 season, Ohio State enters with a handful of tight ends in the mix to replace a departed two-year starter in the graduated Marcus Baugh.

Among the Buckeyes in contention to step up, third-year sophomore Luke Farrell left OSU’s spring camp as a starter in the eyes Read More

With more than 20 offers totaled after he exploded onto the recruiting scene during the spring evaluation period, D’Von Ellis made a major trim Wednesday when the three-star defensive tackle from Owings Mills (Md.) McDonogh released his shortened list of top schools.

While his recruitment remains open for others to Read More

Ohio State wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Zach Smith was due Wednesday in Delaware (Ohio) Municipal Court on a charge from two months ago, which stated that an arrest was filed for criminal trespassing, but personal attorney Brad Koffel painted a complicated case for his client.

In a Wednesday Read More

Nick Bosa edged J.K. Dobbins by one preseason honor Monday when the junior defensive end appeared on watch lists for the Maxwell Award and Bednarik Award, but the sophomore running back pulled even with his teammate two days later.

After he and Bosa were both considered among the early candidates Read More

Ohio State wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Zach Smith was scheduled to appear Wednesday in Delaware (Ohio) Municipal Court on a charge from an incident two months ago.

According to court records from case 18CRB01399-A filed May 22, Smith was arrested May 12 by Sgt. Ron Sallows for criminal Read More