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Uncut: Is Ryan Day angry about injuries or just focused on the stretch run?

Throughout the year, the Land-Grant Podcast Network will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from ⁠Ohio State⁠ press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio On today’s episode of “Land-Grant Uncut,” we are bringing you unedited audio from Ryan Day’s Tuesday, Nov. 18 press conference from the Woody […]

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Catch this limited-edition Jeremiah Smith bobblehead before the holidays

Is Jeremiah Smith an alien? A robot? A superhero? Some of the greatest scientific minds of this, or any, generation have been hard at work trying to answer that question, and while there has yet to be a consensus on the Ohio State wide receiver’s origins, there is one thing that is a certifiable fact: […]

27 days ago | 1 read

You’re Nuts: Which Ohio State athlete deserves a statue next?

The Jerry Lucas statue was unveiled on Friday outside the Schottenstein Center. During his time at Ohio State, Lucas was a member of the men’s basketball team that won the national championship in 1960. Lucas was a three-time All-American and was named National Player of the Year in 1961 and 1962. After graduating from Ohio […]

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Ohio State zeroes in on Florida CB commit C.J. Bronaugh as latest flip priority

Ohio State made a clear, public push for four-star cornerback C.J. Bronaugh over the UCLA weekend, hosting the Windermere (Fla.) standout on an official visit as the Buckeyes tried to turn the Shoe into a recruiting stage. Bronaugh, who remains at this time a Florida commit, is one of the highest-profile visitors of the weekend […]

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Smith and Tate named Biletnikoff semifinalists, now they just need to get healthy

We know that your life is busy, but that doesn’t mean you want to miss any news about your favorite team. So, we are rounding up all of the most important news, analysis, and commentary from LGHL and the rest of the Buckeye beat. For your Earholes… Land-Grant Podcast Network rolls out exciting new lineup […]

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Silver Bullets Podcast: UCLA rewind, B1G results, and Rutgers preview

Ohio State was again without Carnell Tate, used Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs sparingly, and still beat the brakes off of UCLA at the Shoe Saturday night. Things went more or less as expected, even if Ryan Day seemed aggravated with the offense’s start to the second half. Maybe some of the mojo rubbed off […]

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Ohio State trending to flip four-star CB

Ohio State is now 10-0 following another impressive showing last Saturday night. The Buckeyes played host to UCLA in what will be their last regular season night game, and despite being bitten by the injury bug, they won 48-10. Ryan Day and the Ohio State football team will now shift focus to Rutgers. The Buckeyes’ […]

27 days ago | 1 read

Off-Script Ohio: Buckeyes bury UCLA, injuries stack up, and Rutgers looms before The Game

On this week’s episode of “Off-Script Ohio,” presented by Land-Grant Holy Land, Cole and Joey recapped Ohio State’s 48–10 win over UCLA. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio A game that was never competitive but still delivered plenty to talk about. The Buckeyes dominated on the ground as Bo Jackson (112 yards, […]

28 days ago | 1 read

Support Ohio State’s Heisman contending quarterback with new ‘Super Sayin’ shirts

I know that he hasn’t yet let his team fall behind by four touchdowns and thrown multiple interceptions in the second half to build a double-digit point deficet, but, for my money, Ohio State’s Julian Sayin is still the best quarterback in college football and the most deserving candidate for the Heisman Trophy. To show […]

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UConn exposed Ohio State post inexperience in Sunday rout

Ohio State women’s basketball traveled to Connecticut on Sunday to face the No. 1 ranked UConn Huskies. With only two mid-major non-conference games before it for the Buckeyes, the weekend matchup was a planned barometer for where Ohio State is this season. Big Ten voters had them in fifth place but Associated Press top-25 voters […]

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Grumpy Old Buckeye: Nitpicking Ohio State’s 48-10 home win over UCLA

After Ohio State’s absolute beatdown of UCLA, it would be disingenuous not to remind readers that these Grumpy Old Buckeye columns were originally created to parody the angry OSU fans who are never satisfied unless the Buckeyes beat every team by 50 on the way to an undefeated and national championship season. I may bring […]

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Beyond the Box Score: How OSU and TTUN have fared in the game before The Game

Last season, the Buckeyes, ranked No. 2 in the country at the time, hosted then-No. 5 Indiana in the penultimate game of the regular season. There was no way they could overlook Indiana for The Game the following week, even though both games were in The Shoe. Against Indiana, Ohio State totally dismantled the previously […]

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Ohio State goes on insane recruiting spree as we wrap up UCLA week

We know that your life is busy, but that doesn’t mean you want to miss any news about your favorite team. So, we are rounding up all of the most important news, analysis, and commentary from LGHL and the rest of the Buckeye beat. For your Earholes… Land-Grant Podcast Network rolls out exciting new lineup […]

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Business is BOOOMing! Ohio State adds three new commitments

Ohio State has been on an absolute heater on the recruiting trail these past few weeks. The Buckeyes got off to a bit of a slow start in the 2026 class, but after sitting back and letting other programs break promises, bounce checks and fire head coaches, the flips have been coming in bunches. The […]

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Report Card: The defense and running game ace the 10th test of the season

In the final night game of the regular season, the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0, 7-0) took down the UCLA Bruins (3-7, 3-4) 48-10 in a game that had a little bit of everything, including a kickoff return touchdown for the first in 15 years for the Buckeyes. Here is our report card from […]

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In first high-level competition of season, Ohio State men show they still have room to grow

After beating three sub-200 KenPom teams to open the season, the Ohio State men’s basketball team faced its first legitimate challenge of the season on Sunday afternoon, welcoming the. Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the Schottenstein Center. Like Ohio State, Notre Dame has also missed the NCAA Tournament each of the last three seasons. Also […]

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The 10 important numbers from Ohio State’s win over UCLA

Ohio State had little trouble dispatching UCLA on Saturday night inside Ohio Stadium, downing the Bruins 48-10. Along with their impressive performance, there were a bunch of interesting numbers to come out of the dominant win by the Buckeyes. 1,000 The 48-10 win over UCLA on Saturday night was the 1,000th in school history for […]

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UConn sends Ohio State women’s basketball home with 100-68 defeat

Sunday afternoon in Hartford, Connecticut, Ohio State women’s basketball was humbled by the reigning, 12-time, national championship winning UConn Huskies. The Buckeyes could not stop forward Sarah Strong who had 29 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and 3 steals in the 100-68 UConn victory. The most successful period for the Buckeyes came in […]

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No. 1 Ohio State opens as 31.5-point favorites over Rutgers in Week 13

Betting Line: Ohio State -31.5 | O/U 55.5 After failing to cover (or at least push) on the spread for the first time this season last week thanks to a backdoor cover by Purdue, Ohio State was back to its covering ways on Saturday with a 48-10 win over UCLA. The Buckeyes are now 8-1-1 […]

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: No. 1 Ohio State’s 48-10 win over UCLA

Ohio State thought it was going to get a second look at Nico Iamaleava, having defeated the quarterback in the College Football Playoff last season when he was at Tennessee, but the UCLA quarterback sat out on Saturday with a concussion, forcing first-time starter Luke Duncan into action. Duncan and the rest of the Bruins […]

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Five things to know about Ohio State’s 48-10 win against UCLA

Saturday’s matchup was a breeze for the Buckeyes. There was never a point where the game wasn’t in hand. Despite the dominant 48-10 victory, I found myself more frustrated than pleased. While Ohio State has avoided any serious injury up until this point, it appears that the injury bug has decided to hit Ohio State […]

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All the news, analysis from Ohio State’s 48-10 win over UCLA

Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends […]

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Play of the Game: James Peoples brings the Wow factor against the Bruins

While dominant wins don’t always make for the most exciting football, they do give us the opportunity to get some guys on the field who are usually deeper in the rotation. On Saturday, this meant we got to see more of sophomore running back James Peoples, who has played this season but in a much […]

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