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Ohio State offers 2027 RB, makes cut for a top OT

Thursday proved to be another news-filled day on the recruiting trail for Ohio State. Whether it be for new offers or top schools lists, the Buckeyes are keeping busy this offseason with the goal of adding elite talent and depth to their future rosters. Buckeyes dish out offer to a new name at RB Nine […]

Ohio State as WRU reinforced: Did Jaxon Smith-Njigba just settle the debate?

If the Ohio State Buckeyes needed another proof point for WRU in the NFL era, Jaxon Smith-Njigba just handed them one. In early February, he didn’t merely become another former Buckeye receiver thriving on Sundays. He became the headline, the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. Smith-Njigba posted a dominant regular season where he led […]

How Ohio State’s women’s hockey is faring at the Olympics and in the WCHA

After taking on the top-ranked team in the country last weekend, Ohio State will host the third-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers for two games this weekend. The Buckeyes, who entered last weekend ranked second in the country, split a pair of games with Wisconsin, handing the Badgers just their third loss of the season. Saturday’s season […]

Hangout in the Holy Land: Which transfers are we most excited to see in Columbus?

The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join hosts Justin Golba and Alex Frank as they discuss ⁠Ohio State⁠ football, basketball, recruiting, and much more! Come for the hot takes. Stay for the warm ones. Subscribe: ⁠RSS⁠ | ⁠Apple⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ | ⁠Google Podcasts⁠ | ⁠iHeart Radio On episode 57 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Justin is playing his flu game […]

Ohio State in prime position for two top 2027 targets

Sure, Brian Hartline may be gone, but Ohio State is not letting that impact the standards they have set at the wide receiver position. Still one of the most talented groups in the country, the on-field production will be counted on in 2026. Newly named position coach Cortez Hankton will be expected to uphold the […]

Off-Script Ohio: NFL hardware, hoops volatility, and an early defensive depth chart prediction

Ohio State didn’t play a snap this week, but Buckeye headlines still found the spotlight. At the NFL level, the program’s influence was impossible to ignore. Jaxon Smith-Njigba captured Offensive Player of the Year honors, a landmark achievement that reinforces Ohio State’s wide receiver pipeline at the highest level. Mike Vrabel added Coach of the […]

Ohio State women and the toughest road ahead in the Big Ten

Ohio State women’s basketball landed in second place in the Big Ten standings after it swept both games of a West Coast trip, and the Michigan Wolverines fell to the UCLA Bruins this weekend. Head coach Kevin McGuff’s side is on a five-game winning streak, and the return of redshirt freshman forward Kylee Kitts from […]

Is Ohio State-Michigan the best rivalry in sports?

This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending two rivalry college basketball games. Saturday night, I went to the Kentucky-Tennessee game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. That rivalry is heated, and it showed with the physicality on the court and the passion in the stands. Then on Sunday, I went to the Ohio […]

Ohio State’s men’s hockey is coming off a series sweep of Minnesota

Ohio State’s men’s hockey team will look to capitalize on some momentum from last weekend’s sweep of Minnesota when they host the Wisconsin Badgers on Friday and Saturday. With their two wins over the Golden Gophers, the Buckeyes now sit sixth in the Big Ten standings with 19 points, one behind Minnesota, and eight behind […]

Bucketheads Podcast: We are entering the most important week of the season for the Buckeyes

“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 190 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Connor and Justin are back to recap a disappointing loss to Michigan and […]

Julian Sayin’s preseason All-American case, and the biggest obstacle in his way

After putting together my preseason All-American projection for Ohio State, the most interesting debate point wasn’t Jeremiah Smith (he’s the easiest lock on the roster). It was Julian Sayin, because quarterback is the one position where “elite” still doesn’t guarantee first-team preseason status. Sayin already owns the exact resume voters lean on in August. He […]

Joy Dunne shines for Team USA in Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey 

In her Olympics debut, Ohio State women’s ice hockey player Joy Dunne is already making her mark for Team USA, scoring twice through the team’s first three games.  Dunne, a junior forward for the Buckeyes, scored Team USA’s second goal of the Olympic competition in Thursday’s preliminary game against Czechia. The game marked Dunne’s first […]

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Four-star 2027 corner lists Ohio State among top schools

Things are about to start heating up for the Ohio State football team… and not just the weather. While it may not look or feel like it now, spring is quickly approaching Columbus, Ohio, and that means Ryan Day and Ohio State’s coaching staff are about to get a lot busier. In addition to spring […]

Three lessons from No. 9 Ohio State women’s victory in Oregon

Only two teams have won both games of their West Coast trip this season in the Big Ten, so far this season; first it was the Michigan State Spartans, and now the Ohio State women have done it as well. The Buckeyes accomplished the feat without a dominant scoring night from point guard Jaloni Cambridge, […]

Way-too-early projections for Julian Sayin’s 2026 season

In his first season as a collegiate starter, one could hardly ask for more from Julian Sayin. Ohio State’s first-year-starting quarterback completed an incredible 77% of his 391 attempts for 3,610 yards and 32 touchdowns with just eight interceptions, leading his team into the Big Ten championship game undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the […]

Predicting Ohio State’s 2026 preseason All-Americans

Preseason All-American teams are always part projection, part reputation, and part, “who already proved it on a national stage.” Ohio State has plenty of candidates for 2026, but the list really starts with two names who have already lived in the sport’s biggest conversations. First team lock: Jeremiah Smith If you’re building a preseason first […]

Rivalry sweep: Michigan blows out Ohio State to complete season sweep, 82-61

Desperately needing a resume-building win, the Ohio State men’s basketball team (15-8, 7-6) welcomed the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (22-1, 12-1) to the Schottenstein Center on Sunday afternoon — hoping to even the score after falling to Michigan in Ann Arbor last month. In front of the largest crowd of the season, Michigan jumped out […]