In a back and forth game that saw 8 ties and 18 lead changes, Ohio State gutted out a tough 73-69 win to advance to the Big Ten Quarterfinals and send the Hawkeyes home to await their NCAA fate. The Buckeyes utilized exceptional half court defense for 40 minutes and despite struggling at times with Iowa’s full court pressure, they
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Ohio State took the floor on Saturday afternoon, the only Saturday Big Ten home game of the season, desperately needing a win and they got it, downing visiting Iowa 93-77. The win ended a 5 game losing streak for Ohio State and improved their record to 11-8 and 3-5, while Iowa’s 4 game winning streak was snapped, dropping the Hawkeyes
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Last Week: Week 12 of the season started (and ended) with only 4 unbeaten teams. All four teams had a tough time trying to stay undefeated. Ohio State only beat Maryland .by 13 points, 43-30. They other 3 perfect squads won by a COMBINED total of 13 points. So I don’t want to hear the playoff committee punish the Buckeyes for
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Ohio State overcomes a slow start offensively and rolls in the second half thanks to a stout defensive performance as they defeat Iowa 54-10.
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Ohio State hosts Iowa for their first matchup since the 2017, and their first time hosting since 2013. This game features the nations best offense versus the best defense.
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Last Week: Going into this weekend of games, we all expected there to be some sort of shake up and separation from the contenders and the pretenders, and boy did this weekend deliver. The number of unbeaten teams has now dropped to 9, as Alabama, USC, Penn State, Oklahoma State, James Madison and Coastal Carolina all lost. The Buckeyes, who were
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Last Week: The Buckeyes continued their first half dominance and this time it was against conference power player Wisconsin. The 52-21 victory over the Badgers was additional proof Coach Day has this team going in the right direction. I am confident they will keep this momentum going into the second month of the season. As for our staff predictions, John had
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16th ranked Ohio State failed in their attempt to win their 12th straight at home and third straight overall, falling to visiting Iowa 75-62 to fall to 16-7, and 9-5 in conference play. The win improved Iowa’s record to 18-8 and 8-7 in the Big Ten. Malaki Branham led Ohio State with 22, while E.J. Liddell added 15 and Kyle
Read moreLast Week: 15,893,000 fans watched Michgan defeat the Buckeyes, the largest audience ever for a Fox sports broadcast. Certainly a big win for the Michigan program but it may have been an even bigger wake-up call for the Buckeye program, particularly their defensive. It appears that not all the questions created after the Oregon game have been answered, and for
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Last Week: OSU secured a signature win over then #7 Michigan State, turning ‘THE’ Game into the game this season. CJ Stroud also put himself into the Heisman race which is very winnable for him if he has two more great performances to finish the year. As for our Buckeye 50 seasonal standings, Joe-S-U has put himself on top of
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