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Ohio State’s football team is well within the thick of the offseason. Already days into February, Ryan Day and the coaching staff are about to get busier on the recruiting front, now that the open contact period is open. With spring recruiting camps quickly approaching, Ohio State is doing work identifying recruits it will want […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 16 hours ago | 0 reads
When K.J. Hill became Ohio State’s career leader in receptions back during the 2019 season — less than seven years ago in geological time, but in world events it might as well have been the 18th century — he broke a record that had stood since David Boston snagged his 198th pass in 1998. Hill […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Rivals released its final rankings for the 2026 class last week, and Ohio State saw a number of its commits receive high praise. Five incoming Buckeye freshmen finished the recruiting cycle as five-star prospects, tying Notre Dame for the most of any program. Those five are, in order: Overall, Ohio State finished with 11 players […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Significant developments this weekend on Illinois’ coaching staff. First, special teams coordinator Robby Discher was reported to be heading to Ohio State. And then on Sunday, CBS Sports reported that defensive coordinator Aaron Henry is expected to head to South Bend and join Marcus Freeman’s staff at Notre Dame. Matt Zenitz reports Henry will be […]
From The Champaign Room | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Illinois special teams coordinator Robby Discher is reportedly heading to Columbus. CBS Sports reported Saturday that Discher will take over the same position for Ryan Day’s staff at Ohio State. Discher’s career has taken him to Tulane, Georgia and Louisiana before Illinois, where he arrived in 2023. Over the last two seasons, Illinois’ special teams […]
From The Champaign Room | 3 days ago | 0 reads
As if college athletics haven’t been wild enough lately, with trying to keep track of who is headed where in college football in the transfer portal, college basketball decided it was time to enter the chat. Over the last month, there have been a couple of head-scratching eligibility decisions handed down. On Christmas Eve, it […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 3 days ago | 0 reads
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. Land-Grant Podcast Network rolls out exciting new lineup of showsMatt Tamanini, […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Keeping up with the rest of the week, Thursday proved to be another busy day for Ohio State’s coaching staff on the recruiting trail. Sending out plenty of new offers to new names, it seems the Buckeyes are using the offseason to do nothing but recruit. Several new names worth mentioning, here’s a rundown on […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 5 days ago | 0 reads
A position that can never have enough depth, Ohio State is constantly looking to add talent in the trenches. What should be a rather veteran group up front for the Buckeyes in 2026, Tyler Bowen and the rest of the offensive staff had ideas to further improve their unit, and did just that on Wednesday […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 6 days ago | 0 reads
When Ohio State’s transfer class was taking shape this offseason, most of the attention gravitated toward proven production, veteran experience, and immediate fixes. Bigger names, clearer roles, instant impact. Lost in that noise was a move that may not pay off loudly in 2026, but could end up reshaping the Buckeyes’ secondary in the long […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 7 days ago | 0 reads
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. On the gridiron The internet had mixed reactions to Ohio State […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 8 days ago | 0 reads
Different game, same result. This time, the loss came at the hands of Ohio State in the comfort of Columbus’ Value City Arena. The Nittany Lions led for all of one minute and twenty-one seconds of the first half when Eli Rice nailed a three-pointer to put them up 5-4 at around the 18:05 mark. […]
From Black Shoe Diaries | 8 days ago | 1 read
Ohio State’s Lamar “Bo” Jackson had one of the best freshman seasons for a running back in the history of Ohio State football. One of just six freshmen to surpass the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a single season, the former four-star recruit out of Villa Angela-St. Joseph ran for 1,090 yards as a true freshman, […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 8 days ago | 1 read
If you would have told me two years ago that Ohio State could learn a thing or two from Indiana, I would’ve absolutely assumed you were talking about the basketball team. Instead, Curt Cignetti has brought the Hoosiers to the top of the college football world, winning a national title in a perfect 16-0 campaign […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 9 days ago | 0 reads
On the same day the Pittsburgh Steelers named Greenfield’s own Mike McCarthy as their fourth head coach in 57 years, their offensive coordinator found a new gig. In college. Longtime NFL coach Arthur Smith is heading to Columbus to be the next offensive coordinator at Ohio State, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It’s […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 10 days ago | 1 read
For much of his Ohio State career, Davison Igbinosun has blended elite physical tools with high‑impact playmaking, and one glaring area for improvement. In 2025, he took a significant step toward becoming one of college football’s most complete perimeter defenders, refining his technique, reducing mistakes, and earning the kind of tape evaluators crave at both […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 10 days ago | 3 reads
For a while on Friday night, Ohio State was going toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the country in Michigan. The Buckeyes had a one-point lead midway through the second half… before the floodgates opened. Michigan outscored the Buckeyes 27-14 over the final eight minutes of action for a 74-62 win Friday night […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 10 days ago | 3 reads
Could Rutgers football experience an Indiana-like turnaround? Legendary football coach Urban Meyer, who won two championships with Florida and one with Ohio State, seems to think so. On Wednesday’s edition of the Triple Option podcast, host Rob Stone posed this question to Meyer, “Give me three programs that could be the next Indiana, meaning teams […]
From On the Banks | 11 days ago | 1 read
Thursday marked yet another full-throttle day on the recruiting trail for Ohio State’s coaching staff, as the Buckeyes fanned out across the country to check in on some of the nation’s top prep prospects. With the contact period in full swing, high school recruiting has taken center stage over the past few days, and Ohio […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 12 days ago | 0 reads
And then there were four. The Conference Championship Games in the NFL have been set, with the winners of the two games coming up on Sunday securing a spot in Super Bowl LX. No matter who wins the two games on Sunday, one thing is for certain. A former Ohio State player will be a […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 13 days ago | 2 reads
Zion Grady arrived in Columbus without much fanfare, but by the end of his true freshman season, it was clear Ohio State’s defensive staff saw something bigger coming. In a year defined by transition and long-term planning along the defensive front, Grady quietly positioned himself as a foundational piece for what comes next. His presence […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 13 days ago | 2 reads
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 54 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Justin and Alex are trying to […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 14 days ago | 3 reads
Ohio State faced a massive challenge entering the 2025 season. Two of its most dominant interior defenders, Tyleik Williams and Ty Hamilton, had departed for the NFL, leaving a significant void at defensive tackle. Into that gap stepped Kayden McDonald, and what unfolded over the course of the season was one of the most impressive […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 14 days ago | 3 reads
Ohio State’s coaching staff led by Ryan Day gets a break in the action following the start of the new year. College football players across the nation officially began entering their names in the transfer portal on Jan. 2 and what followed felt like a madhouse for college football. What seemed like half of all […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 15 days ago | 2 reads
A week ago in this space I tried to offer a comforting voice in the midst of what seemed like only departures in the transfer portal with few incoming signings at that time. I felt that there was little to no chance that Ohio State would end up that far underwater where the portal was […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 15 days ago | 6 reads