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With a lull between Ohio State games, we look at all the various trophies and awards Buckeye players piled up with their performances throughout the 2025 season. We dive into the various All-Big Ten teams as well. Who was deserving? Who got snubbed? How the hell did Julian Sayin end up fourth on the Heisman […]
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The Ohio State football team, led by Ryan Day is in the midst of nearly a month break. The last time the Buckeyes stepped on the field, they fell to Indiana 13-10 in the Big Ten Championship. With the loss, Ohio State’s road to back-to-back championship seasons gets that much harder and Ryan Day is […]
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Ohio State did not take the field this week, but the college football world never slows down. With conference championship games complete and the College Football Playoff bracket taking shape, the Buckeyes found themselves at the center of awards season, coaching news, and postseason discussion. The pause before the playoff provides a moment to reflect […]
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No. 21 Ohio State women’s basketball won its seventh game in a row on Sunday, an 85-60 victory over the Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference. For the third game in a row, though, there was little to convince outsiders that the Buckeyes are a team prepared for Big Ten play. “I think they’re a […]
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Without an Ohio State game over the weekend, the Grumpy Old Buckeye has the week off. However, your Land-Grant Holy Land Buckeye content, like the spice from Arrakis in Dune, must flow. To that end, let’s get into the holiday spirit today and celebrate the 12 days of an Ohio State football Christmas — countdown […]
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Aside from the Big Ten Championship against Indiana, the Buckeyes have been dominant all season. On both sides of the ball, they have beaten their opponents into submission. When you watch Ohio State play, it’s hard to find a weakness on the team. They’re historically great defensively, they have weapons all over the field on […]
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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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The Ohio State Buckeyes finished the regular season 12-0 and wound up suffering their first loss of the season to Indiana in the Big Ten Championship. With a few weeks off for Ohio State, I thought I’d provide some recent news and updates surrounding the program in general. Here are 5 things to know about […]
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While the windchill made it feel subzero outside on Sunday in Central Ohio, No. 21 Ohio State women’s basketball (9-1) stayed hot to win its seventh-straight game thanks to a 19-point performance by guard Kennedy Cambridge. This time, against the Toledo Rockets (3-5) of the Mid-American Conference in a 85-60 Buckeye victory. First Quarter For […]
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It’s easy to focus on the negatives following Ohio State’s 13-10 loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game. Even with the setback, the Buckeyes still posted a 12-1 record so far this season and are the two seed in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State is a top contender to win the national […]
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For the second year in a row, Ohio State enters the College Football Playoff on the heels of a 13-10 loss. Unlike last year, when the sky was falling after losing to Michigan in Columbus, the setback on Saturday to Indiana is a little easier to process since the loss didn’t cost the Buckeyes a […]
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Saturday, a winter storm covered most of Ohio with snow. Sunday, Ohio State women’s basketball continues a tightly packed nonconference schedule before the Christmas holiday arrives in 11 days. This time, against the Toledo Rockets, who traveled through the snow from three hours north to try and test the Buckeyes. After a 94-62 blowout victory […]
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Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE. How are we […]
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Saturday night presented multiple viewing options for a certain subset of Ohio State fans that felt oddly similar. Not only did the Buckeyes’ men’s basketball team take on West Virginia in the Cleveland Hoops Showdown at the Gund Arena Quicken Loans Arena Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, but at the same time, over on NBCUniversal’s streaming service […]
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This is only the second season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, but this bracket is among the weirder in the playoff era. Two Group of Five teams? One Group of Five team seemed unfathomable just a few years ago. Now, two are in the playoffs. The top four teams are seemingly on another tier […]
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A quick look at the 94-62 scoreline for No. 21 Ohio State women’s basketball team’s win over Northern Kentucky, and it looks about right. A 32-point victory for a power conference over a midmajor. Watch the game itself, and it was anything but comfortable. The Buckeyes had to claw themselves out of a hole of […]
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Phillip Daniels arrived in Columbus after transferring from Minnesota in January 2024 with the modest expectation of providing depth and competition at tackle. Instead, he emerged after a productive summer and fall camp to win the right tackle job and start the season with the starting group. His path wasn’t perfectly smooth, there were games […]
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On Sunday, No. 21 Ohio State women’s basketball started slow against the Northwestern Wildcats, and then on Thursday, the team had the chance to bounce back against the Northern Kentucky Norse of the Horizon League. The Buckeyes needed a record-breaking performance on defense to earn the 94-62 victory. First Quarter On paper, Thursday looked like […]
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Last week ATS: 7-2 (7-1 National, 0-1 B1G) Season ATS: 132-113 (65-56 National, 67-57 B1G) Aside from Ohio State and Virginia losing on Saturday night, my picks for the rest of the conference title games were flawless. Now we head into bowl season nearly 20 games up on .500. Over the next month I’ll have […]
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Each November, college basketball teams take part in Feast Week. Programs travel to exotic locales, or Las Vegas ballrooms, to play in-season “tournaments.” The games feature nonconference matchups against sides, and players get the chance to check out the beach between school work, practice, games, and team events. For Ohio State women’s basketball, they may […]
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CJ Donaldson Jr. arrived in Columbus with a resume built on power, contact balance, and the production of a lead back. At West Virginia in 2024 he carried that workload, finishing the season as the Mountaineers’ primary rusher with 163 carries for 734 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. In 2025, after moving to Ohio State, […]
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As quickly as No. 21 Ohio State women’s basketball’s Big Ten season arrived, it was gone. The randomly placed first weekend of the conference season is behind the Buckeyes. So, it is back to nonconference warmup matchups, at least on paper. It begins Thursday against the Northern Kentucky Norse of the Horizon League. What the […]
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“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 181 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Justin is running a solo episode with Connor on vacation. There are two […]
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There’s truly never a down time in college football. With the news coming yesterday of Michigan’s program now needing a new leader, the coaching carousel is more wild than ever before. Without throwing shade and going into the details in Ann Arbor, it does make you thankful for the current leadership at Ohio State. Nobody […]
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In 18 days, No. 21 Ohio State women’s basketball welcomes the No. 4 UCLA Bruins to the Schottenstein Center. That game ushers in the full Big Ten schedule and features the unanimous Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, center Lauren Betts. Last season, at the semifinal of the Big Ten Tournament, the Bruins ran […]
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