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Hangout in the Holy Land: Final Indiana thoughts, predicting the College Football Playoff
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 46 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Justin and Alex are back for […]
12 key moments from Ohio State’s 88-80 loss to No. 13 Illinois
The Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2, 1-1) welcomed the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2, 1-0) to Columbus for an important early conference matchup. In a game that relied on offense from the jump, Illinois came away with an 88-80 win. The Buckeyes were coming off an 86-82 win at Northwestern to open conference play, while […]
Where do conference championship games fit into the world of 12-team playoffs?
Accolades matter in the world of college football. There’s no way around this. For fans, they’re how we dole out bragging rights. Beating our rivals, winning the conference, and winning bowl games or national championships all factor into how much trash you get to talk about a season. Even in Ohio State’s 2024 national championship […]
What the All-22 film shows about Ohio State’s offensive struggles vs. Indiana
Ohio State’s lack of execution and creativity led to the downfall of the offense against Indiana in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship. Winning the conference title for the first time since 2020 was the last monkey that Ryan Day was hoping to get off of his back to cap a remarkable one-year run. However, the Buckeyes […]
Jeremiah Smith and the chase for Ohio State’s career receiving records
The numbers: Smith’s historic start As of Dec. 8, 2025, Jeremiah Smith’s career totals of 156 receptions, 2,401 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns at Ohio State have him positioned to rewrite the Buckeye record book faster than anyone expected. Those numbers already place him on an all-time trajectory, and they put him remarkably close to […]
Silver Bullets Podcast: Indiana rewind, Hartline leaving, and more
A week after we praised Ohio State for being Ohio State in The Game, the Buckeyes decided to play very unlike themselves in a 13-10 Big Ten championship game loss to Indiana. The defense did well to hold the Hoosiers’ high-powered offense to 13 points despite Kenyatta Jackson being tackled seemingly on every play, but […]
Ohio State 2027 four-star CB target to announce today
Ohio State is now 12-1 following a defeat in the Big Ten Championship to the nation’s top team, Indiana. The 13-10 defeat feels eerily similar to last year’s loss to Michigan late in the season with the same final score. The hope, as said by Ryan Day following the game, is that this loss can […]
Off-Script Ohio: Reacting to Ohio State’s loss in Indy and what it means for the playoff
Ohio State entered the Big Ten Championship with momentum and a chance to solidify the top seed in the College Football Playoff, but a 13–10 loss to Indiana exposed familiar issues that resurfaced at the worst possible time. In a game defined by defense, field position, and missed offensive opportunities, the Buckeyes struggled to generate […]
Ohio State women struggle in win over Northwestern to start Big Ten play
The first weekend of Big Ten women’s basketball is in the books, and it featured a wide range of results. A 48-point blowout for the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines over the Purdue Boilermakers, a shocking 78-64 home win for the Wisconsin Badgers over then No. 20 Michigan State, and a double-overtime thriller where the Minnesota […]
Report Card: Red zone execution fails the test in Indiana loss
Ohio State (12-1, 9-1) suffered its first loss of the season Saturday night in the Big Ten Championship, as Indiana (13-0, 10-0) defeated the Buckeyes 13-10 behind a second half touchdown from Fernando Mendoza to Elijah Sarratt. As the Buckeyes now turn their attention to the College Football Playoff and the winner of Texas A&M […]
Grumpy Old Buckeye: Poking through the ruins of Ohio State’s 13-10 loss to Indiana
Ohio State’s undefeated season is over, and the 2025 Buckeyes will have to settle for competing for a national championship after missing out on the conference one. The defense was incredible again in holding Indiana to 13 points, but the offense let the team down with repeated struggles in the red zone and on third […]
In a chaotic college football landscape, Ohio State fans have a lot to be thankful about with Ryan Day as their head coach
Look, we all know Saturday night didn’t go the way we wanted to, but sometimes you have to give credit where credit is due. Indiana is really good, and Curt Cignetti is on an absolute heater. Who would have thought we would have said that Ohio State left the door open for Indiana in the […]
Horseshoe Hangover: Buckeyes fall to Indiana in Big Ten Championship after tumultuous week
The latest episode of Land Grant Holy Land’s Horseshoe Hangover is here! Join Alex Frank and Ryan Weckstein as they help you get through any lingering feelings you may have from the weekend while recapping Ohio State’s latest game and looking ahead to the next game. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio After a week that included Brian Hartline […]
The Heisman drought and Ohio State: Where things stand after the Big Ten title loss
Ohio State’s last Heisman winner was Troy Smith, who won the trophy following the 2006 season, and it will almost certainly remain that way this year. That 19-year drought has been one of the few blemishes on an otherwise elite program resume, and it is now stretching into a new era as the 2025 race […]
A Buckeye fan predicts every game of the College Football Playoff
I was high above Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night in the pressbox for the Hoosiers’ heavyweight 13-10 win over Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game. When I woke up on Sunday morning, I was disappointed, but I also realized that our beloved Buckeyes got beaten by the better team on the night, […]
Ohio State women’s basketball adjusts to beat Northwestern 79-70
Last week, No. 23 Ohio State women’s basketball (7-1, 1-0) dispatched the Niagara Purple Eagles with a 98-point rout. On Sunday, it was a different story with the first Big Ten game of the season, and it began against the Northwestern Wildcats (6-3, 0-1). After Ohio State went down six points after one quarter, 22 […]
Taking an initial glance at this year’s College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff field was revealed on Sunday afternoon. While there were a couple surprises when it comes to who made it and who didn’t, Ohio State’s road to back-to-back titles went about as expected after the Buckeyes lost to Indiana 13-10 on Saturday night in the Big Ten Championship Game. So what stands […]
Five things to know about Ohio State’s 13-10 loss to Indiana.
In a slow, gritty, defensive battle, Ohio State fell to Indiana 13-10. Ohio State’s defense was nearly flawless and held Indiana to its lowest point output of the season. Ohio State’s offense… forgot to show up. Here are five things to know about the Buckeyes’ 13-10 loss in the Big Ten Championship Game. 1. Quarterbacks […]
No. 2 Ohio State heads to Cotton Bowl, will take on winner of No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Miami
Opening Odds: Texas A&M -4.5 vs. Miami | O/U 51.5National Title Odds: Ohio State +250 | Indiana +260 | Georgia +550 | Texas Tech/Oregon +850 The College Football Playoff field is set, and Ohio State is the No. 2 seed following a loss in the Big Ten Championship Game to now-No. 1 Indiana. The Buckeyes […]
Abysmal short yardage, red zone offense dooms Ohio State in loss to Indiana
After rattling off 16 consecutive victories dating back to last season, including a national title and seven wins over ranked opponents, Ohio State has finally lost a football game. The Buckeyes dropped a 13-10 contest to the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday in Indianapolis, as Curt Cignetti led his program to its first outright Big Ten […]
There is a silver lining in the Buckeyes’ Big Ten Championship loss to Indiana
So there’s good news and bad news, Buckeye fans. The bad news is, of course, Saturday’s game against Indiana didn’t go our way. Though you do have to hand it to Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers for their historic season, no one likes losing, especially in games that come with some clout or bragging rights […]
Make no mistake about it, the better team won the Big Ten Title
There are plenty of things for Ohio State fans to be frustrated with in how Saturday night’s Big Ten Championship Game went. You can be frustrated by the offensive play calling (and I am), you can be disappointed in how the right side of the offensive line played (and I am), you can be surprised […]
Ohio State women’s basketball starts Big Ten slate against Northwestern
On Wednesday, Nov. 26, No. 23 Ohio State women’s basketball defeated the then No. 21 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers. Due to late trips to the foul line for both teams and referee reviews, the game went 30 minutes longer than expected. That forced a Home Alone-esque Buckeye rush out of the Baha Mar resort to […]
Hangout in the Holy Land: Offense sputters as Buckeyes suffer first loss of the season
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 45 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Justin and Alex are back for […]
Two bold Ohio State offensive coordinator targets following Brian Hartline’s exit
Brian Hartline’s decision to leave Ohio State and take the head coaching job at South Florida marks a significant turning point for Ryan Day and the Buckeyes’ offense. Hartline was not only an elite recruiter but also a stabilizing presence in the program who helped maintain continuity through multiple coordinator changes before him. Now, with […]
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