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Ohio State did not pretend Caleb Downs could be replaced. When the program’s most impactful defensive player departed for the NFL Draft, the Buckeyes pivoted toward a different solution altogether, one built on depth, versatility, and experience rather than chasing a one-for-one replacement. The result is a safety room that looks different than it did […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
The number of reasons a player transfers is as numerous as the number of Division I college basketball programs. Depending on which side a fan’s allegiance falls, a transfer can be a savior or a detriment, but in the end, a player’s right to transfer into a different situation allows autonomy where there once was […]
27 days ago | 1 read
Ohio State’s offseason roster construction continues to be a major point of discussion, and one position that remains firmly in the spotlight is running back. While the Buckeyes have added and retained several pieces this offseason, it is becoming increasingly clear that Ohio State is still actively looking to bring another proven player back into […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
In the new era of mass exodus in the transfer portal, having a successful transfer class could make or break the season. Ohio State’s 2024 transfer class, which included Caleb Downs, Will Howard, Quinshon Judkins, Julian Sayin, and Seth McLaughlin (among others), propelled that Buckeye team to a national title. Thus far, Ohio State has […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
The Ohio State men’s basketball team (11-5, 3-3) suffered two losses Sunday night. The Buckeyes’ 81-74 defeat at the hands of the Washington Huskies (10-6, 2-3) was the first, and somehow less crushing, loss of the evening. The more impactful, and potentially long-term loss Ohio State suffered on Sunday was an injury to starting center […]
27 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. For your Earholes… Land-Grant Podcast Network rolls out exciting new lineup […]
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Even without taking the field, Ohio State’s season moved in multiple directions this week. While the College Football Playoff delivered blowouts and revelations, the Buckeyes continued reshaping their roster through the transfer portal. Meanwhile, Ohio State basketball lived another week on the razor’s edge, flashing both tournament potential and familiar late-game frustration. Portal season: additions, […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
Ohio State is in the thick of College Football Transfer Portal season. Ohio State has been heavily involved in transfer portal recruiting this offseason, both by addition and subtraction. The Buckeyes have currently lost nearly 30 players to the portal following the loss to Miami in the Cotton Bowl, ending Ohio State’s 2025-6 season early. […]
27 days ago | 1 read
Over the season and a half that Jaloni Cambridge has played for the No. 14 Ohio State women’s basketball team, she has shown why she was the No. 1 point guard prospect in the 2025 recruiting class. Last season, Cambridge won four Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards, which put her alongside Kelsey Mitchell […]
28 days ago | 0 reads
Rewind to Nov. 16, 2025, back when No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball played its first top 10-ranked team of the 2025-26 season. The Buckeyes hung around with the No. 1 UConn Huskies for the better part of the first quarter, but played 30 forgettable minutes to end the game in a 32-point defeat. The […]
28 days ago | 0 reads
In the preseason, Associated Press voters left Ohio State women’s basketball off the preseason top 25. The Buckeyes were a team full of questions and a team with a massive roster overhaul. Now, in Week 10 of the 2025-26 season, the Scarlet and Gray continued to climb up the rankings and now sit at No. […]
28 days ago | 1 read
Each year, it seems like more and more Ohio State players enter the transfer portal, and this year it has seemed particularly bad. It feels like a new graphic pops up on social media every hour on the hour with a new name from Ohio State’s roster entering the transfer portal. Social media is not […]
28 days ago | 3 reads
The two teams Ohio State lost to this season are now playing in the national championship next Monday night. On one hand, it shows that Indiana and Miami are both really good teams. But on the other hand, it shows how far, at least right now, the Buckeyes are away from winning a national championship […]
28 days ago | 2 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. For your Earholes… Land-Grant Podcast Network rolls out exciting new lineup […]
28 days ago | 0 reads
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 The College Football Playoff Semifinals delivered two […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
The Ohio State Buckeyes (11-5, 3-3) ended its West Coast road trip 1-1 with an 81-74 loss to the Washington Huskies (10-6, 2-3) on Sunday night. The Buckeyes were coming off a 72-62 win at Oregon, while Washington was coming off an 81-73 loss at Purdue. Washington freshman center Hannes Steinbach came into the contest […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
On the final day of the 2024-25 season, March 2, 2025, Ohio State women’s basketball traveled to College Park, Maryland, to face the Maryland Terrapins. It was a classic game full of drama on the way to a 93-90 Terps victory. On Sunday, No. 19 Ohio State was back in Maryland to face the No. […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Ohio State failed to achieve two of its three ultimate goals this season, defeating Michigan but losing the Big Ten Championship Game to Indiana and falling in the first round of the College Football Playoff to Miami. In both of the Buckeyes’ losses to the Hoosiers and Hurricanes, a large portion of the blame fell […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Every game day in the Big Ten brings its own challenges. Each team near the top of the conference has their own strengths and on Sunday, No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball gets its first chance at one of the most unique. The No. 8 Maryland Terrapins welcome the Buckeyes to College Park, Maryland for […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Love it or hate it, the Big Ten moved to 18 teams before the 2024-25 academic year, and with that came a new schedule for women’s basketball. Every team plays all 17 of the other teams and, with an 18-game conference schedule, there is one home-and-home matchup. These are rivalry matchups that go back decades […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Washington Huskies (-2.5) vs. Ohio […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
The Ohio State women’s basketball team is back on the road to face another ranked opponent on Sunday afternoon as they will head to College Park, Maryland, to face the No. 8 Terrapins. While, fortunately, the game is not on the Big Ten+ streaming service — which practically no one has — this ranked-vs.-ranked matchup […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
After a 72-69 loss to the No. 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler knew something had to change in regard to the bench production. In the three-point loss, the bench combined for 22 minutes, zero points, zero assists and three rebounds on 0-for-2 shooting, two missed layups by Brandon Noel. “Passing up […]
30 days ago | 2 reads
The NFL Playoffs kick off on Saturday, with 14 teams looking to earn a spot in Super Bowl LX next month. For fans of those teams who have already seen their favorite team eliminated, like the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, a way to make the playoffs interesting is to root for former Buckeyes to […]
30 days ago | 3 reads
Each season, there are certain games that get special attention. For No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball, the No. 8 Maryland Terrapins are one of those games, and the Buckeyes get to do it twice in the regular season. Head coach Brenda Frese’s Terps and head coach Kevin McGuff’s Buckeyes have historic matchups over the […]
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