The knee injury to quarterback J.T. Barrett in the third quarter of Ohio State’s game against Michigan on Saturday left the Buckeye offense in a state of uncertainty. But redshirt freshman Dwayne Haskins stepped up and drove the Buckeyes to victory in their 31-20 win. ...
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Football: Defensive end Sam Hubbard named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Ohio State redshirt junior defensive end Sam Hubbard capped off last week with a game-ending sack of Michigan quarterback John O’Korn in the Buckeyes’ 31-20 victory against the Wolverines Saturday. He was recognized for that performance as the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week, ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State vs. Michigan – By the Numbers
No. 9 Ohio State (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten) came into the Big House on Saturday to take on archrival Michigan (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) and defeated the Wolverines 31-20 in a game that featured plenty of momentum shifts. Michigan got out to an early 14-0 ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State’s path to the College Football Playoff becomes less clear despite win
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Before No. 9 Ohio State (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten) beat its rival Michigan (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) 31-20 Saturday, its path to the College Football Playoff looked clear. If it wins and every team left expected to win does its job, ...
Read More »Football: Dwayne Haskins delivered for Ohio State in its hour of need
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In 2014, then-redshirt freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett was injured in the fourth quarter in Ohio State’s blowout win against Michigan, forcing Cardale Jones to take to the field as his replacement. Jones with the lead and all the momentum. He did ...
Read More »Football: J.T. Barrett says he’ll play vs. Wisconsin after leaving Michigan game with injury
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ohio State was dealt a massive blow in the third quarter of its 31-20 win against Michigan when starting quarterback J.T. Barrett was injured. Barrett didn’t return, but, in his postgame press conference, he said he will play against Wisconsin in ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State offensive line tasked with slowing Michigan’s stout defensive line
Much of Saturday’s game between No. 9 Ohio State and Michigan will come down to the Buckeyes’ offense going against the Wolverines’ defense. That key to determining which team will win the matchup will be found up front. Ohio State’s offensive line has progressively improved ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State-Michigan rivalry continues overseas
Imagine being an Ohio State fan thousands of miles away from Columbus while deployed and stationed on a military base. Now imagine your deployment is during the biggest college football rivalry game of the year. What do you do? How do you manage to watch ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State remains at No. 9 in latest College Football Playoff rankings
Ohio State (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten) stood still at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings after thumping Illinois (2-9, 0-8 Big Ten) 52-14 on Saturday. The other Big Ten teams in the rankings are No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 10 Penn State, No. 16 ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State releases Week 13 depth chart
No. 9 Ohio State released its Week 13 depth chart ahead of its matchup against No. 24 Michigan. The only changes made from last week’s depth chart came from special teams. At kickoff specialist, freshman Blake Haubeil was named as the only starter at the ...
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