This has not been Ohio State’s year in many respects, maybe not in any aspect. Coach Urban Meyer was suspended three games before the season began for not properly monitoring assistant coach Zach Smith, who was accused but never charged with domestic violence during his tenure in Columbus. A story emerged last week accusing Meyer of covering up a racial taunt […]
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Clear Fork & Lucas receive regional title game assignments
COLUMBUS — The fanbases at Clear Fork and Lucas can begin plotting their Saturday schedules to follow their favorite high school football teams as each competes in the regional finals. In Division IV, No. 1-seed Clear Fork (12-0) tangles with second-seeded St. Marys Memorial (11-1) on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Bellefontaine High School. Clear Fork […]
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Ohio St. punter an unlikely hero in win at Michigan State
The Ohio State offense has taken a noticeable nosedive in the past month. The Buckeyes’ defense has struggled mightily all autumn to overcome a season-ending injury to defensive end Nick Bosa, perhaps the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. On Saturday, coach Urban Meyer turned to an unlikely hero, his punter, for salvation. […]
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Buckeyes survive sloppy performance to edge Nebraska
COLUMBUS — Victories over two-win teams aren’t supposed to be this tough, but this has not been a typical Ohio State football season. The record, 8-1 overall, 5-1 in the Big Ten, is fine. The Buckeyes’ spot in the top 10 is secure for one more week. But this appears to be the most vulnerable outfit […]
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Lexington overpowers Madison, eyes playoffs
LEXINGTON — Madison and Mother Nature were no match for the Lexington offense on Friday night. The Minutemen racked up more than 300 yards rushing in the first half and raced to a 42-16 win over Madison in an Ohio Cardinal Conference clash amid rainy, windy conditions. It was the fourth straight win for coach […]
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Mount Vernon wrecks Madison’s Homecoming game
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A steady rain matched Mount Vernon’s relentless domination of the line of scrimmage, and spelled doom for Madison on Friday night. The Yellow Jackets served a 41-6 downer to a sparse but drenched crowd on Homecoming night at Ram Field. Mount Vernon coach Mike Kerr said it was probably his team’s best […]
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Buckeyes passing game leads to Indiana beating
COLUMBUS — Dwayne Haskins is having a spectacular season as the Ohio State quarterback. The redshirt sophomore is a Heisman candidate and has yet to lose a game. His teammates? Well … Saturday’s 49-26 pounding of Indiana kept the third-ranked Buckeyes (6-0 overall, 3-0 in the Big Ten) unscathed, but exposed a multitude of warts. […]
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Meyer, the QB whisperer, has Ohio State at No. 3
So Ohio State beat Penn State on Saturday night, and the sun rose again this morning. One is nearly as consistent as the other with Urban Meyer in Columbus. The Buckeyes are now 6-1 against the Nittany Lions with Meyer on the sidelines, and have done it in a variety of ways, with a variety […]
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Buckeyes rip Tulane, take perfect record to Happy Valley
COLUMBUS — The band is back together again, and Ohio State will need it at full strength heading into next week’s Big Ten Game of the Year at Penn State. On Saturday the fourth-ranked Buckeyes welcomed back coach Urban Meyer from his three-game suspension just in time for a remote-control 49-6 rout of Tulane at […]
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Buckeyes’ defensive scores gouge TCU
Ohio State has long carried the Big Ten banner on the national scene, almost exclusively for the past 20 years. On Saturday it fell to the fourth-ranked Buckeyes again to salvage a bit of conference pride in an otherwise disastrous day. BYU shocked Wisconsin, Troy dumped Nebraska, Northwestern coughed up a huge lead and fell […]