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Israel Daramola

Ray Ratto

College Football

You Can Finally Start Paying Attention To The College Football Playoff

Tom Ley

Fernando Mendoza And Indiana Are The Flippin’ Big Ten Champs!

Death To The NCAA

What Does Winning Your Conference Mean Anymore?

It Is Once Again All About ‘Bama

It’s Time To Overreact To Arch Manning

David Roth

TOPSHOT - Running back TreVeyon Henderson (L) and US Vice President JD Vance bobble the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy as US President Donald Trump hosts the 2025 College Football National Champions, Ohio State Buckeyes, celebrating the team's title-winning season with a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Politics

Point/Counterpoint: JD Vance Drops The National Championship Trophy

Ohio State’s Comeback Tour Ends With A Championship

A video message displayed in the stadium after Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Indiana Hoosiers on December 20, 2024, during the CFP First Round playoff game at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

The College Football Playoff’s Shitty First Weekend Did Its Job

Lauren Theisen

Tafara Gapare #6 of the Maryland Terrapins dunks the ball

College Basketball

Ohio State Suffers Most Brutal Loss Since Saturday


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Diana Moskovitz

Michigan Wolverines players fly a flag prior to a brawl between players from both teams following a 13-10 Michigan win against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.

Police Pepper Spray Players During Michigan-Ohio State Postgame Fight

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Jaloni Cambridge #22 of the Ohio State Buckeyes stands on the court during the game against the Cleveland State Vikings at Value City Arena on November 5, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.

Get Ahead Of The Curve And Watch These Exciting New Freshmen

Leland Smith #12 of the Purdue Boilermakers secures an onside kick late in the second half as Collin Dixon #17 of the Illinois Fighting Illini defends at Memorial Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Champaign, Illinois.

How To Recover An Onside Kick

Patrick Redford

Life's Rich Pageant

Ohio State Graduates Subjected To Commencement Speaker’s Cryptobabble And Bad Singing

Fans celebrate on the floor after the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes in overtime on January 21, 2024, at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Elder Wisdom

Here Is The New Rule About Storming The Court

Chip Trayanum #19 and Cade Stover #8 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Heartwarming: Ohio State Wins Big Game

The US Supreme Court building as seen in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2023.

Supreme Court Allows Lawsuits Against Ohio State To Move Forward

Cotie McMahon #32 of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts after being fouled and making the basket during the fourth quarter against the UConn Huskies in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Climate Pledge Arena on March 25, 2023 in Seattle, Washington.

Ohio State Keeps On Pressing

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. The building looks darks and the background behind it is cloudy.

Ohio State To Supreme Court: Please Stop People From Suing Us Over Athletics Doctor’s Sexual Abuse

Ohio State Buckeyes guard Jacy Sheldon (4) looks on during a women's college basketball game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Boston College Eagles on November 13, 2022, at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA.

Ohio State Is As Good As It Is Annoying

Dwayne Haskins #3 of the Pittsburgh Steelers passes the ball against the Philadelphia Eagles during the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 12, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dwayne Haskins’s Wife Told 911 Her Husband Left His Vehicle To Get Gas

COLLEGE PARK, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes passes against the Maryland Terrapins during the first half at Capital One Field on November 17, 2018 in College Park, Maryland.

Dwayne Haskins Always Made The Most Of A Little

A screenshot from Ohio State's "no hoodies" presentation. It says PLAYER EXPECTATIONS in all red capital letters. It then does over an extremely ridiculous list of player expectations.

Ohio State’s ‘No Hoodies’ PowerPoint Is Mostly Football Coachspeak Hogwash

Urban Meyer’s Latest Embarrassing Coverup Only Lasts A Few Days

Samer Kalaf

Jaxon Smith-Njigba #11 of the Ohio State Buckeyes scores a touchdown against the Utah Utes during the second quarter in the Rose Bowl Game at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2022 in Pasadena, California.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba Was A Record-Breaking Machine At The Rose Bowl

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 27: Head Coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with fans after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 27, 2021 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Ohio State Buckeyes