Latest news and updates about the Ohio State
A week ago in this space I tried to offer a comforting voice in the midst of what seemed like only departures in the transfer portal with few incoming signings at that time. I felt that there was little to no chance that Ohio State would end up that far underwater where the portal was […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
The Cleveland Browns have turned the page on their head coach search from a set of first interviews over the last two weeks to second and in-person interviews starting this week. The news came fast and furious over the weekend, starting with current Browns DC Jim Schwartz’s second interview being reported. Following that, we learned […]
From Dawgs By Nature | about 13 hours ago | 0 reads
With the transfer portal officially opening on Jan. 2, Land-Grant Holy Land is keeping track of all the roster movement surrounding Ohio State, including both players leaving the program and new additions from elsewhere. This tracker will be kept up to date as more moves are announced. All recruiting rankings are via the 247Sports Composite […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 23 hours ago | 3 reads
Did you think the Virginia Tech Hokies were finished? While the transfer portal may have closed on Friday, players who entered it on or before the 16th can still commit. On Saturday, head coach James Franklin landed another potential starter via the portal, when Ohio State offensive tackle Justin Terry revealed his commitment to Virginia […]
From Gobbler Country | 2 days ago | 1 read
The national championship game might stir up some feelings for Oregon fans. On one side it features a team that beat Oregon twice this year — something Ohio State couldn’t do even as they won the national championship, and the last time it happened in 2023 the team who did so got their comeuppance in […]
From Addicted To Quack | 4 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 […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 5 days ago | 0 reads
If Notre Dame can’t recruit 5-Star wide receivers out of high school, they are well on their way to being more than competent of doing out of the transfer portal. After what has been an up and down — cold and hot — recruitment of Ohio State wide receiver, Mylan Graham, he has finally given […]
From One Foot Down | 6 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 […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 6 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 […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 7 days ago | 1 read
Here they come now… Notre Dame’s run in the transfer portal is a good one this year, and today most are being made public. Next up is Ohio State wide receiver, Quincy Porter. Porter was a 5-Star prospect in 2025 from Bergen Catholic High School in New Jersey. At 6’4” and 210 pounds, Porter is […]
From One Foot Down | 7 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 8 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 8 days ago | 1 read
Eric Mensah is finally home. If you’re a Virginia Tech fan, you remember Mensah’s name. A defensive tackle from Mountain View High School in Stafford, Virginia, initially committed to the Hokies in the 2024 recruiting class. Mensah committed to Virginia Tech on July 17, 2023, and visited Ohio State on September 9, was offered, and […]
From Gobbler Country | 8 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 9 days ago | 1 read
Racing Louisville have called in more reinforcements to their roster after making their first postseason appearance in 2025. Their offseason continues with the signing of Ohio State Buckeyes star defender, Mirann Gacioch. The contract is for two years with 2027 being a mutual option. “I am deeply honored to be joining Racing Louisville FC! Playing […]
From All For XI | 10 days ago | 2 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers have added quite a bit in their cornerback room, but they got an interesting name on campus on Thursday night: former five-star defensive back Aaron Scott, according to 247Sports’s Allen Trieu. Scott, a sophomore at Ohio State in 2025, was one of two key defensive backs who transferred out of the program […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 10 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 […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 11 days ago | 1 read
The beat rolls on as the past few days continues to be some of the busiest times for Ohio State’s program. Changes aplenty to their current roster in the works, the coaching staff found Thursday to be much of the same, but good news led the way seeing the Buckeyes land another player via the […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 11 days ago | 0 reads
As Ohio State begins reshaping its roster through the transfer portal, one under‑the‑radar but increasingly important area of need has emerged: linebacker. The Buckeyes face significant turnover at a position that has been a defensive anchor the past few seasons, with stars Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese expected to depart for the NFL. With both […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 11 days ago | 0 reads
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 52 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Justin and Alex are back after […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 13 days ago | 1 read
Penn State continued its roster rebuild on Tuesday evening, landing former Ohio State running back James Peoples. Peoples is a 5-foot-10, 206-pound running back that was a consensus Top 150 prospect in the 2024 recruiting class. He enrolled early at Ohio State and skipped a redshirt season, seeing time in eight games in mostly mop […]
From Black Shoe Diaries | 13 days ago | 3 reads
Ohio State’s football season was eventually going to end. Unfortunately, the 2025 season ended about three weeks earlier than Buckeye Nation would have preferred it to. Last season, Ohio State won the national championship in the middle of January, and with the title celebration coming about a week later, Buckeye fans didn’t have to find […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 13 days ago | 1 read
It took me longer than a lot of Buckeye fans to get on the “Ohio State is going to repeat because almost everyone else is mediocre” train this season, not because I disagreed that most teams in the pool were mediocre this year (aside from Indiana, I still feel that to be true), but because […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 13 days ago | 0 reads
The transfer portal has become less about patching holes and more about taking calculated swings that can alter a program’s trajectory. Ohio State has never been shy about recruiting at an elite level, but in the modern era, championship margins are often decided by a handful of portal additions who fit both scheme and culture. […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 14 days ago | 2 reads
Tonight is the 23rd anniversary of the most controversial call in college football history, and three nights ago Miami finally got its revenge. No. 10 Miami shocked No. 2 Ohio State 24-14 in the Cotton Bowl, ending the Buckeyes’ quest to become the first repeat national champion in the 12-team playoff era, and the first […]
From State of The U | 16 days ago | 2 reads