Happy New Year, Canes fans! While your Miami Hurricanes beat Ohio State 24-14 yesterday to advance to Fiesta Bowl in the CFP Semifinals, they don’t have an opponent yet. They will after this last game of the night. This is a rematch from the epic 43-35 game between these teams played in October. Georgia won that game, […]
From State of The U
| 18 days ago
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If you had Ohio State tabbed as your College Football Playoff winner please accept my sympathies. One thing we’re learning here in the new, expanded playoff era is that when you have to run a gauntlet of some of the best teams in America you can take nothing for granted. Today brings three more contests […]
From Dawg Sports
| 19 days ago
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The first of the quarterfinal games finished up with Miami landing a resounding win over the heavily favored Ohio State last night. Who could have ever seen that one coming?? (Hint… that’s me!) But the real festivities begin today, with Oregon and Texas Tech squaring off in the Orange Bowl at 11:00 CT. Or, if […]
From Roll 'Bama Roll
| 19 days ago
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Friday’s Game Goodyear Cotton Bowl: #10 Miami vs. #2 Ohio State, 6:30 P.M., ESPN Saturday’s Games Capital One Orange Bowl: #5 Oregon vs. #4 Texas Tech, 11:00 A.M., ESPN The Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential: #9 Alabama vs. #1 Indiana: 3:00 P.M., ESPN The Allstate Sugar Bowl: #6 Ole Miss vs. #3 Georgia, 7:00 P.M., […]
From And The Valley Shook
| 19 days ago
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Ohio State didn’t take the field this past weekend, but the playoff picture sharpened anyway. Bowl season churned on, narratives shifted, and the College Football Playoff quarterfinals came into full focus. For the Buckeyes, the pause served less as a break and more as a final recalibration point before New Year’s Eve, when Ohio State […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 20 days ago
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Game Details Recent History Miami Hurricanes Outlook After having their first-ever win in the College Football Playoff, Miami is heading into the Cotton Bowl Classic with a lot of momentum. The Hurricanes enter this game with a big win over Texas A&M at Kyle Field, thanks to one of the best defensive performances in college […]
From State of The U
| 20 days ago
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WEDNESDAY (#10)Miami vs. (#2)Ohio StateCotton Bowl 7:30 p.m., ESPN A year ago, Ohio State cruised to a national championship after coming off a 13-10 loss to Michigan where missed field goals cost them a chance at victory. Now they enter the playoffs on the heels of a 13-10 loss to Indiana where a late missed […]
From Black Shoe Diaries
| 21 days ago
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For the third straight season, Ohio State will be playing in the Cotton Bowl. On Wednesday night, the Buckeyes will match up with the Miami Hurricanes, with the winner moving on to the Fiesta Bowl next week to take on the winner of the Sugar Bowl, which will feature Ole Miss and Georgia on New […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 21 days ago
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Preseason Expectations Grade: C Back during Big Ten Media Days in July, Cleveland.com published their predicted finish for the Big Ten, based on a survey of 24 voters, including one beat writer for each team: 1. Penn State (11 first-place votes)2. Ohio State (11)3. Oregon (2)4. Illinois5. Michigan (1)6. Indiana7. Iowa8. Nebraska9. USC10. Washington11. Minnesota12. […]
From The Daily Gopher
| 21 days ago
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Ohio State is just hours away from its first College Football Playoff game of the 2025-26 post season. The Buckeyes will be taking on Miami in the Cotton Bowl New Years Eve after the Hurricanes beat Texas A&M. The last time we saw Ohio State’s football team take the field, the Buckeyes lost to Indiana […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 21 days ago
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Over three weeks ago, Bryant Haines and the Indiana defense met the moment in Indianapolis against the highly talented Ohio State offense. The 10 allowed points put the Hoosiers on the map as one of the top defensive teams in ...
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From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
| 22 days ago
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Stop me if you’ve heard this before… Two blue-blood college football programs with a rich history of national championships are set to square off, but the past few years have been much kinder to one team than the other. One team is the defending national champion, the previous year having ended its relatively brief national […]
From State of The U
| 22 days ago
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When Ohio State and Miami collide in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year’s Eve, the matchup will feature two of college football’s most electrifying underclassmen wide receivers. And it features arguably the best freshman from each of the past two seasons. But the storyline runs deeper than statistics – it’s a tale of […]
From State of The U
| 23 days ago
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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 50 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Christmas time has passed, and that […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 23 days ago
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Rueben Bain, Jr., if you’re reading this, I made it easy for you. Just go ahead and get your pencil and notebook and jot these things down before you hop on that plane for Dallas. Yes, Ohio State is following the unwise approach that Texas A&M took and is talking loudly about the Miami Hurricanes […]
From State of The U
| 23 days ago
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Recruiting is the lifeblood of a College Football program. With that being the case, teams all over the country work tirelessly to get the best players possible to join their programs. With a finite number of players, teams routinely fight against each other for the best prospects in the hopes of improving their rosters. Over […]
From State of The U
| 24 days ago
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We still have just under a week to try and take our minds off the impending battle between Oregon and Texas Tech, so we may as well take a peek at the other quarterfinal matches, hmm? Dec 31st 4:30 pm PT – Cotton Bowl – #10 Miami vs. #2 Ohio State Miami is 11-2 so […]
From Addicted To Quack
| 25 days ago
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With the official signing of Legend Bey this past Monday, Ohio State finally added their last member of the 2026 class, totaling 28 players overall. A top five class nationally, the Buckeyes went on a closing stretch that is second to none and it’s certainly celebrated. From flipping players left and right to keeping Chris […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 25 days ago
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Brian Hartline’s departure from Ohio State leaves a significant gap. During his tenure as wide receivers coach (and most recently offensive coordinator), he helped develop a pipeline of elite pass-catching talent and guided one of the nation’s most prolific receiver rooms, including players like Marvin Harrison Jr. and Jeremiah Smith, while overseeing an offense that […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 27 days ago
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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 49 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Justin and Alex are back to […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 27 days ago
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Ohio State had the week off, but the college football world didn’t slow down. The opening round of the expanded College Football Playoff delivered a mix of chaos, confirmation, and warning signs, while the Buckeyes used the pause to regroup, absorb new information, and turn their attention to a New Year’s Eve showdown with Miami. […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 27 days ago
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Much has been said about the fact that it’s entirely possible if OSU had not lost to Michigan in 2024, they may not have had the fuel they needed to go on to win a national title. Now, as they gear up for their showdown with Miami in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve, […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 27 days ago
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In a game where offense was non-existent and kicking appeared impossible, Miami scraped away a 10-3 win over Texas A&M. Despite the lackluster performance from both sides, there is plenty to takeaway from the game as we look ahead to Ohio State’s Dec. 31 matchup against Miami. 1) Ground Game Neither Texas A&M or Miami […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 28 days ago
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Now that we know Ohio State will face Miami in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve, it’s time to look across the field to see which Hurricanes the Buckeyes will need to keep under wraps if Ryan Day’s team is going to advance to the semifinals in the College Football Playoff. Miami squeaked past […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 29 days ago
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Throughout this season, Ryan Day and Ohio State have beaten almost every opponent they faced in the regular season into submission, with systematic domination on both sides of the ball. When the Buckeyes beat Michigan in Ann Arbor, their winning streak hit 16 games, going back to their national championship run last year. In the […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
| 29 days ago
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