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Jaloni Cambridge: Ohio State women’s basketball 2025-26 player preview

There is one player left in the Land-Grant Holy Land player preview series — Ohio State women’s basketball point guard Jaloni Cambridge. The Buckeyes swapped nearly half of their on-court roster from last season, and a product of that is more responsibility for the second year guard. In one season, Cambridge proved to the conference […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Ohio State vs. Purdue: 2025 game preview and prediction

Fresh off a 38-14 win over Penn State last week, Ohio State will hit the road this week to take on the Purdue Boilermakers. The Buckeyes not only extended their winning streak over Penn State to nine games in the series, Ohio State now has a 12-game winning streak, which is the longest active winning […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Bucketheads Podcast: Ohio State gives up 100 points and wins the season opener

“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 176 of the Bucketheads Podcast, we finally have a real basketball game to discuss. The Buckeyes defeated IU Indy […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Five things to know about Purdue

The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes will take its undefeated 8-0 record (including 5-0 in the Big Ten) to West Lafayette to face off with the Purdue Boilermakers (2-7, 0-6) at 1 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. Here are five things to know about Purdue this season. Barry Odom is a first-year head coach […]

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By the Numbers: Key facts and figures ahead of Ohio State vs. Purdue

Saturday is one of those games that Buckeyes’ fans don’t even think they can lose. Still, there are some important numbers to keep in mind when these two teams play in West Lafayette. 4-5 Interestingly, Ohio State is just 4-5 at Purdue this century. Those nine games include the 2018 upset in West Lafayette where […]

3 months ago | 1 read

You’re Nuts: Which Buckeye was an unsung hero against Penn State?

By defeating Penn State 38-14 on Saturday, Ohio State earned its ninth consecutive win over the Nittany Lions. There were a number of outstanding performances from players on both sides of the football for Ohio State. Julian Sayin was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after completing 20 of 23 pass attempts for over […]

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The Unsung Hero series: The glue guys who make it all work

Every season, the spotlight burns brightest on the stars — the quarterbacks, the playmaking receivers, the dominant edge rushers. But every championship-caliber team needs its glue guys. The reliable, physical, unselfish players who keep everything together when the lights are brightest. For Ohio State, several names fit that description this year. None may lead the […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Hangout in the Holy Land: First CFP rankings release, and a Purdue preview

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 36 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Justin and Alex are back for […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

How would you tweak the efficient and productive Ohio State offense?

Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE. Ohio State is […]

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Dasha Biriuk: Ohio State women’s basketball 2025-26 player preview

Before the 2024-25 Ohio State women’s basketball season, head coach Kevin McGuff said that recruiting class for the 25-26 campaign was going to be small. Until a late commitment flip and freshman transfer situation, the 2025 class was guard Dasha Biriuk. Now, the 6-foot-2 guard from Ukraine, by the way of Tennessee, joins the Buckeyes. […]

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Could Ohio State steal a five-star recruit before Signing Day?

Ohio State’s 2026 class looks in good shape on paper, but Ryan Day and his staff are still very much active on the trail. The Buckeyes have spent the fall courting several prospects already pledged elsewhere, and this fall’s roster shakeups around the country, coaching changes, program turbulence, and a handful of decommitments have opened […]

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Ohio State men’s basketball player preview: Bruce Thornton

Even though it is football season, college basketball season is just around the corner with the Buckeyes tipping off on Nov. 3. There were a lot of roster changes for the Buckeyes heading into the 2025-26 season, and over the next couple of months we will be dropping one player preview a week to get […]

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Uncut: Jake Diebler discusses high-scoring, low-defense season opener against IU Indy

Throughout the season, Land-Grant will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio On today’s episode of “Land-Grant Uncut” we take you inside the Ohio State media room at the Jerome Schottenstein Center for Monday’s post-game press conference following Ohio […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Silver Bullets Podcast: Penn State rewind and Purdue preview

Ohio State needed a half to return from its bye week but the Buckeyes were able to pull away from the Penn State Nittany Lions after halftime. Julian Sayin threw more touchdowns than incomplete passes, and his receiving corps continues to practice surgery on opposing secondaries. We broke down the Buckeyes’ 38-14 win over the […]

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