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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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The Ohio State Buckeyes are the No. 1 team in the country in the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll, SP+, FPI, FanDuel Sportsbook (as well as every other book), and every other legitimate college football ranking system or poll out there. However, leading into Tuesday night’s first College Football Playoff rankings announcement of the season, […]
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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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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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Having one guy on your roster as good as Carnell Tate or Jeremiah Smith can take a team from good to great. Having two of them is an abundance that can shift the course of an entire season. With these two players, it’s well within the realm of possibility that the Buckeyes will have the […]
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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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This offseason, the roster, leadership and expectations for Ohio State women’s basketball’s 2025-26 season were all in question. That made it difficult to make heads or tails on how things will play out for the Buckeyes. With all that in mind, after years of providing in-depth coverage of the team, Land-Grant Holy Land wanted to […]
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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 […]
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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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Ohio State is now 8-0 following an impressive 38-14 victory over Penn State last weekend. While the game was not as important as it looked earlier on this season, it still presented the Buckeyes with the opportunity to impress against a team of blue-chip athletes. Impress is what Ohio State’s football team did on the […]
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New court laid out, new lights in the rafters, new German-born big man patrolling the paint. There was plenty of flash and fanfare on Monday night as Ohio State began its quest to win the second national championship in program history, but once the ball went up at 6:30, the Buckeyes were all business. Facing […]
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On this week’s episode of “Off-Script Ohio,“ brought to you by Land-Grant Holy Land, Cole VanWiechen and Joey Gertz dive into Ohio State’s 38–14 statement win over Penn State, a game that was far more lopsided than the score even suggests. From Julian Sayin’s near-perfect outing to the defensive dominance up front, the Buckeyes sent […]
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So far in Land-Grant Holy Land’s player preview series for the upcoming 2025-26 Ohio State women’s basketball season, a lot has been said about the Buckeyes’ deep shooting. Head coach Kevin McGuff has a smaller roster this year than in past seasons (11), but all of them have the ability to hit shots from beyond […]
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Former Ohio State catcher and current Detroit Tiger Dillon Dingler was named the 2025 American League Gold Glove award winner at the catcher position Sunday evening. The Gold Glove is awarded to one player at each position, in each league, for being the best defensive player at their position. Dingler is the first former Ohio […]
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Ohio State ultimately had no trouble in dispatching Penn State 38-14 on Saturday, but the Nittany Lions hung around for a while and the game became unnecessarily close just prior to halftime. The Buckeyes pulled away in the second half for what was a comfortable win in the end, as Matt Patricia made some good […]
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The Ohio State men’s basketball team officially opens the 2025-26 season on Monday night against the IU Indy Jaguars. IU Indy, formerly known as IUPUI from 1971-2023, hails from the Horizon League, and has finished outside of the top-300 teams in KenPom five of the last six seasons. They were picked to finish 10th (out […]
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Over his last two games, Julian Sayin has completed 56-of-65 passes for 709 yards, eight touchdowns, and no interceptions. Sayin’s accuracy is remarkable, and it’s drawing comparisons to one of the NFL’s most accurate quarterbacks. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes are a team driven by Sayin and their wide receiver tandem of Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate, […]
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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 Don’t look now, but Ohio State quarterback […]
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It was a fantastic weekend for Ohio State football on and off the field. After the Buckeyes beat up on Penn State on Saturday to the tune of a 38-14 win, the program then picked up two big wins on the recruiting trail on Sunday. Offensive line coach Tyler Bowen landed two huge commitments in […]
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Coming off the bye week, the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes moved to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten after a 38-14 takedown of Penn State (3-5, 0-5) Here is our report card for the game as the Buckeyes now move into preparation for Purdue. A+: Julian Sayin’s Heisman odds This is currently […]
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A tale of two halves on Saturday in Columbus. While the Buckeyes ultimately won 38-14 over Penn State, a costly fumble into an immediate touchdown brought Penn State within three points at the half. From then on, it was all Scarlet and Gray; Ohio State would shut out Penn State and put up 21 points […]
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Betting Line: Ohio State -27.5 | O/U 48.5 Following its 38-14 win over Penn State on Saturday, Ohio State remains the only team in the country to stay undefeated against the spread. The Buckeyes have covered in seven of their eight games so far this season, with one push in a 28-point win over Ohio […]
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Jeremiah Smith is known as “the best player in college football,” and he proved himself worthy of the title several times throughout Saturday’s matchup with Penn State. The sophomore wide receiver finished the game with 123 yards and two touchdowns on six catches, which included an impressive long ball of 57 yards. For the mathematically […]
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Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends […]
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Ohio State remained perfect on the season, beating Penn State 38-14 on Saturday, handing the Nittany Lions their fifth straight loss on the season. There was a lot to like on both sides of the football from the Buckeyes as they kicked off their five-game November schedule with a 24-point victory. Since the numbers never […]
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