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By the Numbers: Comparing this Ohio State team to recent Buckeyes teams
When you watch this Buckeyes team play, you can’t help but think they are going to repeat as national champions. As the Buckeyes keep winning in dominant fashion, the expectations and pressure to win a second-straight tile will keep mounting. With all the chaos in college football, especially this season, you just hope the Buckeyes […]
Buckeye Blueprint: Inside Ohio State’s NIL and development pitch to 2026 recruits
Ohio State’s recruiting pitch in 2025 is multi-faceted with the promise of NFL preparation, a national brand that guarantees eyeballs, and a pragmatic, increasingly institutionalized, approach to name, image and likeness (NIL). That combination is no accident. It’s a deliberate playbook engineered by Ryan Day’s staff and the athletic department to answer the modern recruit’s […]
Notable Week 9 betting lines with Ohio State on bye
Sitting at a perfect 7-0 on the season, Ohio State now gets a much needed week off before beginning it will host Penn State. With the Buckeyes on a bye, there are a handful of other big matchups across the country to keep an eye on this week. Ranked Matchups (aka SEC slop): No. 8 […]
Ryan Day on off week evaluations; basketball gets big BOOM
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 […]
Hangout in the Holy Land: Is Julian Sayin the current Heisman frontrunner?
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 32 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Justin and Alex are in discussion […]
How would you grade the Buckeyes through 7 games?
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 […]
Uncut: Ryan Day discusses potential change at right guard
Throughout the year, the Land-Grant Podcast Network will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio On today’s episode of “Land-Grant Uncut,” we are bringing you unedited audio from Ryan Day’s Tuesday, Oct. 21 press conference from the Woody […]
You’re Nuts: Which Buckeye do you think we’ll see more in November?
Ohio State closed out its play in the month of October on Saturday with a 34-0 win at Wisconsin. Now the Buckeyes will have this Saturday off before returning to the field next Saturday when they host Penn State. The game against the Nittany Lions will take place on November 1st, marking the final month […]
Elsa Lemmilä: Ohio State women’s basketball 2025-26 player preview
Since the 2021-22 season, Ohio State women’s basketball has not excelled inside the paint. When bigs like Illinois’ Kendall Bostic, Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes or Michigan’s Naz Hillmon hit the court, a double-double was all but guaranteed. Also, the Buckeyes seemed to look at steals as more vital to earning extra possessions than rebounds. Last season, […]
Explaining my ballot in the SB Nation preseason Big Ten men’s basketball poll
Earlier this month, I organized the SB Nation Big Ten men’s basketball preseason poll for the 2025-26 season. 14 SB Nation College sites participated, plus one site each that fell under the 247Sports and FanSided umbrellas, which were pinch-hitting in spots where we did not have a representative. All in all, 16 of the 18 […]
Ohio State men’s basketball player preview: Christoph Tilly
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 […]
BOOM! Five-star forward Anthony Thompson commits to Ohio State men’s basketball
At long last, Ohio State has reeled in one of the “big ones.” On Tuesday, Jake Diebler and Ohio State earned the long-sought-after commitment of Anthony Thompson — a sharp-shooting, five-star forward in the 2026 class. Thompson, a 6-foot-8, 205-pound forward, played his first two years of high school basketball at Lebanon High School before […]
Film Room: Why Ohio State’s offensive line is struggling
In their 34-0 rout of Wisconsin Badgers, the Ohio State Buckeyes’ offensive line had a notably rocky outing, particularly in run-blocking and right-side protection. Both Tegra Tshabola and Phillip Daniels registered their worst grades of the season — Tshabola at a 45.1 and Daniels at 51.7 per PFF. While QB Julian Sayin orchestrated a masterful […]
Julian Sayin is the Big Ten Player of the Week and the betting favorite for the Heisman Trophy
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 […]
Silver Bullets Podcast: Wisconsin rewind and other B1G results
Ohio State went on the road for the second straight week and the Buckeyes did their job again, bringing home a 34-0 shutout victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. There was a time not too long ago when a win by that score on the road would have been considered an amazing accomplishment, but with the […]
2027 linebacker schedules Ohio State visit
Ohio State is now 7-0 following another dominant victory Saturday against Wisconsin. The Buckeyes traveled to Wisconsin, who is helmed by former Ohio State player and coach Luke Fickell, and walked away with an impressive 34-0 win. The shutout win was another impressive showing for the Buckeyes, who look to be head and shoulders above […]
Off-Script Ohio: Buckeyes blank Wisconsin 34–0, prove total dominance in Madison
On this week’s Off-Script Ohio, brought to you by Land-Grant Holy Land, Cole VanWiechen and Joey Gertz broke down Ohio State’s 34–0 demolition of Wisconsin, a wire-to-wire performance that showed why the Buckeyes are the most complete team in college football. Julian Sayin was sensational against the Badgers, throwing for nearly 400 yards and multiple […]
Report Card: The passing game earns the top grade in Wisconsin win
The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past a reeling Wisconsin Badger team in Madison to move to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten. Here are some grades from the Buckeyes’ dominant win heading into the bye week. A+: Julian Sayin Not only does Julian Sayin get better each week, but he looks […]
Take the LGHL women’s basketball preseason survey
In less than three weeks, Ohio State women’s basketball begins the 2025-26 season in Columbus against Coppin State. For years, Land-Grant Holy Land brought you coverage of the Buckeyes from in the arena and on the road. Now, Land-Grant wants to hear from you with a preseason survey. Each season, Big Ten voters fill out […]
Grumpy Old Buckeye: Nitpicking Ohio State’s 34-0 win at Wisconsin
The Buckeyes visited Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin to take on the Badgers on Saturday afternoon. It was the team’s second straight road contest after last week’s win at Illinois and a chance to go into the bye week in a good spot. Ohio State passed the test, winning 34-0, but I think it’s […]
Beyond the Box Score: Balance leaves meat on the bone and Ohio State playing the long game
Ryan Day is the smartest head coach in college football. He understands that this is a long season, longer than college football seasons have been in the past. In particular, there used to be multiple to several weeks in between Conference Championship Saturday and the College Football Playoff Semifinals. Now, there can be as little […]
Ohio State stays at No. 1 while also having things to work on during off week
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 […]
Horseshoe Hangover: Buckeyes shutout Wisconsin, areas of improvement for Ohio State
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 Well, that was expected. The No. 1 […]
Stat of the game: 393 (Julian Sayin’s passing yards)
The cleanest way to sum up Ohio State’s 34–0 victory at Wisconsin is with one number: 393. That’s how many yards Julian Sayin threw for on Saturday which was a career high. That figure explains almost everything about how the Buckeyes dominated in Madison. Sayin completed 36-of-42 passes and tossed four touchdowns in a performance […]
Five things to know about Ohio State’s 34-0 win over Wisconsin
Ohio State jumped out to an early lead against Wisconsin and never looked back. The Buckeye offense established air supremacy early and often, and the defense pitched a shutout. Coach Luke Fickell and his Badgers program have reached record lows after being shut out in back-to-back weeks at home. Here are 5 things you need […]
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