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The NHL is nearing a three-week Olympic break, which will allow players from the league to play in the Olympics for the first time since the 2014 edition in Sochi. For those not traveling over to Italy to play, it will allow for some time to recharge their batteries for the final month and a […]
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For the third consecutive season, the Ohio State men’s basketball team is inching closer to the NCAA Tournament time and finds itself firmly on the cut line. In college basketball, the gray area many middling teams exist in from February to early March is affectionately known as “the bubble.” The NCAA Tournament bubble is purgatory […]
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On Thursday at Downtown Columbus’ Nationwide Arena, the NCAA was in town to build excitement for the 2027 Women’s Final Four. Local business partners, influencers, media and basketball greats like Katie Smith sat and watched as the hosting committee, a partnership of the Columbus Sports Commission and Ohio State, unveiled the 2027 tournament logo. After […]
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Ohio State didn’t make any splashy moves this week, but they did make a key decision. By hiring Robby Discher as its special teams coordinator, Ohio State addressed a part of the program that had lingered in limbo for two seasons. The Buckeyes had functioned without a full-time coordinator on special teams, a reality that […]
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Ohio State’s football team is well within the thick of the offseason. Already days into February, Ryan Day and the coaching staff are about to get busier on the recruiting front, now that the open contact period is open. With spring recruiting camps quickly approaching, Ohio State is doing work identifying recruits it will want […]
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Ohio State women’s basketball guard Kennedy Cambridge was not alive when ESPN debuted its first ever top-1o plays countdown in the 1990s, but the guard seemed destined to make plays worth placement into one of the most famous lists in sports. On Sunday, against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Cambridge put together another performance that sticks out […]
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When K.J. Hill became Ohio State’s career leader in receptions back during the 2019 season — less than seven years ago in geological time, but in world events it might as well have been the 18th century — he broke a record that had stood since David Boston snagged his 198th pass in 1998. Hill […]
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It’s amazing to think about how long the offseason is in college football. Then again, coaches and other members of football programs may tell you there isn’t an offseason. For the Buckeyes, there will have been over eight months in between their last game in 2025 and their first game in 2026. Between now and […]
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Rivals released its final rankings for the 2026 class last week, and Ohio State saw a number of its commits receive high praise. Five incoming Buckeye freshmen finished the recruiting cycle as five-star prospects, tying Notre Dame for the most of any program. Those five are, in order: Overall, Ohio State finished with 11 players […]
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For six weeks this season, the Nebraska Cornhuskers saw their name in the top-25 Associated Press rankings, until this week. Even so, Big Red brought a two-game winning streak with them to Columbus for a matchup with No. 11 Ohio State women’s basketball in a matchup of two star sophomore point guards in Buckeye Jaloni […]
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Everybody knows that one of the best parts of being a sports fan is debating and dissecting the most (and least) important questions in the sporting world with your friends. So, we’re bringing that to the pages of LGHL with our favorite head-to-head column: You’re Nuts. In You’re Nuts, two LGHL staff members will take […]
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While most of the country was facing down a cold front this week, several Ohio State winter sports teams were heating up, delivering big plays and big wins in both men’s and women’s basketball, men’s wrestling and more. If you missed any of the action, don’t worry. I’ve rounded up the highlights for you below: […]
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Every year, dynamic freshmen enter the Big Ten women’s basketball conference. Now, with an 18-team conference, that is even more true than before. Last season, the quality of new guards in the conference was hard to match across the power conferences. Ohio State women’s basketball benefited from the play of Big Ten Freshman of the […]
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Things started out well for the Buckeyes (14-7, 6-5) Saturday afternoon in Madison, but they fizzled out throughout the game as the Badgers (16-6, 8-3) shot their way to a 92-82 win over the Buckeyes. Ohio State got off to a 15-4 lead early, but the Badgers quickly rebounded to take a 49-43 lead into […]
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As if college athletics haven’t been wild enough lately, with trying to keep track of who is headed where in college football in the transfer portal, college basketball decided it was time to enter the chat. Over the last month, there have been a couple of head-scratching eligibility decisions handed down. On Christmas Eve, it […]
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Sunday begins the home stretch for Ohio State women’s basketball. In February, the Buckeyes play seven of their remaining eight Big Ten teams, and all of them come against Quad 1 teams, the highest tier of opponent in the NCAA’s NET rankings. That stretch begins at home against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Like Ohio State, the […]
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Even though the NFL Draft is still a little under three months away, there are plenty of mock drafts out there. Featuring prominently in those mock drafts are Ohio State Buckeyes. The majority of first round projections currently feature five Ohio State players selected on the first night of the draft, with three of them […]
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Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Wisconsin Badgers (-4.5) vs. Ohio […]
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If it feels like No. 11 Ohio State women’s basketball consistently starts slow in games, it is because that is exactly what is happening. The 2025-26 Buckeyes welcomed the Wisconsin Badgers to Columbus on Thursday night, and the game went as expected when compared to the rest of the season. Ohio State beat the Badgers […]
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Happy Friday once again, and happy Wisconsin eve! Ohio State (14-6, 6-4) heads to The Badger State tomorrow to take on Wisconsin (15-6, 7-3) in a nationally televised showdown on FOX. Like Ohio State, Wisconsin only has one Quad-1 win on their resume – a road win over Michigan on Jan. 10. Ohio State’s Quad-1 […]
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For most of the season, Taison Chatman has existed on the fringes of Ohio State’s rotation. Visible on the bench, active in warmups, but rarely part of the nightly plan. That changed against Penn State. With Gabe Cupps sidelined, Chatman was thrust into real minutes, and for the first time all season, he made them […]
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On October 20, when the Ohio State men’s basketball team hosted an open practice for fans to come out and watch the 127th team in program history, someone who works closely with the team said something to me that I, at the time, thought was absurd. “I think Juni (Mobley) is going to be our […]
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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. Land-Grant Podcast Network rolls out exciting new lineup of showsMatt Tamanini, […]
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Keeping up with the rest of the week, Thursday proved to be another busy day for Ohio State’s coaching staff on the recruiting trail. Sending out plenty of new offers to new names, it seems the Buckeyes are using the offseason to do nothing but recruit. Several new names worth mentioning, here’s a rundown on […]
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After a tough trip to Iowa City for No. 11 Ohio State women’s basketball, the Buckeyes returned to Columbus for the first of two home games this week. Wisconsin started the game strong, but a 29-point game from point guard Jaloni Cambridge was the difference in the 81-58 Ohio State victory. First quarter There was […]
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