With National Signing Day on the horizon I figured this would be a good time to catch up on the players who signed in previous classes. Today we look at what happened to the players who signed in 2008. Below you will find the 18 players who signed with Ohio State in February 2008 and their vitals c...

We all seem to get on to the fire Fickell or thank goodness Withers is gone wagon.  However, we really need to think about our defense since Dantonio.  It really hasn't been that great against Top Tier Teams......maybe Mark Snyder was good.  I hear all the pro-Heacock fans do...

I'm pleased to announce a new feature that I'll be bringing to Eleven Warriors; leading up to the remaining dual matches on the schedule, I'm going to reach out to the opposing staff to get a glimpse of their perspective heading into the match with the Buckeyes. I figured there was no be...

Individual offensive rating is points produced per 100 possessions.  The details of this calculation can be found here: http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ratings.html. Usage rate is an estimate of the percentage of offensive possessions an individual player uses when he is on the co...

According to a story on Land grant. Phil Matusz has been hired as a tOSU  Strength and Conditioning Coach (S&C) http://www.vuhoops.com/2014/1/30/5360780/villanova-football-strength-conditioning-coach-phil-matusz-leaving   ome big news from the Villanova football staff broke yesterda...

With National Signing Day on the horizon I figured this would be a good time to catch up on the players who signed in 2009 and 2010. How many stars did Carlos Hyde have? What was his 40 time coming out of high school? Whatever happened to Jonathon Newsome? Did he extend his playing time? What happe...

Sports fans across the country can name the biggest rivalries.  Yankees-Red Sox in baseball.  Lakers-Celtics in basketball.  Pirates of the Caribbean versus The Fast and the Furious for Movie-Franchise-that-Should-Have-Ended-After-One-Film-But-Just-Keeps-Going.  But, what makes...

Preview by Curt Heinrichs   “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of 100 battles.” – The Art of War- Sun Tzu Head Coach: Joe McFarland An Ohioan himself, McFarland was a 2 time state champ in Ohio as a high schooler. McFarland then be...

These stats are for B1G play only. Key: 1. Pace (possessions per game) 2. Off (offensive efficiency, this is points per possession) 3. Def (defensive efficiency, this is points allowed per possession on defense) 4. Margin (off-def)   pace off ...

Recap by Curt Heinrichs In their first home action in over 2 months, the Buckeyes fell flat against visiting Nebraska, losing a 28-12 decision. Only 3 Buckeyes got their hands raised on Friday night, led by the reliable Nick Heflin, Johnni DiJulius, and Logan Stieber. Bonus points turned out to be ...

Shandel Richardson of the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel is right on the mark: There was a time Greg Oden could not wait to watch sports highlights on television.   He recalls flipping the channel to ESPN just so he could catch up on the previous night's NBA or NHL clips. And the...

The last 50 days or so has not been the best of times for Buckeye fans, but I am convinced it will get better quickly.  I will explain why I am optimistic for both the Football and Basketball programs.   Football - UFM and the rest of the Coaching staff is putting the finishing touches o...

11W, I'm afraid Ohio State athletics are under some sort of course. Even worse, I'm afraid that I'm the causing of this curse! Growing up a Buckeye fan in Southern California, it was hard to attend Ohio State athletic events in my earlier years. Before January 3rd (the day I moved to Col...

To me this is a tricky question. Where does Carlos Hyde rank among the long list of the greatest Ohio State RB's of all time? Like I need to give anyone on here a history lesson, but for the sake of arguments I am going to post some stats below anyway for comparison. Forgive me if I ...

Yesterday, I wrote this blog describing one of the problems with Oversigning complaints:  many of them are using different definitions.  Below, I give a little more detail about each of those definitions and where they came from / some examples of their use.  I also discuss why the de...

  Preview by Curt Heinrichs “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of 100 battles.” – The Art of War- Sun Tzu On Friday, the Buckeyes will play host to #7 Nebraska (* all rankings in this preview refer to those updated on Intermat on Jan...

Here we are in late January with National Signing Day just around the corner.  One of the topics that usually rears its ugly head this time of year is Oversigning.  Many of you know I will often dive into these conversations when it surfaces – and being an Alabama fan, I rarely share...

The decision from Roderick Johnson should be coming any time now, they are saying it's down to Ohio State and Florida State. With us picking up Brady Taylor, what are the chances Johnson commit's to tOSU? I think even with picking up Taylor, he would be a great add, as he is in the ESPN 300....

Another week another chart as the basketball Buckeyes do whatever it is they are doing out there.  Key: 1. Pace (possessions per game) 2. Off (offensive efficiency, this is points per possession) 3. Def (defensive efficiency, this is points allowed per possession on defense) 4. Mar...

Recap by Curt Heinrichs   Winning 6 out of 10 bouts, the Buckeye wrestling team improved to 7-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten with a victory over Northwestern in Cincinnati. The dual was contested at Moeller High School, the alma mater of Wildcat junior Pierce Harger, and the Buckeyes had a ...