This Week in Twitter: C.J. Stroud Certifies As a Star in the NFL Playoffs, D'Angelo Russell Has a Big Week for the Lakers, and The Journey Featuring Bruce Thornton

By 11W Staff on January 27, 2024 at 2:35 pm
Quarterback C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans
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Did you tune in for the NFL Playoffs last weekend? Even in a losing effort, C.J. Stroud earned himself plenty of new fans in football circles everywhere — including Lamar Jackson himself.

Even as the game got away from the Texans in the fourth quarter, Stroud undoubtably served as one of the key reasons why the divisional round meeting between Houston and Baltimore ended the evening as ESPN's most-viewed NFL game ever.

Of course, Stroud likely has his eyes set on other accolades as award season for the professionals continues down the home stretch.

Fortunately for Ohio State fans, there remains a handful of former Buckeyes competing for postseason glory worth celebrating this weekend. Their former coaches certainly seem excited.

Should the ball bounce the right way, even more former OSU players could return for the Super Bowl. Taylor Decker would gladly welcome that.

Even beyond Stroud, some ex-Buckeyes continue to generate buzz despite their own seasons coming to an early close.

Meanwhile, back in Columbus, the men of scarlet and gray have already begun laying the foundations for the next campaign.

Pivoting to basketball, D'Angelo Russell had himself quite a week for Los Angeles to the delight of LeBron James and his other Laker teammates.

No exaggeration, you have to be playing with some serious sauce to get away with passing up an assist on the break to LBJ.

Russell has unfortunately found himself a frequent trade piece throughout his NBA career. However, if he can maintain something close to this level of play into the next month, it may prove difficult for the Lakers to move on from D Lo a second time.

Of course, the biggest and brightest storyline surrounding Ohio State basketball in the last week had to be the women's team upsetting No. 2 Iowa and the reigning player of year Caitlin Clark in Columbus. You can relive the full triumph in cinematic fashion below.

Cotie McMahon dropped 33 points in the overtime victory, and her herculean effort down the stretch resulted in a double-double as well as several national accolades throughout the week.

On the men's side, Big Ten Network's widely acclaimed series The Journey spotlighted point guard Bruce Thornton this week.

Don't inquire about the Buckeyes' record in B1G road games dating back to last season, but feel free to ask Ohio State's head coach if he feels as strongly about Taylor Swift as Jared Sullinger did about Miley Cyrus and "Party in the USA."

Finally, Eleven Warriors expresses condolences and sympathies to the family of one of the most beloved Buckeye fans online: Tom Adelsberg.

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