Breaking Away

The Hoosiers playing their A-game on Saturday could be enough to pull off an upset. Unless the Buckeyes also happen to play their A-game.

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) catches a touchdown pass in front of Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive back Isaac Gifford (2) during the first half of the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

Things We Cannot Say

Ryan Day just did something none of his wildly successful predecessors and benchmarks wouldn't dare to do.

Ohio State Buckeyes safety Lathan Ransom (8) celebrates with cornerback Jordan Hancock (7) after Ransom intercepted a pass in the second half at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

The offensive line is the heart and soul of any championship football team. It appears that Ohio State's patchwork unit might just be up for the challenge!

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Ohio State hasn't won a marquee non-conference showdown in the Horseshoe since 2010. That was four coaches ago!

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THE SITUATIONAL: Dysentery

Ohio State hosts a marquee opponent Saturday, and the team goal remains the same: You're better. Just don't crap all over yourselves.

08 Sep 2021
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THE SITUATIONAL: Millennial Tressel

Minnesota has decided to cook up the same recipe used by Iowa, Purdue and Northwestern to welcome the fearsome Buckeyes to town.

01 Sep 2021
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THE SITUATIONAL: Thieves of Joy

The Situational returns to preview the 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes.

25 Aug 2021
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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THE SITUATIONAL: Ring Tones

The B1G champions are heading back to the College Football Playoff in, quite literally, midseason form. Not ideal!

23 Dec 2020
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THE SITUATIONAL: Hollow Kingdom

It took the mens basketball team *three weeks* to play as many games as the football team got in the entire regular season.

16 Dec 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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THE SITUATIONAL: Bigger Fish

Ohio State-Michigan is hardwired into our culture, which means the rivalry will survive the pandemic. Unfortunately, The Game did not.

09 Dec 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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THE SITUATIONAL: Lord of the Flies

Ohio State's football fortunes this season rest almost entirely on arbitrary rules shoehorned into place by cowards who were afraid of looking weak.

02 Dec 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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THE SITUATIONAL: Gratitude

Ohio State defeated a top-10 team of destiny, leaving its fans deeply concerned about how the team might have fared had it faced Clemson instead.

25 Nov 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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THE SITUATIONAL: Appetite for Destruction

Welcome to the B1G East! It gets worse here every day.

18 Nov 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

49 Comments

The Situational: Four Seasons

The Buckeyes have *averaged* 63 points against the Terps since 2015. It's the rudest four-year stretch in B1G history.

11 Nov 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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The Situational: A Show of Hands

UPSET ALERT? An old friend brings his new-old program to the Horseshoe this Saturday with every intention of being competitive.

04 Nov 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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The Situational: All Apologies

Woody went for two because he couldn't go for three. Ryan Day went for six because life is short and victory formation is A WASTE OF EVERYONE'S PRECIOUS TIME.

28 Oct 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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The Situational: Commencement

The lengthiest college football offseason since SMU's death penalty comes to a close this week. We're back, baby!

21 Oct 2020
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The Situational: Good Turbulence

Welcome to the most excessively previewed season of Ohio State football in program history. It should be worth the wait!

14 Oct 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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The Situational: Building a Monster

The Buckeyes own the only unshared three-peat in B1G history. Can they extend it to four in a year where nothing has gone as planned?

07 Oct 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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The Situational: Don't You (Forget About Me)

Big XII plays no defense, Oklahoma has a bad loss and the Michigan Wolverines are bursting with confidence. A normal September!

30 Sep 2020
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The Situational: Side Hustle

A tip of the cap to Lincoln - and a trip to Brooklyn for some whiskey as we pour one out for what should have been Rutgers Week.

23 Sep 2020
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The Situational: Play Ball

Following a masterclass in communication management failure, B1G revoked its death penalty and will use football to advance COVID-related cardiac research in 2020.

16 Sep 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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The Situational: Ain't Played Nobody

This should have been the Second-Best Week of the football season. Instead it's like every other week in 2020, but angrier.

09 Sep 2020
by Ramzy Nasrallah

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