#Dawand Jones

LINCOLN - One more offseason. One more preseason. One more football season. And one more postseason. All with a new commissioner, and an eye toward a larger future in the league. One more trip around the sun with this iteration of Big Ten football. And one more year with divisional schedules. One more year, for certain, of a Big Ten title game. The…

This season I have been breaking down a few of college football's biggest games each week and giving out at least one bet I like from each matchup. Let's take a look at the college football playoff matchup between Ohio State and Georgia. Ohio State vs Georgia Spread, current line: If I had to pick against the spread, I would lean towards taking the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Luke Wypler's decision to enter the 2023 NFL Draft set off a domino effect on Ohio State football's offensive line. Matt Jones helped stop the tumbling of those tiles when he announced Wednesday he will be back for a sixth season. The second team All-Big Ten Conference guard gives the Buckeyes two returning starters up front, along…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State football will have two starters back on its 2023 offensive line, thanks to Matt Jones' decision to extend his career. Jones announced Wednesday he will put of the NFL Draft and return to the Buckeyes for a sixth season. The returning starter at right guard joins left guard Donovan Jackson as holdovers for this fall as…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The best-case scenario for Ohio State football's 2023 offensive line is quickly falling by the wayside. Left tackle Paris Johnson Jr.'s NFL Draft declaration, formalized on Tuesday, had been all but a foregone conclusion. Same for right tackle Dawand Jones, who has not officially declared but is expected to do so as well. Ohio…

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State's entire 2023 football recruiting class is now signed, and a few of its members will begin their college careers this week. There are 11 freshman Buckeyes who arrived in Columbus over the weekend as early enrollees expected to participate in winter workouts and spring practice this year. Often those who do get a head…

We are just five days into the new year, and people are slowly getting acclimated to the normal, day-to-day realities of living their lives. The same is likely true at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. So, if Ryan Day and his coaching staff are a bit behind on putting together their 2023 New Year's Resolutions, we figured we would give them a…

Georgia and Ohio State meet in a College Football Playoff semifinal Saturday night at 8 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the Peach Bowl. Here are five things to know about the matchup: Georgia seemed secure with a playoff spot in November with the way it was handling opponents en route to an unbeaten regular season. Ohio State was living on the edge…

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. The AP All-America team is presented by…

Thirteen Big Ten students earned All-America plaudits from the Sporting News on Tuesday, highlighted by seven first-team selections. The full list can be found below. First-team Offense RB: Blake Corum, Michigan Corum had an amazing season with 1463 yards and 18 TDs - and it would have been even better had he not suffered a knee injury on Nov. 19…

Sporting News' 2022 All-American team features four players from the reigning national champions. Georgia leads all schools with three first-team selections - led by defensive tackle Jalen Carter - and four total selections across our two teams. USC also had four total selections - with Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams leading two first-team…

The Big Ten has been in the news cycle often this offseason and not because of its reigning champion nor its biggest national brand. But we're not here to talk realignment- let's dive into the landscape of the Big Ten conference for the 2022 college football season. As a refresher, the Michigan Wolverines won their first outright conference title…

For the only time in a regular season that features eight home games and only four road games, Ohio State will play back-to-back road games as it heads to Evanston, Illinois, this weekend to play Northwestern one week after traveling to Penn State. On paper, this game shouldn't be near the challenge last week's game in State College was. The…

After each Ohio State game during the 2022 football season, LGHL will offer its market analysis of the Buckeyes' performance. Using a standard bond rating system, we'll evaluate the offense, the defense, and the special teams, according to this formula: AA: Very Strong A: Strong BBB: Adequate BB: Facing Major Uncertainty Then, we'll take a look at…

Wisconsin is a run-heavy team offensively that will look to limit Ohio State's number of possessions. At the same time, it also has a stout defense capable of slowing down the Buckeyes' offense. Those items also appeared on the scouting report entering OSU's season opener against Notre Dame. Even though Notre Dame limited the Buckeyes to three…

Colten Bartholomew | Wisconsin State Journal The Badgers last won in Columbus in 2004, a losing streak of five games. And Ohio State is no stranger to playing in prime time, going 21-4 in night games since the start of the 2017 season. Here's a look at the keys to victory for both teams... and a prediction for the final score. Make them…