Jaxon Smith-Njigba injury: Ryan Day provides update on star WR ahead of Peach Bowl

COLUMBUS, Ohio - You should probably read with skepticism any time a beat writer picks the team they cover to win the national championship, even if that team circles that outcome as regularly as Ohio State football. I think if you took the names off of every FBS team in the country and based your prediction on 2022 results, overall talent and…

As college football season draws ever-closer, we're running down Indiana's schedule to preview all 12 opponents for 2023. We'll start with the season opener, and it's a big one. IU hosts Ohio State to kick off 2023. The Hoosiers have not beaten the Buckeyes since 1988 - Ohio State has won 21 consecutive games against IU. If the Hoosiers end the…

Don't let a slow 40 time at Jaxon Smith-Njigba's Ohio State pro day stop you from drafting the former Buckeyes star wide receiver. Just draft former Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and figure it out later. Smith-Njigba may have missed the bulk of the 2022 campaign due to an injury, but he certainly did enough in his breakout…

A trip to the national championship game is on the line when the Ohio State Buckeyes and Georgia Bulldogs meet Saturday in the Peach Bowl. It is the second national semifinal on New Year's Eve. Read on for our top Peach Bowl college football picks based on the best NCAAF odds as Ohio State battles Georgia. For most of the regular season, Ohio State…

No. 1 Georgia is looking to defend its title as the reigning national champions, but that will be tough to do with a matchup against the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl. Both of these programs have reached college football's pinnacle as brands, but only one will move on to play in the College…

Sports Betting Dime provides exclusive sports betting content to cleveland.com, including real-time odds, picks, analysis and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Ohio State are set to do battle in the College Football Playoff at the Peach Bowl on Saturday night. Kickoff is…

The chase for a National Title begins this weekend for Georgia and Ohio State as two of college football's biggest programs go head-to-head in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA Ohio sports betting is going live on Jan. 1! New sign-ups who register below can find these great deals! Date: Saturday, Dec. 31st Time: 8…

Ohio State's blueprint for winning the College Football Playoff championship will be staring the No. 4 Buckeyes in the face when they play No. 1 Georgia in a semifinal game at the Peach Bowl on Saturday in Atlanta. The Buckeyes (11-1) are coming off a 45-23 thrashing by second-ranked Michigan on Nov. 26 in Columbus, Ohio. They are only in the…

The College Playoff Semifinal kicks off on New Year's Eve and plenty of eyes are focused on the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl matchup of Ohio State vs Georgia. It's a clash of titans as the Ohio State Buckeyes and Georgia Bulldogs battle for a spot in the CFP National Championship. It's familiar territory for both storied programs. Georgia crushed…

The undefeated Georgia Bulldogs take on Ohio State in the CFP Semifinal this Saturday. Get your bets in early for this Georgia vs Ohio State Peach Bowl showdown. No. 1 Georgia (13-0) beat up on LSU in a 50-30 pounding in the SEC Championship. No. 4 Ohio State (11-1), meanwhile, lost "the Game" to heated rivals Michigan 45-23 on November 26th. The…

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and there are 43 college football bowls to wager on. VSiN is here to help bettors sort through them all and find the value. Be sure to check out our College Football Bowl Betting Guide, our homepage for individual bowl previews and our running best bets file. This is the preview for the Peach…

By the time the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs take to the field in Atlanta for the Peach Bowl, it will have been 35 days since OSU last played a football game and 28 for the Dawgs. During that time period, both teams have had an opportunity to get guys healthy so that they are entering the College Football Playoff as…

Ohio State's blueprint for winning the College Football Playoff championship will be staring the No. 4 Buckeyes in the face when they play No. 1 Georgia in a semifinal game at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday. The Buckeyes (11-1) are coming off a 45-23 thrashing by second-ranked Michigan on Nov. 26 in Columbus, Ohio, and are only in the…

The College Football Playoff is quickly approaching and that means predictions are starting to roll in. In terms of the Peach Bowl which features Georgia and Ohio State, most pundits are picking Georgia, but don't tell that to ESPN's Joey Galloway. The former Buckeyes star wide receiver thinks that his alma mater will get it done against the…

The Ohio State Buckeyes are already near touchdown underdogs against the No. 1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs in the Chic-Fil-A Peach Bowl on December 31st. It's already been announced that they will be without star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Arguably the No. 1 ranked receiver leading up to the season and the NFL Draft, Smith-Njigba has been…

The 2022 Peach Bowl looms, with the Ohio State Buckeyes and Georgia Bulldogs squaring off Dec. 31 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. While there's still plenty of time for pundits to offer analysis on who they think will prevail, most are picking Kirby Smart's Bulldogs to advance to the national championship. As evidence of such, the Bulldogs are…

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 differing sides of one…

The College Football Playoff Committee has spoken and we will see Ohio State vs. Georgia in the Peach Bowl and TCU vs. Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl. The top four was announced during Sunday's live selection show and may have seemed obvious to some, but TCU lost in overtime to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game to add a little bit of doubt…

Ohio State has always had an embarrassment of riches at the wide receiver position, including Marvin Harrison Jr., this season has 60 catches for 969 yards and 11 touchdowns. According to PFF College, he is the best in the country against single coverage highlighted here: 658 yards 11 touchdowns 32 catches for a first down 18 catches of 15+…

Jaxon Smith-Njigba's status gets some possible good news per Ohio State head coach Ryan Day. Smith-Njigba has been dealing with an undisclosed injury after Week 1 against Notre Dame and was able to make an appearance in the recent game against Iowa. Smith-Njigba played roughly 20 snaps but was limited in the game. Against Penn State, he did not…

No. 3 Ohio State heads to East Lansing, Michigan, to take on Michigan State with the hope of remaining undefeated while keeping its Big Ten title and College Football Playoff hopes alive. The Buckeyes began the season with a tense and difficult 21-10 win over a Notre Dame team ranked in the top five at the time, but life has been much easier for…

For Ohio sports bettors, the Ohio State Buckeyes are kicking off their hoped-for path to the NCAA football title about four hours too soon. Legal in Ohio begins Jan. 1 when the clock strikes midnight, ushering in the new year. Bettors will be able to wager on mobile apps, at brick-and-mortar sportsbooks and at kiosks in hundreds of bars,…