COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State stars leaving early for the NFL happens every winter, but the bigger news this time might be about who decided to stay. After the expected announcements by quarterback Justin Fields, cornerback Shaun Wade and other early departures trickled out via social media after the...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the best cornerbacks in the nation, Shaun Wade of Ohio State and Patrick Surtain II of Alabama, are going to have their hands full during Monday night's national championship game. Both are highly decorated All-Americans and top NFL prospects — which one is best is a...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama has two Heisman Trophy finalists and is in the College Football Playoff championship game for a record fifth time. Ohio State is back for the first time since winning the inaugural title in the CFP era. After the SEC champion Crimson Tide rolled past Notre Dame...
No. 2 Clemson (10-1, No. 2 College Football Playoff) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (6-0, No. 3 CFP), 8 p.m. EST. LINE: Clemson by 7. Series record: Clemson leads 4-0. WHAT'S AT STAKE? A berth in the College Football Playoff national championship game in Miami on Jan. 11. Clemson is seeking its fifth appearance in the...
Quarterback Justin Fields repeated as offensive player of the year and is joined by three of his teammates on The Associated Press All-Big Ten football team announced Tuesday. Lineman Daviyon Nixon of Iowa is the defensive player of the year and is among six Hawkeyes players on the first team in voting by 24...
No. 15 Northwestern (6-1 Big Ten, No. 14 CFP) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (5-0, No. 4 CFP) Saturday at noon EST (Fox). Line: Ohio State by 20 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 63-14-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Ohio State is seeking a school record fourth consecutive outright Big Ten title but also hopes to burnish its...
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, according to a vote by conference coaches and media released Tuesday. A Heisman Trophy finalist in 2019 when he delivered one of the most productive seasons by a Buckeyes quarterback, Fields has been...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Justin Fields ran, passed and blocked for unbeaten Ohio State in its latest stylish victory. And with coach Ryan Day away from the team following his positive COVID-19 test, Fields did his best to fill that role, too. “It was crazy. It kind of felt like I was almost our...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Fields and Ohio State are scoring points by the truckload, as expected, but cracks in the defense have made for some unsatisfying finishes of late for the No. 3 Buckeyes. They haven't let one slip by yet, but Indiana got close last week. Down 35-7 early in the second half, the...
No. 3 Ohio State (4-0, 4-0 Big Ten, No. 4 CFP) at Illinois (2-3, 2-3), Saturday at noon EST (FS1). Line: Ohio State by 28. Series record: Ohio State leads 68–30–4. WHAT’S AT STAKE Ohio State is putting up the points as expected but has shown some worrying vulnerability in closing out games....