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Ohio State freshman star and former No. 1 recruit Jeremiah Smith lands in national championship game
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Ohio State faced Texas in the Cotton Bowl, Jeremiah Smith was expected to shine. After all, he had piled up 290 yards receiving in two postseason wins and was looking like the star to stop for the rest of the College Football Playoff field. Instead, he...
Ohio State has slowly paced itself on offense all the way to the national championship game
Ohio State has been purposely pacing itself on offense all season, huddling more and trying to limit the number of snaps in each game of what the Buckeyes hoped and anticipated would be a long run. “I know it sounds crazy, the huddle, it’s almost like going back in time,” coach...
Buckeyes rally around oft-criticized coach Ryan Day and ride momentum to CFP semifinal vs. Texas
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Ohio State lost to archrival Michigan for the fourth straight year, calls came from seemingly everywhere for Buckeyes coach Ryan Day to be fired. Fast forward five weeks and Day has Ohio State on the cusp of a national championship game appearance and is...
Jaguars fire coach Doug Pederson, keep GM Trent Baalke after 'best team assembled' wins just 4 games
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke never developed enough synergy, if any at all. Pederson thought talent was Jacksonville's bigger issue as losses mounted; Baalke believed coaching was the problem. Regardless, the...
Ohio State QB Will Howard gets one more chance against old nemesis Texas, this time in CFP semifinal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Second chances are not easy to come by. One victory over Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinals would more than make up for years of frustration for Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. Howard lost all three of his starts against Texas when he was at...
Jeremiah Smith's record-setting freshman season has Ohio State thinking big
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeremiah Smith isn’t just the next great Ohio State wide receiver. “He’ll probably be the best receiver to come through here,” Buckeyes cornerback Denzel Burke said. “He’s already on that verge, so really happy for him.” Smith is...
The upperclassmen: Oregon, Ohio St. leaned on well-traveled veteran QBs to reach Rose Bowl, CFP
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oregon and Ohio State are two of the most daunting teams left in the College Football Playoff in no small part because they've both got starting quarterbacks who had already seen — and beaten — just about everything they're ever going to face at this level of the sport...
Oregon defensive lineman Jordan Burch ready to face Ohio State after missing first meeting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ask anyone on Ohio State's offense what the biggest difference is for Oregon on defense going into Wednesday's Rose Bowl, and the near unanimous answer is Jordan Burch. The senior defensive end did not play in the first meeting on Oct. 12 after he suffered a...
Chip Kelly returns to the Rose Bowl, this time as Ohio State's offensive coordinator
Of all the things Chip Kelly is looking forward to in his return trip to Southern California, there is one that rises above everything else. “Gotta get more sunscreen looking at the weather report, because we haven’t seen the sun for a little while in Columbus," said Kelly with a...
Ohio State wants redemption, Tennessee seeks respect in first-round CFP matchup
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel doesn't much care for the narrative that No. 7 Tennessee, with its checkered history over the past 15 years, is content just to have reached the College Football Playoff. The fourth-year coach knows that mindset won't work facing a team like...
