After falling short of the national championship last season, Ryan Day and Ohio State are leaving nothing to chance. The Buckeyes have eliminated distractions so aggressively that they held Senior Day in Week 1, months before Michigan arrives.
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Ohio State’s season opener against Ball State was also an important day for their relationship with 5-star 2027 EDGE DJ Jacobs. Ohio State football kicked
Ohio State opened their season with a 56-3 win over Ball State. For those who watched the game right from the beginning, it's fair to say the Buckeye's didn't start the game exactly the way they wanted to.
Each week of the college football season, Yardbarker will spotlight standout performers, some of whom will be playing on Sundays. With that in mind, here are five from Week 1.
Jeremiah Smith needed only one half to remind college football what he can do, racking up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns in No. 1 Ohio State’s season-opening 56-3 victory over Ball State.
Ohio State opened the 2026 season with a 56-3 blowout win over Ball State, but head coach Ryan Day was far from happy behind closed doors. Freshman running back Legend Bey showed raw speed that made the Buckeyes recruit him heavily last winter.
Ryan Day isn’t waiting until the final week of the regular season to make Ohio State’s priorities surrounding Michigan perfectly clear. The Buckeyes are doing something unusual Saturday, holding Senior Day during their 2026 season opener against Ball State rather than during their traditional final home game of the regular season.
The Ohio State Buckeyes will induct longtime head coach Jim Tressel into their Ring of Honor on Saturday, and they had a perfect way of dressing things up for the ceremony.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are under 24 hours away from opening their season against the Ball State Cardinals in Columbus. Although much of the national attention
Ohio State kicks off its season on Saturday, which means it has little time to answer questions it still hasn't resolved. Here are some issues fans should watch for when the Buckeyes take the field against Ball State in Week 1.
Ohio State football coach Ryan Day says he is not looking for the next job. Day told Eleven Warriors he wants to remain with the Buckeyes for at least another decade, and he does not see an opening elsewhere that would pull him away.
Ohio State will open its season against Ball State on Saturday, marking the official end of fall camp. Many players made their mark for the Buckeyes during August, but a few took a step back.
The Detroit Lions waived former Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin this week, opening a 53-man roster spot less than two weeks before the regular-season opener (per the NFL.com transaction log).
Very few college football teams have a projected 100 percent chance to win their games across the Week 1 schedule, but Ohio State is one of them. That’s according to the SP+ college football prediction model, which forecasts that th e preseason No.
The Ohio State Buckeye’s 2026 season will kickoff this Saturday, when the Nation’s top-ranked team plays host to the Ball State Cardinals. As the Buckeyes
The Staples Wreckers of Westport, Connecticut just added an extremely valuable weapon to their coaching staff. That would be former Ohio State Buckeyes' championship-winning quarterback Cardale Jones.
The Ohio State Buckeyes’ Big Ten battle with Illinois just became a bit more important. The Ohio State Buckeyes have the majority of their work done in
Jeremiah Smith is entering his final season at Ohio State, and his recent comments show he intends to make it his most impactful one yet. Smith made sure this was known by saying, “I’m very excited about this one.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are after a top California target on the recruiting front. Another school in the Big Ten is working its way in, however. The Ohio State Buckeyes have turned the page to the 2028 recruiting class for the most part with the majority of their work in 2027 complete, and they already hold the No.
Ohio State and head coach Ryan Day are coming from a place of strength. They finished last season with a 12-2 record and reached the College Football Playoff.
In case there were any doubts that Jeremiah Smith will seamlessly transition to the NFL, worry no more.
Talent-wise, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Big Ten program that has boasted more superstars, though. In fact, in a recent All-Decade team published by Diare Carragher of PFF, the Buckeyes were extremely well represented.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are going into the new college football season with the kind of expectation that comes with being ranked No. 1 before playing a single game.
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