OHIO STATE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Charlotte man claiming to be Ohio State All-American just a fraud?

Giovanni Strassini has gone to incredible lengths to prove that he played tight end for Ohio State. However, his playing career is more like a giant hoax than anything else.
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Ohio State Player Profile – Doran Grant

Junior cornerback, Doran Grant. Expectations will be high this fall in Columbus, Ohio, as Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes figure to be ranked inside the preseason top three and favored in every game they play. The Buckeyes have become the trendy pick to play in Pasadena for a national championship on January 6, 2013. With ten starters returning, their offense should have...
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The Curious Case of Buckeye Corners

The Buckeye Empire Summer Series continues with a look back at the 2012 season and the cornerback position, Bradley Roby and Travis Howard in particular. In 2012, the Ohio State defense struggled mightily at times on the defensive end and many of those struggles centered around the defensive backfield. At a school sometimes referred to as DBU or CBU-Defensive Back University or Corner...
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Hoax Alert: Some Guy Named Giovanni Strassini Has Been Posing As An Ohio State Football Alum For Years

Charlotte Buckeyes If you weren’t a big-time college athlete, chances are that you probably wish you were. But one guy have may have gone a bit too far in attempting to make that dream a reality. Someone named Giovanni Strassini has been posing as a former Ohio State football player in the Charlotte Buckeyes fan club, claiming he played tight end for the school from 1973-1977,...
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Charlotte Man Impersonating Buckeye TE?

An Ohio State fan group based in Charlotte, NC, called the Charlotte Buckeyes has welcomed a former... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas says Greg Oden ‘looks unbelievable’ training for an NBA comeback

Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas told The Oregonian that free agent Greg Oden “looks unbelievable” and everything indicates the gimpy center will attempt a comeback for the 2013-14 campaign. Last undergoing the knife in February 2012, the 25-year-old Oden played a mere 82 games as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers over the course of five injury-plagued seasons. “Man,...
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2013 Preseason Top 25 Players: No. 18, Jordan Hall

Ohio State ended last season undefeated and the actual Big Ten Leaders division champions, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that OSU players dot our Preseason Top 25 Players list, but the name on it today may surprise a few who live year-to-year in there following of college football.  Same for yesterday's player, Zac Epping, who emerged late in 2012 as a significant...
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Ohio State Football Now Has Its Full 2014 Schedule

College Spun/Antonio Venegas Ohio State football’s entire 2014 schedule is now complete. The Big Ten released its 2014 schedule this morning. The 2014 season will be the first that includes the two newcomers of the Big Ten: Maryland and Rutgers. Because the conference will now have 14 teams, Ohio State will have eight conferences games (six divisional games and two cross-divisional...
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Ohio State Player Profile – Russell Doup

  As we have discussed in detail over the past few weeks, the kicking game at Ohio State has been emphasized throughout spring practice and likely will continue into summer and fall. While Drew Basil has a firm grasp on the kicking job, Buckeye fans won’t soon forget the 2009-2010 season in which then starting kicker Aaron Pettrey suffered a knee injury that forced walk-on Devin...
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Buckeyes a tennis powerhouse in a Northern climate

Those who follow college men's tennis closely know that Ohio State has a powerhouse program. Almost no one else does, however - even on the Buckeyes' own campus. ''The college tennis public knows we're a good, solid squad,'' said hard-nosed coach Ty Tucker, a former player for the Buckeyes. ''But I think to be considered the real deal, you'...
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Ohio State Basketball Offers High School Freshman V.J. King

Since it’s the offseason, the Ohio State basketball coaching staff is working hard on the recruiting trail. Today, the Buckeyes offered (unofficially) a kid who is not only drawing comparisons to LeBron James, but also attends his alma mater: St. Vincent – St. Mary’s in Akron, Ohio. The player is freshman phenom V.J. King.  St. Vincent-St. Mary’s VJ King nabs #OhioState...
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Buckeyes Land ’14 WR Lonnie Johnson

This afternoon, standout wide receiver from Gary, Indiana, Lonnie Johnson, gave Ohio State a solid verbal commitment to join their 2014 class. The 8th Buckeye committed for 2014, Johnson was ranked a four star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN, while given a three star rating from Rivals and Scout. He was ranked as the number three player in the state of Indiana and the 36th best WR...
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Ohio State won't beat an SEC team for the next National Championship

Despite the fact that the SEC has won seven straight college football championships, it's becoming trendy to pick other teams to win the next national championship, even if it means a twist in logic. For example, some people seem to think that Ohio State's relatively weak schedule (compared to SEC teams) gives them the advantage and makes them the favorite to win the title...
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Tressel and Meyer speak at NFF Banquet

WESTLAKE, Ohio - The new Ohio State coach picked up an award from the old Ohio State coach on Tuesday night. Though Urban Meyer accepting the Lee Tressel Award from Lee's son, Jim, grabs attention, theirs was a quick transaction made between smiling parties at the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation's Scholar-Athlete Awards banquet. Afterwards, Jim...
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12 days ago  |  Discuss

Ohio State five-star recruit says God wanted him to play for the Buckeyes

This past winter, leading up to National Signing Day, Georgia recruit Vonn Bell was said to be deciding between playing for Alabama, Tennessee or The Ohio State University. The five-star recruit surprised many when he opted for Columbus over the warmer confines of the SEC. As it turns out, Bell may have had a little bit of guidance in making his decision. From the AJC: I didn’t...
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