ESPN.com presents OSU Buckeyes http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/ 60 en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:22:04 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 Jordan Hall watched most of Ohio State's 12-0 season from the sideline with mixed emotions. "It was tough to watch and miss," Hall told ESPN.com. "I played in two and a half games or something. I was happy for my team, but I just wanted to be out there so bad." The running back figured to be out there a lot for Ohio State after the team completed spring practice last April. New head coach Urban Meyer singled out Hall as one of few bright spots for an offense he called a "clown show.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post/_/id/11881/buckeyes-jordan-hall-gets-back-to-business Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:15:19 EDT 11881 Brandon Harris insists he doesn't like attending football camps. "You don't get enough reps," he said. "You get a rep, then you wait around while other quarterbacks throw. I'd much rather be throwing with my [high school] teammates. I like to make every rep count." It's funny Harris would say that because camps have been so good to the Bossier City (La.) Parkway High 2014 quarterback. Camp performances have played no small role in why he's gone from being a relative unknown to being the fastest-rising player in the ESPN 300 who will soon choose a college out of a who's-who list of suitors.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=11751 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:54 EDT 11751 Some ESPN 300 offensive linemen are all business. They’re the ones with straightforward answers who carefully mark each word so as not to be misunderstood when they speak. Demetrius Knox (Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints Episcopal) is the one walking up behind them during the interview to give them a Wet Willie. Don’t get Knox wrong, he knows when to take things seriously, he just thinks life’s too short to walk around with a scowl.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=11734 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:46 EDT 11734 GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Defensive end Trent Harris (Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park), a new ESPN 150 member, has narrowed his list of schools to six. The 6-foot-2, 227-pound athlete said Florida, Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State and Vanderbilt are his final six schools. Harris said he chose those six schools because they all have what he is looking for in academics and athletics. "Those schools are standing out because from the ones I have been to they have great football environments," he said, "and they are all like families and care about the players and have good coaches and produce players to the league.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=11872 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:22 EDT 11872 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Presented with perhaps an easy way out, Ohio State instead is reinforcing its emphasis on beefing up its schedule heading into the playoff era. The move to a nine-game slate in the Big Ten means everybody in the league will have to be a bit choosier with its opponents outside the league, and for teams such as the Buckeyes who already had four squads lined up to fill slots in 2016, that also means casting one game aside. It could have worked to cancel a series with Oklahoma, a home-and-home arrangement that starts with what figures to be a difficult road trip to visit the perennial power.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post/_/id/11866/buckeyes-not-softening-schedule Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:00 EDT 11866 Rod Gilmore breaks down his top-five cornerbacks heading into the 2013 season, and Ohio State junior Bradley Roby grabs the No. 2 spot.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post/_/id/11861/video-roby-nations-no-2-corner Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:03 EDT 11861 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Urban Meyer needed only a season to restore Ohio State to the top of the Big Ten and among the elite programs in the nation. But the Buckeyes aren't all the way back to where they want to be yet, at least not until there's some company for the last crystal football that was claimed more than a decade ago now. Meyer's quick work a year ago in guiding Ohio State to a perfect record has put his team directly in the middle of any conversation about national title favorites this fall, and the momentum is seemingly only building after signing two banner recruiting classes to lay the groundwork for the coming years.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=11842 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:48 EDT 11842 With Monday’s release of the ESPN 300, here’s a look at 10 of Ohio State’s top targets in the 2014 recruiting class, ranked in order of how likely they are to commit to the Buckeyes. 1. ILB Raekwon McMillan (Hinesville, Ga./Liberty County) 6-2, 249 pounds ESPN 300 Rank: 13 Why they want him: With the additions of outside linebacker Mike Mitchell and inside backer Trey Johnson last year, McMillan would lock up a unit that could become a dominant force in the Big Ten.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=11729 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:00:16 EDT 11729 The ESPN 300 was released Monday, and it is evident Ohio State has to make up some ground. Last year, Ohio State debuted at No. 7 when the first 300 was released behind a core group of six ESPN 150 selections and five other top pledges. This year, the Buckeyes have just one ESPN 150 senior in cornerback Damon Webb (Detroit/Cass Tech) and two other 300 selections in outside linebackers Dante Booker (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary) and Kyle Berger (Cleveland/St.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=11709 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:51:59 EDT 11709 Ohio State got its kicks, but lost a few in a wild week of recruiting. Here’s an overview of what happened: On Sunday, Derek Kief, who broke down his top five late Friday, picked Alabama over Ohio State. However, Chad Mavety and the Buckeyes are looking more like a fit. Raekwon McMillan took a trip to Florida, however, and is lining up another one soon. On Saturday, big 2015 offensive tackle Drew Richmond got almost everything he wanted out of his trip to Ohio State, while Solomon Thomas put Ohio State in his final eight.]]> http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/osu/post?id=11817 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:30:01 EDT 11817