Andy Anders

1 week ago | elevenwarriors.com | Andy Anders

There's no going out in public without getting recognized these days for Jeremiah Smith. The deadliest weapon of Ohio State's 2024 national championship run might be more well-known than a college player coming off his freshman season ever has been. Crowds of Buckeye fans congregate around him wherever he goes, even in the presence of other team stars.

1 week ago | elevenwarriors.com | Andy Anders

Data often provides a reference point, but it can rarely tell the full tale. The impact of the College Football Playoff on the draft stocks of Ohio State’s players last year cannot be measured. For most, it was undeniably positive, with incredible performances en route to a national championship likely to attract the attention of professional teams’ scouts.

1 week ago | elevenwarriors.com | Andy Anders

Since arriving on campus, Sanchez has gotten a lot of attention, deservedly so. The Texan is as fluid and dynamic an athlete as they come with an incredible technical refinement of his game relative to his age that should allow him to see early playing time. But it would be a mistake to forget about sophomore Aaron Scott Jr. “He's been doing well this spring,” cornerbacks coach Tim Walton said of Scott in April. “He's been competing. He's been applying the game.

1 week ago | elevenwarriors.com | Andy Anders

Life came at Luke Montgomery quickly in his second season for the Buckeyes. Thought to be a contender in spring of 2024 for Ohio State’s starting right guard job, Tegra Tshabola, Austin Siereveld and Carson Hinzman all ultimately got chances to start at guard before he did. Then, come time for the College Football Playoff, with Josh Simmons and Seth McLaughlin both out with season-ending injuries, Montgomery gave the team a boost by rotating with Siereveld and Tshabola.

2 weeks ago | elevenwarriors.com | Andy Anders

No other wideout in Buckeye history has entered his second season with a 700-yard campaign already to his name, let alone a 1,300-yard season with a national championship like Smith has. He should be the next man up, instead, he’s already arrived. But perhaps that makes it all the more compelling to hear the way he talked about Quincy Porter this spring. “Quincy Porter (is a) big, tall receiver, just like me,” Smith said in April. “Came in, kept his head down, just working.