Dan Hope

5 days ago | elevenwarriors.com | Dan Hope

Calling college football recruits who enroll in January “early” enrollees is becoming more and more of a misnomer each year. At Ohio State, enrolling in January has become the norm for incoming freshmen, as 21 members of Ohio State’s 2025 recruiting class were on campus for spring practice. Add in the six transfers who joined the Buckeyes in January, and Ohio State had 27 midyear enrollees (midyear in an academic year sense).

1 week ago | elevenwarriors.com | Dan Hope

Ohio State will open the start of preseason camp to fans for a third straight year. Ohio State announced Friday that it will sell tickets to its first three practices of preseason camp on July 31, August 1 and August 2 at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Buckeye Nation: Youre Invited! Watch your defending champs in action at Training Camp Woody Hayes Athletic Center July 31, Aug.

1 week ago | elevenwarriors.com | Dan Hope

As one of Ohio State’s starting cornerbacks since 2023, Igbinosun has played a major role in Ohio State’s pass defense ranking in the top three nationally in each of the past two seasons. He’s also an excellent tackler and perimeter run defender who’s recorded 104 tackles in two years as a Buckeye. But there’s one glaring black mark on his résumé. Igbinosun gained a reputation for being penalty-prone in 2023, when he led all Ohio State defenders with six penalties.

1 week ago | elevenwarriors.com | Dan Hope

Ohio State will have a non-conference home night game, but it won’t be against Texas. The Buckeyes’ highly anticipated season opener against the Longhorns on Aug. 30 is now officially set for a noon kickoff on FOX. Ohio State’s final game of non-conference play against Ohio, however, will kick off at 7 p.m. at Ohio Stadium on Sept. 13. The in-state game between the Buckeyes and Bobcats will not be available on linear television as it will be streamed exclusively by Peacock.

1 week ago | elevenwarriors.com | Dan Hope

While the watch lists for college football’s major awards will be unveiled in July and August, the Lott IMPACT Trophy kicked off watch list season early by releasing the 42 nominees for its award on Wednesday. That list includes two Ohio State players: safety Caleb Downs, who was a finalist for the award last year, and linebacker Sonny Styles.