Dave Biddle

5 days ago | 247sports.com | Dave Biddle

It appears as though college football coaches will not have to worry about having a roster limit of 105 players in 2025. In a revision of the House vs. NCAA settlement, athletes who otherwise would have been on the team will be "grandfathered" in, meaning they will not count against the limit of 105. Federal judge Claudia Wilken still has to approve the revision, which she is expected to do.

5 days ago | 247sports.com | Dave Biddle

Depending on who you listen to, Michigan's penalties could be anywhere from severe, to barely a slap on the wrist. However, the university did self-impose a two-game suspension on head coach Sherrone Moore recently, and the NCAA has reportedly scheduled its Committee on Infractions hearing for June 6-7. What do we think will happen? Jonah Booker and Dave Biddle discuss that and much more on the Friday 5ish. Want to help THE Foundation, the No. 1 NIL collective for the Buckeyes?

6 days ago | 247sports.com | Dave Biddle

Donovan Jackson's former high school football coach – Steve Leisz – is also a huge Minnesota Vikings fan. In fact, he was telling his friends prior to the 2025 NFL Draft that he hoped his team would select Jackson with the No. 24 overall pick. And that is exactly what they ended up doing. In a very good piece on The Athletic, (paywall) Alec Lewis spoke with Leisz, OSU strength and conditioning coach Mickey Marotti, Ohio State support staff members and others about the 6-foot-4, 320-pound Jackson.

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Dave Biddle

The Wednesday 5ish reacts to Knowles' comments about leaving OSU for PSU, takes a look at how the Big Ten race might shape up this year and much more as Dave Biddle flies solo. Jim Knowles spoke about his departure from Ohio State and what led up to it during a wide-ranging interview with Heather Dinich of ESPN on Tuesday. What did we make of Knowles' comments? And is there a chance things worked out well in this situation for all parties involved?

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Dave Biddle

Former Ohio State safety Jamie Wood has been hired as the President of Football for FreeGame, which is a new athlete management company. Wood, who attended Pickerington Central High School, was named a U.S. Army All-American in 2009 and played for the Buckeyes from 2009-12. Prior to joining FreeGame, Wood was the assistant athletic director of NIL at Texas A&M in 2023-24.