
Patrick Murphy
Staff Writer at 247Sports
Ohio State beat writer for @bucknuts247 of @247Sports/@CBSSports • St. Louis ➡️ Columbus · [email protected]
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6 days ago |
247sports.com | Patrick Murphy
Thoughts on the Buckeyes coming out of spring practice. VIPOhio State's 2025 spring practice came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday with a high-scoring spring game. The Buckeye offense defeated the Scarlet and Gray defense 50-31 in front of more than 40,000 fans on a chilly day at Ohio Stadium. The scrimmage marked the 15th practice and wrapped up what was an important spring for Ohio State.
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1 week ago |
247sports.com | Patrick Murphy
At the NFL Combine in late February, former Ohio State cornerback Denzel Burke praised Buckeye quarterback Julian Sayin, stating the redshirt freshman is "going to be a great player." Burke refrained from comparing Sayin to a quarterback he's played with, not wanting to "put nothing on him" after just one season of college football as a backup. Based on context clues, the consensus among those listening to Burke was that C.J. Stroud would be the comparison.
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1 week ago |
247sports.com | Patrick Murphy
The Buckeyes lost their first player during the secondary window. Ohio State has lost its first player to the transfer portal during the secondary window. On Wednesday, punter Anthony Venneri entered the transfer portal after just one season with the Buckeyes. Vanneri transferred to the Scarlet and Gray from Buffalo during last offseason's secondary transfer portal window. He spent two seasons with the Bulls.
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1 week ago |
247sports.com | Patrick Murphy
Jermaine Mathews Jr. is experienced in defending a championship. As a junior at Winton Woods in Cincinnati, the cornerback contributed to the Warriors' victory in the Division II state championship, going 12-1 and 9-0 in conference play before finishing his senior season with an 8-4 record. Reflecting on that year, Mathews identified the bullseye on his team's back as the most challenging aspect of repeating.
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1 week ago |
247sports.com | Patrick Murphy
Jermaine Mathews Jr. is experienced in defending a championship. As a junior at Winton Woods in Cincinnati, the cornerback contributed to the Warriors' victory in the Division II state championship, going 12-1 and 9-0 in conference play before finishing his senior season with an 8-4 record. Reflecting on that year, Mathews identified the bullseye on his team's back as the most challenging aspect of repeating.
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