
Stephen Means
Sports Writer at Cleveland.com
Ohio State football and basketball for @clevelanddotcom | Host of @BuckeyeTalkPod | 1 Corinthians 13:11 | [email protected] | Get the text: 614-350-3315
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cleveland.com | Stephen Means
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It’s the final week of official visit season for Ohio State, meaning another group of important 2025 targets will be on campus. This first weekend features 16 players with five-star commits Chris Henry Jr., and Blaine Bradford headlining as two of the seven commits. Five-star Bralan Womack headlines the nine undecided targets. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss them all.
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cleveland.com | Stephen Means
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss the most interesting things observed and heard at Ohio State’s final June recruiting camp. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk and sign up to get text messages from experts Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis at 614-350-3315. Get the insider analysis, have your voice heard on the Buckeye Talk podcast and connect with the best Buckeye community out there.
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cleveland.com | Stephen Means
Ohio StatePublished: Jun. 18, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith and cornerback coach Tim Walton talking with Smith's little brother Angelo Smith, a 2027 safety recruit who was recently offered by the BuckeyesStephen Means, Cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State’s has already reaped the benefits of having one member of Jeremiah Smith’s family on the roster, and now it’s going after another.
Ohio State football’s run of commits and breaking down its recruiting momentum: Buckeye Talk podcast
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cleveland.com | Stephen Means
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Commitment season is upon us and Ohio State seems to be taking full advantage of it, having watched its 2026 recruiting class grow significantly and it might not be done. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss at OSU’s latest successes, which include commits on the offensive line, defensive line and running back. Plus, previewing a few important upcoming dates and who could be on commit watch.
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cleveland.com | Stephen Means
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nobody’s sports fandom traces back to the first time they watched their favorite team dominate an inferior opponent. Your memories are tethered to the games on the biggest and brightest stages, regardless of what time of year they happen. Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork loves those games, too. He’d even love to put more of them on the football schedule past the three home-and-home series that fit that category.
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RT @skrajisnik3: Talked business with @Stephen_Means today as revenue sharing has arrived and Ohio State needs to decide how much of its $1…

Commitment season is upon us

RT @skrajisnik3: Ohio State is dividing its $20.5 million in revenue sharing like this: - $18 million in NIL - $2.5 million in new scholar…