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Will Howard Sets Blunt Expectations For Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes boast arguably the most talented roster in the country heading into the 2024 season. While it’s certainly exciting, it also puts a whole lot of pressure on the team.
Really, anything short of a championship this year will be a disappointment, and new Ohio State quarterback Will Howard has doubled down on those expectations.
“For us, it’s natty or bust,” Howard said, via Zach Barnett of Football Scoop. “I mean, there’s no doubt in my mind.”
That goes for pretty much everyone, but it definitely hits different when the projected starting quarterback vocalizes it.
Howard is transferring over from Kansas State and is expected to be under center when the Buckeyes open their regular season agains Akron on Aug. 31.
Funny enough, as stacked as Ohio State’s roster is, the one area of potential concern is the quarterback position.
While the Buckeyes certainly have a talented group of signal-callers, there are questions as to whether or not any of the quarterbacks on the squad are truly capable of leading the team to a national title.
Howard was good—not great—in his final season at Kansas State, throwing for 2,643 yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 61.3 percent of his passes in 2023. He also rushed for 351 yards and nine scores.
“We have all the talent. We have all the intangibles,” added Howard. “Now, we’ve just got to go do it. I’m tired of hearing how talented we are and how good our team is. It’s about the work ethic and how we go to work every single day, and I think we’re doing the things that we need to to put ourselves in that position to be there at the end of the year and now we’ve just got to go do it.”
Clearly, Howard knows what needs to be done. You get the feeling that the rest of the ballclub understands, as well.
But until Ohio State actually gets on the field in 2024, we won’t actually know how dominant the team really is…although you have to admit that the Buckeyes look pretty scary.
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No. 20 Maryland rallies from 19-point deficit to defeat No. 8 Ohio State 76-75
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oluchi Okananwa had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Yarden Garzon added 17 points and No. 20 Maryland rallied from a 19-point deficit in the first half to beat eighth-ranked Ohio State 76-75 on Sunday.
It is the Terrapins largest comeback since Nov. 13, 2019, when they were down 19 in the fourth quarter at James Madison before posting a 70-68 victory.
Addi Mack had 14 points and Saylor Poffenbarger 13 for Maryland (21-6, 9-6 Big Ten), which beat a Top 10 team for the first time since it defeated Ohio State in the Big Ten quarterfinals two years ago.
It is also Maryland’s first win over a Top 10 team on the road since 2022 against Notre Dame.
Jaloni Cambridge had 29 points and Chance Gray a season-high 25 for the Buckeyes (22-4, 11-3), who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Ohio State extended its lead to 38-19 on a 3-pointer by Gray before Maryland started to rally back.
The Terrapins trailed 46-31 at halftime, but got back in it in the third quarter, outscoring the Buckeyes 26-14. That included a 20-7 run at the beginning of the period that included six points by Garzon and five apiece by Okananwa and Mack.
Maryland took the lead by scoring the first 12 points of the fourth quarter. Mack’s 3-pointer with 8:17 remaining put the Terrapins up 62-60. They extended it to 69-60 before Ohio State made its comeback.
Ohio State had a 5:04 scoring drought when Maryland made its comeback.
The Buckeyes had a chance to win it after Maryland’s Kyndal Walker missed a free throw with 4 seconds remaining. Jaloni Cambridge got the rebound and Ohio State called timeout.
Cambridge tried a potential, game-winning 26-foot 3-pointer, but it went off the glass to give Maryland the win.
Up next
Maryland: Hosts Purdue on Feb. 22.
Ohio State: At Minnesota on Wednesday.
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3 killed in head-on crash on State Route 60 in Muskingum County
WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WSYX) — A two-vehicle collision on State Route 60 claimed three lives, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred just after 3 p.m. Saturday in Wayne Township. Investigators report that 18-year-old Adam Cornelison, of Duncan Falls, was driving a 2010 Mercury Milan southbound when his vehicle traveled left of center. The Mercury struck a northbound 2025 Honda CR-V operated by Bradley Stanley, 53, of Newark.
Cornelison was pronounced dead at the scene. The Highway Patrol noted he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the impact.
Two passengers in the Honda CR-V, Mackenzie Lawrence, 29, and Brooklyn Stanley, 22, both of Newark, were taken to Genesis Hospital. Both later succumbed to their injuries.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene, including the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and fire and EMS crews from Harrison Township, Zanesville, and Duncan Falls.
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The crash remains under investigation.
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MSU football to host highly-coveted Ohio OT prospect in April
Michigan State football will host a highly-coveted offensive lineman from Ohio for an unofficial visit in April.
Dominic Black of New Madison, Ohio will reportedly visit Michigan State in mid-April for an unofficial visit, according to Bleed Green MSU. Black will visit Michigan State on April 16, and also has upcoming visits lined up with Ohio State (March 28) and Virginia Tech (April 11).
Black is currently an unranked and unrated offensive tackle in the 2027 class. He is listed at 6-foot-5 and 290 pounds, and plays for Tri-village High.
While Black may not be ranked at the moment, he certainly will be at some point based on the number of schools that have already offered him. According to 247Sports, he holds offers from Michigan State, Boston College, Maryland, Minnesota, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and a host of group of six schools.
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