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Kirk Herbstreit thinks he knows the root of Ohio State football’s Michigan problem: Buckeye Breakfast
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit went on the Rich Eisen show in preparation to discuss the National Championship Game and the two couldn’t help but to talk about The Game,
Eisen — a Michigan alum — asked Herbstreit about the state of the Buckeyes’ program coming off a third straight loss to a Wolverine team who went on to win the national title by beating Washington heading into the offseason. The question sparked a long soliloquy from Herbstreit which started with him pointing how the difficulties Ryan Day deals with as OSU’s head coach.
“I like Ryan,” Herbstreit said. “I know him. I know what he is about. I think this has been hard on him when you go 11-0 and lose to Michigan and get ridiculous treatment from your fans. It’s not just, ‘Oh, man, you have to beat Michigan.’ It’s when it gets personal and the attacks on him and his family, I know are not something he and his family signed up for, but he understands it.”
What started as a way to discuss what this offseason might be like for Day, turned into a discussion about the fundamental difference between the two programs and why that difference has led to Ohio State being on the losing side of this rivalry for the last three years saying that the program ‘has to look in the mirror’ and make adjustments.
“With Ohio State, the adjustment is that they recruit on a national level and they get great individual talent,” Herbstreit said. “I think if there’s one thing that’s gotten away from them a little bit it’s this: Is everybody pulling the rope together? Is it a bunch of individuals that they are trying to talk into understanding Ohio State and Ohio State’s history, or is it a landing spot for three years to propel them into the NFL? That’s what they have to face.
“Recruiting great talent is one thing. But trying to get them to buy into being a great team and playing for Ohio State has got to be the number one thing. The NFL should be a big goal of yours. It’s great. NIL should be a big goal of yours. That’s great. But it’s not in front of what we’re doing as a team. … If they’re already in a good place there, then so be it, but that, to me, when you look at them against Michigan, that has stood out the past couple of years. Michigan plays for each other. … That matters.”
You can watch the full interview on the subject below:
Ohio State’s early enrollees arrive
Ohio State signed yet another top-five class under Day with 20 players in its 2024 recruiting class. That class featured five players classified as five-star recruits plus three others among the nation’s top 105.
A few of those players started their college careers over the week arriving as early enrollees including all but one of the five-star recruits. Early enrolling can often lead to a player getting on the field faster, some even doing so as true freshmen.
Here are the players from the 2024 recruiting class who early enrolled:
| Player, Position | State | Rank (Position) | Rating | Star |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Smith, WR | Florida | No. 1 (No. 1) | 0.9994 | 5-Star |
| Eddrick Houston, EDGE | Georgia | No. 26 (No. 5) | 0.9903 | 5-Star |
| Aaron Scott, CB | Ohio | No. 34 (No. 2) | 0.9873 | 5-Star |
| Air Noland, QB | Georgia | No. 36 (No. 4) | 0.9835 | 5-Star |
| Bryce Young, CB | Ohio | No. 58 (No. 4) | 0.9714 | 4-Star |
| James Peoples, RB | Texas | No. 95 (No. 7) | 0.9532 | 4-Star |
| Garrett Stover, LB | Ohio | No. 105 (No. 9) | 0.9493 | 4-Star |
| Ian Moore, IOL | Indiana | No. 137 (No. 6) | 0.9400 | 4-Star |
| Payton Pierce, LB | Texas | No. 204 (No. 16) | 0.9214 | 4-Star |
| Jaylen McClain, SAF | New Jersey | No. 269 (No. 28) | 0.9107 | 4-Star |
| Miles Lockhart, CB | Arizona | No. 388 (No. 32) | 0.8958 | 4-Star |
| Deontae Armstrong, OT | Ohio | No. 428 (No. 34) | 0.8925 | 4-Star |
| Devontae Armstrong, IOL | Ohio | No. 465 (No. 30) | 0.8900 | 3-Star |
| Eric Mensah, EDGE | Virginia | No. 779 (No. 89) | 0.8742 | 3-Star |
| Sam Williams-Dixon, RB | Ohio | No. 780 (No. 60) | 0.8738 | 3-Star |
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Buckeyes in the UFL
The United Football League is the latest professional football league to show hope hoping to carve out an interest for the sport in the spring. The league’s existence is the result of a merger between the XFL and the USFL and features eight teams.
Those initial rosters were announced on Monday following its initial player dispersal draft on Friday, allowing g the eight teams to protect 42 players from XFL and USFL rosters while adding up to 20 players from the rosters of teams within their previous league that will not be a part of the new league.
Six former OSU players will be on rosters in tight end Marcus Baugh, cornerbacks Cameron Brown and Gareon Conley, defensive tackles Antwuan Jackson and Taron Vincent and wide receiver Binjimen Victor, and Taron Vincent.
Brown, Conley and Victor were retained by teams they had already signed with while Baugh, Jackson and Vincent were drafted to new teams after their previous teams disbanded.
The initial season of the new UFL is scheduled to begin March 30. Teams will play 10 regular-season games, televised on ABC, ESPN, FOX or FS1.
Key dates
- NFL Draft underclassman entry deadline: 6 days, Jan. 15, 2024
- Regular signing period: 30 days, Feb. 7-April 1, 2024
- NFL Scouting Combine: 57 days, Feb. 27-March 4, 2024
- 2024 opener vs. Southern Miss: 235 days, Aug. 31, 2024
- The Game 2024: 326 days
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CLEVELAND — Thousands of people braved the cold in downtown Cleveland for the third wave of “No Kings Day” demonstrations against the Trump administration.
This time, protestors said, the stakes are higher than ever.
Community members and activists joined at the Free Stamp in Willard Park and marched alongside Lakeside Avenue and around Cleveland Public Square on Saturday. Demonstrators said they’re rallying against the Trump administration’s escalation of federal immigration enforcement tactics and rocky global economy amid the country’s war with Iran.
Protestor Fidel Swain who served 15 years in the US Air Force. (Spectrum News 1/Tanya Velazquez)
U.S. Military Veteran Fidel Swain said he’s marching for the rights of all Americans.
“We’re really concerned with what’s going on in the country today as far as this current administration,” Swain said. “They all seem to not follow the principles and ideas of the working class and just most Americans, which is law, order.”
Northeast Ohio resident Charlotte Hartman also stood among the crowd of demonstrators. She said she attended the two previous No Kings Day protests in Strongsville.
Today, Hartman said, she’s standing in solidarity with all marginalized groups.
(L-R) Protestors Elaine Wheaton, Charlotte Hartman, and Michele Murphy. (Spectrum News 1/Tanya Velazquez)
“The way he treats people and minorities, the way he treats handicapped people … They don’t seem to be any care or concern for anybody,” Hartman said.
Hartman was joined by Elaine Wheaton, who said she hopes the demonstration will help unite Americans, despite ideological differences.
“We’re hoping that some of the people that voted for Trump before might be changing their mind,” Wheaton said. “He’s getting a little too overboard … I have no problem with Republican presidents like Reagan or Bush or whatever, but it’s not that he’s Republican. It’s just that he’s a bad human.”
The White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson sent a statement to Spectrum News dismissing Saturday’s protest. She wrote, “The only people who care about these Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them.”
The first No Kings Day protest in June included around 5 million participants, while the second event in the fall drew in around 7 million people.
While speaking about the No Kings Day protests in October, Trump told Fox business that he’s “not a king.”
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Protests against President Donald Trump’s administration are scheduled across the country Saturday, including in Northeast Ohio.
Events are happening around the region, with the largest turnout expected in downtown Cleveland.
Cindy Demsey, a co-organizer of the event, emphasized the rally’s purpose: “No Kings rallies in Cleveland and around the country demonstrate that We The People support an immediate end to foreign wars, ICE’s terror tactics, the administration’s unconstitutional power grab, covering up evidence of crimes against children and government for billionaires.”
The rally is set to begin at 1:00 PM at the Free Stamp next to City Hall on Lakeside Avenue and East 9th Street.
Back in October, thousands gathered downtown, and the events featured musical performances and various speakers before a march.
When a demonstration took place this past summer, Cleveland police estimated about 5,000 people were in attendance.
That event was mostly peaceful, with one person arrested for disorderly conduct.
Here is a list of the events taking place this Saturday, March 28.
Cleveland
When: 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: Free Stamp, Willard Park
Akron
When: 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: John F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse
Lakewood
When: 10:30 to noon
Where: Lakewood City Hall
Parma
When: 10 to 1 p.m.
Where: Ridgewood Lake Park
North Ridgeville
When: 10 to noon
Where: LCCC University Partnership Ridge Campus
Mansfield
When: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Richland County Administration & Courthouse
Parma
When: 10 to 1 p.m.
Where: 7620 W Ridgewood Dr
Chardon
When: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: 100 Short Ct St
Cuyahoga Falls
When: 11 to 1 p.m.
Where: Cuyahoga Falls Downtown Amphitheater
New Philadelphia
When: 11:30 to 1 p.m.
Where: Tuscarawas County Courthouse
Ashtabula
When: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Smith Field Dog Park
Port Clinton
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Erie Dearie Park, a corner of Waterworks Park
Vermilion
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Exchange Park
Wooster
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Public Square
Strongsville
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Pearl Road & Ohio 82
Hudson
When: 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: Gazebo Green
Sandusky
When: 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: Sandusky Mall Entrance
Kent
When: 2 to 4 p.m.
Where: Gazebo, intersection of Franklin Ave and West Main Street
Warren
When: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Trumbull County Courthouse Square
Canton
When: 3 to 5 p.m.
Where: Central Plaza North
Medina
When: 4 to 6 p.m.
Where: Medina Public Square Historic District
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