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Everything Dusty May said after Michigan's 86-83 win over Ohio State

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February 16, 2025

Everything Dusty May said after Michigan's 86-83 win over Ohio State

Opening Statement

Yeah. If you guys are going to put me up against those two guys, I’d like a booster suit. Just, you guys, so many guys contribute to this win, and you heard the humility from those guys, that they obviously played a starting role tonight and they made play after play, but they’re also appreciative of the screens and the cutting and the plays that their teammates make, the shooters being threats where the change is facing, but what a great college basketball game. Ohio State made play after play, and obviously, Royal was phenomenal, and then Mobley and Horton, they gave us everything that we asked for, everything that we wanted. They were good. I mean, for us to win the shot battle, to have a manageable amount of turnovers, and even our turnovers tonight, it’s been our Achilles heel, but I thought several of them when we played good basketball and maybe got it all stripped into paint, and so those are the ones that will live with dumps or layups, so we didn’t have very many unforced turnovers tonight, and it was a physical game. It was, I think, Ohio State’s, without a doubt, NCAA tournament team, so it’s two heavyweights battling it out, going hit for hit, round for round, and fortunately, we made the plays when we needed to.

On getting contributions from everybody

No question. I thought all the guys, you know, Rubinn Jones’ stat line, eight points, 100% from the field. I thought his defense was physical. He was aggressive. Roddy had eight rebounds. Namari made one of the biggest shots of the game, I think, in the four minute time, I’m sorry, between eight and four minutes. Trey didn’t have one of his better games, but he’s the one that got the win. When we were weathering a storm in the second half, he was the one that was getting down, no good pressure on the rim, so obviously, they’re all not going to be at their best, and then L.J. Cason on the offensive side brought a real boost, and then Will Cheddar did what he does almost every game, so I could go down, we’re winning these games because it’s a complete team effort, and the bond and relationship that our guys have in the locker room carries over into the games.

On whether the last play for designed for Roddy Gayle

That was option one. We felt like we’d been riding Danny, and just as if we’re coming out of timeouts anticipating what we might see, we felt like they were going to do something, whether it was trap Danny or whatever the case, they were going to do something out of a timeout to take away what had been our bread and butter, and so yeah, we tried to create an advantage for Roddy getting down the hill, and he made a big time play. He made a big time play.

On LJ Cason

Same thing. I mean, he’s a freshman, and for a freshman to do what we’re always doing in this league is incredibly impressive. For L.J. to stay ready and stay composed on the offensive side of the ball, he’s an impactful player every time he checks in, because he can get where he needs to get to, he can shoot the basketball, and he can really get to loose basketball. As one of our coaches on our staff says, he’s a retriever. He gets the ball. We don’t win this game without the contributions of everyone who checked in.

On teams adapting to four or five-man screens and Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin adapting to it

Every team has a different personnel that can allow and force certain things to happen. Purdue can’t do certain things that Ohio State can do, and Ohio State can’t do certain things that Michigan State can do. We can’t do certain things that Wisconsin can do. There’s a lot of factors. I’d rather not give my opinion of why it was tonight, other than just great personnel awareness and selflessness by our group of players.

On the potential of a new era in the rivalry

Well, I’d anticipate every single game being like this, hard fought to the very end with great support from the fans, with great interest throughout college basketball. It’s a big game, and I don’t want to speak for Coach Diva because we haven’t talked about it since our Big Ten meetings, but he came up last year when we were in California, Big Ten country, for our Big Ten meetings, and he said, hey, are you good with, let’s try to do this where we play home and home every year. Going forward that way, obviously it’s hard because it’s two rivalry games versus one, but it’s what’s good for the game. It’s what’s good for the sport. It’s what’s good for our players. It’s less travel. It’s big for TV. It’s big for our fan bases, so we both agreed that even though it might not be as fun as it could be, it’s a gut-wrenching preparation and anticipation for the game because of how much it means, but we both agreed that going forward we’d like for that to happen. I don’t know if we can do a quick flip next year if it happens the year after that, but yeah, we both request that from the league, so it was a lot of fun competing against those guys because we have a lot of respect. Like us, they played an incredibly difficult schedule which has prepared them for Big Ten play, and they’re a much better team now than they were six weeks ago. Much, much better basketball team. I looked at a couple texts from coaches that have played them earlier and they said, wow, they’ve improved, so that’s probably the most difficult thing to do in today’s climate is to keep a team together, fighting like crazy together, and then have them improve as you go through this long, grueling season of college basketball, especially in the Big Ten Conference.

On the team chanting Roddy Gayle’s name in the locker room

You know, it’s obviously tough. You know, if you step in that arena now as a modern athlete, there’s certain things that come with it. As a coach, there’s certain things that just, it’s part of it, and it’s more difficult on people that are great human beings, like Roddy Gale, and he’s a basketball player, he’s a son, he’s a brother, I mean, he’s a lot of things other than just a Michigan or Ohio State basketball player, so obviously, it’s tough at that age, but it’s part of it, and he handled this situation with grace, with dignity, with class, and he played a really good basketball game in a tough environment, and he’ll be better for this, because he powered through it.

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Northeast Ohio school closures for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026; Cleveland School District plans to resume classes

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January 28, 2026

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Northeast Ohio school closures for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026; Cleveland School District plans to resume classes

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Metropolitan School District is going to give it a try Wednesday.

The city’s school district posted a message on its website Tuesday night that it intends to resume classes Wednesday. However, the message says the district intends to monitor weather conditions overnight.

Temperatures are expected to go as low as minus-3 degrees with wind chills at minus-15, according to the National Weather Service. The predicted temperature at 7 a.m. is 1 degree with wind chills at minus-11. A cold weather advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. Wednesday.

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That’s led dozens of districts to already cancel classes for Wednesday, including Akron Public Schools, Avon Lake City Schools, Elyria City Schools, Lorain City Schools, Medina City Schools and Strongsville City Schools.

Below is a list of closures and delays for Wednesday, Jan. 28. For a more complete list that includes day cares, preschools, Head Start programs and church programs, go to the list from cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer news partner WKYC Channel 3.

Academy of St. Bartholomew

Akron Public Schools

Albert Einstein Academy (all campuses)

Amherst Exempted Village Schools

Archbishop Hoban High School

Around the Sun Montessori School

Ashtabula Area City Schools

Ashtabula County Tech Campus

Avon Lake City Schools

Avon Local Schools

Barberton City Schools

Berea City Schools

Bethel Baptist Christian Academy

Black River Career Prep High School

Brooklyn City Schools

Brunswick City Schools

Buckeye Joint Vocational School District

Buckeye Local Schools (Ashtabula County)

Buckeye Local Schools (Medina County)

Building Bridges

C.A.S.T.L.E High School (Parma)

Cascade Career Prep

Central Christian School

Chapel Hill Christian School, North and South

Chippewa Local Schools

Christian Community School

Cleveland Arts & Social Sciences Academy

Clearview Local Schools

Cleveland Central Catholic High School

Cleveland Shambhala Center

Cleveland Sports Academy

Cloverleaf Local Schools

Community Action Head Start (Akron, Barberton)

Conneaut Area City Schools

Constellation School Westpark Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Middle

Constellation Schools Eastside Arts Academy

Constellation Schools Elyria Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Elyria Community Middle

Constellation Schools Lorain Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Lorain Community Middle

Constellation Schools Madison Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Middle

Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Parma Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Parma Community Middle

Constellation Schools Parma Community High School

Constellation Schools Parma Community Intermediate

Constellation Schools Puritas Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Puritas Community Middle

Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Elementary

Constellation Schools Westpark Community Middle

Constellation Schools Westside Community School of Arts

Constellation Schools Pearl Road Elementary

Copley Fairlawn City Schools

Cornerstone Community School

Corpus Christi Academy

Coventry Local Schools

Crestwood Local Schools

Cuyahoga Falls City Schools

Dale Roy School

Education Alternatives (Bedford, Brook Park, Elyria, Ravenna, Springfield, Willoughby)

EHOVE Career Center (two-hour delay)

Elyria Catholic High School

Elyria City Schools

Fairlawn Lutheran School

Fairview Park City Schools

Field Local Schools

Geneva Area City Schools

Ginn-Thompson School for Girls

Global Ambassadors Language Academy

Global Village Academy

Gospel Haven Academy (two-hour delay)

Grand Valley Local Schools

GSCELC SCOPE Academy

Hametown Christian Academy

Happy Hearts

Hartville Christian School

Highland Local Schools

Hiram College

Holy Cross Lutheran School

Holy Family (Stow)

Holy Name High School

Horizon Science Academy Denison Middle, Cleveland Middle, High School

I.D.M.R. Akron

Imagine Bella Academy

Immaculate Heart (Cuyahoga Falls)

Incarnate Word Academy Elementary

Innovation Academy West

Insightful Minds

Jefferson Area Local Schools

Kent City Schools

KidsLink School

Kingsway Christian School

Lake Center Christian Schools

Lake Ridge Academy

Lawrence School (Lower, Upper)

Lincoln Park Academy

Lorain City Schools

Lorain Preparatory School

Magnificat High School

Maplewood Career Center

Mayfair Christian School

Medina Christian Academy

Medina City Schools

Medina County Career Center

Midview Local Schools

Mogadore Local Schools

Monroe Preparatory Academy

Noble Academy (Cleveland)

Nordonia Hills City Schools

North Olmsted City Schools

North Ridgeville City Schools

North Royalton City Schools

Northside Christian Academy

Olmsted Falls City Schools

Open Door Christian Schools

Orchard Park Academy (Akron)

Our Lady of Angels Elementary

Our Lady of Elms (all closed)

Padua Franciscan High School

Parma City Schools

Parma Heights Christian Academy

Pathways to Success

Portage Learning Center (Atwater, Kent, Ravenna, Streetsboro)

Positive Education Program

Pymatuning Valley Local Schools

R G Drage Career Center

Ramah Junior Academy

Ravenna School District

Redeemer Christian Elementary

Regina Coeli-St. Joseph

Revere Local Schools

Rising Sun Centers

Royal Redeemer Lutheran

S.U.P.E.R. Learning Center

Seton Catholic School

Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools

Southeast Local Schools (Portage County)

Springfield Local Schools (Summit County)

SS Philip and James School (Canal Fulton)

St. Adalbert (Cleveland)

St. Albert the Great Elementary

St. Angela Merici.

St. Anthony of Padua (Akron, Lorain, Parma)

St. Augustine (Barberton)

St. Charles Borromeo School

St. Columbkille Elementary

St. John Lutheran (Cleveland)

St. John School (Ashtabula)

St. Joseph-Randolph

St. Jude Elementary (Elyria)

St. Leo The Great (Cleveland)

St. Mary Elementary (Elyria)

St. Mary Immaculate (Avon)

St. Mary (Akron)

St. Mary (Berea)

St. Michael Archangel

St. Patrick Elementary (Kent)

St. Paul Lutheran (Westlake)

St. Peter Elementary (Lorain)

St. Peter (North Ridgeville)

St. Sebastian Elementary

St. Stanislaus Elementary

St. Thomas More Elementary

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (two-hour delay)

STEAM Academy (Warrensville)

STEPS Academy

Stepstone Academy

Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools

Streetsboro City Schools

Strongsville City Schools

Sts. Joseph and John (Strongsville)

Summit Academy Elementary (Akron, Lorain)

Summit Academy (Akron Middle, Secondary)

Summit Academy-Akron Secondary

Summit Christian School

Tallmadge City Schools

The Golden Key School

The Lippman School

Urban Vision (Akron)

Wadsworth City Schools

Warrensville Heights City Schools

Washington Park Community School

Windfall School

Wings of Change

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Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia Has Four Word Phrase As Ohio State Rallying Cry

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January 27, 2026

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Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia Has Four Word Phrase As Ohio State Rallying Cry

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Matt Patricia isn’t returning to Columbus to mess around. He wants to win and wants to do so immediately to erase the bad taste from the Buckeyes’ Cotton Bowl loss to the Miami Hurricanes last month.

To do so, Patricia needed a mindset shift. It’s one made famous by ex-Ohio State legend Woody Hayes, whose words still resonate with Buckeye faithful to this day.

“You Win With People.”

“When you go into a new building, man, you better leave all that baggage behind,” Patricia said, via The Silver Bulletin.” “You [had] better leave that behind because they don’t deserve it or they’re not there in that same space.”

Patricia wants his players to remember, whether it’s ex-safety Caleb Downs or a practice squad plsyer thst he wants to remain in their life for as long as he can instead of just being transactional.

“I really have a lot of joy in this and love being around the guys and the relationships,” Patricia said. “I’ve got guys that I coached in the 90s, and I’m still really close with, and guys that don’t call, they just be like, ‘Hey, I need your advice on this,’ or after football, career advice and things like that. So I love being that mentor.”

Patricia does tend to use the growth vs. fixed mindset, channeling the growth mindset as his main source of positive coaching.

“I just try to take it one step at a time,” Patricia said. “I always want to have that growth mindset. I always want to be a curious learner.”

Matt Patricia Finds Inner-Motivation to Lead Buckeyes

Nonetheless, though, one thing is non-negotiable.

“I’m gonna give you everything I got,” Patricia said. “I’m really gonna sacrifice everything I can to make sure I come through for you.”

Regardless of the outcome, that’s Patricia’s constant message.

Everything can be reset, which Patricia realized after a failed stint with the Detroit Lions.

“I wasn’t my best version,” Patricia said. “I think learning that is really important. That’s how you get better as a coach, as a person.”

Now, he says feels much better about himself overall. Especially when it comes to mentoring players where he knows they will be successful with the next level like Downs.

“I think just in general with Caleb [Downs], just the amount of experience he has playing football is probably the most important thing,” Patricia said. “And his professionalism, and how he prepares, is probably the best example that I can point to for all the players.”

With Patricia at peace, the Buckeyes defense can move forward as well.

It remains to be seen whether everything pays off. Come August, we will find out.

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3 thoughts on Ohio State hiring Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator

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January 27, 2026

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3 thoughts on Ohio State hiring Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator

Ohio State is set to bring in Arthur Smith as its next offensive coordinator, replacing Brian Hartline, who was recently named the head coach at South Florida.

Here are three thoughts on Smith’s imminent hire:

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day values NFL experience

The hire follows a familiar pattern, as Smith is the latest coordinator to bring an NFL background to Ohio State.

Six of the eight offensive and defensive play-callers hired by Day over his tenure have spent previous years in the NFL.

Smith’s career arc most closely mirrors Matt Patricia, the Buckeyes’ current defensive coordinator. Both were rising stars during the 2010s and landed head-coaching jobs at the peak of their ascents before washing out and returning to roles as coordinators.

After Smith was fired by the Atlanta Falcons at the end of 2023, he spent two seasons as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive coordinator, helping them to twice reach the playoffs.

The approach worked well with Patricia, who elevated the Ohio State defense with NFL-style concepts that ranged from multiple fronts to coverage disguises as he replaced Jim Knowles last offseason. The Buckeyes finished 2025 with the best defense in the Football Bowl Subdivision, allowing the fewest points per game since Alabama 2011.

It figured to be worth repeating on the other side of the ball, especially after Day had relied on a first-time play-caller last year in Hartline, who had been the Buckeyes’ wide receivers coach before the promotion.

The experience of the 43-year-old Smith also allows Day to continue in a CEO-style role after remaining the primary play-caller for the offense in his first five seasons at the helm of the program. Day began delegating play-calling in 2024, though he briefly returned to the role for the College Football Playoff in December.

Arthur Smith adds a complementary strength

Smith’s best year as an offensive coordinator was with the Tennessee Titans in 2020.

The Titans were one of the highest-scoring offenses in league with an average of 30.7 points per game that ranked fourth out of 32 teams. They leaned on star running back Derrick Henry, who became only the eighth running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.

The Titans also finished drives during Smith’s two years as coordinator, ranking first in 2019 and second in 2020 for their red-zone touchdown percentage. They reached the end zone on three out of every four trips inside opponents’ 20-yard line.

If the success translates to Ohio State, it would pair well with the vertical passing that has long been the defining strength of Day’s offenses.

There were only five FBS quarterbacks in 2025 who completed more deep balls, as defined by Pro Football Focus as passes traveling at least 20 yards, than redshirt freshman Julian Sayin.

But the Buckeyes experienced a drop-off with both their running game, which went from 5 yards per carry in 2024 to 4.6 yards in 2025, and red-zone efficiency, where their touchdown percentage of 75.81% fell to 66.67%.

Smith should help in both areas, potential improvement that would enhance an offense that remains stacked with talent due to the return of Sayin and star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.

The absence of Chip Kelly, the former offensive coordinator who elevated the Buckeyes’ running game during their national championship season, was noticeable last fall.

The hope for the Buckeyes is that Smith can help them to rediscover the balance.

Scheme is the priority at Ohio State

Two assistants will replace Hartline.

Day made the first hire earlier in January with Cortez Hankton as receivers coach before finding Smith.

The addition of Smith will leave Ohio State with a staff of 11 primary on-field assistant coaches, one more than in recent seasons.

The expansion is the result of the NCAA’s removal of limit on staff sizes, a rule change introduced in 2024 allowing schools to hire an unlimited number of assistants to coach during practices and games.

The only restriction that remains in effect involves recruiting. FBS teams can send only 10 assistants off campus to recruit in addition to their head coach.

The current setup suggests Smith would not be out recruiting. It would be a rare arrangement for a coordinator, but not unprecedented, as Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has other assistants on the road in place of offensive coordinator Chad Morris and defensive coordinator Tom Allen.

As Ohio State moves in a similar direction, it would leave Smith largely focused on game planning and play-calling for their offense without having to travel for recruiting.

Smith would also be Day’s first offensive coordinator without being assigned to a position group.

Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at jkaufman@dispatch.com and follow along on Bluesky, Instagram and X for more.

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