Land-grant Holy Land: For Ohio State Buckeyes Fans

On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I am joined, as always, by Jordan Williams to about Ohio State’s exciting energy surrounding the defense. This week during Spring practice the defensive line talked to the media and gave us a ton of exciting stuff to talk about. We discuss Jack Sawyer’s expectations for the defense and how complacency got in the way last year. We also talk about Jerron Cage discussing the new vibes and Tyliek Williams becoming a more well rounded player. After that, we discuss the Pro Day for the Buckeyes who participated. Master Teague flashed incredible athleticism and many of the unsung guys got to make some noise in front of NFL evaluators. The real winner of the Pro Day was none other than C.J. Stroud who made a huge impression on the scouts in the building. Once we get back from the break we discuss why NFL evaluators are so bad at evaluating quarterbacks and we give some important analysis on the position itself. Keon Keeley visited which leads to a conversation

On LGHL’s Play Like a Girl podcast, Meredith Hein welcomes in friends from around the LGHL, Ohio State, and sporting worlds to talk everything from Ohio State sports to advocacy for women in sports and all the happenings in between. Welcome back, folks, happy March Madness and happy first week of Spring! As Ohio State fans, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament might not have brought us the results we wanted after the opening weekend, but there was no shortage of drama as the field of 68 was whittled down to just 16. Fortunately, the Ohio State women showed up in the first round with a win over Missouri State.  While the maddest of the madness might be behind us, this weekend brings three 15-seeds between the men’s and women’s tourneys competing in their respective Sweet Sixteens.  Nothing is guaranteed: On the men’s side, three of four one-seeds remain, but all got pushed in the second round and have tough roads ahead. Go figure, there are no more perfect brackets — Meredith’s and Megan’s included.  Contact M

Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast ‘Hangout in the Holy Land’ is back! Join LGHL’s co-managing editor Gene Ross alongside his co-host Josh Dooley as they cover everything from football to basketball to recruiting and more! On this week’s episode, the guys discuss Ohio State’s NCAA Tournament performances, including a win over Loyola-Chicago in the first round and a tough loss to Villanova on Sunday afternoon. Gene and Josh discuss what went wrong for the Buckeyes against the Wildcats, as well as the future of the program with the pending NBA Draft decision of Malaki Branham. They then branch out to the rest of the NCAA Tournament field, including the big upsets by St. Peters and UNC in the last few days as well as the Big Ten’s struggles as a whole in the past few tourneys. Connect with the Podcast: Twitter: @HolyLandPod Connect with Gene: Twitter: @Gene_Ross23 Connect with Josh: Twitter: @jdooleybuckeye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following every Ohio State football and select basketball games, LGHL will be bringing you an instant recap and analysis breaking down the game and previewing what’s next for the Buckeyes. Contrary to popular belief amongst Ohio State followers, the No. 7 seeded Ohio State Buckeyes are moving on in the NCAA tournament after taking down No. 10 seed Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 54-41 on Friday afternoon behind a surprising and impressive defensive effort from Ohio State The “Bucketheads” podcast co-host Justin Golba gives his thoughts and analysis on the game at hand and what he saw from the Buckeyes at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. Also, what comes next for the Buckeyes? They will face the winner of No. 2 Villanova and No. 15 Delaware on Sunday at a time to be determined. Sorry, Sister Jean. Connect with Bucketheads Twitter: @BucketheadsLGHL Connect with Justin Golba Twitter: @Justin_Golba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I am joined, as always, by Jordan Williams to about Ohio State’s chances in the NCAA Tournaments. We begin the show discussing the Ohio State’s match up against Loyola-Chicago and how the expectations for the Buckeyes are anyone’s guess. We talk about their injuries and how the Buckeyes getting just healthy enough could lead to a run. Then we finish off with why March Madness is the best. After that, we get into a discussion about the biggest question mark position groups on the roster. The Buckeyes have a loaded roster and tons of talent, but there are a few position groups we just don’t fully have a picture for. We ask some questions and try to answer them. Then we get into the scholarship limit and why the Buckeyes will probably need to see some people leave before Fall camp starts. We list off some players and discuss the positions and players that we don’t see having clear paths to playing time. Lastly, we discuss the schedule for the Buckeyes and

On LGHL’s Play Like a Girl podcast, Meredith Hein welcomes in friends from around the LGHL, Ohio State, and sporting worlds to talk everything from Ohio State sports to advocacy for women in sports and all the happenings in between. Welcome back, folks, and happy March Madness! We’re so excited to celebrate spring weather, St. Patrick’s Day and even Daylight Savings time, because it all means that the NCAA Tournament is just days away.  And what a tournament it will be! Will Coach K make a last run at a championship? Does a Big Ten team have a shot at the title? Can Ohio State even get past the first round? All questions we need answers to… It doesn’t hurt that March is also Women’s History Month, and we get to mark the occasion with a historic NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament featuring 68 teams — including an Iowa squad that looks poised to go all the way.  Contact Tia Johnston Twitter: @TiaJohnston_ Contact Meredith Hein Twitter: @MeredithHein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc

Land-Grant Holy Land’s newest podcast, ‘Bucketheads’ takes you on a journey across the college basketball landscape every episode. The only basketball-focused podcast in the LGHL family of podcasts, co-hosts Connor Lemons and Justin Golba give the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes as well as all the other happenings in the college hoops world. ‘Bucketheads’ will be released every Thursday morning throughout the regular season. During this week’s episode, we thoroughly discuss seven-seed Ohio State’s matchup with 10-seed Loyola Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Clearly, the Buckeye fanbase is pessimistic about this game and many folks don’t see Ohio State advancing to the round of 32. But are there reasons to be optimistic?  Connor and Justin explain why E.J. Liddell should have plenty of space to make plays and why feeding Zed Key (if healthy) early and often will be critical to the Buckeyes’ chances of advancing. They also analyze the intriguing coaching matchup between Chris Holtmann

During this bonus episode, we analyzed every single game in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and filled out our brackets at the same time. Some games we had very valid justification for, and others....not so much. But that’s the whole fun of it, right? Tune in to see which 13-seed Justin has winning a massive upset, which 11-seed Connor has making a run to the Sweet 16 and which teams each guy has beating Baylor in the East region (spoiler: neither of them have the Bears coming out of that corner). They also tease the upcoming Ohio State episode, and confirm that Land-Grant Holy Land will in fact be doing another bracket challenge for this year’s NCAA Tournament. If it isn’t out yet, keep an eye out for it! Connect with the Podcast: Twitter: @BucketheadsLGHL Connect with Connor: Twitter: @lemons_connor Connect with Justin: Twitter: @justin_golba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Wednesday, March 16 Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann met with the media to preview seven-seed Ohio State’s first-round NCAA Tournament matchup with 10-seed Loyola-Chicago in Pittsburgh. He gave an update (kind of) on Zed Key and Kyle Young’s health, and went into detail about what make’s Loyola’s defense so effective, especially against the pass. He praised Loyola guard Lucas Williamson, saying he is “Without a doubt an NBA player.” He also gave insight into how much last season’s first-round loss weighs on the team heading into this game, and the differences between last season and this season. Finally, the Ohio State head coach talked about Malaki Branham, and how much weight has been put on the Big Ten Freshman of the Year’s shoulders. He conceded that sometimes his slenderness/slight frame makes it difficult for him to guard bigger, physical guards, “He’s an 18 year old kid, and sometimes the size and strength is a problem. He’s 18, there’s not a ton he can do to fix that right this second.” Connec

Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s I-70 podcast. On this show we talk all things Big Ten football and basketball. After every week of action, we will get you caught up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players that you should be paying attention to in the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan. It's selection Sunday which means it is officially March Madness!! Nine Big Ten teams made the Men's tournament led by No. 3 seeds Purdue and Wisconsin. Six teams made the Women's tournament led by No. 2 Iowa. Dante and Jordan have much more faith in the Women making a run versus the Men. Despite having nine teams in the tournament the guys are predicting that up to six could lose during the first weekend. Can the Iowa Women's basketball team make a run to the finals? Jordan is hoping for a Caitlyn (Curry) Clark showdown versus UConn’s Paige Bueckers. The Big Ten tournament has wrapped up with Iowa beating Purdue 75-6

On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I am joined, as always, by Jordan Williams to talk about Ohio State’s offseason the guys get into a discussion about mental health after the Harry Miller announcement. We begin the show with a difficult discussion surrounding mental health, after Harry Miller’s announcement the importance of this conversation is in the fore front. We discuss the need for taking mental health seriously, respecting others, and we discuss how people have many internal battles that go unnoticed, so check on your people. After that, we then discuss the concussions in college sports and how Treveyon Henderson highlighted the potential issues with concussion protocols. We talk about the challenges in diagnosing head injuries and how there’s no one size fits all approach to catching concussion symptoms. Moving forward, we discuss the receiver position and how Ryan Day wants a rotation of 5-6 players. We discuss how loaded this room is and how the five players are pretty solidif

Following every Ohio State football and select basketball games, LGHL will be bringing you an instant recap and analysis breaking down the game and previewing what’s next for the Buckeyes. The Ohio State men’s basketball Buckeyes followed a familiar script on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. They got up to a 13-point lead in the first half before things slowly, but surely, slipped away after halftime. Chris Holtmann’s sixth-seeded squad ended up losing to 11th-seeded Penn State 71-68. In a podcast recorded literally minutes after the latest OSU MBB collapse, Justin Golba and Matt Tamanini broke down the game, looked forward to the tournament, and discussed Holtmann’s status as the head coach of the program. There’s no doubt that injuries to Kyle Young, Zed Key, and Meechie Johnson Jr. have hampered the Buckeyes’ ability to close the season on a more positive note, but the troubles that they’ve experienced down the stretch — second-half collapses, defensive inefficiences, and a ro

Land-Grant Holy Land’s newest podcast, ‘Bucketheads’ takes you on a journey across the college basketball landscape every episode. The only basketball-focused podcast in the LGHL family of podcasts, co-hosts Connor Lemons and Justin Golba give the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes as well as all the other happenings in the college hoops world. ‘Bucketheads’ will be released every Thursday morning throughout the regular season. On this week’s episode of “Bucketheads”, Connor and Justin talk about conference tournament week and obviously, the Big Ten Tournament. What is the best-case scenario for the Buckeyes this week and is a deep run in Indianapolis even something they should want? Also, Xavier stinks and the boys look ahead to possible NCAA tournament matchups and seedings that the Buckeyes could be looking at come Sunday. Connect with the Podcast: Twitter: @BucketheadsLGHL Connect with Connor: Twitter: @lemons_connor Connect with Justin: Twitter: @justin_golba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Throughout the season, Land-Grant Holy Land will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conference, but also from individual interview sessions. On Wednesday, March 9, Ohio State men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann met with the media to provide a preview of the upcoming Big Ten Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes will open their 2022 postseason by taking on the winner of Wednesday's matchup between No. 11 Penn State and No. 14 Minnesota. Holtmann gave an update on his team's various injuries and Justice Sueing remains unavailable — as he has been for most of the season. Kyle Young will not play on Thursday, but there is still hope that he will return from his latest concussion at some point before the end of the year. Other Buckeyes who have been battling injuries — like Zed Key, Meechie Johnson Jr., and mothers — will be available to varying degrees for the B1G Tourney. The head coach also discussed what he is hoping to see from his team in Indianapolis and whether or n

Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast ‘Hangout in the Holy Land’ is back! Join LGHL’s co-managing editor Gene Ross alongside his co-host Josh Dooley as they cover everything from football to basketball to recruiting and more! On this week’s episode, the guys start things out by discussing the Ohio State men’s basketball team and the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. Things have not gone well for the Buckeyes lately, and the B1G tourney will not provide any sort of breather as we inch closer and closer to the NCAA Tournament. Things then transition to the football team, which began spring practice on Tuesday as we also got to hear from Ryan Day and Jim Knowles. The guys then close things out with a quick recap of Ohio State’s NFL Draft hopefuls’ performances from the Combine. Connect with the Podcast: Twitter: @HolyLandPod Connect with Gene: Twitter: @Gene_Ross23 Connect with Josh: Twitter: @jdooleybuckeye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On LGHL’s Play Like a Girl podcast, Meredith Hein welcomes in friends from around the LGHL, Ohio State, and sporting worlds to talk everything from Ohio State sports to advocacy for women in sports and all the happenings in between. Welcome back! The Ohio State men’s basketball team has been on a rollercoaster all season, and this past week was a perfect example of their ups and downs. This week, Megan and Jami break down what the Bucks are doing wrong, the keys to success in the postseason tournament and which of the six seniors they will both miss next year (hint: it’s the same one). Additionally, the women’s basketball team is not to be forgotten, nor is women’s college basketball in general. Jami and Megan analyze their late season surge, along with the legacy that Coach K has left at Duke and college basketball as a whole. Plus, who can forget about the size of Pitt QB’s Kenny Pickett’s hands, which was discovered at the NFL Combine? Contact Megan Husslein Twitter: @meganhusslein Connect with Jami Jurich

Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s I-70 podcast. On this show we talk all things Big Ten football and basketball. After every week of action, we will get you caught up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players that you should be paying attention to in the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan. In this episode the guys acknowledge the superstar that is Caitlyn Clark better known as Caitlyn Curry. After leading Iowa to the Big Ten tournament championship can she lead Iowa to a national title? The Men's Big Ten tournament is set, and we discuss potential upsets. Will Nebraska beat Ohio State again? Is Illinois going to get upset? Purdue, while not the No. 1 seed is the best team in the Big Ten will they ultimately win the crown? We get into all that and more. Jordan is frustrated with the WNBA and how little growth they've shown. Should the WNBA separate from the NBA or will that destroy the league? Plus, Jord

Throughout the season, Land-Grant Holy Land will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conference, but also from individual interview sessions. During this episode, we heard from the head coaches of both Ohio State and Michigan as well as select players following Michigan’s 75-69 victory over the Buckeyes on senior day in Columbus. The conversation on Michigan’s end mostly focused on adjustments they made following their loss to the Buckeyes last month in Ann Arbor. The conversation for Ohio State consisted of more shrugs, “I’m not sures”, and saying that they simply “did not bring the necessary focus and effort” for today’s game. Ohio State shot 48% as a team, but turnovers and defensive rebounding kept the ball out of their hands for more time than they would have liked. Phil Martelli complimented Ohio State's fans, saying that it was a “Very cool atmosphere” in the Schottenstein Center on Sunday. He gave credit to the entire Michigan coaching staff for the win, and noted that it took

On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I am joined, as always, by Jordan Williams to talk about Ohio State’s offseason the guys watch sports and discuss some of the latest conversation topics surrounding the Buckeyes. We begin the show discussing the new Batman film and discuss why we’re excited to see Robert Pattinson play the caped crusader. We then get into how they can build this world, DC superhero film flops, and why this one should be different. We haven’t seen it yet, so no spoilers. After that, we get into the constant pain Ohio State basketball causes and has endured during the Holtmann era. We talk about the last two defeats and the Michigan State game as it happens. The positives of Holtmann still outweigh the negatives, but we tell you what he has to do in March to earn some faith back amongst the fair weather fans. We then talk all things the NFL combine and discuss the Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson’s times live on the show. That leads to discussions about some other players a

Throughout the season, Land-Grant Holy Land will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conference, but also from individual interview sessions. During this episode, we spoke to E.J. Liddell, Joey Brunk, Chris Holtmann, Gabe Brown, and Tom Izzo about Ohio State’s 80-69 victory over the reeling Spartans. Much of the conversation focused on Brunk who — unsurprisingly — was not part of Michigan State’s game preparation at all. Liddell ceded most speaking time to Brunk, who fielded questions from all of us as well as his teammate Zed Key, who crashed the press conference. Tom Izzo said he was “angry” with his team and admitted that he did not want to double-team Brunk at any point because “He’s a guy who averages one point per game.” He also criticized Ohio State’s crowd for being weak, but gave them credit for “lifting” Brunk to a great game. We also spoke to MSU senior Gabe Brown, who led the Spartans with 13 points. His answers were very short, showing his frustration. Brown said he “wants