Land-grant Holy Land: For Ohio State Buckeyes Fans

From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about players to watch this upcoming season. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Player to Watch” articles here. On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Jordan Williams to get into real science versus fake science, and why you have to look at both. To get the show started, we get into Mickey Marrotti’s lack of accountability and why the issues in the sports science side are due to lack of listening to basic science. After that we get into the other questionable coach on staff, Parker Fleming and the specialists conversation. After that, we turn our attention to the offensive side of the ball and get into what the coaches said to the media this week. We talk about Brian Hartline’s comfort level, Tony Alford’s talented room, Justin Frye’s goals this year as well as the offensive line competition, and

Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s I-70 podcast. On this show, we talk about all things Big Ten football and basketball. After every week of action, we will catch you up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players you should be paying attention to next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan. Happy Memorial Day from the I-70 Football Podcast! We hope you or someone in your family got on the grill and enjoyed some excellent food. In this episode, Dante and Jordan discuss the retirement of Iowa’s athletic director Gary Barta and his checkered legacy at Iowa. Under Barta, the Hawkeyes won four national championships in wrestling and a bunch of Big Ten championships between Football, Wrestling, and Men’s and Women’s Basketball. Despite some success, Barta and Iowa have had to pay out $11 million from multiple lawsuits alleging racism, gender discrimination, and breaking Title IX laws. Recently Iowa had 26 players get su

On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Jordan Williams to discuss the greatest exit in Big Ten conference history and why Big Ten administrators are an incredibly thoughtless group. To get the show started, we get into Kevin Warren’s final job with the new TV deal and all the errors he left for new commissioner Tony Pettitti to figure out. This litany of things includes giving away a game he wasn’t allowed to. not consulting programs about November night games, and more. After that we turn our attention to the worst decision a Big Ten program has ever made with scheduling. Michigan State is playing Penn State at Ford Field, a neutral site matchup on Black Friday that gives no benefit to anyone involved. The guys discuss how far away East Lansing is from Detroit and how the handling of breaking the news to season ticket holders was poor. This conversation divulges into some rants about how dumb neutral site football games are. We return from the break with a discussion about the

Bucketheads’ is the only men’s basketball-focused podcast on the Land-Grant Podcast Network, 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 other Thursday during the offseason. “Bucketheads” is back for episode 76, and we are talking mostly non-Ohio State hoops things. After decommitting from Duke, five-star forward Mackenzie Mgbako is heading to the Big Ten and joining Mike Woodson at Indiana. Are the Hoosiers set up for success next season? Plus, Caleb Love is not joining Michigan after committing earlier in the offseason. What is next for Juwan Howard and the Wolverines? Also, friend of the podcast and The Columbus Dispatch men’s basketball beat writer Adam Jardy sat down with Chris Holtmann and talked about last season. The guys break down some of his answers and what it means moving forward. At the end, Connor and Justin draft teams of college basketball players s

The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Chuck Holmes as they cover Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much, much more! Come for the hot takes, stay for the warm ones. On this episode of Hangout in the Holy Land, Josh and Chuck embrace LGHL’s weekly theme of Unpopular Opinions... A theme that doubles as their field of expertise. After catching you up on the comings and goings of a few recent (now former) Ohio State basketball players, Josh clears out to let Chuck cook while discussing D’Angelo Russell – another former Buckeye – and his dreadful performance in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The guys then share a few of their unpopular opinions, focusing on the future of certain OSU coaches and/or staff members. Lastly, before signing off, Chuck hits Josh with a few questions sent in by you, the listeners. Make sure to like, rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast! And as always, Go Bucks! Connect with the Podcast: Twitter: @HolyLandPod Connect

We’re back for our May check-in and there’s always news, even in the offseason. We start this show off by looking back at how Ohio State’s former players did in the NFL Draft. We didn’t have to wait long to hear C.J. Stroud’s name called, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the first receiver taken, but what about the overall draft? We walk though where the Buckeyes were selected, who landed in a good spot, and who slipped unexpectedly. Were there any giant surprises? Not necessarily, but there were some mild ones. After our NFL Draft talk, we checked the arrivals and departures boards over at the transfer portal. There were some key additions and a couple of guys split, but overall the OSU roster didn’t change a lot. We discussed what to expect from the new guys from an active, post-spring transfer period for the Buckeyes. The kickoff times for a couple of games were announced and the Buckeyes are going to play a night game in mid-November. That’s news. It also isn’t something that sat well with the folks at Ohio Sta

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From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about what we would do if we were in charge of our favorite position group, team, conference, or sport. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”If I Was in Charge” articles here. On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Jordan Williams to discuss the recent recruiting news on the defensive back front. After a few new predictions rolled in for a big time local defensive back the internet obviously handled it well. This leads to a wide discussion about Ohio State’s to main corner targets and why the battles against Michigan in this are more important. Then we get into the Elite 11 battle as well as Notre Dame being awful at recruiting. Then we get into the Big Ten quarterback situations and rank them from bad to good with need to see in the middle. We rate every quarterback situation from Illinois to Wisco

The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Chuck Holmes as they cover Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much, much more! Come for the hot takes, stay for the warm ones. On this episode of Hangout in the Holy Land, Josh and Chuck take the reins, for better or for worse. In keeping with LGHL’s weekly theme of If I was in charge, the hosts share changes and/or policies they would make if ever in a position of power at Ohio State. From the football team’s offensive playcalling to potentially bulldozing chain restaurants on campus, the guys cover an array of topics. After starting out football-centric, the discussion takes a passionate turn toward Buckeye baseball. @ctholmes3 makes a plea to invest in Scarlet and Gray baseball and asks why OSU cannot or will not allocate more of its abundant resources to this potential sleeping giant. The pod then goes somewhat off the rails when @jdooleybuckeye demands a resurrection of Catfish Biff’s, but he

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On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Jordan Williams to to discuss our main takeaways from Ohio State’s transfer portal additions, their unreasonable expectations, and all the stuff Jordan missed while on his honey moon. We start the show with a celebration of Jordan’s matrimony and discuss his current energy as he returns to the show. After the wedding talk, we move our focus to what is really important, the fact we are now a Los Angeles Lakers podcast. After that, we get into how the Buckeyes handled the transfer portal this offseason. To start the discussion, we dive into the additions and subtractions in and out of the portal. Then our attention turns to why Ohio State’s transfer portal philosophy changed so aggressively in a years time. To close out the conversation we give our final grades on the holistic performance of retaining and gaining players for the Buckeyes in the portal. Continuing on after the break, we turn our attention to our most unrealistic expectations.

Bucketheads’ is the only men’s basketball-focused podcast on the Land-Grant Podcast Network, 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 other Thursday during the offseason. Try as they might, Connor and Justin couldn’t resist leading off episode 75 of Bucketheads by talking about Bronny James’ recruitment and recent commitment to USC. They hashed out why, for a long time now, James playing for the Buckeyes didn’t make a ton of sense logistically — despite how fun the idea was. Then, they discuss Ohio State’s addition of sophomore forward Evan Mahaffey, a Cincinnati native, and graduate of Moeller High School. Mahaffey played one season at Penn State but will play his final three seasons in Columbus donning the scarlet and gray. The guys agree this is a high-reward, low-risk pickup for Ohio State, as he’s unlikely to start or be pressured to contribute in any critic

The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Chuck Holmes as they cover Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much, much more! Come for the hot takes, stay for the warm ones. On this episode of Hangout in the Holy Land, Josh and Chuck take a look at transfers and the cutthroat nature of Brian Hartline’s wide receiver room in Columbus. After discussing recent portal activity, the guys then go in-depth on the 2024 NFL Draft. That’s right, 2024. How many Buckeyes will be drafted next year, and on which day? Will Silver Bullets make a triumphant return to the top of mock drafts and big boards? And could the 2024 draft class be a historic one for Ohio State? After a few down years, the Hangout boys are optimistic about an OSU draft renaissance. But in order for that to happen, many players will have to find consistency in parts of the game where they have previously or otherwise only flashed. Make sure to like, rate, review, and subscribe to the podc

On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Matt Tamanini to discuss our biggest concerns for Ohio State football as we get into the darkest depths of the offseason. We start the show with a discussion about the offense and the biggest concerns on that side of the ball. The Buckeyes have one position group that is concerning on the offensive side, and without even saying it, I think you know what group will be discussed first. After that, we turn our attention to quarterback expectations, and then a conversation about maintaining health. After that, we turn our attention to the defensive side of the football. This discussion starts with the secondary, then we get into our level of concern that this half of the defense takes the necessary steps forward. We continue our defensive concern discussions with chat about Larry Johnson’s defensive line and our worry about his ill-timed rotations. The last bit we discuss is about Ohio State limiting big plays. To close out the show today, we

On Land-Grant Holy Land In Conversation, we talk to people in and around Ohio State athletics, and the sporting world at large, to bring you a different insight and perspective to the teams, athletes, and university that you love. On the latest episode of "Land-Grant In Conversation," Matt Tamanini is kicking off the "Behind Enemy Lines" series, in which he will be chatting with insiders for the opponents of the Ohio State football team. Kicking off the series will be the Indiana Hoosiers, so Matt is talking to co-managing editor of Crimson Quarry, the SB Nation site covering the Indiana Hoosiers. OSU and IU will open their seasons with a Big Ten matchup on Sept. 2, and there are a lot of questions to get into for the Hoosiers. The pair discuss who will be playing quarterback for Indiana in the season opener, if the Hoosiers' secondary can keep up with the Buckeyes' wide receivers, what happened to Tom Allen's defense and much more. Connect with L.C. Norton https://www.crimsonquarry.com Twitter: @ByLCNorton

The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Chuck Holmes as they cover Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much, much more! Come for the hot takes, stay for the warm ones. On this episode of Hangout in the Holy Land, Josh and Chuck refuse to judge each other for watching 12 hours (each) of NFL Draft coverage. Then, after the guys confess to having both a draft obsession and questionable priorities, they react to where each former Buckeye landed, with a focus on the trio of C.J. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Paris Johnson Jr. Can Stroud save the Houston Texans? Will JSN match the rookie-season success of his predecessors, Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave? And should Johnson Jr. prepare himself for a miserable year in the dessert? Plus, the precipitous fall(s) of Dawand Jones and Luke Wypler. Who, if anybody, is to blame? Make sure to like, rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast! And as always, Go Bucks! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

Bucketheads’ is the only men’s basketball-focused podcast on the Land-Grant Podcast Network, 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 other Thursday during the offseason. For episode 74 of the “Bucketheads” podcast, Connor and Justin have some news hot off the press to discuss. Tanner Holden is officially in the transfer portal for the second time in two years. The guys discuss his year as a Buckeye and what went wrong during his tenure. Also, Ohio State transfer Eugene Brown is heading home to Georgia Southern and Ohio State adds veteran guard and Baylor transfer Dale Bonner. What will Bonner’s impact be and will the Buckeyes add another transfer with the assumption that Brice Sensabaugh is definitely NBA bound? Plus, it has been a crazy two weeks in the Big Ten. We talk about that too. Connect with the Podcast: Twitter: @BucketheadsLGHL Connect with Connor: Twi

The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Chuck Holmes as they cover Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much, much more! Come for the hot takes, stay for the warm ones. On this episode of Hangout in the Holy Land, Josh and Chuck discuss best-case and worst-case NFL Draft scenarios for C.J. Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Is Stroud actually better off falling? And will teams view JSN as a potential WR1 at the next level? The guys then look at a few landing spots for Paris Johnson Jr. and Dawand Jones, with the latter’s fit in Cincinnati up for debate. While Big Thanos performed very well during the 2022 season, his lack of activity during this draft cycle has been at least somewhat concerning. Finally, the conversation circles back to Stroud and an apparent smear campaign against him. Once viewed as QB1, he now finds himself the subject of silly rumors. Both Josh and Chuck implore teams to look past the usual pre-draft noise and instead watc

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss what they saw and which players impressed at Ohio State's 2023 Spring Game from both sides of the ball. They also discuss the draft projections of the former Buckeyes entering the NFL and touch on some OSU recruiting news as well as some of the rule changes coming to college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of “Buck Off with Christopher Renne,” I’m joined by Jordan Williams to to discuss our main takeaways from Ohio State’s Spring game and Spring practice in general as the Buckeyes head into summer. We start the show with a discussion about Jordan’s matrimony this weekend and future advice on couples who are planning on taking that significant step. This also divulges into a conversation about the expenses of a wedding. With that out of the way, let’s all give Jordan a hearty congratulations. After that, we get into the business side of the show with a major discussion about Ohio State’s offensive line, Starting here creates an elevator build of excitement as the positions continue, but man are there some concerns with the offensive line. Continuing on the fronts, the exact opposite can be said about the defensive line, which also might be a problem. Continuing on after the break, we turn our attention to the the other position groups that had some stand outs including linebacker, Chip Trayanu