Ohio State Off Season All Things (2020 Football Season To Resume 10/24))

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Former Buckeye cornerback Bradley Roby along with wide receiver Will Fuller of the Houston Texan's were both suspended for six games for taking a banned substance. Neither player will play another game this season barring the unlikely scenario that the Texan's would actually make the playoffs. Roby said that he unknowingly used a product that was contaminated with a banned substance. Roby, had signed a three-year, 36 million dollar contract with the Texan's this offseason.

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Nick Saban won't be able to coach remotely on Saturday night against Georgia. He will not have that ability against the No-3 ranked Bulldogs, as NCAA rules prevent a coach from being able to communicate with his staff and players while watching the game from another location. Saban said if you're the head coach, there ought to be a better way to do it, I'm not exactly sure what that might be, but there needs to be a better way. I'm not quite sure why the NCAA doesn't just up and change the rules for this weekend, after all Nick Saban doesn't like it, and that should be enough reason right there.

The Alabama football team will have their head coach when they take on the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night. Saban was cleared to return to the field after he tested negative for coronavirus for the third consecutive day. Team Physician Dr.Jimmy Robinson said that Saban was medically cleared to safely return to activity effective immediately after Saban tested negative on Saturday morning.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban has tested positive for Covid-19 again. Alabama said Wednesday that Saban was experiencing mild symtoms. Saban had tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the teams game against Georgia back in October, but was asymptomatic and tested negative in follow-up tests. That positive test was then deemed to be a false positive. Saban will be unavailable to coach against Auburn on Saturday after the positive test.

After being sidelined with Covid-19, head coach Nick Saban said he fully expects to return to the field with No-1 Alabama on Saturday for their matchup with LSU. Saban, who missed the Crimson Tide's 42-13 win against No-22 Auburn on Saturday after contracting the virus, insisted on Monday that he's healthy and good to go.

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Justin Fields is not only one of the best quarterbacks, but is also one of the best players in college football. Those truths were recognized once again on Monday, when Fields was named a semifinalist for both the Maxwell Award, which honors the best player in college football, and the Davey O'Brien Award, which honors the nations best QB. Fields was already a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award last year, and he's been even better this year, even though he hasn't had as many games to rack up statistics. Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade was also named Monday as one of 12 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which honors college football's best defensive back. While Wade hasn't been quite the shutdown cornerback that he was expected to be in his move to the outside for the Buckeyes this season, he has come up with a pair of clutch interceptions in the past two games, including a pick-six against Indiana, and is one of Ohio State's top defensive leaders as a team captain. Wade was also named one of 24 semifinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which honors a top defensive player for both his performance on the field and character off the field. Fields and Wade join linebacker Pete Werner, who was named last week as a Butkus Award semifinalist, as semifinalists for National Awards recognizing on-field play. Punter Drue Chrisman has also been named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, which honors college football's top scholar athlete.

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At least five Buckeyes will head to Mobile, Alabama, after this season is over with. Left tackle Thayer Munford will join linebacker Baron Browning, running back Trey Sermon, defensive end Jonathon Cooper and linebacker Tuf Borland as the latest Ohio State player to accept an invitation to participate in the 2021 Senior Bowl. The Buckeyes are one Senior Bowl representative away from their prior high of six players in the 2004 showcase game.

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Ohio State's Wyatt Davis has been recognized as one of college football's best interior linemen once again. Davis was named Monday as one of six semifinalists for this year's Outland Trophy, along with Alabama center Landon Dickerson, Notre Dame offensive tackle Liam Eichenberg, Texas A@M guard Kenyon Green, Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood and Iowa defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon. Ohio State has had four previous winners of the Outland Trophy: Jim Parker (1956), Jim Stillwagon (1970), John Hicks (1973), and Orlando Pace (1996). Davis was a first team All-American guard in 2019, and has continued to be a leader for Ohio State's offensive line this season as the Buckeyes offense has been one of the best in the country once again, ranking fourth nationally in points scored per game (46.6) and sixth in yards gained per game (532.4).

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Since Brian Hartline became Ohio State's wide receiver coach in 2018, he's rapidly established himself as one of the best wide receiver coaches in college football, and he's officially being recognized for it now. Hartline was named Wednesday as one of 56 nominees for this years Frank Broyles Award.

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Since Brian Hartline became Ohio State's wide receiver coach in 2018, he's rapidly established himself as one of the best wide receiver coaches in college football, and he's officially being recognized for it now. Hartline was named Wednesday as one of 56 nominees for this years Frank Broyles Award.

Ohio State Wide Receiver coach Brian Hartline keeps swinging for the fences and keep's knocking it out of the park. Tonight, Five-Star prospect Emeka Egbuka, the nation's No-1 ranked wide receiver and the No-9 overall player in the 2021 Class, has committed to Ohio State. Egbuka, a senior at Steilacoom High School, (State of Washington) has chosen Ohio State over the other two schools in his final three, Washington and Oklahoma, with the Sooners being the Buckeye's biggest challenger in this recruitment. Egbuka, at one point was listed as the Top-ranked athlete in America because if he wanted to put all his eggs into the defensive back basket, he could probably be a terrific cornerback at the next level. The dynamic wide receiver gives the Buckeyes not only an explosive player, but also gives them probably what will be the best wide receiver haul in the nation for a second straight year.

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Tony Curcillo, Woody Hayes first starting Quarterback at Ohio State, passed away this past Tuesday at the age of 89 due to complications from Covid-19, according to his family. Curcillo played for the Buckeyes from 1950-52 and was the starting quarterback in 1951, Woody's first season as Ohio State's head coach. After sharing the backfield for his first two seasons with 1950 Heisman Trophy winner Vic Janowicz, who he also played alongside at Elyria High School, Curcillo then moved to fullback for the 1952 season and earned First-Team All-Big Ten Honors.

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Fellow Big Ten member, University of Illinois and head coach Lovie Smith have parted way's after five seasons. The former Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach had an 17-39 overall record with the Illini, who never finished with a winning record or higher than fourth in the Big Ten West during his tenure.

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Auburn University has fired head football coach Gus Malzahn. The University announced the decision on Sunday, a day after Malzahn completed his eighth season with the program. Over that span, he coached the Tigers to a 68-35 overall record with a 39-27 mark in SEC play.

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Tara VanDerveer, Stanford's head women's basketball coach, (Former Ohio State head coach) has tied Pat Summitt, (Former Tennessee women's head coach) for the most wins (1,098) in the history of Women's college basketball.

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Since Brian Hartline became Ohio State's wide receiver coach in 2018, he's rapidly established himself as one of the best wide receiver coaches in college football, and he's officially being recognized for it now. Hartline was named Wednesday as one of 56 nominees for this years Frank Broyles Award.

Ohio State Wide Receiver coach Brian Hartline keeps swinging for the fences and keep's knocking it out of the park. Tonight, Five-Star prospect Emeka Egbuka, the nation's No-1 ranked wide receiver and the No-9 overall player in the 2021 Class, has committed to Ohio State. Egbuka, a senior at Steilacoom High School, (State of Washington) has chosen Ohio State over the other two schools in his final three, Washington and Oklahoma, with the Sooners being the Buckeye's biggest challenger in this recruitment. Egbuka, at one point was listed as the Top-ranked athlete in America because if he wanted to put all his eggs into the defensive back basket, he could probably be a terrific cornerback at the next level. The dynamic wide receiver gives the Buckeyes not only an explosive player, but also gives them probably what will be the best wide receiver haul in the nation for a second straight year.

Ohio State wide receiver coach Brian Hartline has been named one of the 15-semifinalists for the Broyles Award. Hartline is the only one of the 15-semifinalists who is not an offensive or defensive coordinator. Even though he has not risen to the coordinator ranks yet, as he's still in just his third year as a full-time assistant coach, he has already established himself as arguably one of college football's best wide receiver coaches, both on the field and on the recruiting trail.

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Quarterback Justin Fields has repeated as the Big Ten offensive player of the year, and also the Quarterback of the Year. Fields was selected as the best offensive player for the second year in a row. Even though Ohio State played just five regular season games, Fields was the clear-cut choice for the awards after leading all Football Bowl Subdivision QB's in completion percentage (78.1) and all Big Ten QB's in passing yards per game (281.4), total yards per game (329.2), passer rating (196.1), passing yards per attempt (10.3), passing touchdowns (15) and total touchdowns (20).

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Ohio State's Wyatt Davis has been recognized as one of college football's best interior linemen once again. Davis was named Monday as one of six semifinalists for this year's Outland Trophy, along with Alabama center Landon Dickerson, Notre Dame offensive tackle Liam Eichenberg, Texas A@M guard Kenyon Green, Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood and Iowa defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon. Ohio State has had four previous winners of the Outland Trophy: Jim Parker (1956), Jim Stillwagon (1970), John Hicks (1973), and Orlando Pace (1996). Davis was a first team All-American guard in 2019, and has continued to be a leader for Ohio State's offensive line this season as the Buckeyes offense has been one of the best in the country once again, ranking fourth nationally in points scored per game (46.6) and sixth in yards gained per game (532.4).

Ohio State guard Wyatt Davis has been named the Big Ten's Offensive Lineman of the Year. In his second season as a starter at Ohio State, Davis has been named the Big Ten's Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year, given annually to the conference's top lineman. This marks the fourth time in the past six years that an Ohio State offensive lineman has won the award after Taylor Decker, Pat Elflein and Billy Price earned the honor in consecutive years between 2015 and 2017.

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Nine Ohio State Offensive Players earn All-Big Ten Honors including six-first team selections. QB Justin Fields, Center Josh Myers, right guard Wyatt Davis, left tackle Thayer Munford, wide receiver's Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson represented the Buckeyes as first team All-Big Ten picks by the Coaches on Tuesday. Fields, Davis and Munford were first-team picks by the Media also, while Myers, Olave and Wilson were on the Media second team. Running back Master Teague was chosen as a second-team honoree by the Coaches and the Media, while right tackle Nicholas Petit-Fere was a second team recipient by the Coaches but was left off of the Media team. Left guard Harry Miller was a third-team pick by the Media. Running back Trey Sermon and tight-ends Jeremy Ruckert and Luke Farrell received Honorable Mention All-Big Ten recognition.

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Quarterback Justin Fields has repeated as the Big Ten offensive player of the year, and also the Quarterback of the Year. Fields was selected as the best offensive player for the second year in a row. Even though Ohio State played just five regular season games, Fields was the clear-cut choice for the awards after leading all Football Bowl Subdivision QB's in completion percentage (78.1) and all Big Ten QB's in passing yards per game (281.4), total yards per game (329.2), passer rating (196.1), passing yards per attempt (10.3), passing touchdowns (15) and total touchdowns (20).

Ohio State QB Justin Fields has been named as one of five finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, along with Ian Book of Notre Dame, Mac Jones of Alabama, Kyle Trask of Florida and Trevor Lawrence of Clemson. No Ohio State Quarterback has ever won the award.

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Ohio State Cornerback Shaun Wade has been named Big Ten Defensive Back of the year. Shaun Wade returned to Ohio State for another season, and now has some hardware to show for it. The Buckeyes have a long history of elite defensive backs in the NFL, but had never produced a winner of the Big Ten's Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Award going back to the award's inception in 2011.

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Shaun Wade and Pete Werner have earned First-Team All-Big Ten Defensive Player selections while five other Ohio State defensive players have earned second and third team All-Big Ten honors. Defensive end Zach Harrison and defensive tackle Tommy Togiai earned second team honors, while defensive end Johathon Cooper, defensive tackle Haskell Garrett and linebacker Baron Browning received third-team recognition.

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Ohio State's Drue Chrisman was selected by the Big Ten coaches as the Big Ten's second best punter this season, while Jonathon Cooper was selected as Ohio State's Sportsmanship Award Honoree.

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Shaun Wade and Pete Werner have earned First-Team All-Big Ten Defensive Player selections while five other Ohio State defensive players have earned second and third team All-Big Ten honors. Defensive end Zach Harrison and defensive tackle Tommy Togiai earned second team honors, while defensive end Johathon Cooper, defensive tackle Haskell Garrett and linebacker Baron Browning received third-team recognition.

Ohio State Defensive Tackle Haskell Garrett was only able to garner Third-Team Honors by the Big Ten Coaches on Wednesday of this past week, today Garrett was named a First-Team All-American by Pro-Football Focus. Garrett didnt make any of the Media's All-Conference teams, even though he has emerged as one of the most dominant interior linemen in the country. This season Garrett has 17 total tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and a pick-six to go along with the relentless pressure he has put on opposing quarterbacks this season in addition to his run-stopping ability. With what he went through prior to the start of the season, it's been a wild ride and an unbelievable season for Garrett. At least somebody is giving him the recognition that he deserves.