Buckeyes Wire

July 3, 2026, 11:54 p.m. ET It sure seems like Ohio State takes part in more big-time college football games than any other program almost every single year. Of course, having the annual donnybrook against Michigan helps that, and now that the Big Ten has expanded with other great programs, there isn't any shortage of must-see television-type games.

July 3, 2026, 11:31 p.m. ET Former Ohio State and current Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has been named to another WNBA All-Star team, and one of the starters at that. It'll be Mitchell's fourth-straight All-Star selection, and it is well-deserved. So far this season, Mitchell is the second-leading scorer in the League, averaging a career-high 21.6 points per contest, and is a bona fide star.

July 3, 2026, 11:06 p.m. ET To say that former Ohio State goalie Jakub Dobes was a revelation for the Montreal Candiens would be a bit of an understatement. All he did was get hot at the end of the year and help lead the team that drafted him out of college last season to the Eastern Conference Finals. Statistically speaking, Dobes was the top rookie goalie in the NHL last year. He had a 2.78 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage, winning 29 of his 42 regular-season appearances.

July 3, 2026, 10:21 p.m. ET The Ohio State women's basketball team has landed a massive prospect with the announced commitment of five-star center Sydney Mobley out of Big Walnut High School in Sunbury, Ohio, on Friday. Though Mobley is ranked as the No. 3 center and 18th overall recruit in the 2027 class, according to Mick Welcker of Lettermen Row (subscription may be required), Mobley will reclassify to the 2026 class and join the team for the upcoming season.

July 3, 2026, 6:00 p.m. ET The national media loves to make the best all-time lists, especially in the offseason of college football, and we have another one thanks to ESPN. The "worldwide leader" recently went through the daunting exercise of identifying the best college football player of all-time to wear each of the 100 different jersey numbers (0 to 100).

July 3, 2026, 4:03 p.m. ET There are times when doing this job that I get things sent to me in an attempt to publicize it for Ohio State fans, but most of it isn't worth a quick sideways glance and a move on to the work of the day. However, on very rare occasions, there's something that grabs my attention, and that's what happened recently. Steven E.

July 2, 2026, 11:55 p.m. ET It won't be long until the annual spectacle that is Big Ten football media days comes to a television or streaming device near you. I always felt like it was the unofficial kickoff of the new preseason as teams leave and get ready for fall camp, and we almost always get some pretty good stuff coming out of it. It will once again be a three-day event taking place from July 28-30.

July 2, 2026, 10:40 p.m. ET A little humility can go a long way, but someone forgot to tell Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood that. There's no debate about his athletic ability as one of the best quarterbacks in the 2025 class, but the jury is still out on him translating that to the quarterback position at the college level. While at a youth camp recently, Underwood made a confident and curious claim during a short interview with a reporter.

July 2, 2026, 10:10 p.m. ET At a place like Ohio State, there are always youngsters ready to get some playing time and be a part of a football machine that contends for Big Ten and College Football Playoff national championships. Sometimes it's a slower burn like what we saw from Chris Olave, and other times, a freshman enters the year and makes an immediate splash, like receiver Jeremiah Smith.

July 2, 2026, 9:39 p.m. ET We hear it all the time. "Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye." And while it is often used with the brotherhood of the football program, it extends to other parts of the university as well, including the Ohio State basketball team. Head coach Jake Diebler had former OSU players back with the program recently, and they got to mingle with the current team, including taking part in drills and other practice activities.