The excitement is building as the Ohio State Buckeyes are getting close to kicking off the college football season, but the team was dealt a blow by their rival on Tuesday. Ohio State had been competing to land the No. 1 ranked running back in the 2026 recruiting class.

Former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer ripped the NCAA for Michigan's punishment as he compared it to the punishment Ohio State got in 2011.

The NCAA has finally handed down a punishment for the Michigan Wolverines football program for their involvement in sign-stealing during Jim Harbaugh’s tenure as head coach. While the sanctions do not affect the team’s 2023 national championship—led by former Wolverines star and current Minnesota Vikings QB J.

Ohio State hopes it has found its next great quarterback. Head coach Ryan Day announced Monday that sophomore Julian Sayin will start when the Buckeyes open the season against Texas on Aug. 30. A former 5-star who was ranked among the top quarterbacks in the 2024 class, Sayin transferred to Ohio State from Alabama before the 2024 season.

Michigan kicker Dominic Zvada was selected on the first team and Michigan State punter Ryan Eckley made the second team.

Afterward, Michigan planted its maize and blue ‘Block M’ flag at center field of Ohio Stadium setting off a melee that included tear gas, a flag ripping by Buckeyes star Jack Sawyer and other theatrics. On Sunday, a Wolverines fan made light of the historic day with a flag planting display that began going viral on social media.

There are some things that just never die. Hatred for a sports rival is most certainly one of them. For Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, that sports rival is Ohio

For as great as Ryan Day has been since taking over for Urban Meyer at Ohio State, his record vs. Michigan in The Game continues to haunt him. The Buckeyes are riding a four-game losing skid to The Team Up North — which had largely ruined OSU's national championship hopes up until last year.