![By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA — Jamison Battle scored 14 points, including Ohio State’s only 3-pointer in the final minute, and Felix Okpara made two key baskets down the stretch to lead the Buckeyes to a 67-60 victory over UCLA on Saturday. Roddy Gayle Jr. led Ohio State (9-2) with 19 points in the opener of the CBS Sports Classic, a doubleheader played at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. No. 9 North Carolina faced No. 14 Kentucky in the second game. The Buckeyes won despite making just 1 of 15 shots beyond the arc and a frustrating start that prompted coach […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23350820208526.jpg?w=132 "By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA — Jamison Battle scored 14 points, including Ohio State’s only 3-pointer in the final minute, and Felix Okpara made two key baskets down the stretch to lead the Buckeyes to a 67-60 victory over UCLA on Saturday. Roddy Gayle Jr. led Ohio State (9-2) with 19 points in the opener of the CBS Sports Classic, a doubleheader played at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. No. 9 North Carolina faced No. 14 Kentucky in the second game. The Buckeyes won despite making just 1 of 15 shots beyond the arc and a frustrating start that prompted coach […]")
Battle, Okpara lead Ohio State past UCLA, 67-60
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA — Jamison Battle scored 14 points, including Ohio State’s only 3-pointer...
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Elyria Catholic football: St. Vincent-St. Mary hires Elyria Catholic Defensive Coordinator, Ohio State defensive back Doran Grant
After one season as Elyria Catholic's Defensive Coordinator, St. Vincent-St. Mary grad Doran Grant is...
![By RALPH D. RUSSO NEW YORK — The day before Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy he was asked if he would return to LSU for another season next year. “I can’t,” he said. Oh, right. The careers of college quarterbacks might feel endless these days, but even with the bonus COVID year the NCAA handed out for those in college in 2020, Daniels is done after playing five seasons. Fellow Heisman finalist Bo Nix of Oregon is also finished after five years. Injuries allowed Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. to play six years. He, too, will be getting a job […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23337052448429.jpg?w=132 "By RALPH D. RUSSO NEW YORK — The day before Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy he was asked if he would return to LSU for another season next year. “I can’t,” he said. Oh, right. The careers of college quarterbacks might feel endless these days, but even with the bonus COVID year the NCAA handed out for those in college in 2020, Daniels is done after playing five seasons. Fellow Heisman finalist Bo Nix of Oregon is also finished after five years. Injuries allowed Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. to play six years. He, too, will be getting a job […]")
Alabama’s Milroe, Georgia’s Beck, Oregon’s Gabriel will lead 2024 Heisman Trophy hype
By RALPH D. RUSSO NEW YORK — The day before Jayden Daniels won the Heisman...
![BY RALPH D. RUSSO NEW YORK — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels overcame being outside the playoff race with a prolific season that Heisman Trophy voters could not ignore. Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship. The fifth-year player, who transferred from Arizona State to LSU in 2022, received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 points. “This is a dream come true,” Daniels started his acceptance speech. Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23344131332571.jpg?w=132 "BY RALPH D. RUSSO NEW YORK — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels overcame being outside the playoff race with a prolific season that Heisman Trophy voters could not ignore. Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship. The fifth-year player, who transferred from Arizona State to LSU in 2022, received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 points. “This is a dream come true,” Daniels started his acceptance speech. Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. […]")
LSU QB Jayden Daniels wins Heisman Trophy with prolific season
BY RALPH D. RUSSO NEW YORK — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels overcame being outside the...
![By Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ace Baldwin Jr.’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining capped a rally from an 18-point second-half deficit and Penn State held on to defeat Ohio State, 83-80, on Saturday night. After Baldwin’s 3-pointer — Penn State’s eighth of the second half — Bruce Thornton made two free throws to get Ohio State within one point. Zach Hicks made one of two from the line for a two-point Penn State lead and Ohio State’s Jamison Battle missed a 3-pointer with nine seconds left. Penn State’s Qudus Wahab made a pair from the line for a […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TNH-L-BKC-Ohio-State-1209-01.jpg?w=117 "By Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ace Baldwin Jr.’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining capped a rally from an 18-point second-half deficit and Penn State held on to defeat Ohio State, 83-80, on Saturday night. After Baldwin’s 3-pointer — Penn State’s eighth of the second half — Bruce Thornton made two free throws to get Ohio State within one point. Zach Hicks made one of two from the line for a two-point Penn State lead and Ohio State’s Jamison Battle missed a 3-pointer with nine seconds left. Penn State’s Qudus Wahab made a pair from the line for a […]")
Penn State rallies from 18 down in second half to defeat Ohio State men, 83-80
By Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ace Baldwin Jr.’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining...
Ohio State’s balanced scoring leads to an 84-64 victory over Miami (Ohio)
Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 15 points, Zed Key had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and...
Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports is just a start, NCAA president says
NCAA president Charlie Baker says his proposal to allow the most highly resourced schools in...
![By RALPH D. RUSSO LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer quarterbacks who have all played at least five college seasons, and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday night. The Heisman has been given to the nation’s most outstanding college football player since 1935. This year’s winner will be announced Saturday in New York. The top four vote-getters determined by more than 870 voters, which include members of the media and former Heisman winners, are selected as finalists. With Nix and Penix, the Pac-12 has two […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23316143809267.jpg?w=132 "By RALPH D. RUSSO LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer quarterbacks who have all played at least five college seasons, and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday night. The Heisman has been given to the nation’s most outstanding college football player since 1935. This year’s winner will be announced Saturday in New York. The top four vote-getters determined by more than 870 voters, which include members of the media and former Heisman winners, are selected as finalists. With Nix and Penix, the Pac-12 has two […]")
Heisman finalists: LSU QB Daniels, Oregon QB Nix, Washington QB Penix Jr., Ohio State WR Harrison Jr.
By RALPH D. RUSSO LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.,...
![By The Associated Press The ability of college athletes to earn endorsement money based on their celebrity status has led to millions of dollars flowing in and around universities across the country. Beyond individual businesses striking deals with athletes, the emergence of so-called collectives has led to organized and well-funded efforts to attract top recruits in every sport but particularly in football and basketball. Coaches have become more outspoken in noting the importance of money in landing top talent and the transfer portal has only added to their urgency. Here are some of their quotes since Aug. 1: ___ “Make […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23328756029661.jpg?w=137 "By The Associated Press The ability of college athletes to earn endorsement money based on their celebrity status has led to millions of dollars flowing in and around universities across the country. Beyond individual businesses striking deals with athletes, the emergence of so-called collectives has led to organized and well-funded efforts to attract top recruits in every sport but particularly in football and basketball. Coaches have become more outspoken in noting the importance of money in landing top talent and the transfer portal has only added to their urgency. Here are some of their quotes since Aug. 1: ___ “Make […]")
Send money! The NIL era has some football coaches telling fans to put up or shut up for top recruits
By The Associated Press The ability of college athletes to earn endorsement money based on...
![By The Associated Press Ohio State’s Kyle McCord and Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel led a parade of quarterbacks into the transfer portal Dec. 4, the first day of a 30-day window football players can put their names out in search of another opportunity. Arizona State’s Drew Pyne, Baylor’s Blake Shapen and Utah’s Bryson Barnes along with Georgia backup Brock Vandagriff were among other quarterbacks who entered the portal. McCord beat out Devin Brown for the starter’s job in the preseason and threw for 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns with six interceptions. Two of the interceptions came in the 30-24 loss to […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23329685269218.jpg?w=132 "By The Associated Press Ohio State’s Kyle McCord and Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel led a parade of quarterbacks into the transfer portal Dec. 4, the first day of a 30-day window football players can put their names out in search of another opportunity. Arizona State’s Drew Pyne, Baylor’s Blake Shapen and Utah’s Bryson Barnes along with Georgia backup Brock Vandagriff were among other quarterbacks who entered the portal. McCord beat out Devin Brown for the starter’s job in the preseason and threw for 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns with six interceptions. Two of the interceptions came in the 30-24 loss to […]")
Kyle McCord, Dillon Gabriel biggest names in transfer portal as 30-day window opens
By The Associated Press Ohio State’s Kyle McCord and Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel led a parade...