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2+ hour, 30+ min ago (449+ words) After the Buckeyes" Big Ten Championship Game loss knocked them down from the No. 1 to the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff bracket, many still viewed playing for a national title as Ohio State"s minimum goal for the postseason. A former Ohio State player believes that instead of looking ahead, Ohio State"s primary focus should be the game on Dec. 31. During "The Bobby Carpenter Show" on the BIGPLAY Sports Network, Anthony Schlegel, former member of the Buckeyes" coaching staff and former linebacker, discussed how coach Ryan Day will gear up Ohio State to be victorious in the Cotton Bowl. For Schlegel, that should be all the Buckeyes are thinking about. "The thing that I do know, Ryan Day will be all over the coaches and the players," Schlegel said. "Mutually coming together to make sure we are…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago (175+ words) Ohio State was in all of the top-three rated college football games of the 2025 season, according to data shared by Ohio State from Nielsen. The Buckeyes topped the charts during their 27-9 victory over Michigan on Nov. 29, gathering an audience of 18.42 million viewers. Not far behind was Ohio State's recent appearance in the Big Ten championship against Indiana on Dec. 12. The game had 18.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched Big Ten championship on record and the most-watched game of the conference championship weekend, according to FOX Sports. Ohio State's first game of the season against Texas was the highest-rated game with 16.3 million viewers. FOX disclosed that peak viewership of the Ohio State-Michigan game came from 2:30-2:45 p.m. with 20.54 million viewers. The 2025 edition of The Game was the second most-watched college football game ever on FOX. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch:…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago (788+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine needs to have more policy discussions and get to know GOP-supported Vivek Ramaswamy before endorsing him for governor, he said in a one-on-one interview. For fifty years in the public eye, DeWine has walked his own path. As he finishes his term, at times, he's diverged from the Republican party with vetoes, public statements and silence. I sat down with DeWine on Friday, where he told me he wants to leave the state in good hands. But it's not exactly as he pictured it. Once then-US Senator JD Vance became vice president, DeWine had to fill that seat. Cincinnati entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy had big ambitions and set his sights on leadership in the state, either in the Senate or as governor. After passing over Ramaswamy to appoint former Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted, DeWine's heir…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago (568+ words) ORIENT, Ohio " Willie Harris puts the nail polish down. He measures a pink box against wrapping paper with dinosaurs wearing Santa hats. Then, he rips the paper with his hands. "Scissors around here are scarce," Harris said. He pulls one side of the paper over to the other, but it won't connect. He laughs. "I'm not too good with wrapping, but I'm doing my best," Harris said. The 51-year-old tells me he hasn't wrapped a Christmas present in 22 years. Because that's how long he's been incarcerated. See what Christmas in prison looks like in the video below: "This is for my grandbaby," Harris said. He's smiling, even though he's standing inside the Pickaway Correctional Institution. "They brought Christmas to us early," Harris said. And eventually, someone brings him a pair of scissors. He begins wrapping a small karaoke machine next....

9+ hour, 44+ min ago (204+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) " For the second time in less than a week, Caleb Downs has some earned an individual accolade for his work on and off the field at Ohio State. The junior safety won the Jim Thorpe Award Friday night, given to the top defensive back in college football. He becomes the first Ohio State player to earn the honor since Malcolm Jenkins in 2008 and is the third Buckeye ever to get the title. Cornerback Antoine Winfield was the first in 1998. Downs won the Lott IMPACT Trophy on Sunday, which recognizes on-field performance as well as academic standing, community contributions, leadership and overall character. He also was named the Big Ten's Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year and the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year. The Jim Thorpe Award was one of 20 major trophies awarded on Friday night. Downs,…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago (144+ words) CINCINNATI "TheBearcatsfootball team lost one of its two 2027 football commits on Friday. Three-star Northwest athlete Hezikiah Kelley is looking at other schools. He committed in June but will seek a different home.According to 247Sports, he was the higher-rated recruit betweenhim and Javarris Warner at48th among athletes and 18th in the state. The 6-2 wide receiver and defensive back was not ranked entering the season and hasrisensincethenwithotheroffers from Kent State, Miami (OH), Toledo, and Eastern Michigan. Meanwhile,Cincinnatiis preparing for the 2026 Liberty Bowl against Navy on Jan. 2. They have flipped from 1.5-point betting favorites to 4.5-point betting underdogs as of this writing. That game kicks off at 4:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 2. Be sure to keep it locked in on Bearcats Talk, as we cover the trials and tribulations of the Big 12!...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago (249+ words) CINCINNATI " Months after announcing that food truck vendors must stop "after-hours" service in the Central Business District and Over-the-Rhine, the City of Cincinnati said food trucks will be allowed to operate until 1 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning Dec. 12. When it announced the original restrictions in September, the city said the decision was "in response to increasing public safety concerns in our urban core." A spokesperson told us it was born out of conversations with Cincinnati police. "After-hours food trucks, particularly those that open as bars close, tend to draw large crowds in known hotspots," the spokesperson said. "These gatherings can escalate into nuisance behavior for nearby residents and businesses." We spoke with food truck vendors who were frustrated by the decision, saying they were not given any prior notice about the restrictions. WATCH: We spoke with the Cincinnati Food…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago (416+ words) The Ohio State Buckeyes were ranked as the No. 1 for the entire college football season up until their BIG10 championship loss to Indiana. This winning was achieved on the back of a ruthless defense and a young electric offense. A close 13 to 10 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers isn't taking anything away from the individual seasons of star Buckeyes. Both sides of the ball are littered with NFL talent and ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. understands where they should tiered among the large pool of NFL prospects this spring. Ohio State is currently waiting for the winner of the No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies and the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes in the first round of the College Football Playoffs. The Buckeyes will play the winner of this game in the Cotton Bowl quarterfinals in Arlington, Texas at 7:30pm Eastern. The second-highest ranked…...

15+ hour ago (298+ words) A second round of snow and extremely cold temperatures could make for an unpleasant weekend outdoors, but it's not stopping people from bundling up to take part in scheduled events throughout greater Cincinnati. Saturday marks the 36th annual ReinDog Parade in Mt. Adams, where furry friends wear festive costumes in the neighborhood. Jill Solimini, who lives in Mt. Adams, said the cold weather adds to the charm of the environment this time of year, even if it presents challenges. "You never know what you're going to get," Solimini said. "There's not a lot of snow plowing, so we have to go with the flow." Molly Evans, a committee member of the parade, said the event goes on regardless of weather conditions. "We are rain, shine, snow and have been for 36 years. We've seen all kinds of weather and all kinds of…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago (342+ words) The Ohio State Buckeyes are getting ready for another College Football Playoff run. After winning the national championship last season with a win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the Buckeyes finished this season 12-1. Their only loss came in the Big Ten Championship Game to Indiana. A big part of their success has been due to the play of redshirt freshman quarterback Julian Sayin. Sayin backed up Will Howard last season and has since taken over the offense with Howard in the NFL. Sayin has gone on to throw for 3,323 yards, 31 touchdowns and six interceptions. His play has booked him a spot in New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation. Sayin will be joined be fellow finalists Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love. On Friday, the Heisman Top 10 was announced, and it included two more…...