Ohio State linebacker Teradja Mitchell is entering the portal to play a sixth season of college football elsewhere, though he plans to finish out the year with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will not play in the College Football Playoff, instead opting to continue rehabbing his injury and prepare for the 2023 NFL draft.
Redshirt freshman safety Jaylen Johnson becomes the first Ohio State player to enter the transfer portal following the 2022 regular season as the transfer portal window opens.
Ryan Day said the Buckeyes began preparing to play in the College Football Playoff last week even though they didn’t know for sure if they’d be in the playoff until Sunday.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba's return is still a question mark for Ohio State, but Ryan Day said Sunday he expects an update on the receiver's status in “the next couple of days.”
Ryan Day and Kirby Smart both said they’ve studied each other’s programs during the offseason while previewing the Ohio State vs. Georgia matchup in the Peach Bowl.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart says Ohio State is a “premier matchup“ for the Bulldogs in the CFP and believes the game will boil down to “turnovers and explosive plays.”
We gathered up some of the reactions on social media after Ohio State earned a College Football Playoff berth and a meeting with Georgia in the semifinals.
The Buckeyes will head to the College Football Playoff as underdogs for the first time this season, as Georgia currently projects as a seven-point favorite.
Ohio State breaks a tie with Oklahoma for the third-most College Football Playoff appearances and will enter this year's tournament with the most CFP experience of the field.
CFP selection committee chairman Boo Corrigan said there was no discussion about avoiding an Ohio State/Michigan rematch but the committee felt TCU deserved the No. 3 seed.
TCU’s loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game sets up a possible Ohio State vs. Michigan semifinal if the Buckeyes jump the Horned Frogs in the rankings.
Ryan Day said Ohio State is “going to play loose, we're going to be aggressive and we're gonna go at people” after getting the help it needed to make the CFP.
