Welcome to the Skull Session.
Emeka Egbuka — good at football.
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— Eleven Warriors (@11W) May 28, 2026
Have a good Friday.
THAT ’94 IMPALA. Cortez Hankton was Mic’d Up during Ohio State’s final practice before the spring game, and the program’s creative team delivered a lively 70-plus-second clip shared on social media this week.
Spring Ball Cortez Hankton Micd Up pic.twitter.com/zYtFmlqSn3
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) May 27, 2026
The video features several standout moments, including Hankton’s back-and-forth with Jeremiah Smith and Brandon Inniss during warmups, as well as his instruction and conversation with Ohio high school coaches visiting the Horseshoe for the Buckeyes’ annual Coaches Clinic.
Hankton has big shoes to fill following Brian Hartline’s departure to become USF’s head coach. He’s been impressive so far, but a couple of recruiting wins this offseason, along with production from his receiver room this season, would go a long way toward proving that Ohio State is still WRU, with or without Hartline.
SPEED KILLS. Former Ohio State wide receiver Parris Campbell announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday.
As I reflected on Campbell’s football career, which took him from Akron’s St. Vincent–St. Mary to Ohio State to the NFL, I couldn’t help but think of his performance in the Buckeyes’ 62-39 win over REDACTED in 2018.
Six catches.
192 yards.
Two touchdowns.
I’ve been fortunate to attend plenty of Ohio State–REDACTED games in my lifetime (thanks, Mom), but 2018 will always stand out as my favorite. It was my freshman year at Ohio State, and I was sitting in C-deck — last row, criminally underrated because you actually get back support — with the woman who is now my wife. We spent the afternoon watching the Buckeyes pile up 567 yards of offense and hang 62 points, and it was an absolute blast. I’ll never forget that game — or what Parris Campbell did in it.
Congratulations to him on a great career.
“STRONGEST FOOTBALL LEAGUE BY FAR.” Cope harder, Greg Sankey.
This week, the SEC commissioner said the SEC is the “strongest football league by far” despite three straight seasons without a College Football Playoff championship game appearance or national title.
“If you look at the entirety of our league, we are by far the most competitive, the strongest football league by far,” Sankey told reporters on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten has won three consecutive national championships (REDACTED, Ohio State and Indiana) and gone 4-0 against SEC schools in CFP matchups during that span (REDACTED over Alabama in 2023, Ohio State over Tennessee and Texas in 2024, and Indiana over Alabama in 2025).
Despite the overwhelming evidence that the Big Ten has overtaken the SEC at the top of the sport, Sankey continues to move the goalposts.
“That’s a pretty narrow band,” he said of the championships and head-to-head results.
Greg Sankey on the strength of the SEC:
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) May 28, 2026
"If you look at the entirety of our league, we are by far the most competitive, strongest league -- by far."
"The depth of this league stands alone." pic.twitter.com/jb73pozYMp
Sankey then argued the “margins are so thin” between the SEC and Big Ten. (REDACTED beat Alabama 27-20 in 2023, Ohio State beat Tennessee 42-17 in 2024 and Indiana beat Alabama 38-3 in 2025.
“You look at the Texas-Ohio State (CFP semifinal), Texas scores, there’s a screen play (by Ohio State), breaks the game open,” Sankey said. “You go to possessions in the red zone, really close, and there’s a (Texas) turnover.”
He closed by circling back to his original claim: “I think from a big picture, the breadth, the depth of this league, this league stands alone. In fact, we saw metrics out of the College Football Playoff presentation where there’s no doubt we’re the strongest league. Now, there’s some segments of other leagues that are towards where we are, but not nearly the entirety of a conference, like the Southeastern Conference. It’s a pretty special place.”
Maybe that was true five years ago. It’s not true now.
Right now, the Big Ten owns the trophies and the head-to-head results. The SEC still has elite teams, elite talent and elite resources — but the automatic assumption that it reigns supreme becomes more outdated every year.
In other words, facts don’t care about your feelings, Greg.
GET YOUR BOBBLEHEADS! The Columbus Aviators are handing out 5,000 Ted Ginn Jr. bobbleheads before Sunday’s matchup with the Louisville Kings at Historic Crew Stadium.
Will you be one of the lucky 5,000?!
— Columbus Aviators (@UFLAviators) May 28, 2026
Don't miss your chance on getting your hands on the best bobblehead in the league!
Get your tickets NOW: https://t.co/Hj4I3UPbiP pic.twitter.com/0imrbucN5O
As far as I know, these bobbleheads were not held up in customs like the ones honoring legendary coach Jim Tressel earlier this month. If that changes, I’m sure someone at Eleven Warriors will write about it.
The Aviators enter the finale of their inaugural UFL season at 3-6, still searching for stability in Year 1 of the Ted Ginn Jr. coaching era.
It’s been a year defined by growing pains, both on the field and off it. With one game left, Columbus gets one more look at whether this experiment can reach cruising altitude or run out of runway.
SONG OF THE DAY. “APT” - ROSÉ and Bruno Mars.
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