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Thad Matta Leaves From Ohio State, Citing Recruiting Woes And Ailing Back
Ohio State men’s basketball head coach Thad Matta announced on Monday that he is immediately stepping down from atop the Buckeyes program, citing an ailing back and recent recruiting woes as the reasons for the abrupt departure. ...

Zippy The ’Roo Is Missing!
Actually, multiple versions of Zippy the kangaroo are missing....

Cardale Jones Graduates Today From Ohio State
Bills quarterback Cardale Jones, who as a Buckeyes freshman tweeted—and then deleted—that “we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS” will graduate today from Ohio State with a bachelor’s degree in African-American Studies....

The Raiders Placed A Bet On Gareon Conley
The Raiders took Ohio State CB Gareon Conley with the 24th pick of last night NFL Draft, much lower than he was expected to go a week ago, and much higher than many teams were willing to take him. Conley is the subject of a rape investigation in Cleveland, and it’s pretty exhausting that, yet again,...

Hilariously Rich University Presidents Don't Think College Athletes Should Be Paid
Ohio State University president Michael Drake and Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne have joined that dipshit from Notre Dame and that dipshit from Texas as the latest university presidents to say that college athletes should not be paid. Young people should not be paid for their rev...

Business Associate Of Prominent Anti-Chief Wahoo Activist Charged With Embezzlement
An Ohio man who served as a grant writer for the American Indian Education Center in Parma, Ohio, was charged yesterday with embezzling more than $183,000 from federal grants provided for Native American services by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration....

Columbus, Ohio Viewers Miss Entire Kentucky-UNC Finish Due To Tornado Warning
Columbus, Ohio CBS station WBNS went black for six minutes as its weather staff delivered ominous news of a tornado warning in Franklin and Madison counties. Those six minutes just happened to encompass the entirety of Malik Monk’s three to tie it up, and Luke Maye’s eventual winner for UNC (as well...

#NationalHatDay
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You Can't Please Everyone
Tears of joy for some; tears of sadness for at least one other....

Here Are Your College Football Playoff Matchups
ESPN has revealed the matchups for the third annual College Football Playoff. No. 1 Alabama will face No. 4 Washington, and No. 2 Clemson has No. 3 Ohio State. Both games will be played on December 31, with the final on January 9 in Tampa....

Fuck Whoever Made This Sign
The bar for college football fans is really low, and yet, this joke about the water crisis in Flint, Mich., wiggles under it....

I Mean, You Shouldn't Fuck With Jabrill Peppers When He's Happy
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Ohio State Takes Down Michigan In Double Overtime
No. 2 Ohio State defeated no. 3 Michigan for their fifth straight victory in The Game, winning 30-27 in two overtimes. ...

Michigan Does Butt Stuff: Your <i>College GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
College GameDay was an insufferable five hours long today, a duration that allowed for the University of Texas to fire its head coach and hire a new one during the same broadcast. Here are some signs Bucknuts brought to the Oval....

Michigan-Ohio State <i>Tecmo Super Bowl</i> Simulation Is Live!
It’s time for a CPU vs CPU simulation of The Game. Will Michigan win? Can Urban Meyer lead the Buckeyes to a huge victory? Find out, LIVE:...

Report On Voter Intimidation Interrupted By Very Insistent Skateboarder
Tonight Columbus’s WSYX reported live from the scene of where witnesses say Trump supporters outside a polling station have been threatening OSU students with rape if they vote for Hillary Clinton. That would prompt what you’d expect to be a very serious conversation, except for the skateboarder who...

High School Apologizes For "Deplorable" Trail Of Tears Football Banner, Quietly Deletes Photo Gallery
McClain High School in Greenfield, Ohio issued an apology on its website over the weekend for the appearance of a “Trail of Tears” banner before the Tigers’ football game Friday against the Hillsboro Indians—but quietly deleted Spirit Week photos depicting students dressed as slaves, Chinese labore...
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Cheerleaders Display "Trail Of Tears" Banner Before Game Against Team With Indian Mascot [Update]
Tonight’s Ohio high school football game between the Greenfield-McClain Tigers and Hillsboro Indians featured this embarrassing banner presented by the Greenfield-McClain cheerleaders, promising a “Trail of Tears Part 2" for Hillsboro. If that weren’t bad enough—and trust me, it is—it was an away ga...

Penn State Shocks Ohio State With Winning Touchdown Off Blocked Field Goal
Unranked Penn State knocked off #2 Ohio State when Grant Haley scooped up a blocked Buckeyes field goal and took it to the end zone, giving the Nittany Lions a 24-21 win after their defense stopped J.T. Barrett and the Buckeyes offense....