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WATCH: Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann Wisconsin postgame press conference

Watch what Ohio State basketball head coach Chris Holtmann had to say after the Buckeyes lost an ugly one to Wisconsin.

Well that was a stinker.

Ohio State looked about as sloppy as you can in trying to bounce back from a loss while hosting Big Ten foe Wisconsin. It started out both halves well but got bogged down by a physical and scrappy Badger team that likes to slow things down and muck things up a bit. In the end the Buckeyes couldn’t handle it all and fell 61-57.

As he always does, head coach Chris Holtmann met with the media to discuss his team’s performance. If you didn’t get a chance to catch everything he said, you can click on the YouTube video provided by the Columbus Dispatch and listen to everything he had to say.

Holtmann touches on the need for his team to take care of the basketball better, the absence of Kyle Young, end-game situations and more.

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Ohio State is next in action on the road against Maryland on Tuesday. If it performs like it did tonight it’ll be a long, long game.

 

Dwayne Haskins not shy about who he thinks the Redskins should draft

Count former Ohio State and current Redskins quarterback in the camp that would love to see Chase Young get drafted by Washington.

Former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins and receiver Terry McLaurin are living out a dream by playing together on the Washington Redskins. The duo made plenty of magic connecting on the football field at Ohio State, then the 2019 NFL Draft smiled on the teammates when the Redskins took them both.

Since then, they’ve both cracked into the starting lineup. It hasn’t always been rosy, but there have been flashes of what the two can do together in our nation’s capital.

But now they might be joined by another former Buckeye. OSU defensive end and game-wrecking expert Chase Young officially declared for the 2020 NFL Draft Friday. And many believe the Redskins will take him with the second pick if Joe Burrow is selected No. 1 by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Count Haskins as a believer in that pick.

In a not-so-subtle nod to what he wants his current team to do, the former Heisman finalist quarterback re-tweeted Young’s announcement with a “see ya soon” comment attached.

It makes sense to for a Washington team that’s struggled to stop people this year. Having another edge rusher to get after opposing quarterbacks and stuff the run might just be what the doctor ordered.

If so, look for Haskins, McLaurin and Young to make house-calls in 2020.

 

Ohio State basketball loses to Wisconsin: 3 Things we learned

The Ohio State basketball team dropped its second game in a row against Wisconsin Friday night. Here’s three things we learned.

Thank goodness college basketball is a marathon with thirty or so games and not judged by a five game stretch. That’s because the Ohio State basketball team has now lost three of its last five after losing a sloppy and bruising game against Wisconsin Friday night .

It now drops to 1-2 in the Big Ten and clearly has some things things that have risen up as cracks in what was a fantastic start to the season. Chris Holtmann won’t be happy in the postgame locker room after this one, and we’re here to try and pick up the pieces from what just happened on the court. There are clearly things that need to be cleaned up moving forward, and the head man should at least have his team’s attention now.

As always, here’s three things we learned.

Next … This team needs a lesson in composure

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Ohio State basketball trails Wisconsin headed to the break

Ohio State trails Wisconsin at the half despite a quick start. Sloppy play and bad shooting allowed the Badgers back in it.

The Wisconsin Badgers have stormed back to take a 29-25 halftime lead into the locker room over Ohio State at Value City Arena.

Nate Reuvers leads the Badgers with 10 points at the break, while Kaleb Wesson ties the Wisconsin forward with 10 of his own for Ohio State.

The Buckeyes have looked sluggish ever since their impressive win over No. 17 Kentucky at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, dropping the Cleveland Classic on Sunday to West Virginia.

With 20 minutes left in this scrappy Big Ten brawl, it’s time for Chris Holtmann’s bunch to regroup and pull out a much-needed home victory in conference play. The schedule doesn’t get much easier throughout the month with a trip to Maryland on Tuesday, but this is a game the Buckeyes must have.

Make sure to follow along with us here at Buckeyes Wire in the second half and on Twitter for more updates. Go Bucks!

Kaleb Wesson becomes 59th player in Ohio State history to go over 1,000 points

Ohio State forward Kaleb Wesson eclipsed 1,000 career points when he scored a bucket in the first half against Wisconsin.

Ohio State forward Kaleb Wesson has reached a milestone of 1,000 points in his career. It occurred after scoring a two-point bucket against Wisconsin in the first half.

It came on a play similar to many others, when the Buckeye offense fed the post and let the All-Big-Ten performer go to work. It might be one of the easiest buckets Wesson’s scored in his career. With it, he becomes the 59th OSU player to eclipse that mark.

Wesson has been a force in the first half, scoring ten points and pulling down nine rebounds already. He also has filled the stat sheet with two fouls though and will most likely be sitting on the pine for the majority of the rest of the second half.

You can have a look at the momentous occasion thanks to Land Grant Holy Land’s Twitter feed below.

Chase Young has declared for the NFL draft and there’s a good chance he’ll play with familiar faces next year

The 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes trio of dominant athletes could reunite in the NFL as Chase Young will likely be drafted by the Redskins.

Chase Young has declared for the NFL Draft.

Young’s junior season was one of the most dominant of any defender in college football history. He secured Ohio State’s single-season sacks record, won numerous awards, was a Heisman finalist, all while being suspended for two games.

It didn’t stop there though.

Young was also awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s top overall defender. It was just an incredible season for the 6-foot-5 defensive end, finishing the season with 16.5 sacks and 46 total tackles.

“I look forward to joining a new family the NFL this spring and being part of something special. Thank you all again and see you soon on Sundays. God bless and go Bucks!” Young wrote.

That new NFL family will likely be the Washington Redskins with the Cincinnati Bengals almost guaranteed to take Joe Burrow No. 1 overall. That would mean the 2018 Buckeyes would reunite in the nation’s capital.

Young would join Redskins’ 2019 draft picks Dwayne Haskins and Terry McLaurin in Washington. The trio would be able to finally make the Redskins a respectable franchise again.

Haskins didn’t have a great rookie season, totaling seven touchdowns and seven interceptions in seven starts. However, McLaurin was arguably the best value pick of 2019, securing 919 yards and seven touchdowns.

A second-year Haskins, a dominant McLaurin and now a superstar defensive end in Young has the Redskins’ future looking quite promising.

Michigan commit erroneously claims dominance over Ohio State’s Julian Fleming in All-American Bowl

Ohio State wide-receiver commit Julian Fleming set the record straight on a false claim made by Michigan DB commit in All-American Game.

The Under Armour All-American Game was a television set or streaming device near you Thursday night, and there was a pretty good matchup to keep an eye on. A budding rivalry of sorts for one of the greatest rivalries in all of American sports.

Ohio State commit and No. 1 wide-receiver in the country, Julian Fleming, lined up against Michigan commit, defensive back Andre Seldon, who happens to be a top twenty DB commit for the 2020 class.

That in itself was worth the price of admission, but apparently Seldon is ready to fit right in up in Ann Arbor because he’s already doing some false trash-talking. Seldon shared a graphic after the game claiming to hold Fleming to zero catches on three targets.

Of course there’s only one problem with that.

Fleming had two catches in the first half while lining up against Seldon. Not only that, but the future Michigan defensive back was caught on film being run over by Fleming as he caught a pass and broke out of Seldon’s attempted tackle for a first down.

Fleming was having none of it and took the opportunity to set the record straight after the game. The thread itself is also worthy of some of your time as it’s roast city on Michigan.

When will these kids that go to Michigan just learn to play the game and quit talking so much in the media. Good luck in future matchups kid.

Junior Ohio State LB Baron Browning to return for senior season

Baron Browning, a junior linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, will return for his senior year. He announced the decision on Twitter.

Superstar defensive end Chase Young has declared for the NFL Draft.

That was obvious to many as Young will be a top pick in the upcoming draft that’ll take place in April. He’s projected to go right after Heisman winner Joe Burrow.

Young’s absence will hurt one of the nation’s best defenses. However, the Buckeyes will be getting Baron Browning back, a junior that announced on Twitter he’ll return for his senior season.

Browning had a huge impact on the team’s outstanding defense, ending the season with 43 tackles, five sacks, and two quarterback hurries in 12 games. He’ll likely have an even greater impact this coming season, potentially being one of the captains for what should be a young defensive core.

“I cannot wait to back to work and grind with my brothers,” Browning wrote.

Browning likely could’ve declared for the draft and been a late-round selection; however, his stock was relatively unknown. What we do know is that returning and being the primary linebacker for a top-tier program should boost his stock tenfold.

Hopefully, cornerback Shaun Wade will feel the same way and return to help this defense maintain its competence as well.

Ohio State defensive end Chase Young declares for NFL Draft

Ohio State defensive end Chase Young has announced his intentions to forego his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

We’ve all been waiting for it, and now it is official. Ohio State defensive end Chase Young will forego his senior season to enter the 2020 NFL Draft. Young announced his decision on Twitter today thanking many that have helped him along his journey.

The 6-5, 265 lb. wrecking ball was a force this year. He set the single-season sack record for Ohio State, was a Heisman Finalist and won several post-season awards and accolades.

Up until this point, Young made it sound like he wasĀ actually contemplating coming back for another season, but the lure of being one of the top picks in the 2020 NFL Draft was the decision most of us believed he would eventually make.

Now it’s off to the next level where he will get a chance to prove his worth in the NFL. Young will no doubt be known as a legend in Columbus and we wish him well.

You can see his tweet and read his thank you announcement below.

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Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman to return for senior season (wink, wink)

Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman shared a hilarious graphic and note that announces his decision to return for his senior season.

It’s that time of year. No, Christmas is over and New Year’s has now passed us by. Instead, it’s that time when we start getting news on early departures and NFL draft declarations. We’ve already heard from guys likeĀ Jeff Okudah and J.K. Dobbins, and now at long last we know what bottle-flipping extraordinaire Drue Chrisman will be doing.

You may know him as Ohio State’s punter, but many others know him as a master water-bottle manipulator or proposing ninja of sorts.

And he’s coming back for one more run at punting glory. Chrisman, in tongue-and-cheek fashion, shared a graphic to his Twitter page today announcing his decision to not declare for the 2020 NFL Draft, but rather to remain a student-athlete for just one more season and get his degree.

Oh, but he didn’t use an image of him booming a punt either, but one of him throwing a pass in the Wisconsin game when Ryan Day went ultra-aggressive and faked a punt deep in his own territory.

You can have a look at it yourself and get a wry smile out of it.

All jokes aside, Chrisman is one heck of a weapon for Ohio State and having him to flip the field in 2020 is going to be a great bonus.

Well done Drue, well done.