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Bears QB Justin Fields graduates from Ohio State

Congratulations to Justin Fields on earning his degree from The Ohio State University.

Justin Fields burst onto the scene with the Chicago Bears in 2022, setting both team and NFL records with his electric playmaking abilities. He even earned a vote for Most Valuable Player for his efforts following his second season. But all of those pale in comparison to what he achieved this weekend when he earned his degree from Ohio State University.

Ohio State’s spring commencement took place this weekend, and Fields was among the thousands of students who graduated. Fields left the Buckeyes after his junior year to enter the NFL draft in 2021 and was selected by the Bears with the No. 11 overall pick.

He had a decorated career with the Buckeyes in 2019 and 2020, leading them to the College Football Playoff both years and advancing to the national championship game in 2020. Now as a professional, Fields is making millions on and off the field. But going to the NFL didn’t stop him from continuing his education.

He balanced his professional football career with academics and was able to graduate with a degree in consumer and family financial services. According to Ohio State, Fields was able to continue working toward his degree thanks to the Department of Athletics’ degree completion program.

Ohio State successfully registers ‘THE’ trademark, and THE internet had lots of questions (and jokes)

The internet had all THE jokes.

Ohio State University successfully registered a trademark for “THE” on Tuesday after almost three years since originally filing the application.

No, that’s not a typo. They trademarked “THE.” THE! A singular word. And not just any singular word, but the most frequently used word in the English language. I’ve already used the word three times in writing this, not including the (that’s four) three times I referenced the (five) actual trademark.

Anyway, the hold up was a dispute OSU had with (THE?) Marc Jacobs that’s now been settled, and the school needing to prove to the USPTO that its use of “THE” wasn’t “merely ornamental,” according to trademark attorney Josh Gerben on Twitter.

Now Ohio State owns the trademark for the use of “THE” on clothing, and the internet had lots of jokes and questions.

IrishCast Twitter account says Notre Dame should be able to ‘bully’ Ohio State

One Notre Dame “expert” thinks the Irish will handle Ohio State easily come September 3.

Ohio State and Notre Dame don’t get together very often on the football field, but when they do it’s always one of the most anticipated games of the year. Two blue bloods of college football with two of the most passionate fanbases in the country will bring out some spirited debate.

Separated by less than 300 miles, The Buckeyes and Irish have only met six times, with Ohio State winning the previous four contests. The last Notre Dame victory over the scarlet and gray? 1936.

Well, one Notre Dame fan who has a pretty big following on Twitter believes things will look a little different this time around. He posted on the platform his opinion of Ohio State, saying the defense looks just as bad as it did last season and that the Irish should be able to “bully” the OSU offensive line while topping the tweet off by sharing how “silly” the 13 point spread was in favor of the Buckeyes.

You would think that a “recruiting specialist” would know that a spring game scrimmage isn’t going to give a full picture of what a team can do. It’s entertaining for fans to see live-action for the first time in months, but there’s a whole other level that coaches are looking at. In fact, I’m not sure how such an assessment could be made by an opposing fan when half of the OSU spring game was two-hand touch.

The writer also seems to be very high on Irish quarterback Tyler Buchner.

Man, that’s some high praise. I agree, it will be interesting to see where Jim Knowles has this defense by week one of the season, but I have to think it will be a much-improved unit from last season. But to discount what was the No. 1 offense in the nation last year seems to be a stretch.

The Buckeyes and Irish will face off on September 3 when Notre Dame comes to town. And I have to believe whichever side comes out on top, these tweets are going to make their rounds once again.

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A study ranked college towns and Ohio State fans won’t be happy

Where would you rank Columbus as a college town? Clearly higher than this, right?

There’s something nostalgic about college towns. And everyone is probably partial to the one they called home for four years and takes offense to anyone who might make disparaging remarks about that home away from home.

Well, the people from a real estate group called Clever released their rankings of college towns, and let’s just say that Ohio State fans may not be happy with the results. They make the final rankings based on three main criteria: affordability, social life and culture, and college quality.

Columbus didn’t fare so well in their rankings falling in at No. 96 overall and No. 13 out of 14 Big Ten schools. The only Big Ten college town ranked below Ohio’s capital city was Lincoln, Nebraska. I imagine Cornhusker fans have something to say about their ranking as well.

Many people on Twitter blasted the list as invalid after seeing West Lafayette and Purdue listed as No. 3 on the list and ranking Madison, Wisconsin as middle of the pack. We’ve heard nothing but good things about Madison as a top-tier college town.

To add insult to injury, Ann Arbor was listed at No. 1 on the list which won’t sit well with Buckeye fans either. Most in the comment section had plenty to say about Michigan being ranked so high as well and at the time of this writing, not one of those comments from Ohio State fans.

We love Columbus and feel like the people at Clever have the capital city ranked way too low. What say you Buckeye fans? Where should Columbus land on this list?

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2020 NFL draft: RB J.K. Dobbins draft profile

Steelers Wire draft profile featuring RB J.K. Dobbins (Ohio State Buckeyes).

In 2017, J.K. Dobbins became only the second true freshman running back to start a season opener for Ohio State (Maurice Clarett, 2002). Dobbins went on to play in all 42 games for the Buckeyes. He set a freshman record by rushing for 1,403 yards in 2017 and then came back to rush for 1,053 yards in 2018 to become the first Ohio State back ever to have 1,000-yard seasons as a freshman and as a sophomore.

Dobbins’ final collegiate season was even more outstanding as he ran for a career-high 2,003 yards and found the endzone 21 times.

The skilled back is also impressive as a pass-catcher, compiling 645 yards on 71 receptions and five scores.

Dobbins racked up 5,104 yards from scrimmage and 43 TDs as he bid farewell to Ohio State and declared for the 2020 NFL Draft.

J.K. Dobbins | RB | The Ohio State University

Height | 5-9

Weight | 209

Class | Junior

With a run game that was ranked in the bottom five of the league last season, the Steelers desperately need help at RB. Two things are abundantly clear, James Conner can’t stay healthy, and depth behind him is questionable. Pittsburgh needs a playmaker at the position if it wants to get back to the top of the AFC North. Head coach Mike Tomlin likes his high-volume bell-cows, and Dobbins has just the longevity to do it.