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Marcus Hartman

I write about sports and more in Southwest and Central Ohio including preps, Ohio State Buckeyes, Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds and more for Cus Words Sports as well as PressProsMagazine and Men's Journal


Monday Musings: What the Seahawks' Super Bowl win tells us about Bengals

Feb 9, 2026

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Monday Musings: What the Seahawks' Super Bowl win tells us about Bengals

The Seahawks' win in the Super Bowl has lessons for the Bengals, and Ohio State lost another basketball game in just about exactly the same fashion as its other home losses

This Week in Ohio State Football: Ryan Day still believes in HS recruiting

Feb 6, 2026

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This Week in Ohio State Football: Ryan Day still believes in HS recruiting

Why Ohio State football could be perfectly placed for building rosters in CFB’s NIL/transfer era

5 things to know about Ohio State's 2026 recruiting class

Feb 5, 2026

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5 things to know about Ohio State's 2026 recruiting class

Some notes and observations on Ohio State football's class of 2026 after a quiet traditional National Signing Day

Monday Musings: Reds make big move, Ohio State football updates and OSU WBB pursues consistency

Feb 2, 2026

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Monday Musings: Reds make big move, Ohio State football updates and OSU WBB pursues consistency

Thoughts on what went on over the last couple of days

This Week in Ohio State Football: Tough schedules, more on the OC and one more transfer

Jan 30, 2026

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This Week in Ohio State Football: Tough schedules, more on the OC and one more transfer

Ohio State football 2026 schedule thoughts

Jan 28, 2026

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Ohio State football 2026 schedule thoughts

Here are my first impressions of Ohio State's 2026 football schedule

Monday Musings: Ohio State committing more to new style of offense

Jan 26, 2026

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Monday Musings: Ohio State committing more to new style of offense

Hiring another offensive coordinator from the NFL seems to affirm Ryan Day's commitment to playing differently than his early Ohio State teams

This Week in Ohio State Football: Taking stock of title game, portal fallout

Jan 23, 2026

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This Week in Ohio State Football: Taking stock of title game, portal fallout

The Buckeyes' reign over college football is over, but what did we learn following Indiana's win over Miami for the national title and the closing of the transfer portal?

Monday Musings: NFL Playoffs takeaways

Jan 19, 2026

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Monday Musings: NFL Playoffs takeaways

Perhaps if we learned anything from the weekend of football, the Bengals really did blow it, and Ohio State is on the right track (but also might have blown it).

Flashback: Ohio State hires Jim Tressel

Jan 18, 2026

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Flashback: Ohio State hires Jim Tressel

This is the first edition of a new regular feature reliving Ohio State’s first season under The Senator

This Week in Ohio State Football: The Empire Strikes Back

Jan 16, 2026

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This Week in Ohio State Football: The Empire Strikes Back

Ryan Day's three-pronged plan for preparing for 2026: Recruit, retain and refill as necessary

Checking in on the good Ohio State basketball team

Jan 15, 2026

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Checking in on the good Ohio State basketball team

Ohio State women's basketball is on the upswing again. What's working for Kevin McGuff's team?

Monday Musings: Transfer portal giveth, OSU basketball ups and downs

Jan 12, 2026

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Monday Musings: Transfer portal giveth, OSU basketball ups and downs

Multiple potential starters committed to the Ohio State football team over the weekend while the basketball teams continued going in their usual directions

This Week in Ohio State Football: Transfer portal chaos!

Jan 9, 2026

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This Week in Ohio State Football: Transfer portal chaos!

More than two dozen Buckeyes have entered the transfer portal. Can college football survive this sort of tumult?

The Word Defining Ohio State Basketball Right Now

Jan 6, 2026

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The Word Defining Ohio State Basketball Right Now

A dozen years into irrelevance, urgency is something the Buckeyes need more of inside and outside the men's basketball program

Monday Musings: Bad Ohio pro teams stay bad while Buckeyes ride the transfer wave

Jan 5, 2026

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Monday Musings: Bad Ohio pro teams stay bad while Buckeyes ride the transfer wave

The Bengals and Browns prove there is more than one way to maintain losing ways while Ohio State tries to stay winning in an ever-changing climate

This Week in Ohio State Football: More Cotton Bowl analysis

Jan 2, 2026

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This Week in Ohio State Football: More Cotton Bowl analysis

Let's try to spin forward some of the things that went wrong against Miami and how they impact the future for Ohio State football

First thoughts on Ohio State's Cotton Bowl loss

Jan 1, 2026

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First thoughts on Ohio State's Cotton Bowl loss

The Buckeyes just didn't do the things they needed to do to beat Miami. Maybe they never had it in them

A Dispatch from Dallas

Dec 29, 2025

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A Dispatch from Dallas

Ohio State and Miami held media days Monday to preview the Cotton Bowl from AT&T Stadium

This Week in Ohio State Football: It's all about The U

Dec 26, 2025

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This Week in Ohio State Football: It's all about The U

Ohio State-Miami is sure to generate lots of new narratives, but all that matters is what happens on the field in Texas

The most interesting thing I heard at Ohio State on Monday

Dec 23, 2025

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The most interesting thing I heard at Ohio State on Monday

Ryan Day will call the plays when the Buckeyes take on Miami in the Cotton Bowl

Monday Musings: The College Football Playoff is too big, and the Bengals are too late

Dec 22, 2025

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Monday Musings: The College Football Playoff is too big, and the Bengals are too late

Cincinnati turned in its best game of the season after being eliminated from playoff contention and hearing its QB say he might leave some day; the CFP pretenders didn't pretend for long

Cotton Bowl matchup set: It's Miami

Dec 21, 2025

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Cotton Bowl matchup set: It's Miami

The Buckeyes and Hurricanes will renew a unique rivalry in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals

Would Ohio State rather play Texas A&M or Miami?

Dec 20, 2025

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Would Ohio State rather play Texas A&M or Miami?

The Buckeyes' first College Football Playoff opponent will be determined Saturday. Here's quick look at the Aggies and the Hurricanes before ball meets toe.

This Week in Ohio State Football: All-Americans galore and CFP begins

Dec 19, 2025

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This Week in Ohio State Football: All-Americans galore and CFP begins

Some historical perspective on all the Buckeyes who are getting trees in the grove after earning All-America honors

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Cus Words Sports | Editorial Masthead Editor: Marcus Hartman (Press Pros Magazine, Men's Journal, Associated Press) Coverage: Ohio State Buckeyes, Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds, High School Sports. View Men’s Journal Archive | AP News Profile
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