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
Oct 30, 2026
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The next chapter of Buckeye football begins Saturday night with a new QB set to lead the rest of the season and every goal still in reach
Oct 29, 2026
The Trojans lead the all-time series against the Buckeyes, who are looking to win at the Coliseum for the first time in decades
Oct 28, 2026
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Ohio State blew an 18-point lead to the Nittany Lions for Joe Paterno's record 324th career victory
Oct 24, 2026
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The Buckeyes' season could be turned upside down by an injury to Julian Sayin in their biggest win of the season to date
Oct 21, 2026
From Troy Smith to Kenny Guiton and J.T. Barrett to Cardale Jones, Ohio State replacement QBs have been remarkably successful over the years
Oct 16, 2026
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A Big Ten Championship Game rematch is on tap this week as the Buckeyes head to Bloomington
Oct 15, 2026
Ohio State has dominated the series with the Hoosiers and done very well in revenge games over the last 25 years
Oct 13, 2026
Jim Tressel's first team was booed off the field after a poor first half but rallied to beat the Aztecs by forcing 5 turnovers
Oct 9, 2026
The talented Terrapins are coming to town with a 3-game losing streak while Ryan Day's Buckeyes continue searching for their best selves
Oct 8, 2026
Ohio State is 9-0 against the Terrapins
Oct 7, 2026
Ohio State and Wisconsin entered looking like they were going in totally opposite directions, and that continued for nearly a half before thing started unraveling for Tressel's team
Oct 2, 2026
The Buckeyes are going on the road again to face an undefeated squad that just shocked Michigan and has a history of being tough at home
Oct 1, 2026
Ohio State and Iowa have played a lot of memorable games over the years, including one that launched a Heisman Trophy campaign
Sep 29, 2026
Ohio State's 4th game of the Jim Tressel era was a genuine upset over defending Big Ten champion Northwestern in what was then a rare home night game
Sep 25, 2026
Big Ten play begins this week for the Buckeyes and Fighting Illini. Are they ready for a step up in competition?
Sep 24, 2026
Long live the Illibuck? Well, not so much, but that's just one fun fact about this underrated rivalry
Sep 23, 2026
Ohio State bounced back from a defeat at UCLA thanks in part to a 100-yard game from Lydell Ross
Sep 18, 2026
The Golden Flashes come to town with a lot of history working against them, but Ohio State also has to put Texas in the rearview mirror
Sep 17, 2026
Ohio State has not lost to an in-state foe in decades, but the games used to be closer than they have been recently
Sep 15, 2026
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UCLA abruptly ended any honeymoon Jim Tressel might have enjoyed as Ohio State head coach
Sep 14, 2026
Ohio State stumbled Saturday night, but the reason might not be what many have pointed to
Sep 11, 2026
The Buckeyes are headed to Austin for their sixth meeting with the Longhorns. I'm zeroing in on one particular part of this matchup that could favor Ohio State.
Sep 10, 2026
Here's another new feature from Cus Words Sports offering fun facts and historical perspective on Ohio State sports
Sep 8, 2026
The second game of Ohio State's first season under Jim Tressel was postponed because of the terror attacks on 9/11/2001, which personally impacted one OSU player
Sep 4, 2026
The Buckeyes' season-opening game against Ball State should provide a few answers to questions that filled the offseason
