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Buckeye 411

• Buck And Cover- That thing over there is this week’s Sports Illustrated cover, well everywhere but the southeast. I think that the expectations and so forth for this team are pretty high…
• In Case You Were Wondering- Here’s the other cover… which may explain why Braxton looks so terrified on his “Breakout” photo.
• Healing Nicely- At the Combine last week, we learned that John Simon was recovering from shoulder surgery. It sounds as if it was pretty routine, if you call “requiring diamond tipped instruments to cut through his muscle tissue” routine.
• Nice Gig- Brandon Castel has a great article from the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer (unfortunately named, but it sounds like there are plans to change it). Who do I need to talk to to get assigned to the “Ohio State Cruise” beat?
• Updates- From Brandon: Jordan Hall is no longer a running back, but will be a “pivot”; Christian Bryant is the emotional leader of the defense (more later); and Urban didn’t really ‘call out’ the other coaches but challenged the conference to raise it’s standards.
• Gene’s Scene- We’ve talked before about the expansion landscape; Gene Smith this week said that the conferences is not looking to grow until they see how Maryland and Rutgers fit in. So- the B1G is totally annexing the entire B12 on Thursday.
• So Dreamy- Aaron Craft doing Aaron Craft things, on the radio this time.
• But… He only gets that interview because he’s a rosy cheeked white guy.
• Great Read- MoC’s new book is out, part of his Redemption Tour. Check it out here...
• This Week In Sammy Silv- Seriously, this needs to be a regular feature: Read More

Tags: Aaron Craft, Braxton Miller, Christian Bryant, Gene Smith, Jay Bilas, John Simon, Jordan Hall, Manti Te'o, Maurice Clarett, NCAA, Sammy Silverman, SBP, Texas Tech, Uniforms
Categories: College Football, Conference Expansion, Ohio State Football