June 25, 2026

Can Ohio State football beat OSU men's basketball on the court? Dawand Jones still thinks so

At Big Ten football media days in July, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud made a bold claim about the Buckeyes’ men’s basketball team. “I honestly think that if we played … it would be close,” Stroud said. “I think we would win.” Now, with Chris Holtmann’s team sitting in second-to-last place in the Big Ten with three wins in 14 conference games, that conversation is returning. Ohio State football news:Sign up for the Ohio State Sports Insider text group with Dispatch reporters Ohio State has big test: Ohio State women’s basketball faces another big test against No. 2 Hoosiers Ohio State offensive lineman Dawand Jones, who is preparing for the 2023 NFL draft, responding to a tweet reminding people of Stroud’s comments with confidence. “We still can,” Jones tweeted. Since Ohio State’s Jan. 1 win on the road against Northwestern, the Buckeyes have lost 11 of their last 12 games. According to…

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