May 8, 2026

Ohio State Buckeyes: 5 questions to begin the offseason


Explore5 things to know about a losing Cotton Bowl That 40-35 loss to Clemson in the 2014 Orange Bowl preceded a national championship season for Urban Meyer’s crew. Here are five questions that will go a long way toward determining if Day’s Buckeyes can put together a similar run after a 14-3 loss to Missouri: 1. Who will still be on the team next season? Freshmen receivers Noah Rogers and Bryson Rodgers entering the transfer portal Monday left Ohio State with 18 scholarship players announcing they were looking for a new school since the beginning of December. Kyle McCord is the only starter of that group, though a dozen were four- or five-star prospects in high school, and young players like Rogers and Rodgers theoretically still could have grown into contributors in the future. Beyond that, a few seniors and a large group of juniors were still contemplating returning to…

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