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A BIG ONE… After James Laurinaitis landed a dedication from five-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn on Saturday, I believe — I believe I have to see Justin Frye land a Huge One… or else… why not change him with a former Buckeye who can recruit?
In 5 seasons as Ohio State’s broad receivers coach, Brian Hartline has landed five-stars Jeremiah Smith (2024), Chris Henry Jr. (2026), Julian Fleming (2020), Emeka Egbuka (2021), Brandon Inniss (2023), Mylan Graham (2024) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2020), in addition to four-stars Noah Rogers (2023), Quincy Porter (2025) and Carnell Tate (2023), amongst others.
In two seasons as Ohio State’s secondary coach, Tim Walton has landed five-stars Devin Sanchez (2025), Na’eem Offord (2025) and Aaron Scott Jr. (2024), in addition to four-stars Jermaine Mathews Jr. (2023), Calvin Simpson-Hunt (2023) and Bryce West (2023), amongst others.
In 4 months as Ohio State’s linebackers coach, Laurinaitis has landed Pettijohn and four-stars Tarvos Alford (2025) and Eli Lee (2025). He was additionally instrumental within the Buckeyes’ securing four-star Payton Pierce within the 2023 class.
Do you see the development?
Former Buckeyes can recruit like no different.
To be clear, Hartline, Walton and Laurinaitis have accomplished exhausting, exhausting work for Ohio State. These commitments didn’t occur simply because the three coaches had been former Buckeyes, but when I needed to guess, that was a big a part of their recruiting pitch. Been there, accomplished that — or one thing to that impact.
If Frye can not land a Huge One quickly — cough David Sanders Jr. cough — might Ohio State search for an alumnus to teach the offensive line after 2024?
I believe it’s value contemplating!
WELCOME HOME, MUSA. Following the 2020-21 Ohio State males’s basketball season, Musa Jallow transferred to Charlotte. He averaged 5 factors, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per recreation in 10 appearances earlier than tearing his ACL.
Two years later, Jallow is again in Columbus, nevertheless it’s not due to basketball. As a substitute, it’s due to a profession as an inpatient train psychologist on the Ohio State Ross Coronary heart Hospital.
From Adam Jardy of The Columbus Dispatch:
“It’s humorous, simply being again,” he mentioned. “Every part’s the identical, however I really feel like I’m in a totally completely different mindset, clearly not taking part in school basketball.”
Jallow took in a couple of males’s basketball video games at Worth Metropolis Enviornment and was readily available to look at the Buckeyes take down No. 2 Purdue within the first recreation with Jake Diebler as interim head coach. He lastly obtained his senior jersey, which he mentioned now hangs on his condominium wall, and was happy to see that the doorways had been nonetheless open to him on the program whilst those that personally knew him as a participant had principally moved on.
This winter, Jallow mentioned he’s seeking to apply to medical college subsequent 12 months, so he’s ending up prerequisite courses and learning for the MCAT. Whereas he’s on the hospital, Jallow mentioned he’s interacted with “so much” of medical doctors who had been season-ticket holders and watched him play for the Buckeyes.
“It’s been a heat welcome again,” he mentioned.
The identical went for his return to the Kingdom Summer time League. Taking part in for workforce NWFG, Jallow was stunned to be taught he was suiting up with two former teammates in Andre and Kaleb Wesson. Earlier than the sport began, the three embraced, sat on the bleachers and caught up as if no time had handed.
“I ain’t performed with Musa in so lengthy,” Kaleb Wesson, who performed in Bulgaria and France final 12 months, mentioned. “That’s my dude, although. You realize what you’re going to get out of Musa. He’s going to provide you 100 (p.c) on each play. He’s going to hit pictures and do what any coach asks him to do. Musa’s a terrific dude.”
To date, the ankles have held up and Jallow has loved dipping his toes again into the sport alongside his mates. There’s a normal plan for what comes subsequent, relying on well being, schoolwork and job alternatives. After leaving Ohio State solely to make his manner again, nothing would shock Jallow.
“I give the glory to God for bringing me again,” he mentioned. “I wasn’t anticipating (it), nevertheless it’s good to be again.”
The No. 148 general prospect within the 2017 class, Jallow spent 4 years at Ohio State, together with a medical redshirt season in 2019-20. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound ahead appeared in 104 video games and made 28 begins for the Buckeyes, averaging 2.8 factors, 2.2 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 14.8 minutes per contest.
For one cause or one other — be it well being or Chris Holtmann’s refusal to develop gamers throughout their time as Buckeyes — Jallow by no means labored out as a member of the Ohio State males’s basketball workforce. I’m grateful, nevertheless, that his affiliation with the college didn’t finish there. Now again in Columbus, Jallow has spent the previous a number of months serving to others return to full power as an worker for the Ohio State Wexner Medical Middle.
Cheers to him and cheers to full-circle moments.
MY BOY’S WICKED SMAHT! “How do you want them apples?” Ohio State males’s lacrosse alumnus Trent DiCicco mentioned to all Huge Ten athletes (other than Michigan State’s Ashley Harlock) after successful the 2024 Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award.
(I can neither affirm nor deny if DiCicco mentioned these phrases. Nevertheless, I can affirm that Good Will Looking is the best film of all time).
Final week, DiCicco gained the Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award and was awarded a $10,000 scholarship for his educational, athletic, extracurricular and management achievements as a member of Ohio State’s lacrosse program.
“Trent has been a terrific illustration of what it means to be a student-athlete at Ohio State,” Kaitlin Davis, assistant director of athletic educational companies, mentioned in an announcement. “He stored devoted to his educational targets whereas being a pacesetter for his teammates. He’s a particular individual and I couldn’t consider a greater Buckeye to win this award for our program and this college.”
DiCicco was a four-year letterwinner and captain of the Ohio State males’s lacrosse workforce. In 47 appearances for the Buckeyes, the Guelph, Ontario, native collected 17 factors on 10 targets and 7 assists, 88 floor balls, and 10 compelled turnovers. DiCicco was additionally a member of Staff Canada’s youth program throughout his school profession and gained a silver medal on the U21 World Championships in Limerick, Eire in 2022.
A two-time Huge Ten Distinguished Scholar, DiCicco majored in mechanical engineering with a minor in robotics and autonomous methods, posting a 3.94 general grade-point common. DiCicco additionally participated in analysis tasks specializing in human motion biomechanics utilized to regulation enforcement and athletes and a multidisciplinary mission associated to optimizing human efficiency, damage prevention and fast rehabilitation.
Along with all that sensible stuff, DiCicco additionally co-founded and co-owns a small style model referred to as Fashionable Crown and volunteers on the Second and Seven Studying Basis and Dream Middle Meals Service.
Following his remaining 12 months at Ohio State, DiCicco plans to pursue a grasp’s diploma in mechanical and methods engineering at Stanford within the fall.
Wait, Stanford is the college Skylar leaves Harvard for…
Does DiCicco need to go see a couple of woman?
Kidding — or am I?
Within the 17-year historical past of the Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award, DiCicco is the fourth Ohio State student-athlete to obtain the consideration. Different Buckeyes embody swimmer Chelsea Davis (2010), soccer participant Lindsay Agnew (2017) and observe and discipline athlete Sade Olatoye (2020).
Congratulations to him. That boy is depraved smaht!
THIS AND THAT. One other Cranium Session, one other This and That™.
You realize the drill.
Ohio State males’s basketball head coach Jake Diebler and his spouse, Jordyn, welcomed their fourth baby, Julien, over the weekend. The Dieblers even have two daughters, Jaymes and Jessa, and one other son, Jackson.
Dawand Jones was the honorary grand marshal for The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio over the weekend. The previous Ohio State and present Cleveland Browns offensive lineman’s “Begin your engines!” kicked off the race on Sunday.
Former Ohio State and present Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields is completely shredded with two months till the 2024 NFL season begins.
Ohio State ladies’s basketball star Cotie McMahon will characterize the US on the FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Convention in Mexico Metropolis. The match will mark the third time the Centerville, Ohio native and All-Huge Ten ahead has represented the US in a global competitors.
That is all, people!
SONG OF THE DAY. “Caught In The Center With You” – Stealers Wheel.
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