For the 15th time this century, Ohio State men's tennis has won the Big Ten Tournament. Ohio State beat Michigan, 4-1, at the Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Illinois, on Sunday to win its 15th Big Ten Tournament championship since Ty Tucker took over as head coach in 2000. It also marked the Buckeyes' 16th conference tournament title all-time. Just too good pic.twitter.com/xHi9ojzUMn — Ohio State M Tennis (@OhioStateMTEN) April 28, 2024 Ohio State won the doubles point with ease, as Cannon Kingsley and Jack Anthrop defeated Mert Oral and Bjorn Swenson, 6-1, and No. 35 Justin Boula ..read more

Own the group chat with The Weekender, highlighting the biggest stories in college sports, standout writing from Eleven Warriors, and a glance at what's next. The Falcons Select Michael Penix Jr. No. 8 Overall This offseason, the Atlanta Falcons signed Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal. On Thursday, the franchise selected Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. — with the No. 8 pick overall in the 2024 NFL draft. With the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 @NFLDraft, the @AtlantaFalcons select Michael Penix Jr.! @NewEraCap : #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESP ..read more

Sunday's Under Armour Next Camp in Canton was a productive day for Ohio State commits and targets alike. While the camp didn't feature as many prospects with Ohio State connections as previous years have, there were still plenty of highlight-worthy performances from recruits that have at least some connection to the scarlet and gray. Three-star linebacker Eli Lee, the lone Ohio State commit working out Sunday, made a name for himself as he was named the positional MVP for linebackers by the Under Armour camp staff. Lee was sharp in coverage and individual drills on Sunday and the Akron product ..read more

Ja’Had Carter is back in the transfer portal after one year as a Buckeye. The former Syracuse-turned-Ohio State safety entered the transfer portal on Sunday after playing only sparingly in his lone season as a Buckeye. Ohio State safety Ja'Had Carter has entered the transfer portal, @On3sports has learned. Former Syracuse transfer was a top portal target in the 2023 offseason. Played in eight games this past season but has 141 career tackles and five interceptions. https://t.co/VNvB2Ek6qR pic.twitter.com/JSWFwEDnAj — Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) April 28, 2024 A three-year starter at Syracu ..read more

Josh Proctor wasn’t selected in the 2024 NFL draft, but he’ll still get his shot to compete for an NFL roster spot. The former Ohio State safety is signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Sports Academy (@officialsportsacademy) A four-star prospect in the 2018 recruiting class, Proctor spent six years at Ohio State. Plagued by inconsistent play in his early years as a Buckeye, Proctor suffered a season ..read more

Welcome to the Skull Session. This look for Marvelous Marv is toooooooo clean. Fresh look for Maserati @MarvHarrisonJr pic.twitter.com/dQu2N1LsLI — Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 28, 2024 Have a good Monday.  THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR. Last week, Andy Anders wrote that Ohio State’s 2024 draft class was “mundane” compared to the program’s standards.  He was spot on. Four Buckeyes, including Marvin Harrison Jr., Mike Hall, Cade Stover and Tommy Eichenberg, heard their names called across seven rounds from Thursday to Saturday, marking Ohio State’s smallest draft cla ..read more

Ezekiel Elliott is returning to the Dallas Cowboys. The former Ohio State running back has agreed to a one-year deal with the Cowboys, bringing him back to the team he’s spent most of his NFL career with. Hes back: The #Cowboys have agreed to terms with their former star RB Ezekiel Elliott, per me and @TomPelissero, as the ex-rushing champ now gives Dallas a proven weapon in the backfield. The two sides met in person on Wednesday, and pending physical, its happening. pic.twitter.com/KdsjafBUao — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2024 The deal is worth $3 million with $2 million guaranteed ..read more

In terms of total NFL draft selections, Ohio State’s last three drafts can be considered underwhelming by program standards. That should change in a big way next year. While Ohio State had at least seven players selected every year from 2016-21, including three drafts with double-digit draft picks, it had just four draft picks this year after just six draftees in each of 2022 and 2023. The Buckeyes have still had plenty to celebrate in each of those years, as the last three drafts have included six total first-round picks from Ohio State, but their overall draftee totals have been smaller ..read more

From listening to Houston Texans brass discuss Cade Stover, it’s clear that his character traits are the biggest selling point on why the team used its fourth-round pick to select the former Buckeye. His toughness, first and foremost. “He probably played hurt this year,” Houston general manager Nick Caserio said. “I think he had an MCL or had an issue (in his knee) where, quite frankly, it would have limited some other players, but he just braced it up and he just kept playing football. I don’t want to speak for (head coach) DeMeco (Ryans), but I think we feel the same way, this is probably on ..read more

As Ohio State students completed their final exams last week, the school's spring athletic programs continued in regular-season and postseason competition. In this week's edition of Around the Oval, Eleven Warriors' one-stop shop for coverage of Ohio State's Olympic sports, we look at men's golf's fifth-place finish at the 2024 Big Ten Championships and multiple record-breaking performances from track and field athletes and men's volleyball's NCAA Tournament matchup on Tuesday. Over the weekend, we also covered Ohio State men's tennis' 4-1 win over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament ..read more