The excitement is building as the Ohio State Buckeyes are getting close to kicking off the college football season, but the team was dealt a blow by their rival on Tuesday. Ohio State had been competing to land the No. 1 ranked running back in the 2026 recruiting class.

Michigan quarterback prodigy Bryce Underwood highlights On3 Sports' freshman All-American list ahead of 2025 college football season

The NCAA has finally handed down a punishment for the Michigan Wolverines football program for their involvement in sign-stealing during Jim Harbaugh’s tenure as head coach. While the sanctions do not affect the team’s 2023 national championship—led by former Wolverines star and current Minnesota Vikings QB J.

Ex-Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer takes aim at NCAA over Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal punishment. The Michigan Wolverines dominated the college football headlines over the weekend after the NCAA handed down a punishment for the program’s role in a sign-stealing scandal under former head coach Jim Harbaugh.

Ohio State hopes it has found its next great quarterback. Head coach Ryan Day announced Monday that sophomore Julian Sayin will start when the Buckeyes open the season against Texas on Aug. 30. A former 5-star who was ranked among the top quarterbacks in the 2024 class, Sayin transferred to Ohio State from Alabama before the 2024 season.

The Michigan Wolverines' football program was given four years of probation and future fines expected to exceed $20 million as the result of its past sign stealing scandal on Friday. Head coach Sherrone Moore is expected to serve a self-imposed two-game suspension plus an additional one-game suspension.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Anticipation is important for quarterbacks, and having played the position before, Ohio State football coach Ryan Day clearly still possesses the trait. In his opening statement during Monday’s press conference, Day got ahead of any questions asking him to comment on the NCAA’s punishment of Michigan for its sign-stealing scandal.

Four-star wide receiver Jaden Upshaw is planning to visit the Michigan football team for the most important game of the season.