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James Franklin has picked up his first win over Ohio State since 2016. Penn State poached Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles over the weekend. While Ryan Day and the Buckeyes were busy celebrating their first national title in 10 years with a party at Ohio Stadium,

The Buckeye Fever Podcast is back with a victory celebration episode you won’t want to miss. Dave Holmes dives into the latest Buckeye drama, from Jim Knowles’ shocking exit to Penn State to the wild fan reactions after Ohio State’s championship run. Plus, Ryan Day’s big moment on The Tonight Show.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day humorously compares post-championship golf cart crash to Austin Powers during The Tonight Show appearance.

Guerrieri represents the continuity option. He's a Knowles guy through and through, initially coming with him to Ohio State as a senior analyst back in 2022. After a year apart at Indiana in 2023, Knowles missed him so much that he convinced Day to bring him back to Columbus, where he spent this past season as safeties coach.

The departure of defensive coordinator Jim Knowles adds a challenge for Ohio State, which was already dealing with heavy roster turnover on defense.

Day, who ended his sixth season as the Buckeyes head coach with his first national championship win, was a guest on "The Tonight Show" on Monday night. Day spoke with Jimmy Fallon about Ohio State's College Football Playoff run, with the CFP trophy on display in the background.

Without defensive coordinator Jim Knowles in attendance on a day sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel he was finalizing a deal to join Penn State, Ohio State celebrated its national championship with 30,000 Buckeyes fans on Sunday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are fresh off winning the program's ninth national championship and have already turned their attention to defending their title in 2025. In the days following the Buckeyes' College Football Playoff Championship Game triumph,

Here’s a round-up of the latest news pertinent to Ohio State’s defensive coordinator search. Former Wisconsin defensive coordinator — and interim head coach (2022) — Jim Leonhard seems to be staying put in the NFL.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters faces questions about money for classroom Bibles during his budget request presentation to the the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education. #oklaed