Ohio State commit Teradja Mitchell tweeted out a photo of himself slimming down for the start of his senior season.
Photo courtesy of 247Sports.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s members of the 2018 recruiting class are about to get their senior seasons underway in the coming weeks. One of the Buckeyes already set for the start of their senior seasons is linebacker Teradja Mitchell from Virginia Beach.
The No. 2 inside linebacker in the country according to 247Sports.com, Mitchell tweeted a photo of himself slimmed down from his listed weight of 243 pounds.
Mitchell, who committed to the Buckeyes on June 2, and his Bishop Sullivan Catholic team will host American Heritage (Fla.), on Aug. 26 to open their season.
By Tim Bielik, cleveland.com
Wisconsin, Notre Dame agree to two-year series
Notre Dame and Ohio State already have a home-and-home series scheduled for 2022 and 2023. On Monday, the Fighting Irish agreed to a two-year series with another Big Ten foe in Wisconsin for 2020 and 2021. But the games will not take place at either school.
The game in 2020 will be at Lambeau Field and 2021’s matchup will be played at Soldier Field.
Ohio State announces walk-on tryouts
The Buckeyes gave two of their former walk-on players scholarships on Saturday.
Monday, the program tweeted out its invitation to anyone interested in walking onto the football team. Registration is on Aug. 22, and tryouts are on Aug. 25.
Auburn names Jarrett Stidham as starting QB
Auburn and coach Gus Malzahn have their starter at quarterback. The Tigers' coach named the Baylor transfer as the starting quarterback on Monday.
In 2015, Stidham threw for 1,265 yards and 12 touchdowns.
He started three games, but suffered a season-ending injury in Baylor’s 45-35 win vs. Oklahoma State. Stidham threw for 934 yards and six touchdowns to just two interceptions.
AL.com's Tom Green wrote about what the move to start Stidham means for Auburn.
Catching up on Monday's news
• Bill Landis examined the improved ability of Ohio State to land talented offensive line recruits in the past few years, including 2019 five-star OT Doug Nester.
• The quarterbacks were available to the media on Monday, and Doug Lesmerises broke down how the backup battle between Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins compares to the battle in 2015 between J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones.
• Speaking of Burrow and Haskins, watch us discuss who we think will be Barrett's backup.
Buckeye defense gets some wheels
Ever wanted to see Jalyn Holmes riding a bike in full pads? How about Chris Worley driving a cart?
Check them both out here.
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