By BILLY HEYEN During Micah Wright's (Newark) junior year at Maine, he tore his ACL. "There was a voice in my head that told me this might be it," Wright told NFL Draft Diamonds, "and I’m sure other people thought the same." But instead, Wright grinded on his rehab to make it back to the Black Bears for a final four FCS trip in his senior year. That parlayed itself … [Read more...] about Newark alum Micah Wright receives rookie mini camp invite from Arizona Cardinals
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Bishop Kearney alum Jermaine Ponder signs as UDFA with Cleveland Browns
By BILLY HEYEN Jermaine Ponder (Bishop Kearney/St. Francis) picked up a football when he was 9, hoping to provide for his mother, he tweeted last night. On Saturday, the next step of his football journey became clear: He'll head to the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent, per multiple … [Read more...] about Bishop Kearney alum Jermaine Ponder signs as UDFA with Cleveland Browns
Ohio State mourns the loss of Earle Bruce
Courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – Earle Bruce, the man who succeeded his coach and mentor, Woody Hayes, as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1979 and led the team to four Big Ten Conference championships and to an 81-26-1 record, died early Friday morning at home, in Powell, Ohio. He turned 87 on March 8, and he watched his last Ohio State practice on … [Read more...] about Ohio State mourns the loss of Earle Bruce
Ohio State’s Meyer up for two-year extension
Courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – Pending approval by the Ohio State University Board of Trustees, Urban Meyer will receive a two-year contract extension that will keep him on the sidelines as head coach of the Buckeyes at least through the 2022 football season. On Thursday a committee of the board approved the contract extension for a vote on the full board … [Read more...] about Ohio State’s Meyer up for two-year extension
J.T. Barrett named one of five candidates for Johnny Unitas Award
Courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – The field of 10 finalists for the 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award has been trimmed and already graduated Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett is one of the five candidates for the award, presented annually by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. Candidates must be college seniors or fourth-year … [Read more...] about J.T. Barrett named one of five candidates for Johnny Unitas Award