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Buckeyes take over as best program of all time
The state of Ohio had a pandemic-shortened season, but the Buckeyes still managed to make an appearance in the national title. And they could definitely make a football history in their eight-game season.
During the past football season, the state of Ohio became the winning program by winning percentage in the football history of the university with a .730 winning percentage. This is most times among programs with a minimum of 800 games played.
The state of Ohio has the best winning percentage of all time over the past 100 years, 50 years and 25 years.
The Buckeyes dominated the Big Ten last year on their way to a national title. And although they lost in the title game, no program was more dominant in football history than the Buckeyes.
Lettermen Live presented by Hane
The off-season is in full swing as the new early entries are ready to go to work, and Lettermen Live is back for another great episode with plenty to discuss.
Lettermen Row senior writer Austin Ward joins former Buckeyes linebacker Bobby Carpenter, former Ohio State linebacker Michael Bennett and former Buckeyes fullback Justin Zwick to cover the latest Ohio State news breaks, including what the early entries from the 2021 class can expect. in their first moments with the Buckeyes this spring.
They also discuss the Senior Bowl, which took place over the weekend, and how the festivities can help boost the draft supply of former Ohio State players. The crew also breaks down their memories of preparing for the NFL draft after their college football career.
As always, Lettermakers Live is presented by Roosters on Olentangy River Road in Columbus.
Ohio, CJ Hicks Commits to Birminology
It’s almost a year since the state of Ohio hosted Archbishop Alter star of Heresy (Ohio) CJ Hicks, which would kick off a big second season for the Knights. Hicks joined the Buckeyes a few weeks later.
In the time that followed, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound linebacker prospect changed from recruiter to recruiter, and de facto served as a class builder for the state of Ohio, while also seeing his national profile change from regional star to a top star. 40 outlook in the country. Hicks stood out not only because of his play as one of the faces of the Ohio State 2022 class, but also because he took every opportunity to advance his future program, and did so well that he the monk earned “Captain Buckeye” by recruiting analysts and even his peers.
Now CJ Hicks is putting on the recruiter’s hat and working overtime to try and bring the country’s best players to Ohio State with him. The goal is simple: to recruit the best class in the history of the Internet recruitment era, a title now held by the 2021 Alabama recruitment class. Hicks talked about it and more about the latest installment of Birminology with Jeremy Birmingham’s director of recruitment, Lettermen Row.
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