C.J. Stroud Announced As College GameDay Guest Picker For Ohio State vs. Penn State

Stroud has been arguably the best rookie quarterback in the NFL this season, completing just under 60 percent of his passes for 1,660 yards with nine touchdowns, just one interception, and a 96.4 QB rating. 

OCT 17 VIRAL QB VIDEO Ohio State Buckeyes quarterbacks have not had the most success at the NFL level over the last few years. 

Whether it was Terrell Pryor, Troy Smith, J.T. Barrett, Cardale Jones, Dwayne Haskins or even most recently Justin Fields, former Buckeyes QBs failing at the NFL level has become a bit of a stigma. 

That is, it appears, until Houston Texans rookie C.J. Stroud came along, with the former Buckeye lighting it up through his first six games, and setting NFL records along the way. 

And now, that idea has become a viral video meme on TikTok. The video is from a scene in the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid showing one student shining above the rest during a music audition.

OCT 16 FIELDS DOUBTFUL VS RAIDERS After being knocked out of the game vs. the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday with a dislocated thumb, the status of Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields for this weekend's matchup vs. the Las Vegas Raiders has been revealed. 

Per reports, Fields is doubtful vs. Las Vegas, and there is no timetable for his return.

Luckily for the Bears, no surgery is expected for Fields.

Should Fields indeed miss the matchup, rookie backup Tyson Bagent will likely get the start.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus also provided an update on Fields, noting that the situation is still very fluid for the former Buckeyes QB.

"It's really going to come down to grip strength," said Eberflus.

OCT 15 FIELDS OUT The Chicago Bears have lost former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields for the remainder of their Sunday matchup vs. the Minnesota Vikings with a hand injury, according to reports. 

Fields suffered the injury in the third quarter of the game with the Bears trailing 12-6. 

At the time of the injury, Fields had completed 6 of 10 passes for 58 yards and an interception and was the team's leading rusher with 46 yards on eight carries. 

Entering the game, Fields was coming off of back-to-back four-touchdown performances, throwing for 617 yards combined in those two games. 

According to reports, Fields dislocated his thumb on his throwing hand and will undergo an MRI on Monday.

OCT 8 OLAVE TD Former Ohio State Buckeyes wideout Chris Olave has had a highlight reel star to the 2023 season. 

But on Sunday it got even better, with Olave catching his first touchdown of the season for the Saints against the New England Patriots.

So far this season, Olave has 24 catches for 311 yards and the score. Entering the day, Olave has 95 receptions for 1,348 yards and for touchdowns for his career. 

OCT 1 ZEKE HONORED Former Ohio State Buckeye Ezekiel Elliott spent seven seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, where he was one of the most feared running backs in the NFL over that time. 

And upon his return to Dallas, the Cowboys honored him with an emotional pre-game tribute video.

In his seven years in Dallas after being selected in the first round, Elliott rushed for over 1,000 yards in three of those seasons. While, in two of those seasons, finishing just shy at 983 yards (2017) and 979 Yards (2020).

And in both of those seasons, Elliott did not play a full season, missing six games in 2017 and one game in 2020.

Elliott was also an absolute star with the Buckeyes, rushing for 592 times for 3,961 yards and 43 touchdowns in just three seasons.

OCT 1 FIELDS DIME Former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields has struggled to start 2023. However, on Sunday, he is off and running in a big way. 

On the Bears' second drive of the game, Fields hit D.J. Moore for a 29-yard touchdown in the front right corner of the end zone to tie the Broncos at 7-7.

Fields has started the game 7-of-7 passing for 93 yards and the touchdown - by far his best start to a game this season. 

SEPT 27 WILSON SPEAKS The New York Jets were expected to be a player in the AFC East this season. But after an abrupt end to the season in the opening drive of the opener for star QB Aaron Rodgers, things have gone off the rails in a big way. 

As a result, many Jets fans are understandably frustrated. However, Former Ohio State star Garrett Wilson is pleading with the Jets faithful to remain patient with the team. 

“I would just tell them to stick with us,” Wilson said. “No one wants this more than us. We’re working every single day to make sure that y’all have a lot to root for on Sundays."

The Jets currently sit at 1-2, with a big Sunday Night Football matchup against the Chiefs on the Horizon.

SEPT 25 FIELDS INJURED Justin Fields has had a tough start to the season with the Chicago Bears. 

And on Sunday, it got even worse, with the Bears suffering an embarrassing 41-10 blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, and Fields having to be helped off of the field due to what looked to be a head injury by his teammate, D.J. Moore. 

Shockingly, despite not being able to find his way to the sideline on his own without the assistance of Moore, Fields ended up returning to the game and even threw a touchdown pass to Moore afterward.

The Bears injury report later this week should reveal more about Fields' status going forward.

SEPT 24 OLAVE THE MAGICIAN Former Buckeyes star wide receiver Chris Olave has been a highlight reel player through the beginning of the NFL season. 

On Sunday, he did it again, making an amazing one-handed grab for the Saints against the Green Bay Packers. 

The Olave catch would ultimately set up a Saints field goal, putting New Orleans up 17-0 heading into the locker room. 

SEPT 20 FIELDS TAKES BLAME Former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was the subject of Twitter discussion on Wednesday afternoon after he seemingly blamed his poor play through the first two games of the season. 

Now, however, Fields has clarified those comments, taking full responsibility for his struggles, and blaming the media for a misrepresentation of his comments. 

"You guys' jobs are to get clicks. So, it's like, take my quote out of context and we can just say that," Fields said. "If you paint the picture on the inside out, y'all are trying to split us up.

"I'm not blaming anything on the coaches, I'm never going to blame anything on the coaches. I'm never going to blame anything on my teammates. Whatever happens in the game, I will take all the blame. I don't care if it's a dropped pass, it should have been a (better) pass. Put it on me. Never when you hear anything come out of my mouth to where I will blame it on somebody else in this organization, my teammates, never will you hear that. I just want to clear that up.

"Just know that I need to play better -- that's it, point blank. That's what I should have said in the first place, but I was trying to give y'all more details because I appreciate y'all for doing what y'all do and I try to give y'all the information y'all want for you guys' job. I'm going to do that and in the future, I just ask you guys to put the whole quote out. Don't cut it up into words and pieces to make it seem like I am saying something that I'm not."

SEPT 20 WILSON AND OLAVE REPRESENT Ohio State has the best case of any college football program to take on the 'WR U' moniker, with multiple top-line players both in the NFL and waiting their turn in Columbus.

And in NFL Week 2, a pair of them showed out, with Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson both making highlight reel plays for their respective teams. 

First up was Wilson, who exploded for a 68-yard touchdown against the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon. 

Wilson finished the day with two catches for 83 yards and a score on eight targets.

Next up was Olave, who made arguably the catch of the week in primetime against the Panthers on Monday Night Football. Olave finished with 86 yards on six catches.

SEPT 17 FIELDS PICK SIX The Chicago Bears are off to another rough start in Year 2 of the Justin Fields experiment. 

And on Sunday, it took another bad turn. 

Trailing 20-17 just before the two-minute warning, Fields had to take the Bears 94 yards to get the win. Instead, Fields made a massive mistake, tossing a game-sealing interception to Buccaneers defensive lineman, Shaquil Barrett. 

Barrett then pushed that interception into the end zone, putting the Bucs up 27-17 with two minutes to play. 

JK DOBBINS SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURY Former Ohio State and current Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins season is over after suffering a torn Achilles in the team's 25-9 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. 

Justice Hill took Dobbins' place in the game and scored two touchdowns in his absence. 

Dobbins has had injury issues throughout his career, suffering a torn ACL and missing the entire 2021 season, and missing eight games with a separate knee issue last season. 

AUG 18 CJ'S GIFT Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is prepping to take on the Houston Texans and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud in a Saturday afternoon preseason game, and his scouting report on the QB is a flattering one. ... with at least one "unique gift'' at his disposal.

"I think he is a very natural thrower that has a unique gift at ball placement," McDaniel said of Stroud.

The coach tempered his thoughts on the Houston centerpiece by adding, "He's probably not bragging about ball placement right now because as a rookie NFL quarterback, you're in a foreign language.''

But, McDaniel added, "He looks the part to me with the way he throws the ball, and you can tell that he has an aura of confidence that's exciting to see from a player." 

FORMER BUCKEYE RISING UP IN NFL COACHING WORLD

Ohio State's former national championship-winning quarterback J.T. Barrett has been elevated to assistant quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions, according to a report by Ari Meirov. 

Barrett, the former NFL quarterback, hung up the cleats and shoulder pads back in March after suffering an injury during his time with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks. 

Since retiring from football, Barrett has been on staff in Detroit, previously serving as an offensive assistant since last July.