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\n\t\tMek pic.twitter.com\/TJAYUExDKR<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Eleven Warriors (@11W) May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tHave a good Friday.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0THAT \u201994 IMPALA. Cortez Hankton was Mic\u2019d Up during Ohio State\u2019s final practice before the spring game, and the program\u2019s creative team delivered a lively 70-plus-second clip shared on social media this week.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tSpring Ball Cortez Hankton Micd Up pic.twitter.com\/zYtFmlqSn3<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) May 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe video features several standout moments, including Hankton\u2019s back-and-forth with Jeremiah Smith and Brandon Inniss during warmups, as well as his instruction and conversation with Ohio high school coaches visiting the Horseshoe for the Buckeyes\u2019 annual Coaches Clinic.\n<\/p>\n \n\tHankton has big shoes to fill following Brian Hartline\u2019s departure to become USF\u2019s head coach. He\u2019s been impressive so far, but a couple of recruiting wins this offseason, along with production from his receiver room this season, would go a long way toward proving that Ohio State is still WRU, with or without Hartline.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0SPEED KILLS.\u00a0Former Ohio State wide receiver Parris Campbell announced his retirement from the NFL <\/a>on Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n \n\tAs I reflected on Campbell\u2019s football career, which took him from Akron\u2019s St. Vincent\u2013St. Mary to Ohio State to the NFL, I couldn\u2019t help but think of his performance in the Buckeyes\u2019 62-39 win over REDACTED in 2018.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\tSix catches.\n<\/p>\n \n\t192 yards.\n<\/p>\n \n\tTwo touchdowns.\n<\/p>\n \n\tI\u2019ve been fortunate to attend plenty of Ohio State\u2013REDACTED games in my lifetime (thanks, Mom), but 2018 will always stand out as my favorite. It was my freshman year at Ohio State, and I was sitting in C-deck \u2014 last row, criminally underrated because you actually get back support \u2014 with the woman who is now my wife. We spent the afternoon watching the Buckeyes pile up 567 yards of offense and hang 62 points, and it was an absolute blast. I\u2019ll never forget that game \u2014 or what Parris Campbell did in it.\n<\/p>\n \n\tCongratulations to him on a great career.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0\u201cSTRONGEST FOOTBALL LEAGUE BY FAR.\u201d Cope harder, Greg Sankey.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThis week, the SEC commissioner said the SEC is the \u201cstrongest football league by far\u201d despite three straight seasons without a College Football Playoff championship game appearance or national title.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIf you look at the entirety of our league, we are by far the most competitive, the strongest football league by far,\u201d Sankey told reporters on Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, the Big Ten has won three consecutive national championships (REDACTED, Ohio State and Indiana) and gone 4-0 against SEC schools in CFP matchups during that span (REDACTED over Alabama in 2023, Ohio State over Tennessee and Texas in 2024, and Indiana over Alabama in 2025).\n<\/p>\n \n\tDespite the overwhelming evidence that the Big Ten has overtaken the SEC at the top of the sport, Sankey continues to move the goalposts.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThat\u2019s a pretty narrow band,\u201d he said of the championships and head-to-head results.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tGreg Sankey on the strength of the SEC:<\/p>\n “If you look at the entirety of our league, we are by far the most competitive, strongest league — by far.”<\/p>\n “The depth of this league stands alone.” pic.twitter.com\/jb73pozYMp<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tSankey then argued the \u201cmargins are so thin\u201d between the SEC and Big Ten.\u00a0(REDACTED beat Alabama 27-20 in 2023, Ohio State beat Tennessee 42-17 in 2024 and Indiana beat Alabama 38-3 in 2025.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cYou look at the Texas-Ohio State (CFP semifinal), Texas scores, there\u2019s a screen play (by Ohio State), breaks the game open,\u201d Sankey said. \u201cYou go to possessions in the red zone, really close, and there\u2019s a (Texas) turnover.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tHe closed by circling back to his original claim: \u201cI think from a big picture, the breadth, the depth of this league, this league stands alone. In fact, we saw metrics out of the College Football Playoff presentation where there\u2019s no doubt we\u2019re the strongest league. Now, there\u2019s some segments of other leagues that are towards where we are, but not nearly the entirety of a conference, like the Southeastern Conference. It\u2019s a pretty special place.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tMaybe that was true five years ago. It\u2019s not true now.\n<\/p>\n \n\tRight now, the Big Ten owns the trophies and the head-to-head results. The SEC still has elite teams, elite talent and elite resources \u2014 but the automatic assumption that it reigns supreme becomes more outdated every year.\n<\/p>\n \n\tIn other words, facts don\u2019t care about your feelings, Greg.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0GET YOUR BOBBLEHEADS! The Columbus Aviators are handing out 5,000 Ted Ginn Jr. bobbleheads before Sunday\u2019s matchup with the Louisville Kings at Historic Crew Stadium.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tWill you be one of the lucky 5,000?!<\/p>\n Don’t miss your chance on getting your hands on the best bobblehead in the league!<\/p>\n Get your tickets NOW: https:\/\/t.co\/Hj4I3UPbiP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0imrbucN5O<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Columbus Aviators (@UFLAviators) May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tAs far as I know, these bobbleheads were not held up in customs like the ones honoring legendary coach Jim Tressel <\/a>earlier this month. If that changes, I\u2019m sure someone at Eleven Warriors will write about it.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe Aviators enter the finale of their inaugural UFL season at 3-6, still searching for stability in Year 1 of the Ted Ginn Jr. coaching era.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s been a year defined by growing pains, both on the field and off it. With one game left, Columbus gets one more look at whether this experiment can reach cruising altitude or run out of runway.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0SONG OF THE DAY.\u00a0\u201cAPT\u201d – ROS\u00c9 and Bruno Mars.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0CUT TO THE CHASE.\u00a0What to know about Manhattanhenge, NYC\u2019s sunset spectacle<\/a>…\u00a0Bryce Harper bristles at blowback from toothbrushing technique. Just a squeeze, from tube to tongue<\/a>…\u00a0Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests<\/a>…\u00a0Jannik Sinner upset by Juan Manuel Cerundolo after being granted controversial cramping timeout<\/a>…\u00a0MLB owners propose first salary cap since 1994 strike<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n