Scarlet Sunrise: Buckeyes take over as all-time winningest program

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Buckeyes take over as all-time winningest program

Ohio State had a pandemic-shortened season, but the Buckeyes still managed to make an appearance in the national title game. And they certainly were able to make some college football history in their eight-game season.

During last football season, Ohio State became the winningest program by win percentage in college football history with a .730 win percentage. That’s the most all time among programs with a minimum of 800 games played.

Ohio State has the best all-time win percentage in the last 100 years, 50 years and 25 years.

The Buckeyes dominated the Big Ten last year on their way to a national title appearance. And although they lost in that title game, no program has been more dominant in college football history than the Buckeyes.

Lettermen Live hosted by Roosters

The offseason is in full swing as the new early enrollees are ready to get to work, and Lettermen Live is back for another big episode with plenty to discuss.

Lettermen Row senior writer Austin Ward is joined by former Buckeyes linebacker Bobby Carpenter, former Ohio State defensive lineman Michael Bennett and former Buckeyes quarterback Justin Zwick to break down the latest news at Ohio State, including what the early enrollees from the class of 2021 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 those festivities can help boost draft stocks of former Ohio State players. The crew also broke down their memories of preparing for the NFL draft after their college football careers.

As always, Lettermen Live is hosted by Roosters on Olentangy River Road in Columbus.

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Ohio State commit C.J. Hicks joins Birminology

It’s been almost a year since Ohio State offered Kettering (Ohio) Archbishop Alter star C.J. Hicks, who was coming off a big sophomore season for the Knights. Hicks committed to the Buckeyes just a few weeks later.

In the time since, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound linebacker prospect has turned from recruit to recruiter, serving as de facto class-builder for Ohio State while also seeing his national profile change from regional star to a Top 40 prospect in the country. Hicks has emerged as one of the faces of the Ohio State 2022 class not only because of his game, but because he relishes every opportunity to promote his future program, doing it so well that he’s earned the moniker “Captain Buckeye” from recruiting analysts and even his peers.

Now, C.J. Hicks is putting the hat of recruiter back on 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 recruiting era, a title that is now held by the 2021 Alabama recruiting class. Hicks talked about that and more on the latest episode of Birminology with Lettermen Row Director of Recruiting Jeremy Birmingham.

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