After years of defensive struggles, Ohio State’s defensive position rooms are showing signs of a renaissance. The latest ...

Since the clock hit zero on Ohio State’s national championship victory at the end of the 2024 season, two names have been front of mind for 2025 at linebacker: Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese.

ATLANTA — Nearly two full years have passed since James Laurinaitis had to break the news to Marcus Freeman, his former Ohio State football teammate and close friend for the past two decades.

We caught up with Pierce and LB coach James Laurinaitis on Thursday for much more. A player that is certainly on the rise for Ohio State this spring is redshirt freshman linebacker Payton Pierce.

There are few men in the country as equipped for the task of talking about good linebacker play as James Laurinaitis. Not only is he a Butkus Award winner, three-time All-American and eight-year ...

Reese didn't get much playing time in a loaded Buckeyes linebacking corps in 2024, but he is preparing to step into a much bigger role next season, and linebackers coach James Laurinaitis is ...

On Thursday he got major praise from linebacker’s coach James Laurinaitis. “It’s just the way Sonny goes about it. He is the ultimate pro, he has been that way… Very intentional ...

“I think he's the leader of the entire team,” linebackers coach James Laurinaitis said. “He handled himself really well through the entire winter workout period and all that.” Told of Laurinaitis’ ...

It’s the third annual Ohio State roundtable. Last year’s clinic was headlined by linebackers coach James Laurinaitis and former linebackers A.J. Hawk, Bobby Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel.