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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1h

For the first time in six years, Ohio State women's basketball enters the season unranked.

"You follow football closely," head coach Kevin McGuff said. "You can see where No. 1 and No. 2 preseason are right now. So things change, right?"

www.landgrantholyland.com/ohio-state-w...

Ohio State women’s basketball enter new season ‘with a point to prove’

The Buckeyes enter the season out of the top-25 and feel the disrespect

www.landgrantholyland.com

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1h

I worked hard on those skip buttons. Please use them liberally.

Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 2h

I took 10 of the 18 Big Ten programs for this year’s conference preview over at The IX Basketball.

Give it a read and get caught up on the moves and storylines of the season:

www.thenexthoops.com/ncaaw/big-te...

2025-26 Big Ten Preview - The IX Basketball

The Big Ten Conference is once again shaping up to be one of the better conferences in the country with multiple tournament contenders.

www.thenexthoops.com

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The IX Basketball @theixbasketball.bsky.social · 2h

The @b1gwbb.bsky.social is a behemoth, with many of the collegiate powers set to do battle once more. Our @thomascostello.bsky.social and David Mendez-Yapkowitz take you inside each of the 18 teams as our conference previews roll on! #NCAAW www.thenexthoops.com/ncaaw/big-te...

2025-26 Big Ten Preview - The IX Basketball

The Big Ten Conference is once again shaping up to be one of the better conferences in the country with multiple tournament contenders.

www.thenexthoops.com

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 16h

Kurt Vonnegut loved simple language, but yea the second part of this.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 16h

Not harsh at all.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 20h

The number of players transferring out of B1G schools is relatively the same over the last few years, but a growing number are staying in-conference.

Players and coaches talked about it in my latest for @theixbasketball.bsky.social

www.thenexthoops.com/ncaaw/big-te...

The next rising transfer portal trend and its impact on the Big Ten - The IX Basketball

There's a growing trend in Big Ten transfers. More players are staying in the conference than ever before and it's making an impact.

www.thenexthoops.com

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 23h

There are less than four weeks until the Buckeyes’ 25-26 season.

Here’s the first of 11 player previews: Bryn Martin. The 6’1 guard can shoot from deep, attack the basket and play in a full-court press.

Does that get her big minutes as a freshman?
www.landgrantholyland.com/ohio-state-w...

Bryn Martin: Ohio State women’s basketball 2025-26 player preview

The Buckeyes flipped a commitment after the 24-25 season in Springboro guard Bryn Martin

www.landgrantholyland.com

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 20h

The number of players transferring out of B1G schools is relatively the same over the last few years, but a growing number are staying in-conference.

Players and coaches talked about it in my latest for @theixbasketball.bsky.social

www.thenexthoops.com/ncaaw/big-te...

The next rising transfer portal trend and its impact on the Big Ten - The IX Basketball

There's a growing trend in Big Ten transfers. More players are staying in the conference than ever before and it's making an impact.

www.thenexthoops.com

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 22h

Love watching it all burn.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 22h

For the first time since the 2019-20 season, Ohio State women’s basketball did not make the AP’s preseason top 25.

Big Ten teams that did:

3 - UCLA
10 - Maryland
13 - Michigan
18 - USC
21 - Iowa
23 - Michigan State

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 23h

A great story from the student journalists at The Lantern about Elsa Lemmilä: Ohio State’s future star in the paint and an environmental engineering major in the classroom.

www.thelantern.com/2025/10/stem...

STEM and Sports: Elsa Lemmilä’s Path Beyond Basketball

At 5 p.m., much of the Ohio State women’s basketball team heads into recovery to do some cold therapy, stretching or foam rolling after a five-hour practice. But Sophomore center Elsa Lemmilä heads i...

www.thelantern.com

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 23h

There are less than four weeks until the Buckeyes’ 25-26 season.

Here’s the first of 11 player previews: Bryn Martin. The 6’1 guard can shoot from deep, attack the basket and play in a full-court press.

Does that get her big minutes as a freshman?
www.landgrantholyland.com/ohio-state-w...

Bryn Martin: Ohio State women’s basketball 2025-26 player preview

The Buckeyes flipped a commitment after the 24-25 season in Springboro guard Bryn Martin

www.landgrantholyland.com

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 1d

“A league that utilizes a paywalled streaming service to broadcast its games needs more media, not less, and right now, for most major outlets, there isn’t good enough access to make it a worthwhile investment of time and resources to cover the local teams. “

MLS seems to be going backwards.

A reporter's letter to Major League Soccer | Laurel Pfahler

Get more from Laurel Pfahler on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 1d

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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Bill Rabinowitz @billrabinowitz.bsky.social · 1d

My book on the 2024 season, “Buckeye Brotherhood,” will be released in one week, so I will give one free copy per day, signed and personalized, to a new annual subscriber to my Substack. An annual subscription costs less than a quarter per day. I hope you think my OSU coverage is worth that.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

Makes me want a hot dog real bad.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

There is a lot from Big Ten Media Day coming at you this week with my name on the by-line.

A full Big Ten preview and feature piece on a trend with the transfer portal on The IX Basketball

Player previews and features on Land-Grant Holy Land

I appreciate you for reading anything I put out there.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

Everyday I want to live in my headphones and not talk to another living soul, but that is impossible.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

Dog laying in shadows of blinds. Sun coming through the blinds. Red Irish setter laying on light brown floor

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

I meeeean it’s a non-conference game. A likely one-sided non-conference game.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

I will not skip a basketball game for a concert. I will not skip a basketball game for a concert. I will not skip a basketball game for a concert. I will not skip a basketball game for a concert. I will not skip a basketball game for a concert. I will not skip a basketball game for a concert. I wil

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

I’m happily the “well, thanks everybody” person at the end of the virtual meeting that starts the chain reaction of thank yous so we can stop being on the meeting.

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

On top of “oh god, new job. What do I do?” My brain is thinking about the at least 20 writing pieces I have to get done in the next couple weeks.

And then there’s the parenting three kids, being married, existing in a political and moral hellscape and wanting to go to a concert(s).

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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 1d

I’m getting a hammer and destroying my phone.

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