Lori Schmidt

If no news is good news, today's update on the Ohio State quarterback battle is great. If, on the other hand, you hoped there would be clarity... www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

after years of being lazy (and reminders from @lorischmidt.dispatch.com), i got a bluesky account. Follow along with my journalism and whatever else i'm thinking about here

Guys, guys, guys! I've got such good news! Dan is on BlueSky. He is an even better person than he is a trending reporter, and he is one heck of a trending reporter. bsky.app/profile/daul...

I can't decide which detail in this wonderful day-in-the-life profile of Ohio State men's basketball coach, Jake Diebler, I love most. I think it's Diebler turning to a freshman after a made basket and roaring, “You want some, too?” www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Final: Browns 27, Titans 24

Final: Bengals 35, Ravens 13

Final: UCF 39, BYU 31

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti on quarterback Josh Hoover: "He wasn't 100% today." Uh. 'Scuse me? (I know Cignetti could have been talking about Hoover getting banged up today, but he was hit pretty hard against Ohio State, and there were questions about his health going into the UM game.)

Final: Indiana 13, Michigan 6 (OT)

Indiana and Michigan are in overtime. You can follow along here. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Heartbreaking loss, but US Open Cup showed the Crew roster's potential. | Rob Oller www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

I like a 0-0 final as much as the next former goalkeeper, but even I have to admit, this is a heartbreaking way for the Crew to lose.

It's a tribute to new Blue Jackets' public address announcer Josh Hunter that while I get extremely nostalgic for Greg Murray's "Jackets on the pooooooooower play," I don't get devastatingly sad not hearing it.

A seismic update from Ohio State football on Julian Sayin: www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Ohio State's roster of quarterbacks beyond Julian Sayin, Luke Fahey and Tavien St. Clair is a whole lot more interesting than it has any right to be. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Held to just one goal for the second time in as many days/games, the #CBJ are headed home from Minnesota with the sting of a 2-1 loss to #mnwild after being outshot 34-14. "The execution wasn't there." www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

And the Crew's MLS playoff hopes are still alive. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

The Browns lead the AFC North and UCLA leads the Big Ten. Just as we all predicted.

Indiana's Jones injures Ohio State's Julian Sayin. Game's last minutes are shaping up to be an adventure. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

As of now, this feels like every loss of the Ryan Day era.

We're trying to be just as entertaining as a Curt Cignetti press conference. It's today's Ohio State-Indiana live blog. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox is here at Ohio Stadium today. There's, uh, a football game going on here, too. Updates on that here: www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith is Jeremiah Smithing. All the Jeremiah updates you can Smith right here. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

I'm not ready to make any grand pronouncements, but it's pretty wild it is conceivable that, after today, the "easiest" game left on Ohio State's football schedule is Michigan.

The "keys to the game" genre gets a bad rap, because they're seemingly always the same. (Limit turnovers, get off to a fast start, yada, yada, yada.) But our Joey Kaufman is so good with delivering something more nuanced. This week was particularly interesting. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Damon Severson's returning to the #CBJ lineup tonight, and it's not a moment too soon -> www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Are opposing defenses trying to "Hack a Shaq" Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith? www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Please, don't make me put "Lane Kiffin" in the headline to get you all to click on this link and/or share it.

Lyle Odelein, the first captain in Blue Jackets history, has died of a heart attack, according to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Ohio State takes on Iowa. Will Jeremiah Smith break more records today? Find out with our live blog. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Michigan is both better and worse than I thought they'd be this season, which is saying something.

"Unsustainable." www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Guest picker for "College GameDay" picked. The ESPN program will be on site for the Ohio State-Iowa game at Kinnick Stadium. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Photos from tonight's Blue Jackets 6-3 win over the Sabres ... including some by yours truly. Like this shot of Sean Monahan signing a little Sean Monahan figurine. www.dispatch.com/picture-gall...

No. Nope. No, no, no, no, no. Stop it. Jet's Pizza should not be handing out free food for Blue Jackets' goals. If it's not for saves, what are we even doing here?

Mathieu Olivier after a fight.

Freaking kudos to the Blue Jackets for finally leaning hard into the Civil War theme.

Ran into the great Jeff Svoboda ahead of tonight's Blue Jackets game.

I have always thought the contributions of Ohio State's Kennedy Cambridge were underappreciated – mostly because her sister's offensive game dominates so many headlines. But if Kennedy does what Jaloni Cambridge predicts, she'll get headlines of her own. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Kirill Marchenko in his debut for the Maple Leafs, a 3-2 loss to the Canadiens: Four shots, a secondary assist (48 seconds into the game), two hits, one giveaway a plus/minus of +1 in 20:08 of ice time.

Bears 🐻 = football Cubs (young bears 🐻) = baseball

A cheat sheet for anyone who has trouble confusing teams: 🏒 Blues (St. Louis), Blue Jackets (Columbus) are different ⚾ White Sox (Chicago), Red Sox (Boston) are different 🏈 Jaguars (Jacksonville), Panthers (Carolina), Bengals (Cincinnati) are different 🟢 Ohio, Ohio State are different

Final: Steelers 30, Bengals 27

Honestly, it really bothers me when sleep experts say to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, like they honestly don't understand that some people have jobs that make that impossible.

Higgins just made a ridiculous catch while falling backward into the end zone with a defender on his back.

The #CBJ hasn't given a defined timeframe for Elvis Merzlikins' return from shoulder surgery, and it's starting to feel like he might not play for them again while in the final year of his contract. Putting his house up for sale feels like another sign. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Final: Iowa 20, Michigan 19

I want to say this Iowa, Michigan game is final, but...