Just putting it bluntly, this is a bad #Crew96 team. I think it’s clear now that Henrick Rydström was accurate with his assessment that this team had major issues that needed to be cleaned up.

Devin Sanchez has his swagger back. "I feel like my old self... Very confident that I can go out here and play with anybody in the country." The sophomore corner is a different player heading into Year 2 at Ohio State. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

The #Buckeyes will need some newer names to join their established stars to reach their goals this season. I looked at some potential breakout candidates for Ohio State coming out of the preseason. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

Can confirm Tom’s reporting. #Crew96 expect to officially announce the buy out for Daniel Gazdag today.

Tom Bogert@tombogert.bsky.social · 3d ago

🇭🇺 BREAKING: The New England Revolution is finalizing a deal to sign attacker Daniel Gazdag as the Columbus Crew execute a contract buyout, sources say - Gazdag won't be a DP for the Revs - Fresh start for Gazdag - Crew working on adding DP now www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...

I’d say it’s 99% Club America/Liga MX fans at tonight’s match in LA. I felt more at home in Mexico at the Pachuca game.

Any #Crew96 fans who are out in LA for tonight’s match, a few of us are meeting at SoCal Vibes for drinks before things kick off. www.socalvibesco.com

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Patrick Murphy@patrickmurphy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Any #Crew96 fans venturing out to the site of the team's first MLS Cup win in LA next week for the Leagues Cup match against Club America?

California here we come… ☀️ ✈️ ⚽️

Any #Crew96 fans venturing out to the site of the team's first MLS Cup win in LA next week for the Leagues Cup match against Club America?

@ohhidannye.bsky.social Let me know if you’re going to be around tomorrow before the game. Would love to meet up and have no plans.

Was ready to post about a successful point for #Crew96 despite not playing particularly well, but that was an epic collapse. Don’t know what else to say. It’s been an awful week.

I asked a couple of club sources about this. The consensus is there is interest from #Crew96 in Rodriguez, but the deal would be complicated and nothing is imminent.

Tom Bogert@tombogert.bsky.social · last wk.

🟡 Sources: Columbus Crew in advanced talks to sign attacker Santi Rodriguez from Botafogo. Rodriguez, 26, previously excelled for NYCFC before joining Botafogo in big money deal. Nothing done yet but Crew working on it.

Ohio State hoped to have the starting offensive line figured out by last week, but preseason plans often don't go as planned. That doesn't mean the #Buckeyes aren't making progress in finding their "best five." 247sports.com/college/ohio...

#Crew96 rested players on Saturday for that? Losing to a team that hadn’t won an MLS game since early May is embarrassing enough. Doing it in that fashion is worse.

Any #Crew96 fans venturing out to the site of the team's first MLS Cup win in LA next week for the Leagues Cup match against Club America?

Qua Russaw thought Ohio State only played 6-6, 6-7 defensive ends. Then he learned what Matt Patricia actually had planned for him. Now he's ready to serve an important role for the #Buckeyes in 2026. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

It was a big day at the WHAC for Ohio State's first scrimmage of fall camp. Here is what we're hearing about how things went on Saturday. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

I'm sure Laurent Courtois' message will be about how well #Crew96 fought after the rough start, but that rough start was entirely due to his lineup decisions. You just can't have that many young players making their first start or playing one of their first games.

#Crew96 is close to signing free agent Josef Martínez, who has scored 130 goals in 214 MLS games, to a NON-DP DEAL, I'm told. He had 14 goals and two assists with San Jose in 2025 and has already trained with Columbus.

#Crew96's Leagues Cup's hopes potentially saved with FC Cincinnati losing, which is kind of funny. Thought it was a good start by the Black & Gold tonight, but once again, they get a lead and there's a drop off. The lack of a goal scorer has been apparent throughout this Leagues Cup run.

Ryan Day's quarterback factory isn't slowing down production. Ohio State added another elite talent to the long line of top QBs for the #Buckeyes after Christopher Vargas' commitment. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

Eddrick Houston was the MVP of Ohio State's third fall camp practice in my eyes. Freshmen who could contribute early are starting to emerge. I dive into my most noteworthy observations from today at the WAHC. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

Ryan Day, Billy Fessler and the #Buckeyes land their 2028 quarterback in Christopher Vargas. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

Maybe we should have listened to Ryan Day when he said that Ohio State would try different combinations on the offensive line. I picked out this and a couple of other noteworthy things to dive into from the #Buckeyes' second fall camp practice today. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

Former #Crew96 players Max Arfsten and Sebastian Berhalter are starting for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup.

Wild that only six players who played against Pachuca in 2024 are still on #Crew96's roster: Schulte, Camacho, Moreira, Farsi (all starters), Amundsen and Zawadzki. Shows this isn't really a "revenge game."

Did Ohio State's offensive line picture get clearer today? Could we be seeing unexpected starters on either side of the ball? I broke down the three most notable things I saw at the #Buckeyes' first fall camp practice of 2026. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

Ryan Day on Julian Sayin entering Year 2 as the starter: "When you look in his eye now, you see a different person, a different body... I think he's poised for a great season." The Ohio State quarterback has put in the work to be even better in 2026. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

I’ll be interested to see how this works for #Crew96. He has not been a consistent goal scorer during his career, which is why Columbus needs. But we’ve seen plenty of attackers thrive in MLS after not doing so elsewhere.

Massive Report @massive-report.com · 4w ago

#Crew96 add striker Gonzalo Tapia on loan.

I joined the rest of the @Bucknuts247 staff in looking ahead to Ohio State’s fall camp. What we will be looking for, who will surprise and a bold prediction are among the topics we hit on. 247sports.com/college/ohio...

Good start to the Leagues Cup for #Crew96 with a 3-1 win. Three goals is solid and finally getting one from the run of play. Some good play from young Crew players. There are some that still need work. I thought Ruvalcaba and Karumanchi showed well.