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Ohio State Football Coaches Meyer and Fickell Point to Great Future
January 6th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
  Sometimes good fortune smiles on you, and you get an opportunity that normally would not come your way. Today I was in the right place at the right time. Going about my normal day I happened to look up and, there in front of me, stood two of the most popular men in Buckeye Nation today - Luke Fickell and Urban Meyer. By now, every person...

Ohio State Buckeyes Football Enters ‘Special Project’ Mode
January 5th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Although the term is used all the time across all sports, both collegiate and professional, there is no such thing as a rebuilding year. ***PHOTO1***  The act of building is a process. You have to acquire materials, have adequate manpower, create a plan, and then execute it. Building, and especially rebuilding, requires...

Ohio State Football Stops to Make U-Turn
January 4th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
***PHOTO1*** The Ohio State University's new head coach Urban Meyer hasn't wasted any time since he was hired on November 28. He immediately started working on next year's recruiting class, began familiarizing himself with the players, and held a meeting with the team to let them know that he was the...

Ohio State Buckeyes Drop Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl to Florida Gators
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:50 PM
Well that was fun. The Ohio State Buckeyes played the same way they played all season, with the same play calling by Jim Bollman, as they dropped the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl to the Florida Gators 17-24. There were no surprises, no trick plays, no aggressiveness on the offensive side of...

Ohio State Gameday: Buckeyes Vs. Florida Gators
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl January 2, 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes Florida Gators Game Details Time: 1:00 PM EDT Stadium: EverBank Field - Jacksonville, FL Broadcast: ESPN2 Game Conditions Weather: Sunny Temperature: 55°F Wind: NW 14 MPH Key Injuries O - LB Jordan Whiting** O - DE Nathan Williams** O - WR Verlon Reed** Q - RB Jaamal Berry* Q - RB Rod Smith Q - TE Jake Stoneburner P - LB Andrew Sweat P -...

Ohio State Buckeyes Vs. Florida Gators Game Preview
January 2nd, 2012 at 9:25 AM
***PHOTO1*** Tomorrow, the Ohio State Buckeyes play in the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl against the Florida Gators. The Buckeyes wrapped up their practice sessions yesterday morning and were allowed to take an optional few hours diversion at Town Center Mall before returning to their hotel by 10pm, something the players likely...

What Gator Bowl Means to Each Buckeye Coach
December 27th, 2011 at 10:52 AM
  With the news of the new sanctions for next season and beyond behind them, the Ohio State football Buckeyes take flight to Jacksonville, Florida, to take on the Florida Gators in the Gator bowl, ironic, don’t you think. ***PHOTO1*** As we all learned, the Buckeye football team will be banned from playing...

Taking a Look at Sanctions Against the Ohio State University Football Team
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:50 AM
  Earlier this week the NCAA handed down the punishment for the Ohio State University, the penalty was a little severe for the crime. Buckeye Nation will not be eligible for post season play next season, 4 more scholarships taken away, and an added year of probation. ***PHOTO1*** The penalties handed down to...

Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith Should Feel Repercussions in the Face of NCAA Sanctions
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:20 AM
Gene Smith should have gotten the boot some time ago. ***PHOTO1*** The Ohio State athletic director has come under fire after the NCAA finally imposed its sanctions on the Buckeye football program -- a one-year bowl ban starting in 2012, the loss of nine scholarships over three seasons and a three-season probation...

Ohio State Women Take on Washington State Tonight
December 21st, 2011 at 5:35 PM
The conclusion of the apparent fitness week for the women's basketball team comes tonight with the final non-conference game of the season. At Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio tonight, Ohio State will host the Cougars of Washington State in what will be the Buckeyes 4th game in 6 days. The...

Ohio State’s Wait on NCAA Sanctions Finally Over
December 20th, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Today the NCAA announced the results of their lengthy evaluation of the "pants for tattoos" scandal that rocked Jim Tressel's Ohio State team exactly one year ago. Urban Meyer now knows what he has to deal with going into his first season as the new head coach of the Buckeyes. ***PHOTO1*** ***PHOTO2***   The long, frustrating...

Blue-Chip Defensive Lineman Noah Spence Commits to Ohio State.
December 20th, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Less than a week after stealing a pair of premier defensive line recruits from a pair of Big Ten rivals, new Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer got a commitment from one of the top-rated players in the nation. Noah Spence, the 6-foot-4, 245-pound, five-star defensive end recruit from Harrisburg, Pa.,...

Ohio State Buckeyes Vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Game Preview
December 17th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Today, the Ohio State men's basketball team takes on the South Carolina Gamecocks. Thad Matta needs just one more win to reach his 200th victory as Ohio State's head coach. Last season, the Buckeyes defeated the Gamecocks 79-57 here in Columbus. ***PHOTO1*** Some things to consider for today's game are that Jared...

Ohio State Buckeyes Add Mickey Mariotti to Staff
December 16th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Even in the midst of an extremely disappointing season, the Buckeyes were inherently a good football team. But with the addition of new head coach Urban Meyer, Ohio State instantly became more talented with several top-notch recruits committing to come to Columbus next fall. ***PHOTO1***  But perhaps there was still one piece...

Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer Already Building the Program
December 15th, 2011 at 11:24 AM
There's little doubt that the selection of Urban Meyer as the head football coach at Ohio State was a very easy, and very good, decision for Gene Smith to make. But the method they are using to ease him into the role has turned out to be a stroke of...

Ohio State Programs on the Right Track: Part 2
December 9th, 2011 at 1:31 PM
On Wednesday we started to talk about the major athletic programs at the Ohio State University, as football was the topic of discussion. Today lets take an in depth look at the growth in the Buckeye basketball team. ***PHOTO1*** Similar to the Ohio State football team, scandalous actions were the reason for...

Report: Iowa State Offensive Coordinator Tom Herman Tapped to Be Next Ohio State Quarterbacks Coach
December 9th, 2011 at 12:07 AM
During his introductory press conference as the new head coach of Ohio State, Urban Meyer said the Buckeyes deserved "the best group of assistant coaches in America."  Well, count Tom Herman among them. ***PHOTO1*** The Dispatch reports that Herman, who has served as the offensive coordinator for Iowa State for the past three...

Ohio State Major Programs on the Right Track: Part 1
December 7th, 2011 at 3:45 PM
  Are the Ohio State University and its two major athletic programs moving in the right direction? It’s easy to kick back and watch the news and pick and choose what you hear about where each program is heading, but are they both on the right track. ***PHOTO1*** First let’s take a look...

Ohio State Basketball Men, Women Still Leading the Charge
December 6th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
The Ohio State Buckeyes men's and women's basketball programs have been brought to prominence over the last few years. The men's team has quietly gone to the NCAA tournament in all but two years of Thad Matta's tenure as head coach. The women's team has been drowned out by the...

Ohio State Buckeyes Hire Urban Meyer: the Pros and Cons
November 30th, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Every single Ohio State Buckeyes football fan has a reason to celebrate that Urban Meyer is coming to Columbus with hopes of restoring respect to a program that would like to forget most of the 2011 season. But each and every one of these followers should take a step back...