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Ohio State: Toledo Game Was a Good Lesson
September 12th, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Many loyal Ohio State fans are stressed and wringing their hands over Saturday’s tight game against the Toledo Rockets. Perhaps some should, but not the serious buckeye fan. Everyone should have known that this would be a difficult game. Toledo has a history of giving ranked teams a hard time...

Ohio State Struggles Past Toledo, Now What?
September 11th, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Ohio State barely pulled past Toledo in a 27-22 victory in Ohio Stadium. The struggle on the field brought many questions to light for Buckeye faithful, who watched in agony as Toledo drove down the field with less than a minute left. It looked like they were going to score,...

Buckeyes Gameday: Ohio State Vs. Toledo
September 10th, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Week 2 September 10, 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes Toledo Rockets Game Details Time: 12:00 PM EDT Stadium: Ohio Stadium - The Horseshoe Broadcast: Big Ten Network Game Conditions Weather: Partly Cloudy, PM T-Storms Temperature: 74°F Wind: W 4 MPH Key Injuries O - Travis Howard O - Jordan Hall O - Corey Brown O - DeVier Posey O - Mike Adams O - Dan Herron O - Solomon Thomas P - Etienne...

Ohio State Running Back Carlos Hyde to Remain Starter Against Toledo?
September 8th, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Running back Jordan Hall will return from his one-game suspension to make his 2011 debut for the Buckeyes this Saturday against Toledo. But the redshirt junior who was listed a No. 1 on the two-deep chart with Dan Herron in the midst of his own five-game suspension, may have lost the...

Big Ten Announces Start Time for Ohio State-Miami
September 6th, 2011 at 5:00 PM
***PHOTO1*** Today, the Big Ten announced the start time for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Miami Hurricanes highly touted game on Sept. 17. The game will be played at 7:30pm and aired nationally on ESPN. The game time and broadcast information were in question until it was announced this morning....

Buckeyes TE Jake Stoneburner Safety Net for Inexperienced QBs, Mismatch for Opponents
September 6th, 2011 at 10:39 AM
There were certainly more than a few positives for Buckeyes fans to take away from Saturdays season-opening demolition of Akron. While a win over a team that won just one game last season -- in the Mid-American Conference no less -- should be taken for what it is, it's hard...

Luke Fickell Filling Big Shoes at Ohio State
September 5th, 2011 at 4:28 PM
People were on the edge of their seats and waiting to be entertained on Saturday. They were anxious to see what the new coach had in store for the Buckeyes this year. So, what happened next was a huge step for new coach Luke Fickell. A 42-0 win is a good way to start the...

The Luke Fickell Era Has Begun at Ohio State
September 5th, 2011 at 10:00 AM
***PHOTO1*** Luke Fickell is the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, and with a 42-0 victory over the Akron Zips on Saturday, his era as head coach has officially begun. The win gave fans a little more breathing room, a little more confidence that their beloved Buckeyes...

Ohio State Buckeyes Make Noise with 42-0 Win Over Akron Zips
September 3rd, 2011 at 4:28 PM
The Ohio State Buckeyes have had to overcome a lot this offseason and came into 2011 with more questions than answers. While some of those questions are still left unanswered, fans should feel more at ease and confident in the Buckeyes season after the display they put on in Columbus...

Jim Tressell, Former Ohio State Coach, Now With Indianapolis Colts
September 3rd, 2011 at 7:35 AM
***PHOTO1***The Los Angeles Times is reporting this morning that late yesterday former Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel became a consultant for the Indianapolis Colts. According to the article in the Times, "Jim Tressel was hired Friday by the Indianapolis Colts as a game-day consultant to help determine when the team should...

Ohio State Buckeyes: Keys to Victory over the Akron Zips
September 1st, 2011 at 4:38 PM
At long last the wait is over. With all the distractions behind them, and with a lot of pride in their program, the Ohio State Buckeyes are ready to get the fall football season started. Normally, when going over the "keys to victory" of a game, the discussion centers around the elements...

Stable of Running Backs Will Carry the Load for Ohio State Buckeyes
September 1st, 2011 at 11:31 AM
For as much as been made, and rightfully so, of Ohio State's quarterback competition, the Buckeyes' success next season rests on more than the heads of Joe Bauserman or Braxton Miller.  ***PHOTO1*** With a grossly inexperienced wide receiver core and an offensive line featuring three new starters for at east the first...

Ohio State Will not Have Season Captains, Tribute to Jim Tressel
August 31st, 2011 at 9:43 PM
Ohio State football head coach Luke Fickell has already made his mark on the program, but now he's taking it one step further. Instead of having season-long captains, the team will pick their captains on a week-by-week basis. It will give guys who might not normally be captains a chance...

Joe Bauserman to Start for Ohio State Against Akron
August 31st, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Joe Bauserman is Ohio State's starting quarterback. Just that. The Buckeye quarterback competition is anything but over -- as evidenced yesterday on the two-deep chart -- but first-year coach Luke Fickell plans to start the season with Bauserman under center. Whether he remains there for the second offensive drive against Akron could be another thing...

Ohio State Buckeyes: the Future is Ours
August 29th, 2011 at 8:00 AM
As we gear up for the start of the season on Saturday against Akron, there are more and more notes around the web portraying an optimistic view about the Ohio State Buckeyes. Fans are amped up for the start of the season, and they're anxious to see what this year's...

Luke Fickell Confirms Ohio State Quarterback Battle Down to Two
August 26th, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Over the last week, it's been thrown around that the Ohio State Buckeyes have narrowed down their quarterback battle to two players: Red shirt senior Joe Bauserman and true freshman Braxton Miller. Now, head coach Luke Fickell has confirmed that it's official. He said that Bauserman and Miller are officially...

Dick Tressel Ready to Carry on Without Brother on the Sidelines
August 24th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
If there is anything that mimics the closeness felt in a family, it is a football team. Only through close friendship, dedication and chasing after a mutual goal can a team achieve success. Only through loyalty to each other will players survive two-a-days and have the energy to make a...

Joe Bauserman Creating Separation in Ohio State QB Competition, DeVier Posey Weighs In
August 23rd, 2011 at 11:23 AM
As the season opener against Akron inches closer and closer, Luke Fickell has refused to tip his hand in the Ohio State quarterback competition. But even though the first-year head coach has taken a vow of silence with the media, a few Buckeyes have spoken up in favor of Joe...

Ohio State Linebacker Etienne Sabino Breaks Hand, Terrelle Pryor to Find Out NFL Future
August 22nd, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Etienne Sabino has been waiting three years to break into a starting role on Ohio State's defense. Now a bad break in a meaningless game could keep the redshirt junior linebacker from starting Sept. 3 against Akron.   ***PHOTO1*** Sabino broke his hand Saturday during the Buckeyes' jersey scrimmage but he doesn't plan on...

Joe Bauserman and Braxton Miller Pull Away in QB Competition
August 19th, 2011 at 11:09 AM
The field for the Ohio State quarterback competition appears to be thinning out with little more than two weeks before the season-opener against Akron. What was once a four-way battle is now head-to-head contest between redshirt senior Joe Bauserman and true freshman Braxton Miller. Basically, it has finally come to what...