By: Tania Ganguli (Jacksonville.com) -- DeVier Posey, a receiver out of Ohio State, was one of the players infamously suspended for accepting cash and tattoos from a local tattoo shop owner. The school suspended him five games, then the NCAA added five more for being overpaid for a job. That meant Posey only played in three games during the 2011 season, one of them the Gator Bowl, giving NFL scouts few opportunities to see what he could do. ... Read More

By Pat Brennan (TheLantern.com) -- Among the beaches, dining and nightlife in Mobile, Ala., there are plenty of distractions for former college football players participating in Saturday's Senior Bowl. Former Ohio State players Mike Adams, DeVier Posey, Michael Brewster and Daniel "Boom" Herron all received invites to the annual NFL prospect showcase, and Herron said his approach to the practices leading up to the game, as well as the game itself, is strictly business. "I've talked to a ... Read More

By Mike Wilkening (ProFootballWeekly.com) -- MOBILE, Ala. — The day NFL teams won't have a need for big, athletic left tackles on their rosters is the day the league no longer exists. Advantage, Mike Adams. Watch a week of practices here and some players are bound to get lost in the shuffle. Adams? At a reported 6-7 and 323 pounds, the Ohio State left tackle is impossible to miss. So is his potential. Adams' sheer size works in his favor. His long arms ... Read More

From: gantdaily.com --  Mobile, AL  (AHN Sports) – Ohio State running back Daniel Herron is making a positive impression on NFL personnel this week during practices for the Senior Bowl. The former Buckeye has been among the standouts in the backfield, showing skill as both a runner and a receiver. According to a report by NFL.com, Herron has impressed several RB coaches with his combination of speed, quickness and agility, and one NFC North offensive assistant cited him as the ... Read More

From: PennLive.com -- Guests are filing in to today's "A Memorial for Joe" service at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center, the final public event in a three-day celebration of legendary coach Joe Paterno's life. Among the guests are Ohio State football coaches Urban Meyer and Luke Fickell, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, Nike co-founder Phil Knight and Nittany Lion greats Franco Harris, Michael Robinson and Brandon Short, among others. Today's ceremony, which begins at........ READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE DIRECTLY FROM ... Read More

By: AP via WashingtonPost.com --COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jared Sullinger had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 4 Ohio State took advantage of Penn State’s slow start to roll to a 78-54 victory on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (18-3, 6-2 Big Ten) won their third in a row and fifth in six games while tuning up for Sunday’s big home showdown with No. 20 Michigan. The Wolverines, Ohio State and Michigan State came into the week tied for ... Read More

By Bill Livingston (The Plain Dealer)  -- CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Vest versus the Hoodie? Vs. a Harbaugh -- any Harbaugh? Vs. Rex Ryan? Vs. Pete Carroll? These were all intriguing potential matchups that arose when Jim Tressel tossed his sweater vest into the ring and was interviewed for the Indianapolis Colts' head coaching job. After being forced out amid scandal at Ohio State and serving as a consultant with the Colts for part of last season, Tressel was passed over for ... Read More

By James Brady (SBNation.com) -- A couple solid wins has put Ohio State right back in the thick of things, sitting at No. 3 presently, on a two-game winning streak with a home contest against Penn State up next. They absolutely dominated Nebraska in their most recent outing, a 79-45 win which came after avenging a defeat at the hands of Indiana with an 80-63 win. Following this next game, OSU will take on two tough ranked ... Read More

From: isportsweb.com -- There was a time in 2011 when the immediate future didn’t look so hot for Ohio State football.  The program needed a long-term solution at the head coaching position, and fans waited on Luke Fickell’s fate.  The incoming recruits, while solid, didn’t provide the star power that the Buckeyes were searching for.  Or needed. Fast forward a few months and everything has changed.  Urban Meyer’s hiring shook up the recruiting landscape as some of the nation’s best ... Read More

From: FoxSportsOhio.com -- The Buckeyes know the path to a repeat as the Big Ten's regular season champions will have to include a basket full of road wins. Protecting the home turf is fine, but everyone has learned that the conference crown ultimately goes to a group of road warriors. Heading into a recent showdown in Lincoln against a Nebraska team that had just stunned ranked Indiana, Ohio State would have its road toughness put to the ... Read More

By Jim Weber (LostLettermen.com) -- As I stated when he was hired, Urban Meyer is now the LeBron James of the college football world. When you combine the jealousy over his unbelievable success with the way he took his talents to Columbus following a one-year “retirement” and his perceived arrogance, you’ve got a powder keg of hatred waiting for him next fall. And his first two months on the new job has only thrown fuel on the fire. First off, ... Read More