By: BostonHerald.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - In the midst of the dog days of summer, a popular sports blog ran its predictions for the upcoming college football season. One smart-aleck reader’s post spoke volumes about the enmity many people have for Ohio State. "National championship game prediction: (insert random SEC team here) 49, Ohio State 10." After consecutive one-sided defeats in the last two Bowl Championship Series title games — 41-14 to Florida two years ago, 38-24 to LSU last year — it’s clear that ... Read More

By: The International Herald Tribune -- CLEVELAND: Cleveland signed former Ohio State defensive back Brandon Mitchell, who joins the Browns after spending his 2007 rookie season as part of the Houston Texans practice squad. The Browns waived safety Steve Cargile and signed defensive back Travis Key, the team announced Sunday. Cleveland had claimed Cargile off waivers from Denver in early May. Mitchell prescription medications online played in 45 games at Ohio State and ranked fourth on the team with 51 tackles and two interceptions ... Read More

By Genaro C. Armas (ElPasoTimes.com) -- Ohio State's James Laurinaitis peeked at a reporter's notebook while giving an interview and noticed a mistake. "You spelled my name wrong," Laurinaitis interrupted, finding a missing 'a' in his last name. Quite the perfectionist, that All-American linebacker. The loaded Buckeyes are favored to win online pharmacy prescription drugs the Big Ten for a fourth straight year. But while conference crowns are nice, Ohio State wouldn't mind erasing the memories of lopsided losses in the past ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland.com) -- Hey, Doug: Last year we all Buy Xenical cheap saw Malcolm Jenkins was moved to safety in passing downs, probably because nobody would throw his way. Is this something we can expect in '08? Or will he be back to his usual cornerback spot? -- Robert Cash, Cleveland Hey, Robert: It appears the plan is for Jenkins to stay at corner all the time this season, and I like it that way. He has a nose for ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland.com) -- Ohio State defensive backs Donald Washington and Jamario O'Neal are both suspended for the first two games of the season. Both players confirmed their status this evening after months of speculation dating back to off-field matters in the spring. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel had been vague about their punishment, but on Monday promised a resolution in the coming days. With all the Buckeye players available to the media today on team photo day, both players talked ... Read More

By: Jason Lloyd (Journal Register News Service) -- Commentary Most everyone outside of Ohio is tired of the Buckeyes. Tired of two crushing defeats in the BCS title game in as many years, tired of Jim Tressel's sweater vest and what is perceived as an overrated Big Ten. All of which makes this even more surprising: Kirk Bohls, a longtime columnist for the Austin American-Statesman, believes Ohio State is the No. 1 team in the nation. Even more surprising? He has Oklahoma No. 2. No ... Read More

by Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland.com) -- Ohio State's players checked in to the University Plaza Hotel on Sunday to settle in before the start of preseason camp on Monday. None of them were forced to crawl Buy Xenical into the hotel, which was an accomplishment after some of the horror stories they told from this summer's workouts. More on that in Monday's paper. The report was that all players were accounted for. Jim Tressel will talk with reporters before the start on practice at ... Read More

By Kirk Bohls (AMERICAN-STATESMAN) -- We've got good news and bad news and, in this man-bite-dog, who's-Lance-dating world, no new news. If my initial Top 25 Associated Press ballot is correct — and it probably isn't — old standby Ohio State will be playing in its third straight national championship game come January. That's the bad news for all you Buckeyes-haters. However, the sunshine consolation for that group is that Jim Tressel's club might lose to a non-SEC team for a change, because my ... Read More