By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -- Quarterback Taylor Graham (Wheaton, Ill./North) was in Columbus on Sunday working out at Ohio State's advanced camp. The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder showed a strong, accurate arm. "It was awesome," Graham said. "It was great to get in there and see the facilities and be coached by their staff." Graham has scholarship offers from Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin, UCLA, Arkansas and Colorado. "I'm looking at all of them," Graham said. "I think they all would be good fits." In addition to Ohio State's camp, ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Former Buckeye quarterback Todd Boeckman, who was an All-Big Ten pick in 2007 before losing his job to Terrelle Pryor during last season, is getting a shot in the NFL. He has signed as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to his Beachwood-based agent, Neil Cornrich. Boeckman earlier had a tryout with Cincinnati but didn't sign with the Bengals. Jacksonville previously signed former Buckeye defensive tackle Nader Abdallah in May after he also went undrafted, but ... Read More

By: Duane Long (DuaneLongReport.com) -- I was looking at the Big Ten schools recruiting effort so far. I was going to rank the classes at this very early stage but I got distracted by the number of verbals the Buckeyes have so far. This goes against the recent trend with the last few classes being all but over by the end of June. The Buckeyes have 5 verbals, at least for now it is 5, as I believe that Jamel Turner being in ... Read More

By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -- Defensive back Isaiah Lewis (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) was in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday at the Ohio State advanced camp. Lewis looked good going through drills and afterwards felt good about his performance. The 5-10, 185-pounder has scholarship offers from every school in the Big Ten, except Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan and Northwestern. He has 13 offers in all. "(Ohio State assistant coach) Dick Tressel is recruiting me," Lewis said. "He said they were impressed with me. He said I ... Read More

By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -- On Sunday the Ohio State coaching staff welcomed in a talented group of high school football campers for a one-day advanced camp for rising juniors and seniors. Among the prospects in attendance was one of the top prospects in the Buckeye State -- ESPNU 150 Watch List defensive end Darryl Baldwin (Solon, Ohio). Not only did he pass the look test, but he was impressive in drills. The 6-foot-6, 265-pounder ran the 40-yard dash in 4.75 and 4.78 seconds. Baldwin ... Read More

From: CollegeFantasyFootballInsider.com -- The status of Ohio State running back recruit Jaamel Berry is still up in the air. "(I) probably won't know until early this week, when we get a little early indication as to really what we're facing, as opposed to hearsay," coach Jim Tressel said on Saturday. Our best guess: if Berry's drug charges are tried as a felony, he won't sniff the field until the case is resolved. And if convicted of a felony, we suspect he would be ... Read More

From: BizJournals.com -- Ohio State University’s athletics programs generated the second-highest revenue total of any college in the nation during the 2007-08 school year, according to a report released Monday in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal. The sister publication to Columbus Business First, citing Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act forms, found that Buckeye sports brought in $118 million in the school year ended June 2008, second only to the University of Texas at $120.3 million. Ohio State was one of only three college athletics ... Read More

By: Tom Reed (USAToday.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first time Patrick Whalen saw Paul Suzuki it was already too late. The 13.2-pound shot put had left the right hand of the barrel-chested Buckeye and started on its trajectory into the southern California sky. No prayers could alter its three-second flight. No shouts of warning could alert the 77-year-old track official. Long ago, coaches had taught Whalen to be careful throwing track-and-field implements used in ancient times as instruments of war. On this day, he had ... Read More

From: BizJournals.com -- Auburn University generated the sixth-highest revenue in college football and the University of Alabama came in eighth in a report released Monday in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal. Auburn University generated $59.67 million in revenue in 2007-2008 and the University of Alabama brought in $57.37 million in the report by SportsBusiness Journal, a sister Buy Propecia Online Without Prescription paper of the Birmingham Business Journal, using Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act forms. The University of Texas ranked No. 1 with $72.95 ... Read More

From: GolfWeekly.com -- Donnie Darr will replace a legend. Ohio State University announced Saturday that Darr will coach the Buckeyes in the fall, taking over for Jim Brown, who retired in the spring after 36 years in Columbus. Darr (pictured, right) returns to Ohio, his home state, after three seasons as Oklahoma State’s assistant coach. While with the Cowboys, the team extended their record of consecutive buy online drugs NCAA Championship appearances to 63, while placing fourth in 2008 and advancing to the match ... Read More