By Doug Lesmerises (The Plain Dealer) --  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- To watch Jared Sullinger against Wisconsin on Sunday was to wonder what was wrong with Ohio State's All-American. Was it physical? Was something still bothering him relating to the back injury that sidelined him for two games in December? Had he dropped too much weight in the off-season while getting in better shape and now wasn't able to establish position in the post? Was it mental? Was Sullinger frustrated by ... Read More

By Michael Chung (BleacherReport.com) --Soap operas should be reserved for daytime viewing, not college football.  But if one has been following the Davonte Neal story, the saga has been nothing short of “soap opera”. The 5-star recruit was once an Ohio State target. It would have been a good fit. Neal was a speedy playmaker in line with Percy Harvin, and Urban Meyer’s spread offense needs players who have speed and quickness in space to make tacklers miss. Then signing day came and Rivals’ ... Read More

By Ryan Feldman (ESPN.com) -- In Northwestern’s not-so-storied men’s basketball history, Wednesday’s game in Evanston against No. 11 Ohio State could legitimately be the most important game in school history. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi currently has Northwestern as one of his “Last Four In” the field. Why would a regular-season game be so important to a program that has existed since 1904 and has spent the last 95 seasons in the Big Ten? The Wildcats are the only team in a ... Read More

By Randy Chambers (BleacherReport.com) -- The Buckeyes are looking to put a horrible season behind them as they return a total of 19 starters and have one of the greatest head coaches running their program in Urban Meyer. With him now calling the shots, Ohio State should be in great shape moving forward and should compete for national championships in no time. Although we still may be months away from college football kicking off, spring ... Read More

By Alex Boeder (SBNation.com) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost three of their last five games, but they remain a consensus two-seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Both Joe Lunardi or ESPN.com and Chris Dobbertean of SBNation.com have slotted the Buckeyes as two-seeds in their latest Bracketology updates. The three recent losses by Ohio State have come against their fellow elites in the Big Ten: the Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, and Wisconsin Badgers. Nevertheless, Ohio State is ... Read More

From: GantDaily.com -- Columbus, OH, United States (AHN Sports) – Spring football is a month away at Ohio State and the excitement is going to continue to build leading up to the 2012 season with the arrival of coach Urban Meyer. The potential of quarterback Braxton Miller should have he Buckeyes pretty pumped up as well. Spring ball starts for Meyer and the Buckeyes on March 28, culminating with the spring game on April 21. Over the course of those ... Read More

By Brian Bennett (ESPN.com) -- Spring practice is just around the corner, and that will be a time for Big Ten teams to locate replacements for departed stars. We're taking a look at how each team might fill the roles of two key contributors no longer on campus. Today, we turn our attention to Ohio State and its Urban renewal projects. The Buckeyes didn't lose a whole lot of seniors, and they already experienced what it was like ... Read More

From: 10TV.com --  COLUMBUS, Ohio - For the eighth straight year, an Ohio State Buckeye has been named the Big Ten women's basketball player of the year.   The honor goes to senior guard Samantha Prahalis after she finished the season with conference-best 22.5 points per game.  Prahalis was also named the only unanimous selection to the all-conference first-team by both the coaches and the media. Joining Prahalis on the first team is junior guard Tayler Hill, who..... READ THE ... Read More

From: MyDailySentinel.com -- PORTLAND — A former Ohio State University football player was arrested in Meigs County on Sunday evening by the Ohio State Highway Patrol after he was allegedly found to be in the possession of over 200 suspected Oxycontin tablets. Raymond Small, 24, Columbus, was arrested at 5:56 p.m. on Sunday by Trooper James Trelka of the Gallia-Meigs Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol near mile post 24 on U.S. 33. Mile post 24 ... Read More

By: Edwin Weathersby (BleacherReport.com) -- The Buckeyes hauled themselves in a top 10 class this year, which is a big surprise since they went through a lot during this recruiting cycle and were barely in the top 25 a few months ago. But Urban Meyer came in and simply changed things. Now, for this read, I'm going to dive into their 2012 recruiting class and give you some incoming freshmen that I feel will become stars in Columbus. Let's ... Read More