By: Jeremy Whitt (BleacherReport.com) -- SATIRE — Maybe it's the years of winning, maybe it's the lack of a MLB or an NFL franchise in C-bus, whatever it may be, there's certainly a fever amongst Buckeye football fans that surpasses the norm.  Just ask my fiance'.  The added sports package on cable, the hat collection, the jersey's, the stone outside the door that reads 'Buckeye Country', the bickering over wedding dates because they conflict with certain Ohio ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) --  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nebraska is prepared to join the Big Ten, according to multiple reports. Though the school issued a statement Wednesday night declaring that a decision had not already been made, the Nebraska Board of Regents has added a discussion of conference affiliation to Friday's scheduled meeting. It's then that the Big Ten could officially expand from 11 teams, maybe stopping at 12 teams for now, or maybe continuing with ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- Expansion fever seems to finally be finding its footing, as Nebraska will in all likelihood find a home in the Big Ten. With the Huskers being one of possibly a handful of teams about to join the Big Ten Conference, one thing that is being largely overlooked is the effect this process has on the rivalries in the conference. The most specific of these might be the greatest rivalry in college football if not sports: Ohio ... Read More

By: Mark Rea (Scout.com) -- Redshirt freshman quarterback Kenny Guiton hooked up with senior receiver Taurian Washington on a 45-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as the Gray pulled out a 17-14 victory Saturday afternoon over the Scarlet in Ohio State’s annual spring game before 65,223 in Ohio Stadium. The play capped off a wild fourth quarter that began in a 7-7 tie. The Gray took advantage of a 47-yard field goal from freshman Drew Basil to take ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - With the weather in an especially cooperative mood, last year's Ohio State spring football game drew a national record crowd of 95,722. Although 80 degrees and a long bath of sunshine do not appear to be in the cards this time around, Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel still expects to see Ohio Stadium packed with fans tomorrow. "Football is fun to watch, and with our kids, people want to see if they ... Read More

By: Kirk McElroy (TheLantern.com) -- Behind the 10-gallon hat, 6-foot-cape, painted-red mustache, under-eye stickers, sunglasses, gloves and custom Ohio State outfit is a family man who has used his opportunity for fame to give back to the community. John Chubb, also known as Buck-I-Guy, has become one of the most recognizable faces in the crowd at OSU games. In addition, his picture has been featured in national publications. Chubb’s notoriety has led him to speak at fundraisers and draw attention to some of the ... Read More

By: Kathy Cubert (TheLantern.com) -- For Austin Hylander, 30 seconds and four shots turned into a year of free tuition at Ohio State. Hylander won the “Big Shots” contest during a women’s basketball game halftime contest at Value City Arena Thursday night. By sinking four baskets in less than 30 seconds, he won one year of tuition-free education. Hylander, a first-year in athletic training, hit a layup, a free throw, a 3-pointer and a half-court shot. He said he never thought he would win the tuition ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- According to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg, Ohio State's Thaddeus Gibson will forgo his senior season and declare his eligibility for the NFL draft, while two other Buckeyes decided to return for the 2010 season.   Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward and cornerback Chimdi Chekwa will return in the fall to help anchor the team. "I am not leaving the Buckeye family," Gibson said in statement released through Ohio State's sports information office. "I wish the team the very best in the upcoming ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- Does beating a MAC team garner more ranking points that defeating a Big Ten opponent? It appears the voters in the AP Poll still hold a slight grudge against The Ohio State Buckeyes as the most recent results have the Cincinnati Bearcats leap frogging OSU to the number 8 slot.  Ohio State traveled to Indiana in a Big Ten match up and took the contest 33-14 while Cincinnati took a road trip to winless Miami (OH) and ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- The latest AP & USA Today Polls were released today with the top four spots remaining unchanged.  The Florida Gators claimed the top spot again in each poll while Texas, Alabama and LSU close behind.  Virgina Tech, even with one loss, jumped over undefeated Boise State and ended up this week at number five.  The Ohio State Buckeyes left Indiana with a 33-14 thumping of the Hoosiers in Big Ten action, and moved up from 9 last ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus -- When 13 years later you remember and regret the shutouts that should have been as much as the ones that happened, you were part of a great defense. Though Ohio State's 1996 defense did shut out three opponents in 12 games, former linebacker Greg Bellisari recalls the one that got away, a 38-7 win over Penn State when the Nittany Lions were dominated before scoring on Ohio State's second team in the fourth quarter. "A ... Read More

By: JON SPENCER (MansfieldNewsJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS -- Five years after entering college, Ohio State defensive end Doug Worthington is still being recruited. The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity wants him. Worthington appreciates being wanted -- probably more than the Alphas will ever know -- but he's not interested. "My uncle is a regional president of the Alphas and he's gotten on me about joining," Worthington said this summer while representing Ohio State at the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago. "But I have a great ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- Another crazy week in college football is behind us, and not without major changes in the latest AP and USA Today polls.  The top three spots remained the same in both polls with the Florida Gators holding on tight to the number one spot.  Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was released from University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center Sunday morning after being held overnight for precautionary reasons. Tebo, who left Saturday's 41-7 win at Kentucky after a second-half blow ... Read More