By: Jon Spencer (LancasterEagleGazette.com) -- This was no accident. This was no "Hail Mary." It was a "Hail Braxton." As in all hail Ohio State's freshman quarterback and his cohorts for putting into practice what they practiced Thursday. "It was the last thing we did and it went really smooth," center Mike Brewster said of the jump ball drill that worked for real Saturday night, delivering the Buckeyes to a madcap, last-minute 33-29 victory against star-crossed Wisconsin. Twenty-eight seconds after the Badgers stunned a ... Read More

From: jconline.com -- The kickoff time for Nov. 12 Ohio State at Purdue football game won't be announced until Monday, Nov. 7, the Big Ten announced today. ESPN/ABC is exercising one of its six-day selection rights. Other games being held by the network are Michigan State at Iowa, Michigan at Illinois, Wisconsin at Minnesota and Nebraska at Penn State. Two of the five games will be broadcast by ESPN, ESPN2, or possibly ESPNU, at noon. One of the ... Read More

From: OrlandoSentinel.com -- UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble said the Knights are on the verge of signing an agreement to play at Ohio State during the 2012 season. Tribble said the Knights were originally slated to play Pittsburgh next season, but the Panthers asked to be released from the agreement. Tribble said UCF agreed and began searching for a high-profile road game, eventually reaching a one-game verbal agreement with Ohio State. UCF has not formally announced the game because it has not ... Read More

Matt Bruning (WTAM.com) -- Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel remains popular and the jury is still out on Luke Fickell according to a new poll of Buckeye football fans. Public Policy Polling, which normally does political polls, decided to gauge feelings about the Buckeye football program. They found 59 percent of fans think the program is in worse shape then when John Cooper was shown the door. Only 13 percent think the program is in ... Read More

From: AP via LATimes.com -- Edward Rife was convicted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. It was Rife's purchase of memorabilia from Buckeyes players that helped trigger an ongoing NCAA investigation. A federal judge in Columbus, Ohio, handed down a three-year sentence Wednesday to the tattoo parlor owner whose purchase of Ohio State football memorabilia triggered a far-reaching scandal and an ongoing NCAA investigation. But U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost found that Edward Rife didn't have the ability to pay a $10,000 ... Read More

From: AP via wnewsj.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — What’s brewing with the 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes … BUCKEYES BUZZ: There will be a lot going on Saturday before, during and after the Buckeyes host No. 12 Wisconsin in an 8 p.m. game under the lights: • The game is Ohio State’s 90th homecoming game. • Heisman Trophy-winning RB Eddie George will be honored during the game for his pending enshrinement into the National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of ... Read More

By: Mike DeCourcy (SportingNews.com) -- COLUMBUS—It was just another turnover in an early Ohio State basketball practice. Or was it? Sophomore forward Deshaun Thomas flashed from the baseline to the high post, caught the ball and attempted to feed it inside to star center Jared Sullinger. The ball was deflected and stolen. A lot of coaches might see this as a teachable moment. And one of the OSU assistants immediately began to correct Thomas. “I’m like, ‘No-no-no!’ ” Buckeyes head ... Read More

From: Cleveland.com -- CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio State lost three key players from its powerhouse 2010-11 men's basketball team, but the Buckeyes haven't lost any respect from the voters in the preseason ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Ohio State is ranked third in the Top 25, behind No. 1 North Carolina -- which got all but one first-place vote -- and No. 2 Kentucky. The Buckeyes finished last season 34-3, and were ranked first in the country before losing to Kentucky, 62-60, ... Read More

By Marla Ridenour (Beacon Journal via Ohio.com) -- COLUMBUS: Jared Sullinger knew people didn’t believe him. The Ohio State star vowed to return for his sophomore season after the Buckeyes were upset by Kentucky last March in the NCAA East Regional semifinals, ending the championship dream of a close-knit team that finished 34-3. But few thought he could turn down the riches of the NBA, even with a lockout looming. Especially since one-and-done had been a fact of ... Read More

By: Marlen Garcia (USAToday.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jared Sullinger says he feels lighter on his feet after months of offseason workouts helped him shed fat from his 6-9, 280-pound frame. The Ohio State forward last month tweeted a picture of his shirtless upper body to more than 44,000 followers. When OSU coach Thad Matta heard about it, his face turned shades of red, as if in disbelief that his star sophomore had the nerve to show ... Read More