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

By: Jux Berg (BleacherReport.com) -- To put it simply, "Tressel-Ball" is a cautious, close-to-the-vest style of coaching football. Minimize risks. Attempt to control field position. Use old-fashioned methods on short-yardage situations. And, unfortunately for the Buckeyes of late when battling top 10 teams, Tressel-Ball equals losses. Even with a talented, hard-nosed defense, failing to take advantage of scoring opportunities can and will come back to haunt. (Admittedly a lifelong Buckeye fan, I am writing this article from an objective standpoint.) Last night, Pete Carroll came to Ohio ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- When the Southern California Trojans rode into Columbus Saturday night, Ohio State had quite a bit on the line as the battle of strengths took to the field in a rare night game at The Shoe. USC pulled out a late score to take the victory 18-14 and remain ranked at number three in the AP and USA Today polls. OSU fell to number 13 in both polls while last week the Buckeyes were at eight ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- Ohio State's not so pretty win Saturday against Navy swayed voters in both the AP and USA Today college football polls. Preseason ranked at number 6, the Buckeyes fell to eighth in the AP while slipping just one stop in the USA Today poll to seventh. Florida took the top stop, as expected, gathering up 56 first place votes in both polls. Texas, USC and Alabama followed the Gators in the top spots. USC travels to Columbus on ... Read More

From: USAToday.com -- John Glenn has lived an amazing life during his 88 years on the earth (and in space). In addition to flying planes in World War II and serving four terms as a senator from Ohio, Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. Now he has the right stuff to dot the "i" with the Ohio State marching band before the Buckeyes play Navy this Saturday. Glenn will be joined by his wife for the honor during halftime of ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Notes from Jim Tressel's news conference today: * Cameron Heyward is practicing and will be ready to go. Add backup safety Aaron Gant to the previous list of guys - Travis Howard, Orhian Johnson, Mike Adams, Jermil Martin - who probably won't play this week. * Tressel reiterated that the Buckeyes have a shot at drawing 106,000 fans for the opener with Navy, which would break the Ohio Stadium attendance record of 105,711 set against Penn State ... Read More