From: GoPSUSports.com -- UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team followed up a win over Iowa with yet another statement victory by hammering visiting Ohio State 34-9 in a key Big Ten dual. Penn State won eight of ten bouts in front of yet another sold out Rec Hall crowd of nearly 7,000 fans, not giving up a single takedown in its eight victories over the fifth-ranked Buckeyes. True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, ... Read More

By: AP via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as Ohio State (No. 3 ESPN/USA Today, No. 4 AP) flexed its muscle inside to beat Michigan (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 20 AP) 64-49 on Sunday, keeping the Buckeyes in a first-place tie in the Big Ten. Jared Sullinger added 13 points and William Buford and Deshaun Thomas both had 12 for Ohio State (19-3, 7-2), which ran ... Read More

From: Philly.com -- 1. Bracket racket It's never too early to examine brackets predicting the NCAA tournament field and first-round matchups. As always, our two favorite mock brackets are done by Joe Lunardi of ESPN.com and Jerry Palm of CollegeRPI.com. In this week's bracket, the two men agree on two No. 1 seeds - Kentucky and Syracuse - but differ on the other two. Lunardi picks Ohio State and Kansas, while Palm goes with Baylor and Missouri. ... Read More

By Nick Baumgardner (Annarbor.com) -- As the old saying goes, to be the man, you have to ... Well, you likely know the rest. For the past two seasons, Ohio State has won at least a share of the Big Ten's regular season crown, and entered the Big Dance with a Big Ten Tournament championship trophy under its arm. Right now, anyway, Ohio State is 'the man.' And if the Michigan basketball team wants to be a serious contender this season, all roads ... Read More

From: Cleveland.com -- New Ohio State Buckeyes' head coach Urban Meyer has already made a huge splash since being hired, bringing on more than a handful of top high school recruits. And it looks like the impact will continue onto National Signing Day. Meyer has already taken three blue-chippers from Penn State, one from Michigan State, and another from Notre Dame. One top player that has not made his decision yet is wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who is a five-star ... Read More

From: gantdaily.com --  Mobile, AL  (AHN Sports) – Ohio State running back Daniel Herron is making a positive impression on NFL personnel this week during practices for the Senior Bowl. The former Buckeye has been among the standouts in the backfield, showing skill as both a runner and a receiver. According to a report by NFL.com, Herron has impressed several RB coaches with his combination of speed, quickness and agility, and one NFC North offensive assistant cited him as the ... Read More

From: PennLive.com -- Guests are filing in to today's "A Memorial for Joe" service at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center, the final public event in a three-day celebration of legendary coach Joe Paterno's life. Among the guests are Ohio State football coaches Urban Meyer and Luke Fickell, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, Nike co-founder Phil Knight and Nittany Lion greats Franco Harris, Michael Robinson and Brandon Short, among others. Today's ceremony, which begins at........ READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE DIRECTLY FROM ... Read More

From: CBSNews.com -- STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal has died. He was 85. His family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his death. Paterno's son Scott announced Nov. 18 that his father was being treated for lung cancer, which was diagnosed in mid-November during a follow-up visit for a bronchial illness. The storied career of ... Read More

From: GantDaily.com -- Columbus, OH (AHN Sports) – Tayler Hill scored 21 points and Samantha Prahalis added 19 as the Ohio State Buckeyes pounded the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 82-68, Thursday at the Value City Arena. The Buckeyes captured their third straight victory behind a steady offensive game spearheaded by Hill and Prahalis. Hill shot 7-for-11 from the field and 5-for-9 from the free-throw line to lead the 12th ranked Buckeyes in the match. She also recorded 10 boards, 6 steals and ... Read More

From: TheLantern.com -- Ohio State students pay $82 per quarter as a part of a required Recreation Sports fee, and some student organizations want to know exactly where that nearly $14 million is going. More than three months after a line-item budget was requested, the university cannot explicitly say where these student dollars are going and a top OSU official apologized for the lack of transparency. Nick Messenger, president of Undergraduate Student Government, said required student fees are intended ... Read More