By: Tim Cary (BleacherReport.com) -- COLUMBUS—Ohio State forced a turnover on the opening kickoff and scored their first touchdown of the season a whopping 78 seconds into the opener here Thursday night against Marshall. And just like that, this game was basically over. As the Buckeyes began their national title pursuit by disposing of the Herd 45-7, here are five things we learned about Jim Tressel's 2010 ballclub. 1. Terrelle Pryor Has Made Progress, but He's Not a Finished Product Pryor put up big ... Read More

It appears as if everyone's question is finally answered. Ohio State and Michigan will split into separate divisions.  OSU's student newspaper, The Lantern, is reporting the split  but notes that both teams will still play each other in the final week of the regular season after the Big Ten expands to 12 teams.  OSU athletic director Gene Smith told The Lantern shortly before an announcement show Wednesday night on the Big Ten Network. Reporter Zack Meisel also writes that speculation that ... Read More

By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- Nike unveiled the designs Monday for the Pro Combat uniforms that Ohio State will wear against Michigan on Nov. 27, the second consecutive year OSU will don the retro jerseys against its rival. The Buckeyes are one of 10 teams to take part in the series. OSU's uniforms will honor the 1942 team, which won the national title. The scarlet jerseys will have a camouflage base layer to reflect World War II and an American flag ... Read More

By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- A team usually knows when everything has come together. The stars line up, as the adage goes. But it’s a tricky proposition in college football, a team needing the perfect blend of experience and talent to have everything lined up to challenge for a national championship. On March 19, 2008, when quarterback Terrelle Pryor opted for the cap sporting the giant, red “O,” the Buckeyes envisioned his junior season as that defining peak of opportunity. After all, ... Read More

By Adam Rittenberg (ESPN) -- For years, we heard that Michigan and Ohio State never would regularly play The Game after Thanksgiving. That will change this fall. When the Big Ten added Nebraska in June and a divisional split seemed imminent, most folks (including me) thought there was little chance the Wolverines and the Buckeyes would end up on opposite sides of the league. This, too, has changed as we anxiously wait the division pairings to be announced. If you're ... Read More

From: USAToday.com -- In its annual "College Football Pigskin Preview" edition, Playboy magazine has picked the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the BCS national championship over the Texas Longhorns. The magazine's preview edition, which hits newsstands on Friday, also lists its Top 25 teams (more on that below) and its annual preseason All America Team. If you are a fan of the Buckeyes, act quickly because we expect newsstands in Columbus, Ohio, to sell out rather quickly -- due to ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes checked in for the start of preseason camp, with the first practice tomorrow and the Buckeyes putting on full pads for the first time next Tuesday. Some notes from check-in and early interviews: * Incoming freshman running back Roderick Smith was the only player expected who didn't report by the first meeting early this afternoon. Smith is expected to arrive from his home in Indiana either tonight or ... Read More

By Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- The media predicted Ohio State will notch its sixth consecutive Big Ten title when they ranked the Buckeyes No. 1 in the conference preseason poll at the annual Big Ten meetings in Chicago on Monday. Along with choosing OSU as the team to beat, the media tabbed Buckeye quarterback Terrelle Pryor as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The junior led OSU to a 26-17 Rose Bowl victory over Oregon, a game in which he ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett, who helped lead Ohio State to the 2002 national championship before spending more than three years in prison for aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon, is taking classes again Ohio State. Clarett, 26, enrolled for the start of a summer session that began on Monday, with his major listed as Consumer and Family Financial Services. In a statement released through the university, Clarett said, ... Read More

By: Molly Gray (TheLantern.com) -- ESPN reporter Erin Andrews filed a lawsuit Thursday against Ohio State doing business as the Blackwell Inn for negligence, emotional distress and invasion of privacy as part of a larger suit against two additional hotels and the man that published nude footage of the television reporter last year. “The university disagrees with Ms. Andrews’ claims and we will defend the claims through the court process,” said Jim Lynch, director of Media Relations for ... Read More

From: LancasterEagleGazette.com -- LEXINGTON -- It didn't take long for Marcus Freeman to fall into character as a football coach. He got down at eye level with his players, counting off the pushups as they hit the ground at the end of each drill. "If I tell you to pick your nose, pick your nose," barked the former Ohio State linebacker as his troops -- a bunch of grade-schoolers -- hung on his every word. "OK, everybody clap!" This group wasn't going to win any ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The first player in Ohio State's 2011 recruiting class, Toledo defensive end Kenny Hayes, gave his pledge to the Buckeyes 10 months ago and showed up at games in Columbus last fall with "OSU" shaved into the side of his head. He's a Buckeye through-and-through, and his summer has been all about his Ohio State future. He has been running in his backyard with an open parachute on his ... Read More

From: TheLedger.com -- The political pitchmen are out in force, and the campaign trail is heating up like the summer sun. // This isn't the race to control Congress, though it could get just as ugly. This is the race for the Heisman Trophy, and pitches already are popping up in forms that resemble movie theater teaser posters Florida State's among the early aggressors, with its recent push for quarterback Christian Ponder. The school sent out an ... Read More