From 10TV.com -- AKRON, Ohio - Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has accepted an administrative position at the University of Akron, 10TV News reported on Thursday. Tressel will serve as the Vice President of Strategic Engagement, 10TV's Kevin Landers reported. The news comes days after Tressel's Upper Arlington home was sold, leading many to wonder what was next for the former coach. Tressel's new position was announced during a Thursday morning news conference. "I'm excited about being a Zip," Tressel said. Tressel was asked ... Read More

By Eric Lacy (The Detroit News) -- First-year Ohio State coach Urban Meyer isn't wasting any time stocking the program with fresh talent. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported at 10: 30 a.m. today that Meyer already had 23 commitments for his 2012 recruiting class. He added a 24th after noon: Cleveland Heights, Ohio, offensive lineman Kyle Dodson. Dodson, a 6-foot-6, 315-pounder, is a four-star recruit. He originally gave a verbal commit to Wisconsin, and also has expressed interest in Michigan State and ... Read More

By Pat Galbincea (The Plain Dealer) -- AKRON, Ohio -- Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel soon may be headed to Akron. The University of Akron is in discussions with Tressel about taking an administrative position at the university. An announcement could come as early as Thursday. In response to an inquiry, the UA sent this response, "When Jim Tressel and other alumni assisted us in our search for a football coach last December, we began to ... Read More

From: OhioStateBuckeyes.com --COLUMBUS, Ohio - By 10:45 a.m. Wednesday morning it was already official: 18 student-athletes had signed and faxed in their National Letters of Intent (NLI) to attend The Ohio State University. One more NLI in the afternoon followed and this group of 19 joins the six student-athletes who were already enrolled and attending classes at Ohio State to give head coach Urban Meyer a 2012 class of recruits totaling 25 in number. "Everything went smooth ... Read More

By: Tim Keeney (BleacherReport.com) -- Urban Meyer does it again. The recruiting wizard continued his amazing success today by getting a signature from offensive tackle Kyle Dodson, who verbally committed to Wisconsin way back in June. Dodson, a 4-star from Cleveland, marks the ninth player—rated as four stars or higher—who has signed since Meyer became head coach just two months ago. Since coming on as Ohio State's head coach, Meyer has made a quick impact on the recruiting scene, perhaps a bigger impact than anyone else in ... Read More

By: Braden Gall (athlonsports.com) -- It helps to have two coaching staffs. While Luke Fickell's Ohio State staff prepared for the bowl match-up with Florida, new head coach Urban Meyer and his staff plowed through the recruiting trail in true General Sherman fashion. This story began on November 27 rather than National Signing Day. In reality, Meyer had a rather quiet Signing Day, landing only the one big name (Kyle Dodson). But he had a monstrous two months leading up ... Read More

By Luke Pashke (BleacherReport.com) -- With the ridiculous surge of recruits committing to Ohio State recently, it's hard to find any negatives on National Signing Day for the Buckeyes. Things have been rolling in Columbus as Urban Meyer has turned a mediocre recruiting class into a top five in just two months. The success Meyer has experienced on the recruiting trail in such a short period of time has been unprecedented, but as is life, not everything has ... Read More

By Patrick Maguire (Patch.com) -- It's official. After months (and years) of speculation and build-up, Easton's Armani Reeves and Camren Williams will be shipping up to Columbus, Ohio next fall to play for Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Both Reeves and Williams signed their National Letters of Intent during a press conference Thursday afternoon at Catholic Memorial High School. "It’s definitely special," Reeves said. "I didn’t know if I was going to make it this far in football and it’s ... Read More

By Doug Lesmerises (The Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS - Ohio State landed another recruit today when North Carolina linebacker Jamal Marcus picked the Buckeyes over East Carolina in an announcement at his high school just after 10:30 a.m. The only other expected news for the Buckeyes today will come when Cleveland Heights offensive lineman Kyle Dodson makes his choice sometime after noon (HE CHOSE OHIO STATE). His decision is down to Ohio State, USC, Michigan State and Wisconsin. He previously ... Read More

By Amir Khan (ibtimes.com) -- Wide receiver Roger Lewis won't be making his commitment decision on National Signing Day. Instead, the Division I recruit is being held in jail on two counts of rape. Lewis, who played at Pickerington Central High School in Ohio, helped his team reach Ohio's Div. I state football title game in 2011. Lewis was charged with two first-degree felony counts of rape, both on the same woman. After a month long investigation, Lewis, ... Read More